𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚎 || 𝐅𝟒 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 (editing)

twenty five

chapter twenty five:

Temptation was killing him
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"Shit!," Thyme screamed whilst throwing a second plastic chair into the pool. He was still incredibly pissed off about the day before when Gorya blamed the entire altercation on him. He didn't even get to explain to her the things Tesla said and yet she still blamed him. "Gorya is something else. She doesn't listen when I try to explain. She never sees me as a good person. I'd rather just go back to the way I was," he said to MJ and Kavin.

Unfortunately, Kavin and MJ were not the ones to have serious relationship discussions with since they ultimately pushed Thyme into the pool. Thyme re-emerged with his hair and clothing fully drenched, "what was that for?" he groaned.

"You couldn't cool down so we had to do it for you. Seeing how you used to be, it's not a surprise that Gorya doesn't fully trust you. But it doesn't matter who's right or wrong anyway, what really matters is whether you love her," Kavin ranted on, "When you love someone, you're willing to approach them no matter how angry or frustrated you are. Got it?"

Kavin noticed the look of confusion on Thymes face and let out a sigh. He tried to explain what he was saying further, "Certain things need to be talked through. If you don't, you'll never know what the other person thinks. Sometimes silence doesn't help,". MJ nodded in agreement before adding on, "You don't have to understand each other to love each other,".

"Do you think you love her Thyme?"

Thyme formed a small smile. Normally he would have a problem coming to terms with his emotions but this was an something that he knew the answer to.

"You know," began Thyme as he lifted himself out of the pool and sat next to MJ, "someone once told me romance was dead,". The eyebrows of the other two boys furrowed in confusion. What did that have to do with anything?

"I guess I'd rather figure out I'm in love with a friend than to be with someone I adore,".

Kavin let out a loud laugh, "you idiot, you mean abhor! As in hate! Not adore!".

"Whatever..." Thyme sulked.

MJ and Kavin couldn't help but wonder who exactly told Thyme this or why he seemed melancholic retelling the words.

Gorya was rushing up the stairs to the rooftop. More specifically, Gorya was rushing to find Ren. The second she saw the television news anchor mention that Mira was dating an actor named Dominique Shun, she sprinted to look for Ren. The doors of the rooftop swung open as Gorya pushed her way through them.

She was expecting to see Ren at the railings, completely lost in thought. Instead, Gorya found him  hovered over one of the desks that were loitered around the rooftop. Except, he wasn't alone. His lips were locking with a girl sitting on top of the desk. More specifically, Ren was positioned in the middle of the girls legs. Gorya couldn't help but feel like she was intruding in them. Ultimately, she made the decision to leave the rooftop and stay near the bottom of the stairs to wait for Ren. She couldn't help but notice that her feelings for him must have faded because she didn't feel the pain of her crush kissing another mystery girl. Gorya felt as if she was watching her brother kiss his significant other.

Ren was out of breath but he refused to stop but he eventually had to. His hands were cupping the girls face as he admired her. God the girl in front of him was beautiful, there was no doubt about it, but he knew that he already had someone else that he was supposed to love. Even though, technically, that relationship wasn't real and most likely would never be real. But the girl in front of him was making him lose his mind. The way her lips parted and the taste of her chapstick was addicting. The way she seemed to instinctively wrap her legs around his torso made him crazy.

Temptation was killing him.

The girls white, silky dress made her look otherworldly as it danced in the wind. Somehow, Ren was able to not completely give into his desires and refrained from going too far with her. Although he couldn't help but take note of the exact placement of the zipper of her dress and the fact that she was wearing a lacey white bra that was easy to undo.

His hands stopped cupping her face as he used one hand to lift her chin up to face him. It was the way that Ren knew that the girl knew she had enchanted him. She knew that she was making the artsy-good boy lose control. Instead of waiting for him to lean down to try and kiss her again, she was the one to close the space between the two. Only this time, she chose to kiss him on the cheek instead of his lips.

She gave him a smile before opening her perfectly red tinted lips to say a single sentence that made his entire world come crashing down.

"Times up, and the week is over, Ren."

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Short-ish update but it's okay because I wanted to leave it at that scene >:)

also thank you all for your comments! I love reading them :)!