Irresistible Love

The sky seemed to be clear after pouring for continuous two days. Finally, the rays of the sun hit the drenched leaves of the trees and plants as the birds who sat on the birdbath shooks their beaks and looked up towards the sky before flying off to their nests. I watched all of this standing on my balcony.

The view was quite something. It was soothing and calming compared to the one I see back in the city. There was no chaos of traffic, no skyscrapers to block the sky and my view, no people around, and no noise. It was only trees in place of the skyscrapers, birds, and animals in place of traffic and humans and quietness in place of noise. I loved this place. Away from everything...away from every hustle and bustle of the city....away from every single problem but alas like every day gets over and is replaced by the darkness of night...the time to be spent here is soon going to be over and even if I don't want it to get over so soon...still it had to and we have to leave this soothing place to go back to our old forms of living in that concrete jungle that we call a city.

"Master, your luggage has been packed and the car is ready," the butler told me as I turned around to face him.

"Where is she?" like everytime my voice was void of any emotions and I expected a clear answer from him.

The old butler clasped his white-gloved hands on his front and bow down his head before replying "Miss Ungur is on the way. She has desired you to meet her at the front. She said she needs to pack a little more before she is ready to leave," he bowed once before turning around and vanishing inside the woodland mansion.

I looked back when I heard the sound of the car honking and like the butler told me a few seconds ago...the car was ready for us. The driver stopped the car and got out holding a piece of cloth and he began to wipe the windscreen oblivious to the fact that I was watching.

"Oh...you all are already leaving,"

"Grandma..." I turned around as soon as I heard her voice. There she was walking down the stairs as she made her way towards me and engulfed me in a hug.

"I don't want you to go..." she whined and that made me smile softly at her. For... she was the only person who ever showed me affection and made me realise what care truly means.

"We shall be back soon beautiful," I kissed her palms and smiled at her. She tried to return back the smile but failed when her eyes watered and she withdrew her hands and hid her face in her sleeves.

"Grandma..." I engulfed her in my arms.

"Join us. Come with us..." for the umpteenth time I begged her to come and live with us but then once again she nodded her head no and smiled up at me.

"It's alright. I'm fine here. I love this place and I don't want to live your grandfather alone... here..." her voice broke down at the end and automatically my hold tightened around her.

"I know he must be watching us from up there and I believe he wouldn't like seeing you like this everytime Grandma..."

"Still. I can't leave this place. I don't want to. I feel as if your grandfather is right beside me in here. I don't really feel lonely..." she sighed and looked up at me as I took a step back removing my arms from around her.

"It feels as if you two just visited me yesterday but now you both are leaving..." her eyes saddened but before I could reply a voice stopped me and both of us looked towards the source.

There she was..standing on the porch as she looked towards us with a smile on her face. Her jet black hair flew up into her face as the wind blew around her and with a smile, she raked her hand through her hair removing them from her face as she made her way towards us.

can stay here for more days Granny..." she

she patted her arms that

blinking her eyes at me. Both of them looked back at me with a pleading

can't Grandma...you know we need to be present in the

this place yet. At least let me stay here for a week.

you have never been out without

Alex." Grandma huffed at me and that made me

It's not about her being out alone in nowhere in this island in the middle of a forest but its everything about you not wanting to leave your fiance alone for a second isn't it Alex?" Grandma wiggled her eyebrows at me. Wrinkles formed on the side of her eyes

nothing

me to

Surely, we were in the middle of nowhere. The woodland mansion was surrounded by trees and there was no other infrastructure visible to my vision. We were on

as I

nodded and it was when she flung her arms open and pulled

you so much! Alex!"

was the second person to engulf

two

both of them said in unison as they let go of me. I huffed out a breath of air

can stay here for a week. I will send Rica to escort you back to the city. I'll be leaving now," I said as I

I shall come back to visit you soon

fondly at

you need anything... Just give me a call" I told Ivona and took a side step when she took a step towards me

being my fiance. This marriage deal was getting on my

down and hummed at me as a reply. Still, I chose to ignore it as I looked at the wristwatch that read nine in the morning. I had two more hours to reach

temples feeling the exhaustion growing up inside me even though I just returned from a week holidaying at my Grandma's. Leaning against the couch... I looked out of the glass window towards

A text message.

It was Ivona.

be fiance would have surely called me to check on me. It was her habit to call me every day and talk to me even

seemed down compared to other days where