Distant ✰djs✰

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''about how you think i am cheating on you with angela?''

i felt a tide of guilt hit me. ''daniel, no no, it-it is not like that'' i stumbled. i clasped his hand as i dragged him to a corner. ''please dont think like that'' i said as i parked my hands on his cheeks. he was leaning against a wall beside a painting. ''then what is it, maya? why do you act like this? why do you doubt me? even a month ago. don't you trust me?'' daniel talked with furrowed eyebrows and an awful expression. 

i knew he was hurt by me being like this towards him. 

''no i do trust you daniel. it was... it was a misunderstanding baby'' i apologized as i began to feel the guilt in me eating up my heart. ''really maya?'' he questioned me back as he looked deep into my eyes. of course, i trusted him. and everything he said. 

it was the insecure part of me that made me overthink about everything.  ''yes'' i whispered. not minding the people around, i leaned forward and laid my lips against his. my hands draped around his neck. 

he kissed me back as he jerked me close by  my waist. 

the feeling of kissing him never got old, it just got better. he pulled me apart after a good minute. ''i love you and i don't want to lose you daniel'' i said against his lips as i stared into his deep gaze. ''you will never lose me'' he answered back. taking my hand in his we both started to walk around. some eyes on us but it didn't matter. something was so different since i met him. 

he didn't feel distant anymore

sunday, 8:25am

i sat on my bed as i went through my new schedule given. daniel was sitting on the other side of the room. he was making his bed.  his phoned suddenly made a buzz in the quiet room and i flinched at the sound. with a glance after a few seconds i saw how his face had become faint while his eyes went through, maybe a text. soon he seemed tense. typing furiously, scrolling up and down, swearing under his breathe occasionally. ''daniel?'' i called getting a little nervous at his form, he switched his gaze to me. ''its nothing. my dad is coming home to visit us'' he spoke trying to sound normal but flunking. 

i knew how bad things were in his family. 

i got up from the bed and went towards him. ''it will be fine'' he smiled back at me but the worry was still visible in his smile. his phone buzzed again and he looked over it. '' i have to go maya'' he carelessly said as he pulled away his hands from me. he sat on the bed and started to wear his shoes.  ''where?'' i asked him as i stood looking at him. he got close to me and nibbled my  lips slightly. 

''i will be late. don't wait for me'' he said finally before leaving off. i stood there in the middle of the room as i stared at the door slammed a few seconds ago. i knew he disliked his dad, but i never knew he hated him so much.

 there was something off about his family. 

8:25pm 

there was no call or text from daniel. i waited for him. maybe he went back home. 

he did say once his dad was cold. maybe he was scared of rather than hate. i had never seen daniel so worried as i did today morning. i sighed out as i looked over at my phone and dialed his phone but he didn't pick up. 

1:20am

just when i was about to go to bed, tired of waiting, there was a faint knock at the dorm room. it was quite late for the warden to visit. i walked to the door and taking a deep breath opened the door. 

it was daniel. he was leaning against the door frame. he looked at me in my  eyes. 

he was drunk. i could make out from his posture. ''baby'' he slowly whispered. 

his voice evident of pain.