SILENT YEARNINGS

CHAPTER EIGHT

VALE POV:

Crystal Orion. I recognized her the moment I saw her in the plane. She still looked as beautiful as I remember.

Back then, I was six years old. My mum worked as their family head maid. I always followed her to do small works that I could and then I met her.

The first time I met her, she was in the library, reading a storybook but couldn't get the words. I thought she was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. She had long blonde hair and a ribbon on top. She looked like a princess straight from a fairy tale.

Ever since then, I avoided her because I was a maid son and she was the princess of the house. Her dad cherished her but her stepmom didn't. She was always bullied by her stepsister and I never liked it.

One day, after an argument. She ran into the garden and hid behind a huge stone. I watched her tears pour and it pained my heart. "Hello... Umm... Crystal. My name is Vale." I started, unsure of how to put my words.

She looked at me with big swollen eyes "What is it?" She asked drying her tears with her small chubby hands. "Please don't cry.... My mum says that good things always come at the end of the tunnel. So everything will be better" I walked towards her slowly, afraid she will run if I went fast.

"My stepmom hates me. She always shouts and blames me. I don't like it." She replied. I sat beside her "Tell your dad"

"I can't... My daddy is always busy and I don't want to disturb him." She replied as fresh tears began flowing from her eyes. I hugged her tightly and she cried on my shirt.

After a while, she eventually calmed down and followed me back to the mansion. She cleaned up and started opening up to me and slowly we became friends.

Those were the best years of my childhood, until my dad came for my mum and I. We got separated but I promised myself that I'll be back for her and now she's right in front of me.

She had become more feminine with her full long blonde hair on her head and curves in the right places. She became more beautiful and I couldn't hold my excitement.

My best friend and second in command looked at me in confusion. He was a typical hot nerd. With his messy black hair and classic white eye glasses. I had more muscles than him but he was smarter than me which sometimes annoyed me.

"What?" I asked. "You look like a kid excited for candy" he replied. "Do you want to run your dad's company that much?"

"I wish I won't but he's too persistent. All he cares about is fame and money" I replied as I opened the champagne bottle beside me. "Then why are you excited?"

"It's nothing."I asked glancing at Crystal who trying so hard to focus on her book. I just smiled.