Don’t be fooled, Leigh.She repeated these words in her head like a mantra.Don’t think that just because he brought you lunch, Rocky Bolton has changed, she added to discourage herself.She knocked her head with her knuckle. She is going crazy just because of one act of kindness which she highly doubts is sincere. The Rocky she knew never did anything without a purpose. She reminded herself about his angry outburst earlier that morning and how he said that he was going to make her life miserable. That’s the real Rocky Bolton she knew.An involuntary shiver ran down her spine. It was not an exciting thrill, but a warning sign. She could feel it. Rocky was not kidding. Rocky could very easily make her life miserable if he wanted to. Right now, her life is slowly getting chaotic. She tried to keep to herself, maintain a low profile and get as far away
She rose quickly from her seat, scanning the area for another vacant table.Rocky must have anticipated what she was about to do, and issued an order using his most calm voice. The one he used to control her.“Stay!” He commanded.Against her will, she dropped to her seat like a trained puppy. She followed his command. She could not help it. When you have been following Rocky’s orders for years, it has become a habit, and breaking a habit is tough. You need to condition yourself over and over again.It must start with a conscious decision to disobey. And disobedience takes a lot of courage. The courage which she does not possess at the moment.
In the end, Leigh ditched the meeting with Rocky.The reason? She was so dizzy from lack of sleep.“Just stay here, and I will tell your professors that you were sick. I will also tell Angelino that you couldn't come to work today.” Sam advised.Leigh, too fuzzy in the head, nodded. She was holding the blanket under her chin while she watched Sam leave their room, locking it from the inside.The minute Sam walked out the door, Leigh got up. She wanted to go back to sleep, but ditching Rocky bothered her. Half expecting him to retaliate, she purposely left her phone dead to shut him off.Without thinking, she searched the bed for her phone. When she had it in her hands, she debated whether to open it or not.Her head turned sideways and that was when she noticed a silver thing atop Sam’s well-made bed and shook her head.In her haste, Sam has left her key.
Leigh could feel her body softening at the touch of Rocky’s mouth. She could feel herself melting.Then, Rocky played with her lips and her guards were down. The defenses she erected and surrounded herself with in almost a year without him crumpled one by one.He coaxed her lips and as usual, she felt her body respond. Her gut tightened at the pressure inside her. She opened her mouth to give his tongue access to her mouth and her tongue. Now, their tongues were caught in a duel.Leigh felt her body tense. She could feel the heat spreading through her face and neck.She wrapped her hands around Rocky’s neck pulling his head closer for a more intimat
“Sam is that you?” Leigh woke up when her bed sagged on a weight.She reached for her night lamp when someone grabbed her and pinned her back on the bed.At first impulse, she panicked.Who would dare slip into their room unannounced?When she tried to slip out of bed, the intruder trapped her, anticipating her intent, frightening her. Leigh was about to scream when she felt lips brushing her ears, hot breath fanning the exposed skin. “Relax, Tiny. It’s just me.” Leigh stopped struggling because even with that slurry voice, she could recognize Rocky Bolton anytime.She jumped out of bed to turn on the light switch, illuminating the room.Awww!” Rocky complained.He was kneeling in the middle of the bed, hands covering his eyes.Squinting, Leigh walked back to her bed and pulled Rocky’s hands
Leigh rolled her eyes.‘What for?’Her mind was quick to point out.Except she never uttered those words because she did not think it would matter. Rocky would never take her side.She chose to maintain her silence and brushed past him to walk in the direction of the cafeteria. A while later, she noticed people looking curiously at her. The football players stopped their practice when she passed by. Even the people lounging at the grassy quadrangle turned their heads in her direction one by one. It looked comical, but horror flashed to her face when she realized what could have triggered those responses.Rocky! Nobody would gather that kind of reaction except Rocky. Temper flaring for the second time that day, Leigh whipped her head around, ready to scold him. The chiding words never left her mouth because, to her horror, she found five popular guys following he
Leigh dragged her feet. She pressed her feet to the ground to give her body more weight.Rocky lost his patience. He swung her over his shoulder and carried her like a caveman.Upended, she hit and punched his derriere, but Rocky retaliated by slapping her buttocks. “Rocky! You are going overboard! Wait til your mom hears about this.” Leigh cried, angry that he was manhandling her and aghast at the humiliation he was putting her through.They stopped and for a moment, Leigh thought Rocky would release her. He didn’t have plans of the sort, because the next thing Leigh knew, she was already inside his car. He pushed her none too gently inside before rounding to the driver’s side to get in. He turned the power lock on and she was trapped. Leigh tapped the windows and lashed out at them in anger while Rocky backed out of the parking lot. They were out of
It felt like hours when it only took Rocky a few minutes to get them inside his house. When he dropped her to the sofa, Leigh felt woozy when the blood rushed to her head.“Why did you do that?” She told him, holding onto the sofa's back for support.Rocky did not even feel any remorse seeing her weak.“You’re running away,” Rocky said matter-of-factly.“Because I don’t want to stay here with you.” Leigh saw his mouth tighten again.“Listen, Leigh, I am so tired of this. We kept arguing and arguing, but we’re not going anywhere.”“And whose fault is that? If you just left me alone, this would not happen. We had been living peacefully for months. I don’t understand why you suddenly want to change the situation. I am doing fine alone, Rocky. Can’t you see that? Without each other, our lives would