IN LOVE WITH YOU [SLOW UPDATES]

6

NAINA's POV

"Dude, where the hell did you disappear last night," I complained.

We were in the literature section of the library. It was kind of our place now.

"I'm so sorry! Something happened yesterday."

"What?" I said in an irritated tone. First, he kept me waiting and then he couldn't even reply to my calls and texts.

"There were some boys who misbehaved with Pam, she was frightened so I spent the night at her place," Phi said handing me the '12 years a slave' which I was searching vigorously last time.

"Oh, I didn't know. Is she all right?" I was immediately filled with remorse. He was helping his friend and I was acting like a jerk.

"Better than the last night."

"What exactly happened?"

"She said there were so many men and they all surrounded her; from her anxiety, I can guess that maybe it was more than misbehaving," he said in a distressed voice.

"So did you confront those boys?"

"No, she asked me to stay with her, I couldn't leave her alone at that time."

"I can understand what she must have felt like. Why didn't you call any of us?" I asked. I wished I could help her yesterday.

"She was all panicked so I didn't get the time to think about anything else."

"It's alright. It was good that at least you were comforting her. If there is anything I can help with just let me know," I said. I felt bad for Pam, no one deserves to be treated like this.

"Yeah, sure. Maybe we should inform the cops, I didn't say anything last night because she was so terrified but we just cannot let those bastards get away with this," he said with anger in his eyes.

This was the first time I saw him angry. His nostrils flared a bit, a frown formed on his head and his lips were clenched tight. I looked at his lips for some time and remembered the warm feeling I had when we kissed. But this was not the time!

"You should talk to her about it. The early you report them the better," I remarked.

He nodded.

"And what were you saying to Omer last night?" I tried to change the topic.

"What did I say?" He replied his eyes wandering on the racks of books.

"There is going to be something going on between us?"

"I just said it to keep him away from you because he's always flirting with you!"

"He's flirting with every other girl!! And why do you have to keep me away from flirtatious people?" I answered in a defensive tone.

"Okay, I won't say anything now! Do you want to get a coffee today?" He asked lighting up a bit.

"I'm free after the class so I'll meet you at the cafe at 5," I replied instantaneously, without thinking for a second.

He smiled and gently touched my fingers with his. I was gazing at his eyes- I wanted to do this for eternity- when I heard footsteps approaching the literature section.

"You're here!"

It was Pam. I turned towards her, breaking the little connection I made with him. She was wearing loose boyfriend fit Jeans with a black tee. Her hair was made in a messy bun, unlike the open straight hair she flaunted every day. I noticed her under eyes swollen maybe because of crying. One could guess that she wasn't okay just by her appearance. But she didn't look sad, rather she looked angry at the moment. 

"Hey Pam, you're okay now? Phi told me what happened last night," I asked sympathetically.

"Yeah, I'm fine. You know everything will go perfect if Phi doesn't run away every time," she said first staring at me with her cold eyes and then turning to him. Her shaped eyebrows were dancing as she talked.

Phi didn't say anything. He just walked away stomping his feet.

"Phi wait! What's the matter?" Pam hurried behind him.

"What was that?" I thought.

She did not look like a girl who was traumatised last night, but I think I shouldn't question that. Maybe she was alright now. But she's rude, at least to me. I  would have given her a nice comeback if it wasn't for her yesterday's matter. And why is she so jealous when Phi is around me? Looks like she has something for Phi and he's just passing it as friendship.

"Instead of giving myself a headache I'll ask him about this when we meet for coffee," I thought.

I went back to the room, opened my closet thinking what should I wear today. What if I wear something fancy and he comes in normal clothes? That will be so embarrassing.

Flipping in bed, I thought about the class today. Omer was not talking to me much, maybe because of what Phi said in the club yesterday. But I can't just stop talking to him, he's also my friend. Thinking about last night, I don't know when my eyes drooped and I dozed off.

I woke up startled from a dream feeling dazed as if I was drugged. I looked out of the window, it was dark. And then it hit me.

"Shit, what's the time?"

I checked my phone, it was a quarter past six.

"He must have gone by now," I thought dejected.

But why didn't he call if I was late? Maybe he asked me just casually and he's not even there in the cafe.

"If I call him, I'll look like a fool. It's better if I just go to the cafe and see for myself."

I wore my shoes, splashed water on my face and checked my hair.

I reached the cafe and looked for him among the crowd of students seated on couches or standing here and there.

"He must have probably gone. Might I just buy coffee for myself".

I ordered a cappuccino, leaning on the counter and yawned. I badly needed one right now. 

A soulful voice with a soothing guitar tune hit my ears. It was one of my favourite songs and I turned towards the little stage to catch the glimpse of the owner of this heavenly voice.

"I'll try everything,
every way I can;
It makes me know how we will be,
Just you and me;
It doesn't matter if you're with someone else,
just look at me in my eyes,
With that, I'm happy inside
And I don't care about the real thing cause I know you were there with him and I don't know cause you are in my heart .... "

I'll post the YouTube video of this song in the next chapter. It is one of my favourite songs and I hope you like it too ;)