"But then I heard a noise again upstairs. So I guess someone must have woken up or maybe someone came into my room. I didn't have enough strength to walk downstairs. So I waited in my room till the noise faded away. Then I decided to go downstairs. That's where I met Bella,” he said hesitantly.

There were tears brimming in his eyes. He didn't like talking about it. He never did. Especially not in front of his parents. He just couldn't imagine how they would react to the fact that he was now dating a girl. They wouldn't approve, and he knew that. But it didn't matter to him....