~Thelma POV~
“But when the hell are you going to stop this mentality of sleeping around with any guy you come across?” I ask Recho out of the blue as the two of us move toward the party. I mean, it is like she never cares about it at all.
“The only thing is that you are just untouched, baby girl. Wait for the day you you will be touched that is when you will feel like you don’t want anything to end at all.” That is my friend, she is raw with words.
I did not need any more explanation from her that was enough to make me drop the topic I had started tackling. I knew I would die in my own movie.Recho had all the information one needed on s*x.
“Oh, dear girls, I was looking for you everywhere.” I know that voice. I instantly feel my face reddening even before I can look at him.
And what is this “looking” supposed to mean? The effect he has on me will forever remain .I just can't hide it well regardless.
I hear him approach until he gets in front of us. God, what am I going to do?
“You look so sexy,” Rich compliments, but his eyes are fixed on me. I know that compliment is meant for me. I am sure am tomato red, and he knows that. Let’s hope Recho is not oblivious about the whole situation at all.
Poor girl, only if he knew .
“Let’s hope that is not aimed at causing harm,” Recho teases her brother, but I can tell exactly where this is aimed. This man is not even nearer to letting me be.
“Of course, baby sister. You do not need to remind me. You made it clear that your best friend is out of my reach, and I swear I respect that.
” Oh heavens! Am I hearing right, or is this another Rich? This jerk is something else… don’t forget, I never resist anything he does. Of course, my subconscious will never let it go.
“Let me come.” For sure, I don’t know if this just came as an excuse, but just then, Recho gets away, leaving only the two of us together.
I am ready to escape from him, but as usual, he is not ready to let me do so. He grabs my hand, pulling me back to him until I’m hardly an inch away.
My eyes gaze into his, oblivious to our closeness.
“Let me go,” I aim to yell at him, but it only comes out as a whisper.
“That dress fits you perfectly,” he whispers into my ear huskily, and then I feel his hand go around my waist.
I instantly melt at the feel of his hand around my waist. This is a very intense feeling that I would love to last a lifetime. The good thing is we are in the corridor, and no one is seeing us ,but what if Recho catches us in this state? That would be the biggest betrayal to her.
“Get your hand off me, Rich. You know they might need me,” I manage to speak, trying to get his hand off my waist, but he instead tightens his grip, pulling me even closer. I can feel his hard-on pressing into me.
“Come on, Thelma. I know you have always been overwhelmed by wanting to be close to me and here you are.” Damn it! I hate his arrogance and straight forwardness.
“In your dreams. I need to get away,” I say with all the little air I have left. The truth is, he is right about every word he is saying.
Rich continues to pull me toward him. I can hardly run away now, even if I wanted to. I feel like I am attached to a very strong magnet that cannot easily be pulled away without extra force.
“Calm down, Thelma. You know I don’t bite… okay, I only bite when you tell me to,” he says sarcastically. Oh God! What should I do now in this compromised situation?
“Where was I?” he says, that smirk never leaving his face for even a minute.
“Oh, I was admiring this gorgeous body,” he whispers into my ear, which intrigues me.
“Rich, let me go. You know anyone could see us in this position, and it would not be good,” I manage to say.
“Oh, that is exactly what I want. I want all of them to know.” The moment he says that, I use all the energy I have to pull away from him.
How can he say such a thing? He is really insane. My mother is always telling me to get a boyfriend, and now I find out that I have been seeing her best friend's son.
“Wow, I didn’t know you were this powerful,” he says sarcastically. I do not respond, but instead roll my eyes at him and take a few steps away. There is no way I am letting my body stay like that.
I step back toward the ongoing party. For sure, I just can't imagine if I will be able to stay at this party until the end.
“Hey, beautiful.” Lost in my thoughts, I suddenly hear a husky voice that startles me a little.
I turn around and come face-to-face with a tall man. His eyes bore into mine. He seems to be in his late twenties. He is equally handsome. He has black, disheveled hair. He checks me out from head to toe, which makes me feel uncomfortable.
He smirks at me when he sees that I’m a bit taken aback.
“Don’t you have anything to do?” I ask him rudely when I see that he seems to be staring at me without blinking.
“Come on, beautiful. I promise I won’t bite. Okay, I only bite when you tell me to.”
“Bullshit!” I yell at him. The good thing is that the music is so loud that no one can hear me curse.
“Oh, the best thing is I like the tough ones most.”
Seriously, this one is a real pain in the ass. I think the only thing I can do is run away from him because all he is doing is nagging me even more.
“So you are running back to your bestie’s brother?” Those words make me stand immediately. Bullshit! What if someone heard him? I turn back, frozen like lightning, heading toward him.
“What do you want?” I ask him, irritated. I think he knows so much about Rich and me. That is something I can do nothing to prevent from being exposed.
“Just a dance with such a princess.” I do not have anything to do but offer a dance. At this time, everyone is busy dancing.
I look everywhere for Mom, but she is nowhere, as well as Recho. For Recho, I do not need to think about her. I already know what her reaction would be if she sees me here in this state.