SEVEN: THE BROKEN HEADPHONE

"I.." He parted his lips, but she cut him off.

"Just leave me alone! What do you want from me?" She yelled, fustrated as she turned to him.

He sighed. Then slowly stepped forward, "I said I am sorry,besides you should be excited i am even speaking to you!"

She looked at him in disbelief.

"I actually don't need your apology,turns out you are still the fuckboy I dislike!" He stared at her confused. He did not understand why she was so different.

Other girls would have fallen by now,was he losing his charms?

"Fine, I would replace the headphone." He muttered softly.

She shook her head,her hands wiping her face as she spoke.

"No would do. I don't want anything from you. " He sighed.

"Why are you proving so hard to get? Huh?"

"Proving hard to get? Or not making my self easy to use?" Her words hit him directly where it hurt. He looked away guilty.

"Fine, what do i do then? "

"Stay away,thats all I need you to do." She spoke annoyance vivid in her tone before she walked towards the locker room to change her uniform

He clenched his fist as he watched her leave.

Later, during lunch,Ethan smirked as he noticed Maya and Sophie walking into the cafeteria.

He turned to jace, who was playing games on his phone.

"What happened with you and maya?" His voice came out teasingly.

Jace glanced at him,"Nothing,just some misunderstanding."

"Okay,but I don't think you are winning this bet anytime soon."

Jace smirked slowly as he cast a challenging glance.

"We would see."

"Okay," Ethan burst into laughter as he noticed Jace's countenance had changed. He looked agitated, unsure as he slowly scanned the cafeteria for Maya.

"Listen,girls like Maya,you have to gain her trust bro"

When he sighted her,he looked towards her,his heart flipping as she laughed at something Sophie had said.

He muttered confidently, his gaze slowly turning predatory as he stared at them.

"Then I will make her trust me.Enough to let her crave for me,"

"What's Maya's favorite color ?" He sighed. He had no idea.

The lady at the store stared at him.

"Sir,if this is for a girl,I suggest pink would do,"

He sighed softly.

"I wronged her,I.."

"You are stressing too much over this sir,this is the latest headphone brand, and I am sure your girlfriend would love it," the woman spoke beaming.

Girlfriend? "Not yet. But soon,she would be moaning my name. "

He muttered so only he could hear.

"Give me the blue one," she nodded before turning to the headphones lined up behind her in a transparent glass.

A few moments later,he drove back home. As he parked his car,he sighed.

The mansion looked too quiet,just like every other day.

He wished everything would return back to normal, the days his mother would be out in the garden and his father beside her.

But all those were mere fantasies now,his parents only visited home twice a year or so.

When they were building their business; a small digital marketing firm,they were around but after they blew up,their only son,Jace lost his parent to their demanding jobs and the house slowly lost his favorite colour,the bright ones he had whenever they all ate dinner.

He was almost 13 when everything changed. Now,19 years old,but it still hurt like it happened yesterday.

He sighed, stepping out,already feeling drained.

Something flashed in his mind,Her angry gaze from earlier. He frowned.

Why was he thinking of Maya all of a sudden?

He breathed deeply as he picked up the luxury bag containing Maya's new headphone.

He would give it to her tomorrow. Girls like her liked boys who cared, and he laughed at the thought.

"To win this bet,I need her to be completely fooled" He smirk as he walked towards the Mansion,only if he knew,he would get his heart shattered in the most devastating ways ever.