Two days passed by like a blur and it was already the 25th of December, the day of the Christmas Jubilee Auction Ball. The night was chilly but not for the people in attendance. The hall was filled with people from all around town all dressed in fine, warm and glittering clothings. This was the biggest event of the year that even some people from out of town would also come to attend in order to contribute their donations in the joy and spirit of Christmas.
Amya was in the company of David and also a lot of other people. It was just after the auction and donation event was concluded. David was the one who contributed a lot and people were very curious to know who he was, so they surrounded him to know more about him. Amya was very uncomfortable with the number of people surrounding them but she had no choice but to smile and pretend to laugh along with the rest of them in order not to lose face. But these people were just unbearable and she screamed for a saviour to come and rescue her from them.
As if her prayer was heard, her aunt Grace came towards them and said, "Excuse me everyone. If you do not mind I would like to talk to my niece about something important. So we will just leave you to continue your conversation with the man of the hour. And David, if you happen to start looking for us we will just be over there by the table near the right corner of the room." Then she took hold of Amya's hand and they started walking towards the table.
"Oh thank you aunty! You have no idea how much I wanted to get away from there. Public attention is truly not my vibe!" Said Amya after settling in on one of the chairs at the table where her aunt Grace took her. "Oh its ok my dear. I guess I really picked the right time to come and get you. Because I could see that those people really wanted to haunt you alive. But you better start getting used to it since you are going to be Mrs Perrington soon. And David is someone that has the world's attention and he is the emperor of the media and entertainment industry so a lot of people are going to be gathering around you to garner your attention. And they will break you if don't get used to it", said Grace and she started drinking some wine.
Amya just hummed in agreement but did not say anything but just looked down and rubbed her palms together and then she took hold of her wine glass and drank from it. Grace noticed her niece's actions but did not say anything. But she then asked a question, "So has he showed any signs of popping the question yet?" "No...not yet. I believe he is just waiting for the right time to do it. I also am not in a hurry to get married soon. I believe we should just have to take our time and not rush into it. If you know what I mean..." Replied Amya and she took another sip of her wine. "Oh really...interesting", said Grace and she looked at Amya intently.
She wanted to ask something else but she refrained because Amya suddenly asked, " Where is Mom and grandma? I haven't seem them for a while." "Oh Amber took mother home. Mother said that she was not feeling well so they went back home", replied Grace. "Oh I see.." said Amya and she took another sip of her wine. She then started to look around the room and her eyes landed on her boyfriend still talking with some important government officials from the town until her gaze was pulled towards the other corner of the room. Where her eyes landed on a handsome golden brown haired man wearing a black suit who was lazily sitting on the chair and drinking his wine whilst also looking around the room.
And their eyes met and it stayed that way for a while. Amya swallowed after looking at Timothy for a while before breaking off from his gaze. Grace just watched what took place and she said, "Why are you just sitting there and staring at him? Go! Go and talk to him! He is your saviour after all." Amya then looked back at Timothy and saw that he was still looking at her intently. So she kept her wine glass on the table and stood up to approach him and said to her aunt. "I will be right back." Grace just nodded her head and Amya went to speak to Timothy.
Timothy saw Amya approaching him and he immediately stood up from his seat and went to approach her. They then stood an arm's length from each other and were staring at each other face to face. Both of them were filled with a lot of mixed emotions. Just looking at each other brought the two of them some mixed feelings and it caused the air to be awkward. Amya took a moment to observe Timothy and realized that he has grown more handsome than the last time she saw him and unknowingly she felt butterflies in her stomach and her heart rate increased because she remembered all the times that she spent with him from their childhood days to their relationship, his hugs, kisses and his caresses all of them flashed by in front of her eyes and she felt a yearning to relive those memories once again. But she quickly shoved all those thoughts and feelings aside and she said to Timothy, "Hi...mmm..I did not get to thank you earlier about what you did for me." She then took a deep breath and said, "Thank you Timothy...for saving my life...I am forever grateful for what you did. If you were not around and secrectly looking out for me...I don't know what would have happened. So thank you...thank you so much for looking out for me..." Timothy did not reply for a while but then he asked, "How are you feeling right now? Are you alright?" "Yes! Yes I am fine. My aunt Grace came over and did a check up on me and she told me that I was fine but also instructed me to not to drive for a while in case the trauma of the accident could be triggered by driving again. But otherwise I am fine." Replied Amya. Timothy just nodded and said, "Good. I am glad that you are ok. But you should be careful next time. And keep wary about the people you decide to keep around you because some them are preys being targeted by the wolves, so you better take care not to become part of them. Otherwise you will just end up being a sacrifice in their place." And he let his gaze wonder off to David who was still talking to the people who came to ask him some questions.
Amya firstly did not get what Timothy was saying but after seeing his line of vision, she then understood what he meant. "You don't have to worry. I am alright. And please don't make any assumptions without knowing the entire truth. Sometimes what we think is not always the correct answer. So I hope you understand and stop assuming things", said Amya. "Oh really? And what makes you think that what I am saying is only an assumption. Amya...you almost lost your life and I don't even want to think about what it would have been like living without you again. Losing you would not have only broke me apart but it would have completely destroyed me. Amya I am sorry for all the mistakes that I did in the past.... I get it now...I was truly selfish...I did not think about what you wanted or how you wanted to be. I only envisioned what I wanted for you....for us. I did not know...in fact I did not want to find out about what your passions and your dreams were. The truth is....I was afraid of losing you. That's why I thought that maybe we should start a family after college....so that I could keep you by my side and protect you from all the bad things that could happen in this world. But I did not want to accept that your dream was to be free...to be free to become your own person. I didn't realize that I was actually going to pull you out from a cage into another cage. And I am sorry.... It really hurts me the most that I had that realization too late and now you are already gone...far away from my reach...but I still have this hope that one day... You will come back to me", said Timothy in a broken tone and tears were glimmering in his eyes.
Amya could not help but feel her heart twisting in pain due to Timothy's confession. She could feel her eyes also starting to sting with tears due to what Timothy said to her. 'Could they really get back together after all that's happened. One thing that Timothy did not know was that the wolves were not after David but they were after her and David is the one that just got tangled in the mix even if some of this is related to him and she still wanted to know why? But right now she just could not afford putting Timothy at risk as well, she just does not want to see the man that she once loved and perhaps still love to get entangled in her webs of lies and deceit. No! She will never allow that. So gathering up her resolve she gave Timothy her reply.
"You are right...you did realize your mistakes too late. As you can see I have already moved on with my life. And I am also truly hoping that someday you will also do the same. I am also sorry for leaving you so suddenly five years ago. I truly did not want to leave you like that but....I knew that breaking up with you face to face would have been much more painful than leaving without notice. But I also did not have a choice in the matter. My mom got a new job offer in the city and you know how my mom was....she could not leave me behind...even if I wanted too. So I had no choice but to go with her. And I honestly don't regret it....because I got my dream job and also fell in love with the most wonderful man that I ever met. I know that it hurts....but thats how things turned out between us...and I hope you will also move on and find that person that will love you and treat you the way you deserve.." "But that person will not be you...and that is the most painful truth of it all. But I understand you....and although its breaking my heart to pieces to say this... But I wish you all the happiness in the world Amya. And I hope you will always remain
strong and bold. Don't let anyone or anything break you anymore. And remember that I will always love you but I guess I should let you go and wish you all the best. Goodbye my *Belle*. " said Timothy and he turned around and left.
Amya wanted to run after him and hug him and tell him not to leave but her resolve was made. She should not let any harm come on Timothy because of her problems. So she just watched him leave the room. And she silently made a prayer in her heart saying, 'Dear God. Please take care of Timothy. And reward him greatly for his good heart and also help him find the right partner who will love and take care of him. Forgive me for hurting him this way but I have no other choice but to do what I did in order to keep him safe because I don't know the type of war that I am going to face in the future. I don't know how I will live with myself if something bad ever happened to him. Please take care of him'. After she finished saying her prayer, David approached her and invited her to dance with him on the dance floor.