7

The next day passed in complete silence. Catherine didn't bother him. Nor did she pay him any attention. She made him want to believe that she had finally left him alone.

She was sitting with her friends in the cafeteria as Avery brought the topic of Rasmus up gazillions of times, so Joseph spoke up.

"I've heard from the coach that Rasmus will be joining us in the practice match tomorrow for player selection for the finals," Joseph informed which got her attention.

"Wow. I didn't know that he was a player." Avery mused saying double-meaning words, causing Joseph to roll his eyes as Quinn munched on her food quite elegantly. Samuel too sat quietly eating and watching.

"13 days left babe." Avery reminded her, making her sigh. "I know that already." She muttered as she noticed Rasmus walking in. He walked to his usual table and sat at it alone.

The rest of the day followed smoothly.

The next day Catherine left the home a bit early. She couldn't sleep the whole night. She wasn't feeling kinda excited or nice at home so she decided to have breakfast at her favorite cafe.

She walked in as she waited in line to place her order. When it was her turn she ordered some chocolate waffles and hot chocolate coffee. Her love for chocolate was otherworldly.

She sat down at her favorite spot. Just near the window as she gazed outside the window while devouring her food.

Fate was so complicated. It gives you everything and yet it takes your everything. Often she couldn't help but blame herself for the death of her mother. The more she drowns in such thoughts, the more difficult it becomes for her.

She was sipping on her hot chocolate coffee when her eyes zeroed in on something out on the street.

It wasn't something. It was Mr. Rasmus Colt sitting in the outdoor cafe across the road.

He was eating pancakes while his eyes were looking at the passing cars.

She narrowed her eyes. He wasn't so far away. She could easily see the expressions on his face. His eyes. Those olive orbs looked lost and sad.

His face was void of any emotions but his eyes were speaking volumes. Before she could even look more properly, his eyes snapped straight in her direction with such speed, making her gasp out loud as she jumped back in her seat.

She placed her hands on her chest to calm her rapidly beating heart down and looked down pretending that she wasn't just watching him.

She decided to peek at him if he was still looking or not. She closed her eyes shut tightly and grind her teeth in annoyance. He was still looking.

Mr. Mute kept looking straight at her, making her a lot more nervous. It wasn't that she was committing a crime here that he was scrutinizing her under his gaze.

She drank her coffee silently this time looking at the interior of the cafe. She felt it before she even saw it. He was gone. She couldn't feel his heated gaze on her.

She slowly turned around and again peaked in his direction to find the chair empty. A sigh left her lips. She didn't know why she was holding her breath.

Catherine finished her food and came out of the cafe only to halt dead in her steps when she saw her reflection in the window.

Her jaw dropped. The window was tinted black from the outside. Only the insider could see outside while the outsider would only see his or her reflection.

Then what in the world was that? She seriously felt him drilling holes in her head with his heated gaze. The way he looked exactly in her direction. The way he kept looking as if he knew she was sitting there. 

'Scary....' 

She muttered in her head and tried to toss it off. She took the cab to the university and luckily she reached there on time.

Mr. Steve won't let her out without the car and him. She had to request him a lot to let her go as she wanted to have some time alone and then he finally agreed to let her go only on one condition that he would be at university to pick her up after classes. She didn't argue about it.

Catherine went straight to her first class which was luckily not with Mr. Mute. The class went smoothly. She went to the lockers to change her books for the next class when Joseph scared the crap out of her by blowing a whistle right near her ear, causing her to shriek as the books fell on the floor.

"Dumb ass!" She grumbled as she crouched down to gather her books, and Joseph only laughed while wrapping his arms around his stomach.

"You should've seen your face." He wheezed while laughing, making her grumble under her breath.

Her eyes landed on his shoes and she smirked. 

Catherine gathered her books and stood up as she shut the locker and turned to walk away completely ignoring his existence. 

"Hey!" He yelled ready to run after her when she heard a loud thud followed by a loud unstoppable string of profanities and curses.

Catherine turned around to find him on the floor as she let out a booming chortle and he only glared daggers at her.

Sitting up properly he glared at his shoelaces which she had cleverly tied together. 

He opened them and stood up while glaring at her. She could see smoke coming out of his nose like a bull.

'Uh oh.'

And she ran, Joseph, running right behind her. "You're so deadddd." Joseph was going all bull on her as she took a sharp right turn to save her ass only to end up colliding against a wall.

She stumbled back ready to fall on her butt when Joseph came crashing behind her, he ended up pushing her forward to apply brakes making her crash into the wall again.

And apparently, the wall was...

Mr. Rasmus Colt.