C H A P T E R 4 - Near Miss
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C H A P T E R 4:
Lyra POV
No way.
He was the guy earlier.
He was the guy that I’ve been staring at to my room, the person that I guess who related or maybe Rowena’s son.
My heart skips a one loud beat when my eyes were locked to his icy blue eyes and I take a step back, shaking my head.
Honestly, the guy is a very good looking guy when you see his face in close-up. Surprised wrote on his face when I glared at him and crossed my arms into my chest.
“I ordered it first.”
He blinks, my right eyebrow raised and my hands form into a tight fist when he smirked at me.
“Sorry but I didn’t hear you ordered the flavor.” He said, smirking.
Ah…so he’s playing around huh? Pretending he doesn’t know?
“Stop the act. The ice cream was MINE. I ordered it first before you cut me out to get it.” I gritted my teeth, deepening the glare that I’ve been giving to him.
Okay, maybe I’m over-reacting right now, but heck! That’s my favorite ice cream! I won’t let anyone to get it. That’s mine.
“I don’t. That ice cream is not yours since you haven’t paid it yet.” He stepped a little closer to me which I step back, averting my eyes into him.
“I don’t care. The ice cream was mine.” Turning around to make him face my back, the woman who was in the counter staring at us like she saw a ghost.
Ummm.
“You know, there’s a way for you to get your little ice cream from me.” He leaned forward, causing me to look at him again.
A little hope came inside of me, wishing that it will be the easy way. If he needs me to treat him another cup of ice cream then hell yeah!
“What is it?”
“Be mine?”
What?
WHAT?
Is he crazy?
My smile faded and my jaw dropped with my eyes widened. I close my mouth before standing uncomfortably in front of him.
The hell?
A laugh suddenly echoed to the place, and glared to the person who is laughing so hard in front of me.
That guy, I almost believed on him. I almost forgot that no one will going to like me to be their own and no one will love me truthfully. How can I be so dumb?
I heard him stop when I started to walk towards the door and leaving him standing without any care what will be his expression.
What a fool I can be.
STUPID. STUPID.
I am so stupid, I almost believe. ALMOST. No one will be going to like me, they just liked me because they wanted me on their beds.
Why am I so affected because of his words?
Right, because someone told me that before and never meant his words.
I fastened my walk, never dare to look at my back. His voice and words shouting loudly in my ears, his words were like a knife that wounded my heart so deep.
“YOU ARE MINE.”
“NO ONE WILL OWN YOU.”
"EVEN IF YOU RUN AWAY FROM ME, I’LL FIND YOU WHEREVE YOU ARE.”
His words ring into my ears, making tears fall from my eyes. I should forget him before but that guy reminds me about him again.
What a liar.
WHAT A REMARKABLY LIAR.
“I PROMISE YOU THAT I WON’T LEAVE YOUR SIDE.”
“I’LL PROTECT YOU WHENEVER I PLACE MYSELF IN DANGER JUST TO PROTECT YOU IN DANGER.”
“I WON’T HURT YOU, TRUST ME.”
A bitterly laugh escaped from me and rolls my eyes about of his words.
He promised me.
He promised me that he won’t leave me.
He…PROMISED me. But he broke that promised.
I believed him, I trusted him. But that guy broke my trust.
How can I be so fool to give my love to him so easily?
All of them are just fooling me! How didn’t I realize it earlier? Why did I trust that guy so much when I just met him only 8 months?
I hope I will forget him. I hope I will not meet him again. Why do I need to suffer this? If I found out that early I won-
*BEEP*
My eyes widened when I didn’t realize that I’m already crossing the road and a car was driving so fast honking the horn to get my attention and motioning me to get out of the road.
But I am too late to run, because the car is nearby to my direction and the only thing I can do is to stand in shock with my eyes wide.
This is it, my dead end.
I won’t see the world again who have done too much pain to me.
Closing my eyes, I am waiting to the car to hit me but the only thing that I felt was a muscular arm wraps around my waist, pulling me up on the ground and my body was swayed like there’s a person saved me to get me out on the road.
A tears fell down on my cheeks, hearing my loud heart beating so fast in my chest.
“Are you okay?!” A familiar deep voice yelled worriedly in front of me who cupped my face with his two big hands.
I opened my eyes, both of it were landed to an ocean blue eyes staring at me in worried with sweat dripping down on his face.
I didn’t answer him, instead, I just keep my mouth shut and let the tears fell silently on my face with my hands shaking in fear.
I ALMOST DIED.
A shock escape to my mouth when the blonde haired guy who made me remember HIM and saved me, pulled me into his chest to hug me.
I felt safe.
The safe feelings that I wanted to feel ever since before.
The arms that I needed to keep me warm and comfortable.
He kissed the side of my hair and let out a breathy sigh, still hugging me so tight.
WHAT IS HE DOING?
I wanted to pull away from him, but my body didn’t want to. She’s begging me to stay closed to him that I feel something weird to my body.
SPARKS? ELECTRICITY? FIREWORKS?
I don’t know which one of those words that I can describe what I have felt right now. All I can feel and see that I was in his arm, hugging me so tight like I was the thing he needs to protect.
He pulled me a little roughly by grabbing both of my shoulder and an angry expression written all over his face, looking down at me.
“Are you crazy?! You almost killed yourself!” My mouth kept shut, staring to his face with blank expression, still, the tears won’t stop falling down on my cheeks.
“Did you hear me? You almost killed yourself!” He yelled at me again, but I couldn’t help but stay silent. I want to speak. I want to ask him why he does that.
My eyes immediately landed into his icy blue one, as they locked to each other giving a warm inside of my body. His arms were still holding my shoulder and I’m still sitting beside the road, hearing the cars moving so fast in our side.
“Why didn’t you run? You already know-“
“Why do you care?”
“What?”
His angry expression turned in confusion, furrowing his brows at me.
“Why do you even care if I will get myself killed?” I asked him again.
Why does he care?
I didn’t know him and he didn’t know me also. Why would he care? And how did he save me that fast from the car when I saw the car running closed to my body? It honestly almost attached on my hips but he managed to save me before the car hits me.
WEIRD.
“I-“
Before he can speak, my phone rang and I pulled it immediately to my pocket with my hands still shaking from the incident.
Looking to blonde guy for a second, I tuck my hair on my ear before pressing the phone in my ear.
“Y-Yes?” I let out a shaky breath, helping my body to stand up.
I almost gasp in surprise when the blonde haired guy helps me to get up by pulling me on my waist, holding me up like I was nothing to him.
I muttered a ‘Thanks’ and I can feel the heat rush into my cheeks.
“Hello, Miss Summers. Your mother is looking for you. She needs to tell you something.” Trisha said in the line.
I glanced to the blonde haired boy, “Sure. I’ll be there in a minute.” I replied hanging out the phone.
The guy keep himself besides me and seeing his head bowed a little, maybe thing into something. He looked up and I smiled a little taking him in surprise.
“Thank you for saving me.” I whispered.
I can feel the awkward tension in the air lately but I still manage to tell him that. He deserves it. I am being reckless today so he really deserves my thank you.
Mix emotions filled his eyes when those words came out to my mouth and I can sense the relief of his body.
“It’s fine.”
“Tell me how I can repay you, ummm…”
“Chase,” I nodded, “But I don’t need you to pay me from what I’ve done. I just need to protect what’s mine and what’s important to me.” He muttered the last sentence but my brows furrow in wonder.
I wanted to ask him what is he talking about but I just leave it and smiled at him. “Thank you again, Chase. I owe you.” Smiling again, I started to walk away from him but I stop in my track when he says something unexpected.
“ANYTHING FOR YOU, MY LOVE.”
And with that, I started to walk and but I immediately looked where he was but I saw nothing.
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