Her navel and his bulge...
1901 Words
“Missy wake up, wake up now.” I heard Mrs. Wedge panicking voice. I hurriedly snapped my eyes wide open.
“Is something wrong?” I asked alarmed fully awake now as per seeing her worried face.
“There are men in white tux asking if we had seen him.” she said hastily and glanced at the man who’s beside me still in deep slumber.
“Please tell them you didn’t saw him.” I stated pleadingly.
“Yeah, we know.” she stated darting her eyes back at Mr. Stranger giving him a worried look—the kind of look mother’s would give to their children.
Wait, what? They know? What are the things they know? I have so many questions piling up in my mind but I shook my head scolding myself. This isn’t the time for asking.
“Here change your clothes, you needed this for your escape.” Mrs. Wedge handed me two black t-shirts and pants for the both of us. “Wake him up and escape through that door.” she then pointed at the floor which looks just like a simple plank but looking at it closely, there are a couple of loose planks.
Wait! Is this what I think it is, a secret passage? My eyes widened thinking how cool this is. Well of course, not the part that we’re being chased but the secret door thing. “Go while we hold them off.”
“Thank you for everything, Mrs. Wedge. Please be safe.” I hugged her tight, thinking if they’ll be alright since we have actually just endangered them.
“Take care also Missy and whatever happens do not leave each other.” I was taken aback with what she said. “Love is tricky, it can be sweet and the next thing you’ll know, it’ll be bitter. Hate arouses, misunderstandings took over, frustration, pain, and grudge will make things worse but don’t let those things come between you two.” she then tapped my shoulders and hastily left. My brows furrowed as I repeated what she said and again quickly shook myself back to the matters at hand for right now, we needed to escape.
“Hey, Mr. Stranger. Wake up now! The men in white—” I stated shaking his arm and stopped as my hand went to touch his forehead and proceeded to touch mine with my other hand making a comparison to our body temperature realizing he is quite feverish.
“They tracked us again? Sh*t!” he abruptly stood up which made him lose his balance. I caught him in time and held his arms steadying him.
“I’m fine.” he said softly without looking at me giving his full attention to the wooden floor between our feet. I let go of him and gave the clothes for him to change. I gave him the ones that obviously belongs to Mr. Wedge and kept mine in one hand which is about the same size of Mrs. Wedge. Mrs. Wedge also has the same body build as mine although I’m a head taller than her.
He took off his clothes in front of me and I gawked at him as his biceps moved and flexed—his abs in full view and then he proceeded to strip his sweatpants off. I jolted back to my senses as I had a chance to saw his black boxers and quickly turned my back to him gripping the bridge of my nose, the image of his bulge burning in my memory. My mouth suddenly felt dry making me swallow an imaginary lump. This scene is too much to bear. I fanned myself with my other hand feeling hot all of a sudden, my hormones driving me insane.
He chuckled. “Oh, were you watching?” he asked innocently and I faced him. As he is now fully dressed. “Did I make you drool?” he winked, his playful self back as I scowled at him.
“Yeah, right.” I rolled my eyes, sarcasm laced in my voice and took my shirt off in front of him displaying my nude colored bra. Well, two can play at his game. I was about to taunt him just like he did as I proceeded to pull my pajamas off—courtesy of Mrs. Wedge lending me her pj’s—but my words and actions halted as I looked at him. His expression, exactly as he intently gazed at my body; his eyes clearly stripping me, his adam’s apple bobbed as his gaze trailed down to the lower part of my body and stopped at my navel now showing my laced nude colored underwear. He let out a shaky breath and meets my gaze abruptly, his eyes dilating.
“Will you turn around!” I half yelled-whispered to him feeling all the heat rush to my face and he quickly obliged gripping the back of his neck.
“You shouldn’t do that next time. I might not hold back.” he said his voice so low that I almost didn’t get it. ALMOST. I nodded frantically even though he can’t see it as my voice failed me.
“Let’s go now.” I said as I finished changing and grabbed his wrist leading him towards the secret door on the floor. He then kneeled and opened it. The first thing I notice is that there is a wooden stairs leading into the unknown as it is pitch-black inside and I hesitated debating if I should go in or not.
“I’ll go first.” he said sensing my hesitation and went in climbing down the wooden stairs. I went and followed him closing the plank as I go. He held my hand while instructing me where to place my feet, where to avoid some loose piece of wood as we climbed down more like feeling our way down the stairs blinded by the darkness; his voice and touch my only guidance in the total darkness that surrounds us. We then reach the hard ground and I looked up realizing as my eyes adjusted that it’s no longer quite dark—the place actually glowed like we’re in a planetarium exhibit but instead of white, it glowed from soft green light, some are yellow and a few a soft orange.
“Woah, this is amazing!” I exclaimed completely in awe with the spacious place. Yes, it’s totally spacious with rocks as its ceilings and walls. “I bet my life, this is a cave.” I stated still awestruck. I can’t help but smile widely as I again witnessed another beautiful creation from God.
“What do you call those sparkling things?” I asked Mr. Stranger breathless still intently gazing at the glowing lights lining the cave walls, floors and its ceilings as we passed by them. “Is it diamonds? Oh, definitely not.” I shook my head correcting myself. “Diamonds only sparkled or more like refracts if it’s been hit by a light, right?” I paused deep in thought trying to figure out what are these glowing things.
“If it’s not diamonds then what do you think is it?” I asked again and face him after some time has passed realizing that I’ve been monologuing. He just smiled like a crazy creep man still pinning his gazed at me. “Do you have a plan on answering my question or just keep me blabbering here?” I asked bitterly. He just chuckled.
“It’s not a thing, it’s Arachnocampa luminosa, Glow Worm, Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Insecta, Order: Coleoptera, Family: Lampyridae.” he stated, now gazing at the Arachnochamp Florescent? Glow worm. Let’s just call it in its common name, the scientific name is killing me.
“Woah! I never thought you’re such a nerd.” I said wide-eyed.
“Is that an insult or a compliment?” he asked while c*****g his brow at me.
“It depends on your understanding of an insult and a compliment.” I laugh mockingly at him as he furrowed his brows still digesting what I had said. Gosh! This guy is kind of slow. “Let’s go now we’re in a heap of trouble. I’ll lead the way.” I tugged his hand secretly rolling my eyes at him and felt myself suddenly flush as I realize I have been holding his hand from the moment we went in the cave as he had guided me in going down the stairs and up until now.
“Nope, I’ll lead the way.” he passed by me grinning as he held my hand. “Man should lead the woman, not the other way around.” He said smugly although I can’t see his expression, I know he’s seductively smirking. I tugged his hand making his steps come to a halt.
“Excuse me mister, we are in the twentieth century now and for your information, men and women have equal rights.” I said as I waggled my brow at him. My activism for women’s rights activating.
“I wish not to be led by you but... to be laid on you instead.” he mumbles the last words which I didn’t caught.
“Pardon me Mr. Stranger, I didn’t catch that.” I said raising a questioning brow at him as we continued to walk down another chamber of the cave careful with my steps to not slip on the wet rock floor.
“Nothing. Such a curious little thing.” he stated while playfully pinching my nose. I batted his hand away and laugh at his comment. A long silence falls between us as we began to see another opening in the cave hopefully an exit and not another chamber of the cave, only our footsteps can be heard around us. Well, good thing is it’s not awkward anymore unlike yesterday. My stomach turned topsy-turvy as I once recalled those lip locking, torrid kiss ‘incident’. I shook my head dismissing those images.
“By the way, what time do you think is it?” I asked hoping he has a watch for I can see that he doesn’t have one on either of his wrists.
“It’s a quarter to six in the morning.” I squinted my eyes at him thinking why he is so sure about the time and as if reading my mind he held up his phone showing the time on his lock screen.
My eyes widened not believing what I’m seeing. “They can track you because of that, you i***t!” I exclaimed horrified.
“Yep and looks like they’re here.” he said looking at one of the cave’s mouth not so far away from our location revealing the men in white.
Sh*t! I wanted to wipe the grin off his face as we run like hell in the cave, careful not to slip and gave our fiend friends a chance to caught up to us.
We ran and ran, feeling my throat dries up as I breathe through my mouth, my legs sore from exhaustion and the fact that they’re still tailing us makes me more tired at the same time horrified.
“I don’t want to run anymore.” I whined but then felt relieved as warm gentle rays of the sun kissed my cold, corpse-like cheeks thinking finally there might be some large forest waiting for us to finally hide ourselves. I stood frozen seeing the scenery that greeted us, finding myself not believing what my eyes are seeing.
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