Chapter 29 - Water

The sound of the doorbell has made every part of Daniella's body jumped in surprise.

Her heart beats uncontrollably as her feet walked towards the door.

Without looking at the monitor, she opened the door.

Her eyebrows knitted with confusion when she didn't see the person she was expecting.

Her sight dropped to the floor and there it was, a boy wearing a green polo and jeans was standing in front of him.

His chubby face and rotund cheeks were the first things she noticed.

His cheeks were flushing red, while a wide smile was plastered on his lips.

She rose an eyebrow, and slowly, her body bent to level her face with his.

She stared into his eyes, wanting to read what he had in his mind.

All she could see was a boy and his father, she smiled, seeing how fortunate he is to have a father that loves him dearly.

Soon, she strengthened, both hands rested on her side.

"Child, what are you doing here?" she asked with a dulled voice.

"Can I have water please?" the boy blinked as he requested for water.

Seeing his eyes, Daniella's felt her heart had skipped a beat.

Those eyes, she felt as if she had seen them somewhere.

But her heart was cold just like her voice when she said, "Do I look like a tap little urchin?" and slammed the door closed.

She turned to go back and, sit on her couch when she heard a knock.

She blew a harsh sigh and rolled her eyes.

She opened the door again, and the same boy is standing opposite her.

"I am really thirsty; my dad is still talking to his friend at the lobby. Can I have water, please? I will ask my daddy to pay you later," hearing the innocence of his voice, Daniella's heart melt.

Even at such a young age, the boy knows that he needs to pay back what he owed.

"Fine. What is your name?" as she asked that question, her hand widened the door.

The boy past her, his head roamed around the house as he gave his answer.

"My name is Danny. Danny Hei."

Daniella was about to close the door when she heard his name. Her eyelashes flickered indifferently; a strange feeling rose in her chest.

She walked towards the refrigerator with her lips pressed together.

Her hand stretched to give him the water bottle she had just opened.

"Where did you get your name? Is it after your grandfather?" she curiously asked.

The boy shrugged his little shoulders as he drank the water.

"I don't know. I was just a baby when he gave me that name. I couldn't speak yet." His answer has made Daniella's face flat.

She stared at him with a poker face, wondering if he really meant it or not.

"Can't you ask him now?"

"I will, later."

Daniella shut her eyes, the way he answered it so casually has made her wonder how could he be so calm and trustful to a stranger.

"Ok little human. You got your water. Now, shoo!" as she said that, her hand rested on her little shoulders and slowly pushed him towards the door.

As they reached it, the boy turned to look at her. His hand took something out of his pocket, a card, and gave it to her.

"This is my father's business card. You can call him and ask for the payment," he politely said.

Daniella shook her head with the same cold face she had earlier.

"It's fine. It's only water but, next time, don't go knocking on people's door. You can't trust everyone."

The boy tilted his head with uncertainty, he looked so innocent in Daniella's eyes that her hands itched to pinch his chubby cheeks.

"If you don't want payment. Maybe you want my hanky," saying that, the boy jammed his hand into his other pocket and handed her a folded navy hanky.

Daniella was about to refuse when she noticed the name imprinted on the cloth.

'Danny'

Seeing the name of her twin brother, her eyelashes flickered. She gulped hard as her heart throbbed with pain.

Her hand absentmindedly stretched to accept the cloth.

"Fine. But don't come back here again and eat less."

The boy nodded obediently. When he turned his back at her, she watched him as he left the hallway.

She felt as if thousands of needles were pinning her heart, and the pain had made her eyes wet.

With tearful eyes, she closed the door.

Her body weakened; she missed her brother.

She shut her eyes, she spent almost two hours putting her make up on and her mirror was the only witness on how many times she removed and reapplied it.

Her heartfelt at ease after taking a long sigh, then a faint smile curved on her lips as the figure of the small boy popped in her mind.

'he does look like my brother,' she said in her mind. If she just didn't see the figure of the little boy's father in his mind, she would have thought that Danny's father was her brother.

But no, the man was not her brother.

Her smile faded when the doorbell rang. This time, she looked at the monitor to make sure that it was Evan.

Seeing his deep brown eyes, and his handsome face, Daniella felt her world has suddenly moved.

She gulped tensely, she made sure that she used thin silicon so if ever Evan would touch her skin, he won't feel the difference on her skin.

She opened the door, her eyes – shining with excitement looked up to him.

"Hi," she beamed a candy-like smile.

She waited and waited for his reply but, Evan was just standing in front of her, eyes deeply staring at her.

Her lips shivered in wonderment. She was about to ask him if there's something wrong when he spoke.

"You look beautiful,"

Her lips slightly parted frost upon hearing it.

But it soon melted when Evan lowered his face and sealed their lips.

Tasting the sweetness of his lips, Daniella's eyes closed. She was about to respond when Evan pulled back.

With a charming smile on his lips, he said, "Let's go."

Daniella could feel her cheeks heating, without even looking at the mirror, she knew that her cheeks were burning red.