Tomorrow Is The Big Day

Anna waited for Lucian at the bus stop for about 30mins, her teeth were shaking from cold, and her hands stiffened, if he doesn't come sooner she would die of cold. There was nowhere to sit, she stood firmly in her shaking legs, waiting for Lucian.

A flashlight of a Vauxhall car ridding and halting in front of her, the light shone on her face blinding her temporarily, he saw her, legs wobbling, eyes shutting close, and body a bit frozen.  '' Anna!'' Lucian hurried out of the car, he ran to the pale face in front of him. '' What are you doing Anna, do you want to fall sick?? It's our wedding tomorrow!'' he breathes out cold air from his nostrils. 

He pulled Anna into his arms as he ushered her into the vauxhall car. He helped her get into the back seat, he took off his suit and rest it on her shoulder, covering her up from the cold. He felt her body vibrating, and he was in tremor. '' Drive faster Zero'' he commanded.
 
Something was pushing him to touch her vibrating hands, maybe, just maybe he would make her warm if he held her, she was burning, he want to move nigher and hug her, he swallowed dryly at the thought of it, maybe he was going crazy again, maybe he was losing it, how could he be thinking of such, for a woman who came into his life and turned it upside down, a woman who only wants his money.

Lucian took Anna home in about 2 hours, he ushered her into the room, after ordering a hot tea for her. He placed her on the bed and leaned close to her,  Anna's palms were cold as an ice, her pink lips were paled. '' Is that person so important that you put your life at risk, foolish lady...'' he shut his eyes, flicker it opened again.

He was captured by the face of the lady in front of him, she was burning in fever and his hands aches to touch her pale face, he was to warm them, he wants to make her absorb the heat emanating from his body, but then again he tightened his fist, he moved away from the bed, away from her....

'' Lucian___'' she whispered his name, he heard it, he turned to her and saw she was sleep talking. For some reason his gaze softens as he stared at her innocent dulled face, which is so fragile that he wishes to engulf her into his body, he can't bear the mere sight of seeing her shivering while he is a long distance away from the bed.

He is fighting himself, he wants to rub her pale lips to stop the cold, or perhaps glue his warm lips to hers, he wants to but he is restraining himself. '' Why do you have to come into my life? What was your reason?'' he stared at her face as he mumbled, something is stopping him from going closer, he was to tuck her hair sweeping across herself, he wants to. He sighed deeply.

'' Mom don't leave me....'' she cried those words out of her quivering lips, she tried to fold herself into the duvet but it was not enough, suddenly tears dropping from her eyes. His heart sank when he saw those tears, he felt magneted towards her. '' Mom? Why does she sound that way?..'' he baffled at the tears.

A knock was at the door of the bedroom, he wouldn't want to make a noise to wake her up. He stood up, and unlock the door as he collected the hot tea from Yula. '' Let me feed her Yula, go get her some drugs she is burning'' Lucian said with a soft voice.

'' Burning? How could she develop a fever now?? Tomorrow is her wedding!'' Yula exclaimed in a whisper tone, she wouldn't dare to make such noise to wake up Anna. '' It isn't a serious thing Yula, she would be fine. Go get the drugs'' Lucian shut the door behind him.

He leaned on the bed, he watched the woman lying with her eyes shut. He supported her with an arm as he fed her some hot tea, to bring down her body temperature. Yula came after some while with the drugs, he didn't know how to make her take the drugs, but he managed to find a way anyway, Yula fantasized as he watched how he managed to make her take the drugs, to her it was sweet and romantic, but didn't know it was not the exact truth, Lucian plans remain intact in his mind no matter what, he was not going to repeat the same mistakes his parents made.

Yula took the cups and the remaining drugs back into place, she went around to make sure everything was set before she goes to bed. The hall that would be used for the wedding, was already decorated, it was a big hall beside the mansion, also owned by the Yul family, this was part of Yula's duties to make sure everything was set before going to bed.

Lucian was tired of watching her as she gaped, he has sat on the chair for the past one hour watching over her, after giving her the drugs. Hoping she would wake up to have something to eat. Indeed she was very famished, he learnt she has not eaten all day, apart from the tea he has just fed her, and that made him furious.

After waiting for such hour he gave up, he walked into the bed, hovering the blanket over his head, when she mentioned his name again and this time her eyes were slowly dilating. '' Are you awake?'' He asked.

Anna struggled to seat up, but he instantly supported her up, he winced he doesn't understand why he was helping her, why he was suddenly feeling concerned about her, and this thing it's not due to some pressure from the old man, but it was emitting naturally, he doesn't get it.

'' Lucian__ thanks for coming on time'' her soft voice slid into his eardrum, for some reason he found the tone pleasant.

'' Don't you value your life? How can you go out in the cold weather, with open clothes?'' his voice was a bit rough, but she found it a bit sweet for showing concern about her falling sick.

'' I didn't watch the weather forecast, it was my bad'' she said.  His eyes fell on her pale lips, and her groaning stomach. '' You skipped breakfast, and lunch again Anna'' his voice was soft, although he planned it to be harsh, but it softens as he got locked in her eyes. 

Then he gulped slowly. '' Eat dinner before going to bed'' he sighed.  '' I can't..'' Anna replied. '' Why can't you? '' he frowned.

'' It's late Lucian, I can't eat now I will have a swollen stomach, and tomorrow is our wedding day'' Anna turned to him, and she gave a brief smile as she walked out of the bed. '' And where are you going?'' he followed her with his eyes. 

'' I can't sleep either'' Anna suddenly developed cold feet. '' I'm going to the balcony to catch some fresh air'' she was feeling nervous already at the thought of getting married tomorrow, the thought of it sends chills down her spine, she never imagined it would be this quick, and she was getting married to a wealthy man. Although it was never part of her dreams, she never dreamt of it.

'' It's Cold outside Anna, you've gotten a fever you can't go'' he spurred. '' Didn't you just say tomorrow is your wedding? So do you plan to be on the sickbed on your wedding day?'' he asked.

Anna understood what he meant, and then she sighed. She turned back at him, she walked back into the bed. '' Lucian, do you really want me as your wife? Do you feel something for me?'' she stared into his eyes, he got locked that he didn't know what to say, he gulped. A feeling inside of him wants to feel irritated by her words, and a feeling inside of wants to nod a firm yes and engulf her in his hands.

Not again he has to keep on with the pretence and act as a cool husband. Lucian doesn't understand himself anymore he was in complete chaos. '' Yes tomorrow is the big day'' he forced a smile and swallowed dryly again.