"Listen to me." I grabbed her by the arm and turned her around. The lewd glow shining in her gray orbs burned yellow with the fiery. How could someone be so dumb as to make his first-ever date angry? I felt the need to hit my head on the wall. After the blunder I had made in the kitchen, it would be worse if I let her go as it is. I needed to make up for my behavior."Sorry. It was my mistake." Her lips twisted, as she spoke in her irked tone.A pang of guilt crept over me, I bent to grab her hands in mine. Though, I had no idea how to make it up. I was a noob when it comes to dealing with girls, especially when their eyes were impregnated with expectations as you look into them."Ssshhh." I put a finger on her lips."Don't say it. I should be the one apologizing for my behavior." I tried to look into her eyes, though an odd thing hindered my vision and stopped me from diving deep into her. As if I was not meant to do so. The nature of the moment was ambiguous and appalling, as I sw
"Mr. Jen," I spoke, shockingly.Finding the old man supporting his lean withered figure with a stick at my door, I pulled the door open. I invited him inside. "What is he doing here?" I thought. He shuffled in through the narrowed corridor, his orbs moving around as if measuring the unseen danger lurking around. The noise of his ragged breath was filling the silence. Walking past Jade completely unbothered by her presence standing in his way, he slipped into the living room.Tensely, I followed him. I didn't know what to expect from his appearance at this late hour of the night.The moonlight streamed in through the cracked glass of the window, illuminating the thin fine lines of wrinkles gracing his skin, and his intricately fragile fingers loosened their grip around the nape of his cane after he grumpily positioned himself on the sofa.I rushed towards the switchboard realizing it was dark inside and I forgot to turn on the lights. As I pressed the switch down, the white light of
"Hey, have you seen it?""Today's breaking news!" That one member of a group who always showed up after picking the most controversial news around the college, energetically spoke."Oh, my God." The gasp rose from the mouths standing, forming a circle."What happened?" Those who didn't know could not hold back their curiosity but ask.With a dry wind rustling past the leaves creating a mysterious symphony, the whispers echoed in my ear. As both Jade and I walked down the stairs after the lecture ended. Those eyes watching us together, could not hold their tongues to talk about us."It seems like we are creating a headline today," I smirked, averting my gaze towards her strolling beside me with her arm looped in mine."Haha… they're getting curious or envious." She laughed slightly. "Shocked," I said rather."Oh… you think so." She appeared uncertain."Yeah." Both of us shared a laugh.I could see the shocked expressions lurking in the eyes of students upon seeing both of us together.
"How dare you!?" I rose from my chair immediately. As the man grabbed onto her arm and was about to drag her with him. I clasped his hand curled up around her wrist and tried to free her from him. I didn't know who the man was, but by the way, he grabbed her arm anyone could guess that she somehow knew him. So did he."What relation do they have?" A thought occurred to me. "Who are you? And how dare you hold her arm." I pushed him back, and all the eyes averted toward us. Students who were busy enjoying their food, and gossiping with their friends stood up from their chairs and formed a circle around us as if we had arranged a circus.The man whose identity was yet to be revealed to me shoved my back and landed a furious punch on my face. I bent down to a side, and a sharp pain rushed across my jawline.Stunned at the audacity of the guy, I propped myself back. My hands curled into a fist hanging to my side. The bones on my face tightened as I gritted my teeth with anger. The cafete
Ayra povPulling up on my loose-fitting wide-leg pants while standing in front of the full-length mirror tilted against the wall of my room, my mind was constantly replaying that scene from the college's corridor where the man named Athen heroically turned the bad boy, Niel, down. What a brave guy he was. And I could not help but stop myself from thinking about him. It was definitely my bad and despite my desperation, I could not get a chance to see his face.After buttoning up my pants, I grabbed my beige woolen top and pulled it over my head."I'll find you today," I whispered while staring in the mirror. As I turned my hair to my front and reek my fingers through them to loosen the curls, and dabbed the lipstick on my lips, I could envision him standing behind me though I could not see his face because he had his back on me."I'm sure my looks will weaken you." A smirk played on my lips confidently.Next, I fished out the concealer from my bag which I always keep along with me in c
"Wait, Athen?" She jogged after me calling my name loudly, as I walked out of the cafeteria and headed towards the park. I wanted to clear my head and the thoughts troubling me. The scene that guy had created in front of the whole college shattered my heart completely. Just because of him, I had to bear embarrassment in front of a crowd getting free entertainment from the free show put forward by us. How daringly the guy showed up claiming her as his girlfriend and grabbed her by the arm. My ego was crushed and although I had beaten him enough to cool down the lava burning inside me. But still, a fire was burning inside me, a feeling of betrayal was punching my fave harder than I thrust on his face. If she was already in a relationship with some other guy then she should have informed me about her affairs than hiding them from me. Walking away carrying the burden of my broken trust in my arms I reached the boundaries of the park adjacent to our college."Stop. Listen to me for once.
Ayra povI prowled towards the cafeteria after walking out of the awkward situation Brent had put me in by proposing to me instead of Jeri to be his mate. As I made my way through the narrow lane lined with trees leading to the refreshment room unable to shake off the feeling of unease in my mind. Jeri's hocked-stricken face was flashing in front of my eyes as if I had done something wrong. Despite knowing that I was innocent, a pang of guilt was striking against my conscience. I hoped that she would understand too that I was not interested in him. It was dark inside. Seemed like the cafeteria had been closed. But before I could turn away. Something stopped me and I found myself stepping inside. The interior of the room was shrouded in absolute darkness suggesting that the cafeteria had been closed. Following my thought, I struck my wrist in front of my eyes to see the time. It had been late for the cafeteria to remain open. I firmly closed my lips thoughtfully as the idea of rever
"Someone else!" He asked confusedly as if I had said something wrong."Yeah. You must be considering other girls as well! No?" I said, shrugging my shoulders. Judging from his expressions, I had assumed that he was not considering any other girl than me. I didn't know what to do or how to react to this. In my heart, I was happy that he gave me so much value. But on the contrary, I was a bit sad too, after knowing that he was not considering Jeri at all. A wave of disappointment swept on my face and I hesitantly bit on my lower lip. Confronting the man knowing he had developed feelings for me was making me a bit uncomfortable."Well. I haven't thought about anyone yet." His shoulder rose as he tucked his hands into the pocket of his jeans."Oh. That implies you're planning to miss out on the big night of the year too." I forced a smile, attempting to lighten up the mood and lessen the tensions that had developed between us ever since he proposed to me in front of Jeri."Certainly not.