When Bella reached the dining cum kitchen chamber, food was already ready. Upon seeing her, Dylan immediately dragged her towards the table and settled her before bringing out all the dishes he made from the kitchen.
"Did you cook all these?" Bella asked, looking up at him with big eyes when Dylan looked away as he rubbed the back of his nape.
"Hmm. Now eat." He started putting food on her plate and Bella heartily ate them all. It looked like she had a good appetite as she ate almost everything that Dylan had put on her plate.
"Hmm. Not bad." Dylan muttered looking at the empty plates in front of Bella and then, after a second thought, he said, " I will supervise your meals from now on."
"Hmm. No, No. I will become fat then." she complained, patting her bloated belly, her forehead creasing with worry. But, Dylan just smiled.
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Sedna was greeted by the sight of a grumpy Cara having her breakfast when she reached the dining chamber. Her friend was chewing those poor veggies vigorously, like she wants to murder them. Sedna raised her brows when she saw that Bella eating with some other handsome man and not Gabriel. More likely, that man was feeding her almost everything.
She then made her way to her grumpy friend and sat beside her. She grabbed a carrot from her plate and asked while munching on the carrot, "Why so grumpy?"
"Look at them... It's so sickening." Cara rolled her eyes and said with her mouth full of food. Sedna looked at them from the corner of her eyes and nodded.
" Hmm. I agree but, is she two timing him?" Sedna narrowed her eyes at the couple but she suddenly cried out, when she received a smack on her back. Both Dylan and Bella turned to their table hearing her sudden cry while Dylan's face froze as soon as he saw Sedna.
"She... Isn't she..."
"Hmm. You are right. Its her. Come on, I want some more."
Sedna glared at Cara but when the later glared back, she pouted and whined, "Whaaaat?"
"I said, she is a good woman. And, you don't know what happened to her." Cara said.
Sedna nudged Cara and asked, "Tell me..." When Cara refused, Sedna pouted and said, "Are you even my friend anymore? Tell me while I'm being nice or else, you know me."
Cara gulped hearing her threat and raised her hands in surrender, " Fine! I will tell you tonight. I will sleep in your room, Okay?"
"Will your man agree?"
"So what if he won't agree? I am sleeping with you tonight. That's final."
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After sometime, Vulcan and Gabriel along with Roose reached the dining hall. The moment they entered the dining hall, three pair of eyes greeted them and one didn't even bother to look up as she continued eating her food.
"What's wrong? Are you guys having a fight?" Sedna asked but raised her brows when she saw Gabriel ignoring Cara too. She then peeked at Vulcan who was beside Gabriel and when she met his teasing gaze, she looked away as her ears reddened slightly. Gosh! That was embarrassing. Thinking that she was caught peeking, Sedna refused to look up again and a small smile tipped up the corners of Vulcan's lips as he sat on the table beside them.
Dylan and Bella, who noticed this small exchange between Vulcan and Sedna, looked at each other and as if some secret communication passed between them, one sighed while the other smirked.
Dylan looked at Bella smirking and asked, " What's with that look on your face?"
Bella shrugged, "Just waiting for their show. Look at them." She signaled him to look in their direction. " Even without their memories, the chemistry between them is still the same."
Roose, who was also looking at them all this time, scoffed in his heart as he made his way towards the girls.
"Morning!" Roose greeted them cheerfully. He then started eating, talking to them casually from time to time. Breakfast was much more lively than before, with Roose and Sedna punning some jokes making Cara laugh from time to time.
In the stark contrast to the jolly atmosphere on the girl's table, grey clouds were looming over the guy's side. Gabriel looked calm as if he was not bothered with anything, but the tight grip on his fork betrayed his restrained emotion behind that calm façade.
On the girl's table, Sedna asked, " Do you guys have a phone? I have to call the hospital."
"Why?" Roose frowned. But suddenly as if he remembered something, he fished out the phone and gave it to her.
"It's Cara's. I found it last night." Roose said innocently but a mischevious glint flashed in his eyes for a second before it disappeared.
"Oh... Thank god. I need to extend my leave. I'll be right back." Sedna said briefly, she excused herself and went outside to make the call.
"Roose! You look quite handsome. Are you interested in me?" Cara asked suddenly, making Roose choke on his food, while Gabriel's jaw ticked as he slammed the fork on the table with a thud. He then stood up abruptly and left the chamber without even sparing her a glance.
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Meanwhile, Sedna made a few calls to the hospital and successfully extended her leave. She smiled with satisfaction and was about to go in when the phone in her hand suddenly dinged. She looked into it and found it was a voice message. She pressed on the play button and started walking towards the chamber while listening to it, but her steps halted as soon as she heard the words.
[Oh! You mean Vulcan! Don't you know? He is already married and dream on if you have any dirty thoughts on him. He will never be yours.]
[Nonsense! He is my fiancée! He is not married!]
[ Do I look like I have time to waste on you and your nonsense. There is nothing in it for me to lie. And Vulcan was just using you. He doesn't like you. So, you better give up already.]
Everything around her stilled as the voice coming from the mobile phone faded and stopped at last. The mobile phone slipped from Sedna's hand and fell on the ground with a thud and that sound made her look down. The gentle wind was blowing her hair behind her as though it were waves of silk. And when she looked up, her eyes were no longer light or dark blue. It was that pitch-black that seemed to be holding the world's darkness inside them.
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aUTHOR'S WORDS :
It's my mom's birthday... So,
Mommy, Happy birthday and as the day's not over yet...
Happy valentines day...❤️
To my mom and everyone out there too...