REBORN AS A HOBO

Kiss

SELENA'S OR ARIA POV

"Aria?" I thought to myself and suddenly, the apples didn't taste great anymore. I laughed nervously "I don't think I do Mr…."

"Seymour," he said, his deep brown eyes piercing into my soul. I nodded looking hard at the apples on the plate as if begging them to rescue me. "Are you sure you don't remember me?" He asked again, taking my hands in his warm ones. I chuckled again, still staring at the apples. "Maybe I need more time to remember," I said. He nodded "that's true, it has been one year" he said, patted my hair lightly and stood up to leave.

"Take a rest and regain your strength. I will come check up on you later" he said as he got to the door, his eyes filled with doting. I nodded, biting hard into my lips and covering myself with the duvet from head to toe.

NICOLE'S POV

I walked majestically towards the prison where the prisoner of a girl was. I didn't fully trust that suspicious looking girl. Although she looked every inch a hobo, I think she had something to do with Song. Thinking about this, my anger boiled and my temperature raised. My pace increased and I was ready to torture her till she tell me the truth.

When I got there, she was nowhere to be found. I stopped short in shock. "Can someone give me an explanation?" I screamed at the guards by the door. They rushed in. "Where is the girl?" I asked, my eyes turning red. "Miss we...we.. Were…" They stammered. "Answer me quickly before I kill you!" I shouted my voice echoing all over the villa.

"Miss, we have never left this place. And the window is too tiny for passage" one of the bold ones explained fidgeting. I slapped him hard across the face that one of his teeth flew out with a trail of blood. "Are you underestimating that street tramp?" I questioned throwing my heels at them in frustration. They hurriedly dodged but the slowest among them got hit and passed out.

"You guys are so useless!" I screamed and stormed out. I have to find that girl very fast. My suspicions were growing stronger, almost choking me. I drove crazily through the street leaving behind a trail of dust and screams from pedestrians. As I drove on, an elderly woman suddenly walked into the road waving her walking stick. I hurriedly slammed on the break barely missing her.

I felt so irritated and my anger multiplied. I jumped down from my car and headed furiously to the woman. "You old hobo, why do you want to dupe me? Ohhh so you want me to kill you or you want to extort me right?" I screamed at her pushing her away from the road. she fell to the dirty ground. "Did you want to kill me? I am old enough to be your mother" she said sadly pointing her stick at me

I laughed mirthlessly "you can never be my mother you witch! My mother is a woman of grace and class" mocked and snatched her walking stick throwing it far away. I was so angry and the old woman was the unfortunate person that fell victim. She tried standing up but I kicked her down to the ground again.

"Have I asked you to leave?" I asked my hands on my hips. As I kicked her, a young handsome man ran up to us with a look of urgency. He knelt by the woman on the floor and carefully helped the women up. "Mom, I have to stop you from walking alone without guards. Just wait for sometime I will get married." He said pleadingly and helping her away from the road.

I stood mesmerized by the handsomeness of this demigod. I began to regret my earlier actions and tried to apologize to the woman but I was blocked by the young man. "Young lady you are not properly groomed and very ill mannered." He said coldly and tried walking away but I gently pulled him back by his shoulder. By now my earlier stormy face was plastered with a charming smile that no man could resist.

He looked irritated but I didn't mind "am sorry for all I did to your mom. Please let all by gones be by gones. Let's get to know each other. My name is Nicole" I said stretching out my phone to him. "My name is Seymour but am sorry am not interested in you. I have a girlfriend and she is beautiful" he said and walked away ignoring me completely. "Humph" I scoffed and angrily got into my car pounding my steering wheel to vent my anger.

SELENA'S OR ARIA POV

I yawned lazily stretching like an octopus. A sweet smell wafted into my nostrils making me snap into full awakening. I traced the aroma to the bedside table and saw the most sumptuous meal ever. My mouth watered as I tried to control myself "You can do it Selena….I mean Aria." I said slapping myself and turning my back on the food. But I couldn't stop thinking of it. My stomach rumbled as loud as ever.

"Hungry?"

I turned back to see Seymour walking in looking as handsome as ever. I shook my head "am ok….." I tried saying but my stomach rumbled again. Louder this time. He laughed heartily, his crescent moon eyes looking as amazing as ever. "But your stomach says otherwise Aria" he said, picking up the tray of food and placing it on my lap. I smiled "thank you" I said and began to wolf down the food hungrily.

He watched me eating with such serious interest that I felt like he could see into my soul. I slowed down in eating and suddenly felt self conscious. He stretched his hands and slowly rubbed my hair his hand slowly digging into my scalp sending tingling feelings down my spine.

"Aria, you saved my life. I had searched for you for a long time since I fully recovered. By stroke of luck, I found you at the Smarts." He stared into my eyes not blinking "I want to repay you, I want to help you out with something. What do you desire most now?" He asked braiding my hair.

The food suddenly stop tasting delicious. My face changed drastically. My greatest desire was to see the Smarts suffer till they die! I really want him to do this for me but I am feeling selfish because this supposed to be Aria's. My heartbeat drummer loudly that I felt like he could hear it.

"What is it Aria? Are you scared? Why are you still scared of me? I owe you my life for saving Me. Anything you want ask ok? He asked softly. But my mouth still refused to move. He pulled me closer into a warm embrace, slowly patting my hair.

"I……"

I said but paused halfway as his lips crashed into mine.