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I opened my eyes and right above me was a bright light which I later made out to be a light bulb.
I blocked its light from my eyes with my right hand then looked around as my eyes was slowly starting to get used to my surrounding.
Where am I?
When I finally sat up, I realized I was in bed but it was not my bed.
I recognized the place I was in to be a room but then... who's room was it? Who brought me here?
I tried getting up but the moment I was standing on my feet a serious pain hit my head so suddenly that I sat on the bed unwillingly.
"Is there anyone there?" I tried to shout but I wasn't even sure if I was loud enough to be heard.
"Hello?!" I tried even harder but no one answered and no one came.
What's going on? All I remember was passing out in front of Aiden's large mansion. Or... is this his place I was brought into?
The pain in my head was still there but I forced myself to get up despite it.
I walked slowly to the door of the room and almost fell if not that I grabbed the handle on time. I turned the handle and got the door opened.
Then I walked out of the room and may stairs. Oh God. Could my day get any worse?
I leaned on the wall and slowly walked down the stairs, taking it one step at a time. My head was still aching and my legs shivered as I walked down the stairs which doesn't seem to have an end.
I became very scared and worried for myself. What if I fell down the stairs? It was only a matter of time before I would do so and I think it's better right now that I stayed put.
So I bent down and sat on a staircase. Waiting for whoever will come to my rescue from this weakness and awful feeling.
I stayed there waiting and waiting till I heard the sound of a door close.
"Whose there? Please help me?!" I shouted weakly.
I felt that someone had just come in or had come out of another room different from mine.
Still, even after speaking up there was no response at all. Was I brought here to die in silence?
"Hey maid!" I heard a man's voice shout and I actually wished that I was the one he referred to but I wasn't.
I decided to use all my strength and shout at least one last time.
"Help! Someone help me!" I screamed and there was nothing but silence.
"Who is that?!" I heard the man's voice shout a question.
"Please help me!" I shouted again.
I heard footsteps after that and I fainted again.
I woke up once again in what I knew was the same room I had woken up in earlier but this time a figure was sitting on the bed and right beside me.
I shut my eyes tight and opened them then repeated the same again. There was a man sitting beside me on the bed.
I instantly tried to sit up but felt a sharp pain on my head again. The man held me back to the bed and I willingly lay down.
"Don't stress yourself so much. You are not feeling well." the man said calmly to me.
He had red hair and blue eyes and when he smiled I only saw a set of sparkling with teeth and a dimple on his cheek.
"Where am I?" I asked him.
The man laughed and then replied,
"I should be asking you that question. You are the one who fainted right in front of my doorstep." the man said.
"Huh?" I replied.
"You fainted in front of my doorstep." he said.
"Oh. I am really very sorry about that." I apologized to him.
"No need to apologize. I'm just glad I could help you. When last did you eat? And have you been crying? Your eyes are swollen." he asked me.
When one opened my moth to speak he stopped me.
"Sorry. I was asking so many questions. You are not well and can not answer right now. Just hold on. A maid will arrive with soup." he said.
He was such a kind hearted man.
I stayed quiet as he said and after some minutes the maid arrived with the soup just as he had said.
I sat up and was about to collect the soup but the man beat me to it.
"Thank you." he said to the maid and she exited the room.
"I hope you don't mind if I feed you. You are still too weak to do anything yourself." he said.
I hesitated at first but decided to let him do as he wanted. After all, he was the one who helped me. What if he had gotten me thrown out while I was unconscious? I owe him a lot for this.
When the soup was finished he put the bowl aside.
"How are you feeling now?" he asked me.
"Better." I answered.
"Good. So, do you mind telling me what your name is?" he asked.
"Kendra." I answered.
"Wow, Kendra? That's such a beautiful name. I'm Aiden. It's nice meeting you." he said to me and brought his hand forward for a handshake.
I took his hand and smiled.
"Nice meeting you too. Thank you for the soup. It helped me get a lot better." I said.
"Haha. Don't mention it. And, if to u don't mind can I ask you a question?" Aiden said.
"No problem." I answered.
"What was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Donaldson doing unconscious at my doorstep?" he asked and my eyes widened.
Why did he pretend since the beginning if he already knew who I was?
"Well? Answer me." he said.
I looked away from his face. Suddenly he grabbed me by the jaw and looked at me with crazy eyes.