I Wonder.

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LOCATION: Pura's House

TIME: August/25/3:30pm

Pura:

"This is a nice bedroom different from what I had pictured." He said and looked around my black painted room Walls that looked like something you would see off of Pinterest if you typed in something grungy. That is where I got most of the ideas for this room.

I sat on my bed that is very far from the couch. I already feel bad for lying to Liam. Don't want to make matters worse. The fact that I was breaking a rule was putting me on edge. Rule number one: Don't break any rules. Rule number 5 is don't hang out with guys without me there.

When I looked up from my notebook my eyes shifted towards his direction as he was staring at my ceiling smiling. Which made my nerves go away. How did he do that?

"You have imagined my bedroom." I asked, trying to break the silence. Malum took a seat on the couch. It was also black but had tapestry pillows. He put his hands on the arm rest on one side and a pillow next to him and he looked good. It was weird that a guy was in my bedroom other than Liam and my brother. Liam will definitely kill me if he finds out.

"Yeah. A bedroom is a gateway to the soul, sometimes. Did you do that?" He was talking about the paintings on my ceiling that were the stars. I even painted the big and little dipper. HE was still looking around and waiting for me to answer the question.

"I thought the eyes were the gateway and yes I like to paint."

"Yeah but just because someone's eyes can be full of joy but their soul is saying the exact opposite but in your room, you are surrounded by things you like. I can tell more about you from looking around here than looking into your eyes."

"You have a point." I stared as we both just started laughing. I felt less like myself around him. I felt comfortable and more relaxed. Normally my brain was moving a mile a minute or maybe it's my room. Maybe school makes me on edge, maybe it's Liam.

"Your work is amazing." I could feel my cheeks get red and my heart swell. I only ever got compliments from Dawn. His comment made me smile. Like I used to with Liam. My boyfriend.

I realized he was smiling at me from the couch. I wish I had a smile like his. He is going to ruin me with that smile. Actually no he won't, I won't let him. This is only going to be two months of us just talking and hanging out.

"So project." He said as if he was getting serious. I opened a notepad and nodded

"Yeah so this project is just a two page paper on a stranger in your class that you were sitting next to." I explained I have done this so many times. Last year it was with a Girl that was fairly interesting. I liked that we were so different yet similar.

"So I have to get to know you and right a paper about you." He said and as I expected he smiled. He might as well just be sunshine.

"Yeah and vice versa, well start with the basics today you know name, family interest stuff like that.

He nodded and for the first time since I met him he didn't look too happy.

"Okay so your name is Malum...."

"Malum Flores." I smiled at his name and laughed like there was no tomorrow. He looked at me curiously but began to laugh also not even knowing the joke.

"Your name means evil flower." He stopped laughing and looked at me.

"You speak latin?" he was surprised and so was I. Nobody knew latin. It was a dead language that my mom made me learn. because her family speaks it and it kinda helps with her job. She reads old books and artifacts, and she actually knows a lot of languages.

"Yeah my mom made me."

"So did mine. She thought it would come in handy one day." He rolled his eyes.

"Really my mom is just a philosopher and works for a company who directs old artifacts. She was so fascinated-" I was cut off by my phone ringing and looked down and saw it was him.

"Ummm I have to take this." He nodded and I walked out my room. It rang again. Should I answer. Stupid yes I should.

"Hey."

"Hey babe, what are you doing?" He is happy. Happiness is good. Happiness is great. But the hard part is Lying, I'm a decent liar. I'm no special agent but I'm not floozy either.

"Homework. What about you?

"Driving away from school but do you want to hang out?"

"No." s**t I was to quick,

"No, what do you mean no." He is angry now. s**t.

"Don't be mad babe just a ton of homework that's all and Dawn is here and you know how she is about Girl time." He sighed and I could practically see the creases in his forehead. He got angry so easily for such minuscule things.

"What time is she leaving, maybe I can after." Was he so desperate to see me that he was willing to face my family? Sometimes I thought Liam was off because he never fully grasped things or maybe he chose to be ignorant and stay in his bliss.

"My family doesn't know we are dating again and they Dont want me after what happened." He was silent for a minute. I knew he wasn't disconnected because I could hear him taking deep breaths calming himself down.

"I have changed and I said I wouldn't cross that line again so what do they want from me." I stayed silent because I didn't know how to respond. Actually I didn't know how to say the things I wanted to say without making him angry. I have this feeling that I walk on eggshells around him so much.

"Well we will work it out." Really Pura, that's the best you can come up with.

"Yeah well i'll see you tomorrow, I love you."

"I love you too." I pressed end call and just stayed out in the hall to catch myself, thinking about those eight letters that he hasn't said since that day and I don't know but it just doesn't feel the same after all of it went up in flames, we just kinda combusted into a million pieces and inside it makes me mad that he acts like we didn't and that all the sudden we are supposed to be 100%. Then again I knew things would be this way.

"You okay." I look up and see that very warm smile. It wraps me up way too easily.

"Yeah let's get back to it."