Puppets on a string

LITTLE THINGS

Finally the whole cyclone situation was settled down and it was Sunday. I woke up, chatted for a whole with my new boyfriend Samuel and get along with the day. Later in the evening, I was on a phone call with him.

" Hey babe" He said

" Hey Sam" I replied

" Today I recieved a call from Vicky. She was asking to go watch movie with you all. Are you going too ?"

" Yes I am also going. Sorry I forgot to tell you about it"

"It's okay love. You don't have to tell me everything that happens in you life "

God. Can this man be anymore perfect ? He was making it hard to not fall for him this early. How can someone be in love in just 1 month of knowing them.

" Do you mind if I agree to go with you ?"

He said again

" Of course not. Why would I mind ? You can join us too Sam"

" Great! Do you know who else is coming ?" He asked

" Well she said that most of our friends can't join us. It would be only you, I,Vicky and Jennie" I replied back

" Okay babe"

" Sam, I wanted to talk to you about something " I said

" What is it love ? Are you breaking up with me already ?" He said with a fake crying voice jokingly making me laugh.

" What if I am?" I said trying to tease him

" Then I will be in front of your house begging you to take me back " He said back.

" I am not breaking up with you Stark. I just wanted to talk about something else"

"Okay! I am all ears"

" Actually I wanted to keep our relationship private for a while. We will tell everyone about it when the time is right. I don't want everyone teasing us and making fun of us. We will behave like friends in front of others. "

The point is I am a very private person. I don't share the stories of my life with everyone. There are very few people who really knows me. I always keep a fake smile on my face. And maybe I am also afraid of people judging me. Adrianna is the only one who knows everything about me. Even my best friends Pamela and Victoria also don't know everything. They only knows some parts of my life.

" Why ? Is everything alright ?" He asked again taking me out of my thoughts.

" Yes, everything is fine. I am a private person Sam. I don't open up to everyone. I want to keep our relationship to ourselves first. We have only known each other for a month. I think we should spend some time together first before involving others " I replied back which was the truth. I also didn't want Vincent to know about it too. I don't want him to think that I am jumping from one boy to another in just 3 days. As I said, I am afraid that people will judge me.

" Okay if you say so Love. I think you are right. I also want my girlfriend all to myself too" He said making me blush.

" Okay then see you tomorrow in college Sam. Good night "

" See you tomorrow baby. Good night. Love you" He said hanging up the call.

Ahh! Whenever he says that he loves me, my heart goes to do some cliff jumping.

I went to sleep with a stupid lovestruck smile on my face.

Next Day

I went to college and the more closer I got the more nervous I got. It will be the first time seeing Samuel after becoming his girlfriend.

As soon as I reached college I found out that the student union is again protesting today which led to get all of our classes to get cancelled today again making me sigh. Do they even study in this college ?

Then I received a call from Samuel.

" Hey babe. Where are you ?"

" I am in college."

" Did you hear that all classes got canceled today?" He asked

"Yes, I just got to know about it" I sighed

"Then I think we should leave for the movie don't you think?" He asked

" Okay. And what about Jennie and Vicky. Wait I will take them on conference call" I said back and quickly dialed Vicky and Jennie 's number. Vicky picked up after 2 rings but Jennie didn't pick up the call at all.

" Hey guys. Where are you all? Did you hear that classes are canceled ?" Vicky said in a single breath.

" Yes, we heard. But where are you ? We need to get to cinema too" I Said

" The cinema hall is near to my house. I will meet you guys there ".

" And what about Jennie?" Samuel asked

" She had a urgent call from her home. She is not coming. It's just three of us. I will see you there. Bye" She said back and hung up the call. It was only Sam and I on the call again.

" I am at the college entry gate Ash. Come here, we both will go together" Samuel said.

" Okay" I said and hung up the call

As I reached there, my heart fluttered seeing Samuel standing there with a backpack on his back looking like a Greek God in a plain Black shirt tucked in his blue jeans. Why is he so handsome?

My heart was thumping out of my chest as I slowly reached him. I was afraid that it will come out of my mouth.

Relax Ash. It's just Samuel. You have met him many times before too.

'But he was not my boyfriend back then' Other side of my mind said. I need to relax otherwise I will make a fool of myself. I slowly took a long breath and reached him. He was already looking at me.

" Hello Sam" I said taking out my hand for a handshake but the next thing he did shocked me. He pulled my hand and wrapped me in a bone crushing hug.

" Hello love" He said back grinning.

He has a perfect smile. He was looking like a kid who just got his favorite candy. What I didn't notice that I was staring at him

" Get in" He said taking me out of my thoughts again .

" Huh! " I said confused.

He chuckled and pointed his finger to the taxi which I didn't notice before.

I hope he didn't notice me staring at him.

"Oh! I said and got in embarrassed. He followed soon after me and joined me in back seat. Then the taxi sped off.

"Don't need to be embarrassed babe. You can watch me all the time, I won't mind. After all I am yours only. " He said with a grin on his face

So he noticed. Way to go Ashley. Why do I always embarass myself.

I gave him an awkward smile and looked down.

" I hope it was only you and I going to watch the movie " He said.

"What ?" I asked confused trying to find out the meaning behind his words

" It's only Vicky who will be with us today. If she would have denied to come too then it would have been only us. I would have loved to spend some alone time with my girlfriend. It's like our first date together and Vicky is going to join us on our first date " He said frowning.

Maybe he was right but it was Vicky's plan all along. She can't just cancel the day that she planned.

" We can go alone together some other time" I said to him smiling.

He smiled back

" Yes that too. Babe don't you think we should tell Vicky about us. She is a nice girl and she will keep our secret. And it would be good to have someone know about us. There must be a person in college who knows about us and cover up for us" He said. I think he is right.

" Okay. But only her. I don't want others to know" I said back.

Vicky and I have become very close to each other. Vinnie is still closest to me. Vicky is not someone who will judge me. She says that we are noone to judge someone and I agree with her.

" Great " He said and held my hand suddenly sending tingles down my spine. I literally had goosebumps on my hand. What is this person doing to me ?

I blushed and looked at him only finding him looking at me with a little sweet smile on his face making me blush a little more.

Soon we reached the cinema and met Vicky three.

Samuel went to buy the tickets and gave me the task to tell Vicky about us. He said that he is not really close to her and it would be better if I tell her as I am more closer to her. I retaliated and said that we should do this together. I am a very shy person, I can't do this alone. He agreed and said I should start the conversation first and he will join me again.

When he came back, we told her about our relationship. She was shocked at first then agreed to keep our secret for us and help us to keep it away from others too.

Soon, we reached the cinema and I was sitting in between both of them with Vicky on my left and Samuel on my right.

We were watching La La Land. After some time, I felt Samuel holding my hand making my heart flutter again. Few minutes later, I felt his left hand going around my shoulder pulling me closer and his right hand holding my right hand. I panicked remembering that Vicky was here with us too. I am not a big fan of PDA and we just got into this relationship. I wanted to pull away but thought that it would be rude. I took a deep breath and tried to relax in his arms. I looked at Vicky and I could say that she was feeling awkward too. I just hope that he doesn't try to kiss me. I am sure that I will panic and push him or something.

Thank God it didn't happen. Later we went to a nearby restaurant and ordered our lunch. We sat on a table for 4. Firstly Vicky slided inside and I followed after. Samuel had to sit opposite me. He looked at me and pointed to the seat next to him wanted me to sit there.

I shook my head in No. I pointed towards Vicky as I didn't want her to feel anymore awkward. Samuel didn't leave my hand even after the movie and I didn't want Vicky to feel like she was unwanted there.

After we had our lunch, Vicky said goodbye to us and left for her home while Samuel basically forced that he will drop me off to my home before going to his own house even when his house was at the other side of the town.

He dropped me off to my home and left for his own.

In the evening, he texted me and we chatted until 4 a.m. We wished good night to each other but sleep didn't come to me. I was still thinking about him and kept smiling to myself.

' This guy is gentleman. He is my prince Charming. I am slowly falling for him.' I thought and forcefully made myself go to sleep.

I didn't know how wrong I was. I didn't know that he was all fake. I didn't know that he was a devil in an angel's disguise. I didn't know that he will become my biggest nightmare.