Her eyes flew wide opened, she turned to him, pushed him angrily and got off the bed. She wiped the kiss off her cheek. Who does he think he was.
"I'm not hungry" She snapped staggering
He rushed to her before she fell to the ground. She struggled but his firm hands grew tighter.
He carried her to the bed, setting her down slowly.
"You're so stubborn" he murmured,she rolled her eyes.
"Well, you have to eat something, you need to take your drugs" he sat down, stretching lazily on the couch.
"And I said.....
"You aren't hungry" he completed "you've said it like a million times " he yawned.
She bent her head, smiled and sat down comfortably.
He stood up and moved to the door, he rapped on it silently and Rony opened the door. He whispered to him, while Rony nodded obediently, only speaking at intervals, then he closed the door.
"I don't like it" Lily whispered in his arms. He sighed quietly and held her tight.
"It isn't your fault. Stop blaming yourself "
"But part of it is. Her reason for hating you and your friends are so valid, that sometimes, I wonder how I fell for you" Lily scoffed, kissing his cheeks.
"I know.....
"No Miles, you don't. I hate the way I'm hiding stuff from her. I hate the fact that I find it difficult to see her cause I'm scared she'll find out about Us" Lily murmured "I do not want her to find out from someone else. I don't want our friendship to end" she added, close to tears.
"It won't bae,I promise. If I have to talk to her myself about Us, then I would " he hugged her tight, dropping a kiss at the top of her head.
"Thank you" She breathed, relieved.
"But...what if she doesn't want us to be together cause she's in love with my friend??" Miles said after a while.
"In love with your friend??" She stared at him, confused.
"Yes. I think Tasha likes Gusty" Miles said with so much confidence. Lily burst into laughter.
"What's funny??" Miles frowned
"You are" Lily said clutching her stomach, still laughing "Tasha Adele can never fall for Gusty. The hatred she has for him can fill up 10 drums"
"But they almost kissed" Miles said, now confused.
"They almost what???" Lily asked instantly, confused.
"Yeah. According to Zuba, he barged in on them. And Gusty didn't force her. He said from the look on her face,she wanted it as much as Gusty did"
"That can't be true" Lily shook her head in disbelief.
"It is. Gusty didn't even deny it when Zuba brought it up. But he's still insisting on feeling nothing for her. " Miles murmured.
"But how??" Lily asked "we both know how much they hate each other, especially Gusty. He can't be having feelings for her"
"You sure??" Miles asked
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"You done??" Gusty asked as she covered the plate. She nodded, and kept it on the table beside the bed.
"You didn't even eat much"
"That's cause I'm filled already. I can't force it " She yawned.
"You're forgetting something" He drawled
"What?" Tasha asked raising an eyebrow
"To say thank you"
"Seriously??" She smiled, and he felt a jolt in his chest. He loved her smile. She was something else when she smiles, like a blooming flower. He nodded stubbornly like a five year old, and she laughed. He loved her laughter even more, what was happening to him???.
"Fine. Thank you for the food. You happy now??" She smiled .
"Yeah, I think I've grown taller a lil bit" He winked. She rolled her eyes, smiling.
Then, she started laughing, so hard. He raised an eyebrow.
"What's funny??"
"Your clot...h" She couldn't even get the word out. He looked down and rolled his eyes. His food was smeared on his shirt, in the shape of a map.
"Ohhh..." He smiled and she nodded laughing.
"Are you laughing at me??" He asked as he stood up, with the bread in his hands.
"Never" She coughed, trying her possible best to stop laughing.
"Ohh.....I think you are" he said as he moved closer to her.
"How can I...." Her word was cut short as he smeared the jam on the bread on her face.
"Oh my gosh" She said shocked, he turned to leave, but she grabbed him by his shirt, collected the bread from him, and rubbed it on his face laughing.
"How dare you Tasha Adele" he groaned, threw the bread away, jumped on the bed, and began to tickle her. Tasha laughed loudly as she tickled him too. He rolled to the other side of the bed laughing, as he drew her close to him.
"Gusty stop" She laughed, prying his hands away "I think I'm going to die" she added playing dead.
"How can you die with a smile??" Gusty asked laughing.
"Leave me alone" She said laughing "besides, we're disturbing other people, who probably are sleeping. It's late"
"Fine" he said as he hugged her " let's go to bed then. Goodnight" he added as he kissed her fore head.
"Goodnight"
"We can't sleep with the jam on our face" Gusty said and she nodded laughing. He stretched to the table, collected wipes and cleaned it off her face. She did the same thing to his face, smiling. Gosh, she was pretty, too pretty. He smiled as she cleaned it off,and threw the wipes on the floor. She snuggled closer to him, and he hugged her tight.
"Damn" Gusty whispered tossing for the hundredth time. Now, who could he blame for his sleeplessness, himself, or the intoxicating girl beside him who has filled his mind. All he could think about was kissing the sleep out of her. Damn, he was a goner, he needs help. What the fuck was wrong with him??, since when did he start thinking about her this way??.
Fuck, he tossed again.
"You okay??" She asked suddenly. Fuck, he thought she was asleep.
"I'm okay" he snapped, regretting it instantly. He cursed silently.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to snap"
"Did you just apologise?" She gasped turning to him, shocked.
He was speechless. No, no, no, this can't be happening. His friends were right, he was becoming soft towards her. NO, NOT TOWARDS TASHA ADELE.
He got out of the bed and walked to the door.
"Nahhh, maybe your damn coma has affected your hearing ability" He slammed the door. Just like that, he was.....gone.