Diah bit her lips hard , it had been two days now since she went to Rheas place , what she did was unexpected , she thought she had her on the palm of her hand but.....the strings she had been pulling had been snapped, the bird that had been trapped had escaped . She tapped her hand on the table, her mind wandering, what would she do, it was clear her control over Rhea was fiddling. At that very moment her door opened , it was Daniel , she stood up when she saw him while he just looked at her, her jaw clenched, he looked so unfazed and this infuriated her, "WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG...WHY ARE YOU JUST COMING NOW.....", she yelled , her voice trembling , Daniel didnt respond instead he just approached her , pulled her by her waist and then he kissed her , it was raw , passionate. Diah didnt pull away as she wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him more into her embrace as the kiss became deeper , that was right , she hadn't completely lost it , she still had her fiance , one person that she could never take back, the person who would do anything for her, she began to unbutton his shirt , his hands were roaming around her body ,yes...Rhea was still alone.
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Denvers breath was heavy, it was early in the morning , his ears plugged , his feet beating against the tarred road. His mind drifting , why was he still thinking about her , they had not spoken since their last conversation, he wasn't mad at her , he was just ashamed of what he had said to her, "I resent myself for being pathetic because of you", remembering those words he had said, he picked up his pace , now running out of breath , he had not given her any food , she was probably starving herself again , maybe she had slimmed down once more, he sighed frustrated at his own thoughts as endless questions kept flooding into his head he had to stop running. His breath ragged as he tried to catch some air , he had stopped at the bridge where he and Rhea watched the fireworks, still catching his breath he clenched the rail of the bridge lazily tilting his head and then a small smile formed at the corner of his lips , eventhough they had not spoken he still thought of her ....., was she doing the same thing , was she thinking of him the way he thought of her or he was just being delusional right now.
He was the one that came here by himself , but...being close to her made him feel like a pushover who kept coming back, " ha.....", it was like she had him wrapped around her fingers like a darn puppet , but eventhough he had been given the opportunity to cut free and leave , he still ended up being more drawn to her . He ruffled his hair clearly frustrated as he scoffed helplessly , he had obviously given up on himself .
" what food should I cook for her..", he mummured under his breath , if he was destined to be pathetic...he should at least put a stamp on that label , no matter how much he tried to pull her in she kept pushing him away , he knew he couldn't help himself , whether he was being selfish or not, he couldn't just help himself, he was pulled away from his wonder when he felt someone tap him lightly on his shoulder , he turned and saw some girls who were blushing and ogling , he already knew what they were going to say .
He sighed under his breath, " here we go", " I'm sorry if we are disturbing you but you are just so tall....and good looking , can I...." the girl next to her nudged her arm, " can we get your number ", they were blushing profusely, a small smile tugged at the corner of his lips , they looked like college students, this wasn't the first time he had gotten this type of attention, he leaned in closer, " I'm sorry but...I already have someone that I like...", the girl looked flustered, " we are sorry..., we didnt know ", they apologized quickly, obviously someone as attractive as himself will have someone , what were they thinking, they looked clearly embarrassed...., Deneer just smiled warmly as they scrambled away , muttering and blaming each other , Denver scoffed, they were amusing.
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I know it wasn't a healthy choice, buying cans of beer early in the morning was clearly unhealthy but my mind was all over the place, the last conversation I had with Diah was.....nothing I had expected from myself , she had left without saying a word and I couldn't help but worry , Daniel should have called me by now , he should have texted that we should meet but....the past two days had been ominously silent , I didnt know whether to he happy or should be worried , I sighed, anything could happen but at least no one was sending me threat messages and calls , just for a second, let me enjoy this inevitable peace , I sighed deeply as I reached over and pressed the elevator button, I patiently waited for the door to open , as soon as it did I stepped inside patiently waiting for it to close but then someone stuck their arm in breaking he process , " that must hurt", I muttered , he should have waited. Then the door opened and I was surprised , it was Denver , he was wearing a black hoodie which had been zipped down revealing a plain white t-shirt, black joggers and sports sneakers , beads of sweaton his forehead evident of his workout, this was the first time she was seeing him in his work out getup, I suddenly became aware of the bag of beer in my hands and for some reason I felt embarrassed, I sneakingly tried hiding it at my back , trying not to make it obvious . He sighed helplessly as he looked at me for a mere second then he entered the elevator. I guess there was no need to hide it, it didn't look like he cared about my presence talkless of a can of beer.
His ears plugged with his airpods, despite the sweat he still smelled good , he stood a distance away from me as we waited for the elevator door to close but then we heard chattering , Denver quickly pressed the elevator button once more, the door fully opened revealing some old women who had just come back from a community workout , there was a community workout space for the elderly , I had seen them working out i had seen them working out once in a while and ...they were much but Denver greeted them all and he was complimented, I had never spoken to them since I had moved here and here he was being friendly ,...I felt like a brat .
As more women filled the elevator he was forced to move back to where I was , no one seemed to notice that I was there, loud chattering and more piled the elevator , Denver came closer to me due to space and our shoulders brushed. That tingling feeling and overwhelming warmth ..., Denver seemed unaffected by our close proximity and I suddenly felt ashamed for feeling this way when I was the one who pushed him away and yet I was the one who was feeling this way, as moAs more women filled the elevator he was forced to move back to where I was , no one seemed to notice that I was there, loud chattering and more piled the elevator , Denver came closer to me due to space and our shoulders brushed. That tingling feeling and overwhelming warmth ..., Denver seemed unaffected by our close proximity and I suddenly felt ashamed for feeling this way when I was the one who pushed him away and yet I was the one who was feeling this way, as more people came in , I had to squeeze myself to the edge , Denver moved closer and then he turned to me .....our eyes meeting for a brief second and before I knew it.....he was shielding me, his hands above my head , he was caging me , we inches away from our bodies touching each other , I froze, we were too close and his scent intoxicated me , I did want to look up , the elevator finally reached its capacity and the door began to close up , I could hear his heart beating...it was fast, trickles of sweat ran down his neck , then his collar bone , his Adam apple bobbed up and down and I could feel my throat run dry .....what was I doing , what was I thinking?.
The loud chattering seemed to die down and then I heard what they were talking about , " the lady on the second floor....., i heard she is a disgraced author....", said one of the elderly women , she sounded disgusted, i sighed, I was use to the gossip , every now and then I heard people speak about me .....it was nothing new and it was something I have learnt not to care about.
" Yeah.....the poor girl she stole from almost committed suicide ...tsk, tsk,....how could she do something like that she's he....", I suddenly felt something in my ear , it was cushioning but at the same time it was hard, it looked up and Denvers face was close to mine , he had leaned so close and he had his two hands still on my ears , he had plugged his airpods in and his eyes were gently placed over my ear, the soft melody and his gentle gaze, his mouth moved and I deciphered what he said, " don't listen", the soft tune of the piano enveloped me as I saw only him and I suddenly wanted to be greedy , what was said once , " everytime I think i have let go you go , something small brings you back", i really wanted to he selfish, right now my heart and mind was in shambles.
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He didn't know whether it was a blessing but this was a once in a lifetime opportunity, as the space between them got thinner , as he purposely came closer to her , his joy knew no bounds , he hadn't meant to come that close, he had not meant to cross her path , hadn't meant for their distance to close up like that , he had planned to he just close to her but then ther arms brushed , he could hardly breathe , he tried to act cool but....he was I shambles.
And then he had caged her, it happened so fast, choice and surrender was his fate , he hoped he was not making her uncomfortable but with the limited space he just pushed in closer , he felt his heart beating so fast , what was she doing?, how did she feel?, was she uncomfortable?. He will just take a peek, he just hoped he won't meet her gaze if not he could not imagine how akward it will be , he tilted his head a little down , not to catch her unaware but he saw her, her gaze focused on his body with an expression he had never seen before , she didnt raise her hand, she just focused on the certain parts of him that he was not sure of, but...why did he like it, the way she looked at him did things to him....., he quickly looked away , his cheeks were flushed , he clenched his hands against the metal containment , what was he thinking , he could feel his body getting hot all of a sudden , he scoffed silently , she was selfish , she made him feel this way and yet....she didnt seem to even glance at him, this was cruel.
As he tried to keep his mind on a straight path he heard he women speaking or better yet gossiping, those words easily stung , he looked down at her , it held that of resignment like she was used to it....just how much of these words had she heard that she had become numb to it, he looked down at her hands despite that emotionless lore, her hands still trembled , it was almost restrained like she was trying to control it, those little actions that she displayed told him that she was uncomfortable, what would he do?, those cruel words that silently pierced her heart , they didn't know she was here , they didn't know she was here, hey didnt know her and they just bad mouthed her, why were people cruel?.
He didn't want her to listen to them , he unplugged his airpods from his ear and without hesitation he plugged it into her ear, his hands making soft contact with her ear lobe , then she looked up at him and for a second he was disarrayed , he looked confused , he placed his hand on her ear as gentle as possible as if trying to assure her , their eyes never straying, the cruel words they spilled, he didnt want her to hear it.