I had been focused on school assignments and test preps that I didn’t realize almost a month had passed. Jas and I saw each other very little because things were getting busy and luckily, I hadn’t run into Daemon either.
Then again, luck has a funny way of running out. That’s what I wish I could say, but my luck didn’t run out.
To be more accurate my dumbass decided to go look for him.
I had some free time and kept finding myself feeling guilty for running off on him at that café. Even though I’m sure he was just trying to pick me up, I still felt bad.
So, I decided I’d repay him and then cut him out of my life. Or so I thought that’s what I would do.
After a few days I found myself in the Engineering building once again with a drink in my hand. Standing in the second-floor stairway looking out the window I wondered if I should even be there.
“Hey Little Miss Barbarian. I almost didn’t recognize you since you weren’t trying to bulldoze your way through here, long time no see.”
That deep silky-smooth voice echoed from behind me.
“Will you ever let that go?!”
Why is he so hung up on that? I said I was sorry so many times!
“I’ll let it go when I stop getting a reaction from you, anyway if you’re here to spill a drink on me I’m wearing white so please don’t.”
This guy is making fun of me and enjoying it!
“I said I was SORRY!”
Why does he only mention the embarrassing parts?!
“Yeah, yeah I know. So why are you here?”
He chuckled as my temper started to flare, fuck his coffee at this point. I’m leaving!
Stupid. That’s what I should’ve done, but I didn’t. I decided to play with fire.
“Returning your drink. Now we’re even so—”
There he goes, cutting me off again.
“What a shame, I already have a drink. I just got this one,”
He sounded almost disappointed. But then he got a twinkle in his eye, I knew he wasn’t going to let me off that easy,
“So, how about your drink that one and I’ll drink this one and you’ll still owe me”
I didn’t protest. I should’ve.
So stupid. I should’ve handed him that drink and walked away and never looked back.
But I didn’t. I found myself going there, at first it was twice a week, then it quickly became an everyday event. I kept meeting him in that second-floor stair way at the same time to go drink a coffee together on campus and just listen to his perfect voice.
Meetings between Daemon and I had been occurring for over a month now, and we would talk about different things, majors, and then insignificant stuff that I still to this day can’t recall.
But one day, after meeting up with Daemon for almost three months our conversation changed.
“I never said anything because I didn’t think you’d keep coming back but you have the strangest eyes I’ve ever seen. Are they contacts?”
He asked me the same question that everyone else had before, but for some reason when he said it, I felt the genuine curiosity that he had.
“Coming from someone who has bright gold eyes? Your eyes are more unique than mine, and no it’s an abnormality that runs on my mother’s side.”
I just stated the truth, but his eyes pierced into my soul through mine and responded with three simple words that sent me over the edge and flustered.
“I see. Attractive.”
See what I mean? Smooth as silk. I had to look down before I could even answer him.
“How about you don’t say weird things.”
My face was warming up.
“What’s so weird about finding your eyes attractive?”
His question seemed to toy with me, but I kept looking at the can of coffee in my hands.
“I don’t know, everything I guess.”
My ears were on fire at this point. He chuckled as he responded to me,
“Oh, I see. You’re so strange Little Miss Barbarian, plenty of girls dream for a chance to have a handsome man like myself to complement their eyes”
He’s beyond confident, at this point he’s just cocky.
And I’m just stupid.
He scooted closer to me and lifted my chin, so our eyes met. I had to keep it together.
“We have two different ideas of handsome then. Anyway, I’m going now, maybe I’ll repay that drink to you another day.”
I had to get out of there, his eyes saw right through me and if I didn’t run away now, I might lose my damned mind!
He must’ve sensed my panic because he backed away slightly, and sighed
“Alright, if you aren’t busy tonight meet me at the cinema at 8pm. There’s a movie I want to watch but it’s weird to go alone.”
He wasn’t going to make fun of me?
“I don’t know, maybe.”
Is he really being sweet or setting me up to make fun of my skins new shade?
“I guess I’ll know if I get stood up by 8:15 right?”
He stood up and smiled gently at me.
I was hooked.
“Sounds good. Bye”
It was the only reply I could manage to get out without completely losing my composure.
“Goodbye Little Miss Barbarian.”
He called out with his back to me. I sat there until he was long gone. Bright red and heart pounding.
What is wrong with me?!
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