When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett)

Huh? Is this a confession?

His genuine smile took me by surprise, and I quickly shrugged all of my concerns off my mind. I grasped his hand and nodded as a tiny smile played on my lips.

…

After spending another fortnight at the hospital for a series of therapies, the doctor finally agreed to discharge me from the hospital.

As it was early winter, the weather was just about right.

I put on a jacket over my patient gown and took a seat next to Marcus, who was in the driver’s seat.

Irked by my hair that was shoulder-length, I ran my fingers across it, drooping it behind my shoulders when the car was brought to a halt at the traffic light.

It took a little longer than usual for the traffic light to turn green. Bored, I wound down the window to survey the surroundings that felt familiar yet odd at the same time. “Have I always been in frail health? It feels like I have made countless trips to the hospital. I can vividly recall this particular route to the hospital..”

at me in the eyes. A few seconds later, he stared dead ahead and said, “I neglected you and your condition back in the day, but I won’t leave you alone

carry on with this conversation. Hence, I had no choice but to stop poking

over by the road. The lavish vehicle caught

wound down the window and a mellifluous tone could be heard as a child yelled,

because the child had uttered harsh remarks that were unbefitting of the image of

few seconds later, a little boy who looked about five or six-year-old craned over

seem increasingly mature as compared to his peers. The checkered suit he had put on made him seem like a miniature version of a gentleman. He had been blessed with

sneaking his way out of the car, my heart

seen lifting the little boy’s collar and bringing him back to

boy saw me, his eyes

“Excuse me, Gregory Hall? Have you always considered your father a man

facial features that seemed to be out of this world. His abysmal pair of eyes seemed

over my body, I had a hard time catching my breath. I could feel my heart sinking as the time flew by. I placed my hand on my heart in an attempt to catch my breath, yet it seemed to be of no avail. No matter

green, Marcus started the car again, but he soon noticed