Her Relationship With Him

Hera was tight-lipped.

She never expected Martha to ask her this question. She had always known that Martha had a sharp eye but still, what are the odds that she would figure something like this out in just the few hours that they had arrived here?

And how on earth does she answer all these questions without spilling the truth. She wasn't the one who lies and she definitely cannot start now. She wasn't even good at it and Martha would fish out the truth even before she was able to make a complete sentence. Whatever she says would definitely have to bring out the truth somehow. This was her biggest fear in taking this trip back home and now, it's unfolding right in front of her very eyes.

Her hands trembled and she felt cold shivers run up her body at Martha's intense stare. She was scared and every breath she shuddered was enough proof to that claim.

"Do you love him or not?" Martha repeated with the same intensity as before. "Is he just your boss or not?"

"Bryce is—" She stuttered, her mouth not being able to communicate the words that her brain was telling her to. "Well he's my..." She trailed off feeling somewhat frightened and a bit desolate.

"I raised you my child." She started, adjusting herself on her swivel chair as she balanced her hands on the table to support her weight. "I watched you grow into the woman that you have become. I know every little thing there is to know about you because i consider you my own child Hera. Both you and Christina are my children so how on earth did you expect me not to notice when something has changed?"

"I can promise you that nothing has changed sister Martha." She sniffed, her eyes watered involuntarily. The last thing she had ever wanted was for Martha to get upset and disappointed with her and judging from how things were going, it looked like she was.

"Which brings me back to my previous question. What is your relationship with that man?" She eyed her curiously. "I noticed the way he looks at you ever since you arrived and even at dinner, he couldn't stop talking about you. Plus, I noticed how you reacted to every stare he gave you. You could barely keep your eyes off each other and it got me thinking that maybe, just maybe, my little Hera is not so little anymore. Is she?"

Hera didn't know what to say to that. She had been trying to push past these questions but they kept on coming back to her. It was heart wrenching because she couldn't lie to get herself out of this even if she wanted to.

She blurted out at last in a forced but thoughtful confession. The tears that she has been struggling to keep at bay spilling

not just my boss anymore. He is more than that." She continued, hiccupping at every breath she took. This wasn't as easy as she had anticipated. "I tried not to Sister Martha. I

"I wanted to explain everything to you but i didn't know how you would take it. I'm so s-sorry sister

even know how to face you today because i had been so guilty and i can't help but feel ashamed of

that she didn't even realize that Martha had left her seat and rounded the table to where she was seated. Martha reached out to her and wrapped her

you would hate me." She sniveled, bringing up her face

She asked, kissing her hair affectionately. "Yes, I'm angry at you for keeping all these things bottled up inside you without letting me or anyone know about

at the far end of the room so that she was comfortable

feeling better now?" She asked further and Hera nodded her

She began. "The reason why i asked all these questions was because i was always worried about you Hera. The day you told me that you wanted to leave the convent was by far the most dreadful days of my

you wouldn't want to stay here forever so it

that the

she explained to Hera in details. It felt like i was releasing an innocent bunny into the woods to be preyed upon by wild

made a lot of friends too.

and Hera sulked a bit. Even she doesn't know the answer to that question. He had told her

that she

it when she addresses him as her boss neither does he like it when she calls him her friend. So even

that she loves him and

that was more than

about the term love and relationships but i know that he cares about me too." She replied

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