For the first time in Beatrice's life, she thought everything happening around her came to a sudden pause and the world came to an end.

"Are you just going to stand there?" Ben's voice came out with a slight tinge of mock in it as Beatrice swallowed the heavy lump that was desperate in choking her.

If only the grounds would split and open up, she'd gladly throw herself in it to avoid this catastrophic moment she found herself in.

She wasn't expecting he would occupy this seat so soon, or ...