Chapter 6 I had gone out for a snack, buying a pack of chips from the cafeteria and slowly taking a walk around the campus, on the grassy ground besides the path to the gate. Truthfully I was kind of nervous, wondering if I was going too far. A part of me pondered if any of this was even worth it, I have a feeling that it won’t make any difference. The only thing it will do is make him angry, I doubt it would annoy him enough to actually even consider leaving this dorm. If that’s the case then what am I even doing? Someone might say, I should just accept it. It is what it is, right? I can’t. I won’t be able to sleep peacefully. Not as long as I’m haunted by the memories. I sigh as I breathe in the fresh air, letting a couple of leaves attack my face as they fall from the trees.I head back to the dorm, opening the door while wondering if he had come in and saw the mess I mad-Wait a second. Why won’t my hand come off the door! Shit. “No no no no no, you’ve got to be kidding m
Chapter 7 Last night it was difficult for me to sleep. Moments from earlier that night had continued to haunt me before I fell into my subconscious. His warm hand and the way he had gently rubbed the glue off of me, despite knowing that this was what I had intended to happen to him! If it wasn’t for my own dumbness and short circuited memory, I would have been able to avert this crisis and Taranis would have been the one who ended up on that door knob, stuck. I’m afraid unlike me, he might have just pulled his hand roughly, losing the top layer of dead skin. “What if I told you If I was attracted to strange behavior?” He had asked with that signature smirk, the one that starts at one side of his mouth in a mischievously cute way. What is wrong with me?I had shaken my head and instead chose to focus on how I embarrassed myself in the morning class because he did not let me use the restroom and furthermore, he tripped me right after he had helped me. While I agree that was something
Chapter 8 He returned to the class wearing different clothes. Well, no one would have noticed it because earlier he was wearing all black, same as now. I’m sure of it though, he definitely changed his clothes. I let out a small sigh, oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Unfortunately it was short because he seemed to respond quickly, he even immediately figured out it was me. Of course I was going to deny his ‘false’ allegations towards me. This school is ridiculous. It’s not like I have anything against men, but is it too much to ask for ? Not wanting to live with a strange man? “You don’t want to piss me off.” He says in a low voice, low enough that only I could hear it and that too barely. “Call a truce, peacefully, or you’ll regret it.” It was the first time I saw him being serious about this thing. Usually, he was joking and laughed it off, like last night. He must be getting really annoyed by my pranks. I grin internally. This was exactly what I wanted. “I’ll stop when you
Chapter 9“So, where are we going?” He was driving us to some place, since I didn’t have a car of my own yet.“There’s only one good coffee place close to the campus, everyone goes there, you haven’t tried it yet?” “Nope.”“Well good thing you met me then.” He laughed. Uh huh.He smiled very wide. In a way, Taranis smiled wide too but something about this guy’s laugh was obnoxious, like he was full of himself. We reached the place.I could see why all the campus kids came here often, it was a nice place. Though the outside might seem slightly shabby, the inside was anything but. It gave a paradoxical illusion, since the white color on the walls outside was chipping off. There were yellow warm lights adorning the window and strings of flowers were wrapped around the wires. There were also two huge plants full of lovely flowers. A single bench lay between the 2 plants as a bridge.He opened the door for me. Awkward. Am I the only one who feels awkward when this happens instead of b
Chapter 10 After I had processed what had happened. I tried holding Taranis’s arm, to keep him at bay but he leaned down closer towards Ezekiel, whispering something to him that I could not hear properly but managed to catch a few words, it was something about a fork in an eyeball. I could only assume he was threatening him with things he did not want me to hear. Ezekiel’s expression turned dull and grey, his eyes widening ever so slightly, it slowly turned to anger and dismay as he stood up and brushed his clothes off, leaving grimly. I dig my fingernails into my palm. “Thanks, I think I could have handled it but I appreciate your help.” I let him know awkwardly. I hadn’t expected him to intervene. Hell, I didn’t know that he was even aware of the fact that I was sitting behind him. It was strange but also strangely comforting. I think in that moment, my negative feelings about him took a turn for the positive and I wasn’t sure why I hated him in the first place. “Really? It se
Chapter 11I had a peaceful night’s sleep. It was like my body knew that I was going to be safe, that it was okay to relax and simply allow myself to recharge. It was unexpected but I was grateful for it. No more unnecessary stress. When I woke up. I was obviously late. Completely ready to bash Taranis for hoarding the bathroom and breaking my precious rules, I sit up in bed and rush to the bathroom. I was about to bang on it when the door opened. “I um-” I begin, not sure where I was going with this.“Didn’t expect me to get ready on time did you?” He put his towel over his shoulder as he shook his head a little to set his hair. He looked different. He looked very different. “You… dyed your hair?” I notice. He looked surprised, clearly not expecting me to notice it.“You can’t tell me it doesn’t look good.” He murmured as he fixed a few strands of hair in the mirror with a grin, he looked back at me, the smile still plastered on his face.My heart skipped a beat.Not fair. Not fa
Chapter 12 “Oh you know, just this and that.” She said slightly nervously, she must have caught on to the change in his aura.Taranis didn’t seem like he wanted to let it go. “And what exactly is this and that?”“Just that you’re good looking and a lot of girls here want to get with you.”He scoffed lightly, as if he didn’t believe her. Turning to me, he says. “Are you perhaps, one of those girls?” He was joking of course, but she didn’t seem to understand that intention. “What, Hazel? Oh she was completely disgusted with having a boy roommate, made me think she’s into girls instead haha.” She laughed excessively, her eyes continued fluttering. I raised my eyebrow, I had not expected her to say something like that, it definitely threw me off guard for a second. She thought I was into girls? Does it really seem like I like girls? I think about it. My hair is a typical wolf cut, I definitely do not get boy haircuts. What else? No makeup? I do wear large hoodies and loose pants, does
Chapter 13 I’m not sure how I ended up in this position. In fact, I was under the impression that Aria did not like Taranis at all, considering how she told me to be careful of him while counting all of his supposed sins. She had brought a friend along, a tall muscular blonde guy. Either she didn’t notice or is ignoring the fact that he is completely smitten with her. He was like a golden retriever puppy, fetching whatever she wanted him to get. She wanted a coffee? He would say, “Be right back, my queen!” and come running back with the coffee. Of course I might be exaggerating a little. I can’t help but admit that I was a little jealous of her skills. She makes friends easily, all guys are into her. My first impression of her was that she might be rude or snobbish because she’s tall and pretty, with a great figure. She wasn’t either of what I had expected her to be but.. How could I put it? It was a privilege, that’s the best I could say. I wasn’t exactly judging her for it. People