The other side...

Isabelle POV

"Why are you not smiling honey?" The old woman asked.

"Nothing mother, just thinking about how things will be changing once the wedding is done," I said feeling sad about it.

"Listen, my child, you are one of the sweetest children I ever know, you always come here help us with the church matters, you look after these kids, you always help the needy, I'm sure Jesus never make a wrong decision for you, he won't make his children feel sad." She said giving me one of her sweet smiles.

"I wish mother."

"Pray him with your heart and soul," she said getting up from her seat leaving me alone to think about the things which are happening. I have graduated a month ago, which means I came to know about my wedding thing a month ago.

My thoughts now shifted to Cyrus, that one strange person whom my father or anyone doesn't know. After that day I went through the list of people who attended the party but there was no one named Cyrus.

I even asked my father if he knows anyone named Cyrus he just said: "I don't know anyone named Cyrus, now don't waste my time with your rubbish questions."

I even forgot my costly heels in his car which raised havoc in my home by the evil. She shouted saying how much the heels cost, she bought them for me which means they are mine I can do whatever I want with them, but no!!

She went all way saying how irresponsible I'm, how stupid I'm to throw heels like that. I just gave them a blank face before turning away. You must be thinking about how they even allowed me to go to church?

Well, will you believe me if I say I jumped off the compound wall and took the taxi here?

A huge yes!! I always did that whenever they are away from the mansion we live in. This time they went to Spain for a month or so.

So, I'm free to roam anywhere without the guards knowing, which is why I hide from them and jump off the wall to be like a free bird. They probably think I'm in my room reading a novel.

"Belle he is not giving my barbie doll!" a cute little girl whose name is Ariel came to me with a red face.

I bend down to her height "Who is not giving you doll darling?" I asked her rubbing off her tears away with my thumb.

"Joy, he-he always do like that, he always takes my barbie doll saying they are waste. He always pulls my hair making me cry, he always pushes the people away who come near me," she said showing me the guy who is now standing near the door.

I smiled knowing that little boy likes her, that's the reason why he pushes all the people away who talks to her, I even saw that before.

I sat down crisscrossed taking her in my lap, "baby, he likes you that's why he pushes the people away because he thinks they may harm you, you are his only friend which is why he won't allow people to hurt you, if you are playing with your barbie then who is going to play with him? that's why he takes your barbie." I explained now.

"Joe, come here," I said.

He slowly walked to me, "We don't want our little Ariel to cry right?" I asked him. He nodded his head.

"Friends?'' I asked them, they both nodded their heads.

"Now come on and hug each other and say sorry."

Ariel pulled herself up from my lap before walking to Joe. They both shyly hugged each other making me smile at their innocence. They are the only kids who stay in the church house with mother Julie. Joe is nine years old and Ariel is seven years old, I know them for a long time now.

"Sorry!" Joe said kissing Ariel's cheek, her face turned beetroot red.

"Who is up for the Ice-cream?" I asked them.

"Me!! me!! me!!" They both shouted making me chuckle.

"Come on then put on your shoes," I said but only to put their shoes by myself as they can't. Joe knows how to wear his shoes but still, he gives me a puppy face.

I always treated them as my own siblings, they are so cute and all lovely making my heart melt every time they do something cute.

There is this ice-cream van near the park which is a walkable distance from the church. Ariel is on my left side holding my hand and Joe is on my right side holding my hand talking about how the leaves are falling off.

They don't know about my wedding and all, I know for sure after three months I'm never gonna see these little buddies.

I pushed the thoughts away not wanting to disturb my mood. When we reached the van I looked down to ask them what they want.

"What you guys want?" I asked them.

"I want chocolato." Ariel said.

"Can I have strawberry," Joe asked me like a sweet little guy.

"Okay," I said going to the person who is giving the ice-creams, while Ariel and Joe talking about something they want to play after eating their ice-creams in the park.

"I will have two chocolate and one strawberry ice-creams, please," I said to the person. I waited for the ice-creams patiently looking at the people who are playing in the park.

When the guy got our ice-creams, I paid for them before going to joe and Ariel.

I gave them ice cream before sitting beside them on the bench before eating mine, we started enjoying our ice cream. when we are done we started walking towards the park where other people are playing.

"Joe and Ariel be careful!" I shouted looking at the two who are running off with hand in hand.

I signed before looking around and caught someone or should I say cyrus who is already looking at me. He started walking towards me. I observed him he was wearing a suit which is making me hard not to drool at him, his hair is grown. He has that smirk on his face knowing clearly that I'm checking him out.

"Come with me." He said. I looked at him because I think he lost his mind.

"What?!"

"You heard me." He said making me roll my eyes at him.

"Are you stupid? do you think I'm your maid or what, you just showed up and ordered me to come with you?" I said turning around shaking my head.

"Joe and Ariel, we need to go back," I said to them taking their hands in mine.

I looked at the standing Cyrus who is now looking at Joe and Ariel.

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"Sister, I will be back tomorrow to play with them," I said.

"Be careful." The sister said with a smile on her face. I started walking down the way to my house, I looked at the black sky.

When I almost reached my house I saw a person leaning against a car making me feel nervous. As I continued walking the person's face came into view.

"What are you doing here?" I asked him, crossing my arms.

"I told you to come with me, so I came here to take you with me." He said looking at me.

"What makes you think that I will come with you?" I asked him.

He chuckled "I know you wanted to do something crazy in your life before you tie a knot." He is referring to my marriage.

I thought about it, I really wanted to live my life doing something but this marriage thing will stop everything. I looked at him, he is correct I have a month of time with me to enjoy before my father returns home, I really wanted to do something unusual, so I said "Okay".

To which he gave me a knowing smirk before holding my hand in his and pulling me with him to his car.

"Hay! wait I need to take my clothes with me, we can't go just like that," I told him to which he shrugged.

"I don't have enough time with me, and about your clothes; you don't have to worry because my people already bought whatever you need." He replied smugly.

"You were sure that I would come with you?" I asked him. He didn't say anything just opened the car door for me before going to his driving side.

Soon the car engine roared to its life and we soon speed off to god knows where. I looked out of the window to see some of the young people and couples walking on the roads. I signed knowing I would never gonna walk or be like them.

"If you are hungry you can have this." He said keeping something on my lap.

I looked at him to see his eyes were on road, I looked at my lap to see it is a pizza box, and my mood instantly lit up.

Hey who doesn't like pizza

"Thank you!" I said taking a slice and god it was delicious.

"Here have some," I said pushing the slice to his mouth.

He gave me a weird look before looking at the pizza slice. "I don't eat junk." He said making me roll my eyes.

"It's really good, now take a bite."

He took a bite and I looked at his face for his expression, "It's not that bad actually." He says, looking at me for a mini-second before turning his focus on road.

"Told yeah!" I said before taking the bite of the slice.

The radio was on and we both sat in silence which is very comfortable, I faced Cyrus to see he was in deep thinking.

I looked out of the window to see we are on the national highway now, the sky is so dark and the roads are so calm and empty giving me my own time to think about what is going to happen in my life.

I know for sure many things are going to change from this moment that I'm with Cyrus who is a complete stranger except the time when he actually helped me out at our very first encounter.

Deep down I know he is dangerous and I'm in a deep trench, I just hope coming with him is not a bad choice.