After his parents' sudden death, Chester Covington leaves everything behind and moves in with his aunt.
But nobody knows what is going on behind the facadé of a traumatized boy who has watched his parents die that he puts up ever single day of his...
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It's been one week. One week since I last saw him.
After that breakdown I had in my room, I fell sick. My body was too weak for the impact that the memory brought along, and every bone in my body started aching like hell. It was torture. But I also had a lot of time to think. About everything.
Riku is a danger for me and I should stay away from him, but I don't want to. Those feelings that I have - they scare me, they give me chills. But I can't ignore them no matter how much I want to. The things I felt when I was at Riku's apartment and the way he makes me feel every time his face is only a breath away from mine - it's just too hard to ignore.
But, what am I supposed to do?
Giving in to those feelings scares me. Pushing them away hurts me. So, what option is left? Swallowing down the fear and giving in to it until the feelings start hurting more than it hurts to push them away?
I let out a sigh, but I draw it right back in when I suddenly feel someone sit down beside me. My head snaps up.
I'm in my second period. My aunt had forced me to go to school this morning, that's why I'm here. Otherwise I would've stayed home longer, but I couldn't argue her. Fortunately though, not a lot of people are even acknowledging my presence which makes it a lot easier for me.
Kai did bombard me with questions earlier though, but I could escape before any lie could harm our friendship any further. I hate lying to him, I really do. But telling him the truth is just too hard.
I'm snapped out of my thoughts when the person next to me clears his throat. Our eyes meet, causing my heart to leap inside of my chest. I'm not ready to face him. I'm not ready for-
"Okay kids, please sit down and open your books on page 201."
He doesn't move, nor do I. We're frozen, caged in each other's gaze. This is what I was so afraid of. The beating of my heart, the look in his eyes, his scent - it drives me insane. Because all I want to do is something that I'm too damn afraid of. I want to give in to him, shove the key to my heart into his hands and fall into his embrace.
But I can't.
Ripping my eyes away from him, I turn around and face the front of the class room. My gaze is locked on Mr. Holmes and my mind is screaming at me to keep it just there, but at the same time, my heart urges me to catch at least a split glance of Riku.
All of a sudden, the air is knocked out of me when he lays his hand on my thigh. My eyes grow wide in shock, heat rising to my cheeks. Hesitantly, I reach down and try to pry his hand off of me, but he just tightens his grip on me, making it impossible to even move one of his fingers.
I let out a yelp when he gives it a squeeze, gaining a few student's and the teacher's attention. "Is there a problem, Mr. Covington?" he says with a firm voice, almost snarling at me. It makes me lower my head in embarrassment. On top of that, I can feel Riku's grip tighten, but this time he isn't just securing his grip but is also digging his nails into my skin.
