He Stole My Heart ✅

48 - Dig a hole and hide

The house is oddly quiet. I walked quickly straight into my room not wanting to bump into Jason. And thankfully there is no sign of him. I think he is still at the office.

I quickly changed into my t-shirt and sweats. I tiptoed down the stairs to the kitchen. I will grab some food and go back to my room.

But things never go as you plan. On the way to the kitchen, I saw Jason coolly having his dinner sitting on a stool at the kitchen counter.

When did he come?

Can I just go back to my room? I'm not that hungry so maybe I can skip dinner. But Jason caught sight of me and his nonchalant green eyes turned dark and cold as they spotted me.

I don't want him to think I'm running away again. So I walked to the cabinets searching for a pack of chips or something ignoring Jason and his presence.

I'm not a coward.

"You already found a new someone." He broke the silence.

"What?" I turned to look at him confused. His steely gaze burned my skin. It gave tingles all over me.

"I saw you... Hugging that guy... So new guy it is... Just 2days back you were kissing me as your life depended on it." He snickered.

I stood confused for a second and then it dawned on me, what he was saying. A deep twist formed in my chest, I inhaled sharply as I tried to push back the tears from forming in my eyes.

What exactly did he think of Zack and Me? And New guy? Does he think I'm some kind of slut to get a new guy every week?

"I told you that kiss was a drunken mistake which I'm regretting badly. The last time I checked you dont own me and I needn't give you explanations. So what I do with Zack is none of your business. You have no right to meddle in my life." I replied harshly and sprinted towards my room.

I don't want to appear weak. I don't want to show how much his words affected me. I bit my lower lip to stop crying in front of him.

I went back to my room and when I'm halfway through the stairs, I heard the ceramic crockery smashing in the kitchen. But, that only made me increase my pace. I ran to my room with a huge lump forming in my throat.

Once inside the cocoon of my bedroom, I stopped biting my lower lip and let out a sob I was holding. I collapsed at the door with my back to it. A strong tang of copper filled my mouth as I sucked on my bloodied lip.

I just couldn't understand why he has this effect on me? Why can't I ignore him and his words just the way I ignore the rest of the world when they talked shit.

His words started ringing in my ears again and again. My chest constricted and I felt breathless all of a sudden like a heavy boulder was placed on my chest preventing me to breathe in. My heart pounded rapidly and I felt cold tingles all over me.

I pressed my hands to my ears and closed my eyes shut tightly as I tried blocking out his voice and his bitter gaze but it only grew more and more clear with each passing second.

I didn't know for how long I stayed there crying and tried the breathing techniques I learned in the past from my therapist but after a while, I calmed down.

After what happened with Sameer, I could never trust any guy. A few boys tried to make their point clear that they were interested in me during high school but I just shut everyone out. I didn't want to go through the pain again. Ryan too didn't allow anyone near me like he sensed my uneasiness around boys and stayed overprotective.

But with Jason, I knew him like the back of my hand. I know his favorite band, food, pet peeves, how he got the scar on his left knee. His family history, his dream place for vacation. Damn, I even know how he likes his coffee, eggs, or potatoes, but at the same time, I didn't know him at all, what goes in his brain.