Destined

Chapter 16 - No Fighting !

The light from the bulb filled the Janitor's Room with a dim yellow glow. A few feet opposite to me stood Max, leaning on the Janitor's Room door with his masculine arms crossed over his chest, watching me with angry eyes. Suddenly, he didn't look like the guy I used to love anymore. He was an all new different person. I couldn't bring myself to say anything. He was furious. I have seen his anger, it was uncontrolable which had also resulted in brutal fights. He looked like he was about to explode and suddenly his features softened. He smiled and my heart started to melt as all the vivid memories of him and I started to come back to me. I tried to ignore the weird feeling in me and gathered up some courage.

"What do you want ?" I asked angrily, trying not to show my fear.

"I want to talk to you." He said softly, gazing in to my eyes.

If I stay any longer with him in here, alone, then I would definitely fall apart. I have to get out of here, away, far away from him.

"And I don't." I said and started for the door.

Max immediately walked up to me and blocked my path. I felt his hands around my shoulders as he pinned me against the wall. I gasped and looked at him right in the eye with shock and fury. He was just inches away from me. His grip on me was so tight, it started to sting and I started to struggle free from his tight grip.

"Max leave me. Leave me or I'll scream." I warned.

His hands were still holding my shoulders. In return, he chuckled softly and said

"Go on. I'd like to see you try that."

I glared at him and started counting.

"One. . ."

"Two. . ." He looked into my eyes, smirked and tightened his grip on my bare shoulders.

"Three ! Ahhh. . . "

I started to scream.

"Shhssssh. . .."

Max covered my mouth with his hand and hushed me. In that process, a strand of my hair fell in front of my eyes. Max used the index finger of his left hand and pushed the strand of hair away from my eyes and tugged it behind my ear without taking his eyes off of me.

"I told you. I told you that I'd call you. I told you to pick the phone." He whispered softly into my ear. I felt his breath against my skin which made the skin cells there dance.

"I wanted to tell you something. I . . . I made a mistake. A huge mistake and I realised that later." He said. All the anger in me drained out and I looked at him searchingly for any real emotion. He looked sorrowful.

"I love you Ally. I still do." He said, still covering my mouth, making my heart beat faster.

"Yes, it's true that I had played with you. I'm not going to deny that. But after our breakup, I realised how lonely I am without you. It was like someone stabbed me right through my heart." He said and moved his hand away from my lips. He held my face in his hands and used his thumb to trace unrecognizable patterns around my cheeks, leaving my cheek warm and tingly.

"I realised then, that I love you. I really, really love you from the bottom of my heart and I can't live without you. I want you back in my life. Would you come back into my life ?"

He finally asked. I stared at him, stared into his dark brown eyes in which I could see my own reflection.

"I . . . I . . ." I stammered. I don't know what to say.

Yes ! I want to be with you again ! I wanted to scream out and hug him immediately.

Someone stomped past the Janitor's Room and made me come back to reality. How could I forget what he had done to me ? How could I easily forgive him and be with him again ? I looked away from his penetrating eyes.