Chapter 6
Never Trust Again
His hand that was gently gripping my wrist was surprisingly warm. I instantly felt my face heating up when I stuttered while asking him what he wanted. Why do I lose my cool when I’m in front of him? Sometimes I felt safe around him but I couldn’t set aside the nervousness I was feeling at the same time. I don’t know why I was feeling this way.
“I want to…”–he closed his mouth, opened it again, and bit his lower lip. It was as if he has something to say but really couldn’t say it in front of me. He was like a fish that was taken out of the water tank.
“You want what?” I swallowed the lump on my throat. Even though I wanted to remove his hand from my wrist, I couldn’t do it.
He looked away. “Nothing. Just…leave me alone.” He finally let go of my hand and la
