Tamyra

6. Watch me

I hate him....

Only 100 meters

I hate what he did

70 meters more

I hate what he wants me to do

50 meters left

I hate him for making me hate myself

10 meters now

I hate him. PERIOD!

Finally I'm there...

Breathing heavily from running I look at the Ricco who is still behind me. I have been running from last 2 hrs. I wanted to get away from father and prolong talking to him for about as long as I could. And I just left for a run. Ever since I was 12 I found that running helped me tackle with things. It was kind of a stress booster. When I decided to go for a run, Ricco had no choice but to follow me. I told him that he could just take a bike and follow me but he just refused. He was quite adamant on joining me and on foot.

In the start he kept up with me, from what I can figure out he has been trained pretty well. After an hour he started to slow down a bit but still kept up with me. He ran, never complaining about the fast pace or where we were going. Even while running he kept his distance, giving me the space I much needed. And I'm thankful for that.

I didn't even have to look around to know where I was. This place was ingrained in my mind. I knew it like the back of my mind. It was the lake where I've spent the majority of my childhood. Somehow I always find myself coming here to clear my mind. This place brings a sense of calmness, a sense of comfort. It's like a part of me belongs to this place.

Looking back I see Ricco breathing heavily with his hands on his knees. I smirk at the state he is in. His body is soaked sweat. And his sky blue shirt he had worn earlier was now stuck to his body and was almost see through. It defined his chest so nicely- Shit!

I realise what I was doing and look away quickly not wanting to get caught. I look back at him only to see that he was lost in the view of the lake in front of him. He seemed to be lost in his thoughts. He didn't even hear when I called out his name a few times. I snapped my fingers in front of his face.

"Huh?", was all he managed to say. I rolled my eyes.

"For a bodyguard you sure are very much alert." I said with a smirk. He focused on as if my words had brought him out of the daze he was.

"And for a princess you are pretty rebellious." He retorted back, with a smirk of his own. Oh how I wish I could make that smirk go away... Woah! I did not just think about him that way.....Damn the lack of sleep is seriously messing with my had.

"So you gonna tell me why did you bring me here or are just going to stand there and talk to yourself?" He said with a raised eyebrow and a smirk There goes the smirk again- I cut my train of thoughts not wanting to continue that sentence.

"Well you gonna tell me about yourself or just do what my 'father' asked you to do aka follow me?" I said making air quotes around 'father' Yeah I was still pissed off at him hell i have been for years.

"Touché" was all he said. We just sat there gazing at the people going on around with there lives. It was like there was this unspoken agreement between us, none of us would force the other one to tell things, like we already knew that one would say when the time was right. I was kinda thankful for that cuz to be honest I was never the one who knew how to deal with emotions let alone the 'opened up and spilling your heart out' part.

Gosh I sound like those girls in the movies fangirling over a boy. But than again my life had been anything but dramatic in the last 24 hours. I just rolled my eyes.

I was just absent mindedly looking at a father daughter duo, the little girl no more than 5 was running around with her hands covered with mud. She was giggling. She hid behind a tree trying to hide, still giggling. Her father came from behind and threw her in air and catched her all the while smiling at the little girl. He than scooped her up in his arms as she tried to run away again.

Seeing them play, without a care in the world, the way he looked lovingly at his daughter, it was as if she was his whole world his princess. My heart ached. I just looked away unable to watch anymore. Ricco's gaze was fixed at them as he said his next words.

"You know you can't run away from him." He winced at his own words. Oops looks like I spoke too soon about him.

"Watch me." Saying that I got up and took off to the house I called home. I have done this since years what makes him think that him coming in my life was going to change anything. Stupid girl! I shouldn't have let my guard down. I heard him call my name a few times, but just continued without as much as a glance. He just had to ruin it. Why can't I just have a normal day for God's sake! I'm just a girl, give me a break!

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Ricco's POV:-

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"You know you can't run away from him." I winced as soon as the words left my mouth. Wrong choice of words. The tension between us went from 0 to 180 real quick. Her face became blank and I knew that I had lost her, she had her wall back up. Stupid, idiot! I just had to say and ruin things as always.

Her only response was "Watch me." She got up and took off with saying another word. I called her name a few times but she just continued without even looking back. Suddenly my phone started ringing. I knew the number flashing on the screen all too well. I picked up.

"How's your work going" came the voice.

"What do you think?" I said not in the mood for story telling.

"What did you do this time? Pls tell me you didn't make her run away" The person groaned more like pleaded.

"Well.."

"The fuck dude?! you seriously fucked up, Cleo's not gonna like this even a bit when she hears about this." Came his voice. And could practically imagine him smirking at me. Yeah Sherlock! I didn't knew my mistake, thanks for telling me the obvious. I wish I could just strangle him through the phone.

"You care about what you are going to tell her I'll take care of the matters here." Saying that I hanged up. Facepalming at my own stupidity. I took the same route as hers, hoping I catch up to her. Damn what have I done?!!

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Hey readers,

Sorry for the late update I had been busy with school work. Also I was thinking of updating every Wednesday. Btw what do you think is up with Ricco? Who was the mysterious guy he was talking to? And who is this 'Cleo' whose opinion has such an impact and importance? What is he going to do about the situation at hand with Tamyra? And do you guys think that she can run from all the mess forever? What do you think i have in store for her?(smirks) Stay tuned for more and don't forget to like, comment and share!!!

Happy reading:))

~Faith