Chapter 54
” Let’s go towards the garden and play, it will be refreshing, we can cool our soul and mind too.” Blake added as Harper was speaking and walked towards Vincent tapping his shoulder.
” YEESSSS!!” Rose, Lisa, Jisoo and Emma chirped enthusiastically.
Everyone took pillows and other things towards the garden. The garden was very vast and there was a gigantic fountains with angles carrying water pots, actually most part of the garden was lit up with many lights.
Xavier, Blake and Taeyong arranged place to sit, Aaron, Jisoo, Rose and Harper arranged pillows and brought boxes filled with things which was required for dare punishments.
Emma, Me and…… Vincent were made to bring snacks and drinks.
Emma and I carried chips packets, nachos, tacos and many food items, Vincent carried carton of drinks as it was heavy.
” Oh shit Jennie! I forgot you don’t drink alcohol, we do have fruit juice in fridge, why don’t you take it and come?” Emma pouted.
” Oh…… Okay!” I smiled at her and walked back towards the house. Only I didn’t drink alcohol here, Harper had already started drinking coming here.
I strode towards the kitchen and peeped into the fridge for the juice. There was orange juice, apple juice, mango juice and I didn’t know which one to choose.
I scratched my head, my eyes bouncing between these, not able to decide. I stepped back a little in confusion but I felt like dashed into something and I yelped in response, a squeal escaping from my mouth.
I cocked my head to look back and I yelped out loud this time, my heart beat sped up like horse and I froze in my place.
Vincent was right behind me and I had dashed onto him accidentally while stepping back. He wasn’t touching me to be exact but he was dangerously close to me and I could feel his body heat and his cologne radiating, thumping my heart madly against my chest.
But the question was when did he come here, why did he come here, how is he exactly right behind me?
Our eyes met each others for a second and then he averted his eyes quickly, his expression completely blank. I whipped my head back to the fridge, my mind in complete chaos.
I suddenly hunched in fear when his hand moved, unexpectedly trapping me in between fridge and him, making me unable to move.
Oh god! Oh god!!!!!
I was sandwiched between fridge and him and everything in me rattled me in fear and my body suddenly felt heated up.
He took out one more carton of drinks from the refrigerator and I was glued in my place, shaking terribly. He had dangerously towered over me, just a inch separating us.
I felt him step back with carton and I let out a shaky breath. I gripped the hem of my t-shirt tightly because Vincent didn’t leave the kitchen yet.
He placed the box on the counter and started unwrapping it. I gulped and looked forward at the fridge. I was glued to my spot completely shaking because I was the only one left in the house with him, since all others were in the garden.
Why wasn’t he running away from me now? He always looked like he couldn’t stand me, as if I was some freak show, but now he was physically present with me, here…… all alone.
Is he going to kill me since nobody is around and bury me off silently?
What the hell are you thinking Jennie! Have you gone nuts?
It’s Vincent! VINCENT!!! What would you expect from him!!
But I don’t think he is that mad at me in an extent to kill me…… or is he…???????????
The air grew thick with the strange vibes coming from him. I grabbed the tetra pack of apple juice clumsily, shaking terribly and closed the fridge door. I decided to leave the kitchen immediately.
I moved ahead but I sensed his footsteps coming behind me and I gulped holding tetra pack tightly. My heart was beating too fast, blood pumping in my ears, and I increased my pace.
I exited the kitchen like a ghost was following me, moving my legs fast and now I was passing through the hall. I was shaking terribly, my heart felt like it was going to burst, my breathing becoming more irregular.
I slowed my speed, so that he can overtake me and move ahead but horrifically he didn’t even overtake me, moving in the same speed as me.
I unconsciously whipped my head, my heart pounding violently in my chest and I winced.
Vincent’s eyes was trained onto me and there was nothing but a hint of vulnerability in his eyes, he looked like he was hesitant of something.
Instead of feeling scared, a twisted, misplaced disappointment filled my chest. I whipped my head back, walking straight.
I know why you came to kitchen…… I am not that stupid not to understand that…….
Why aren’t you talking to me when you want to talk to me…….???
Speak to me if you want to Vincent!!
I am not that cold hearted to abandon you completely…….
I slowed my speed to catch up with him, but he slowed his speed too, he was just following me like a saddened puppy now. Great!
Is it too hard for you to reach me?
I stopped completely and faced him this time, completely pissed at him. He too stopped and now we were facing each other, everything broke in me just by seeing him.
He stared at me with unmasked hurt and pain, and my heart plummeted. There was something twisted in his eyes that was bordering on unhinged, and I couldn’t find any explanation for that……
I read the raw emotions in his eyes-insecurity and bewilderment, like he was in deep pain, like he hasn’t slept for months.
His eyes were telling me everything but not a single word came his lips, his body was getting tensed. His eyes grew darker by seconds, his breathing heavier. He looked like he was battling with himself.
Speak Vincent…… I won’t speak until and unless you talk first…….
He shut his eyes for a second, heaving a shaky sigh, gripping the carton tightly, looking away. He didn’t say a word and dashed ahead through me rendering me speechless.
I watched him in dismay as he walked away leaving me just like that. I didn’t know this person. This Vincent was unknown to me, making me question everything I thought I knew about him.
So you are pushing me away now?…… suffering alone…… bottling up emotions again?
He doesn’t want to reach me, but show his tortured side to me, show his hidden insecurity and pain…… make me all too miserable.
Fine……! Go die!!!!
I don’t know why I was caring for him, despite everything he had done to me. Maybe I was a foolish girl with way too big heart…… don’t be like that Jennie, people will just crush you and nothing else!!!
I walked towards them and I sat near left over place, which was near Xavier and Aaron. Aaron smiled at me and I smiled back.
He was most decent boy I had ever seen, actually he was full pack of what a girl needed or maybe what I needed. Smart, handsome, full of patience, and good boy, fully tamed…… I never ever liked bad boys.
They just make your life miserable and nothing else. Complete lack of romance in them.
I faced straight and flinched when my eyes landed on him. Vincent was facing me, but luckily his eyes weren’t seeing me, I heaved a relief sigh.
I wonder how Aaron hanged out with this group with such dead opposite of personalities. If I rank them…… Vincent is the most dangerous man and has worst mood swings, completely insane…… just with millimetre distance comes Blake. He was rarely good but……
He has so much temper, more like a killer machine but is sane actually. He will be exactly destructive as Vincent if you add volcanic anger.
Next with some few meters distance Xavier…… well I don’t know much about him but he does involves into fights on which Blake and Vincent has got into. I bet he too gives bad boy vibes.
With so many kilometres distance comes Aaron. Such a nice person…… He is like pet animal of the group, not at all harmful. Is he stuck here like me too? But he looks so happy with them though, like he loves them the most.
” Are you comfortable or do you want to shift near Jisoo? I don’t mind……” Aaron said as I was sitting between Aaron and Xavier, because I came late and sat on left over place and we had to make circle for the game.
” No no! I am perfectly fine Aaron” I spoke shyly and he returned a cute smile and handed me pack of chips and I shyly accepted it.
” So when are you coming back to here?”
” Maybe 20th day of holidays getting over ……” I said eating the chips.
” WHAT 20TH DAY…… won’t your class start after 15 days?” Xavier blurted out catching everybody’s attention. Was he eavesdropping on us?
I looked away and hunched when Vincent’s eyes was on us, who observed our interactions too carefully, and heat surged to my cheeks.
” Won’t you lag in studies if you come that late?” Emma added looking at me curiously.
” Um…… no. Anyway the lectures wouldn’t seriously start the class straight from 1st week though…… I don’t mind bunking the first week. Oh then it becomes 22 days now.”© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.
I flinched when Vincent kept the can with a loud thud on the ground and I gripped my chips tightly in return. Is he angry?
” Yeah we won’t come for 22 days actually…… let’s not come back and make it a month Jennie…… no coming till 30 days……” Harper smirked looking at Taeyong and he pouted ironically, they were acting weird. What’s with these two?
Maybe I should play along. ……
” Yes sure why not! No coming till 30 days ” I joked out faking a laugh. I wished never coming to this college though……
I flinched again when I heard loud crushing sound, and I looked at Vincent in horror as he had crushed the beer can with his bare hand completely fuming up.
Anxiety drummed through me as we looked at each other. His jaw was clenched, and the vehement stare directed at me told me he was angry with me.
Why is he angry now……???? I shivered internally looking away, gulping the apple juice I was holding.
” Okay! Let’s start!” Emma chirped out as she sensed Vincent anger and spinned the bottle immediately and I drew my attention at the bottle nervously.
As the bottle was spinning my heart was racing madly against my chest. Please don’t stop on me…… please… please god… please……
The bottle stopped on Taeyong and his eyes sparkled instantly rendering me speechless.
” Truth or dare???”
” Haha… I am a man, no fear…… I choose dare!” Taeyong faked a rich laugh and Harper burst out laughing at him more like adoring him.
Blake eyed him ” Okay Man…… Let the person next to you wax you wherever they want.”
” What!!” Taeyong face fell off as he heard him and person next to him was Blake himself and other one was Lisa.
” Oouh! We do have wax strips!” Rose chirped peeping in the box and handed strips to Blake and Lisa, Taeyong glared at Rose cursing her internally.
” Where do you want to wax him Blake?” Harper teased Taeyong. ” His pretty sexy legs of course……” Blake added laughing.
” What no!! Hey I have swimming practice, what will boys think seeing my perfectly shaved legs!!!” Taeyong shrieked wiggling as Blake held him tightly.
” Be a man bro! It’s just a dare!” Blake taunted him and Rose and Emma held him tightly laughing.
” Noona! NOONA! HELP!!!!” Taeyong screeched out to Jisoo but she was laughing at him. ” Who told you to take dare Yongie!”