The Thumping Heart and Jealousy

In a few minutes, June and Stacy arrive at the studio-type apartment with two bedrooms in it. As they set their feet in, June guides Stacy to sit on the sofa. In the medium-sized living room, there is a rectangular coffee table, where the first aid-kit box is sitting. “Wait for a few moments,” June instructs gently while her hands are busy cleaning the wounds using a few cottons and some alcohol.

With the intense thumping in her heart, Stacy tries to manage her calm so hard. Yet, she still looks nervous since the blushes on her cheeks appear a little bit. It is caused by June, taking care of her wound carefully. At that point, she takes a glance sneakily at June’s beautiful face. “Those eyes and nose are always pleasant for me to see,” She says in her mind.

As Stacy locks her eyes on the ethereal beauty, her gaze lands on the plump pink lips of the woman. It then causes her heart to thump faster, as if it would explode in her chest. “Aside from her eyes, her lips are also very alluring,” She states in her mind. Immediately, the wild imagination of kissing June’s lips appears in her mind, causing her to daydream at that moment.

At the same time, June has finished covering the wound with a two-layer bandage. Moreover, her stares meet Stacy’s, but it doesn’t last long as she calls her, “Stacy? Are you there??”

Stacy immediately regains her consciousness as she replies, “Yes? I’m here.”

“It seems that something was running in your mind. You looked spaced out,” June claimed while observing Stacy’s face.

“Ah, I guess it’s because of the history test next week. You know I’m not so good at it.” Stacy quickly finds a good reason to cover how she is amazed by June’s mesmerizing beauty. She tries not to be too obvious in admiring her crush’s good-looking features.

June rolls her eyes and shrugs. She knows that, as her student, Stacy, is not dope in academics, yet she believes that she can make it through intensive practice. Therefore, she whines, “That’s because you never hit the books. Even after you have a private lesson with me, you barely touch the materials!”

Those whining don’t annoy Stacy in the first place. She has gotten used to it, even when she meets June for the first time. Instead, it sounds sweeter than some compliments she has ever heard from the speaker. It may be strange for a student enjoying the whining of her private teacher. Nonetheless, it happens to Stacy. She always thinks June’s whining is a form of care for her; something she tends to seek whenever the private teacher is around.

“I know, Miss, but I do study in the end even though you get my back,” Stacy nods and replies. She then smiles cheerfully at June, showing as if she were an innocent little girl.

Staring at her for a while, June can only shake her head a bit. It indicates that she is quite frustrated with how to handle her student’s stubbornness. At the same moment, the bell rings, signaling that someone is at the door. “Wait for a second,” June instructs while getting up from her sitting position. She walks to the door and opens it immediately.

“Excuse me, Miss. Here are two boxes of pizza sent by Mr. Barfield. The deliveryman hands the medium-sized boxes to June.

Looking and receiving the meals, June smiles and nods willingly. It is a common thing done by Sam to her as they have been together for three years. Firstly, June refuses the treats, but Sam falls on deaf ears. He keeps giving her food, snacks, or gifts, especially when he just gets a huge amount of bonus from his job as a supervisor. Subsequently, since the deliveryman is no longer there, June calls Sam to express her gratitude.

“Good day, my dear. Have you grabbed a bite yet?” June greets and opens a conversation as the call connects. It then makes Stacy stare at her, wondering what they are discussing during the phone call.

“No, I haven’t. How about you?? I guess you will have a big pizza feast this afternoon, My Love.” Sam replies confidently, and it can be heard by June and Stacy, although it is not in a loudspeaker mode.

Listening to her brother’s response, Stacy pouts. The jealousy wraps her heart while she remembers her big brother dating her crush. “If I were the one getting opportunities to hold her hand, it would have been me calling her ‘Love’ or ‘Dear’. It will be in my imagination since June looks straight. She feels fine with Sam, although he attempted to rape her.” Stacy speaks in her mind while rolling her eyes for a while, but she then stares at June, who has not finished talking on the phone.

“I guess this is too much to handle, Sammy. You know I just live alone here,” June claims.

“That’s better, Love. You can heat the rest of the pizza for breakfast, can’t you?” Sam responds casually.

At that point, June glances at Stacy and informs, “Would you mind if I share the pizza with your little sister? I don’t eat that much of tomato pie.”

Sam raises one of his eyebrows, feeling surprised by the offer made by June. He thinks that she would bring back a pack of pizza while teaching Stacy. Accordingly, he reacts, “All right. I don’t mind if you have thought about it. My little sister is also a foodie. She will have it as a snack when having a private lesson.”

“No, no. She is here. I met her by accident,” June informs.

“That’s fine, Love. Anyway, I need to continue my work. Have a nice lunch. See you later,” Sam says and ends the call once he notices that his boss is around his working desk.

By the time June opens a box of pizza and says to Stacy, “Let’s get a bite, Stacy. Your brother is buying me two tomato pies this afternoon.”

TO BE CONTINUED..