Lovelanguage: Baking

Chapter 20 - Holding out for a Hero

A little earlier that day

After the finished Day of lectures Nathan was alone in his bedroom again.

I should've given her my Discord name, or asked her to spend the weekend at my place. God I'm thinking like an addict, I should give her some space! But I don't want to be alone with my thoughts again. I just want a bit of that heaven-like sensation back that was last night.

He ate some Pizza and played a few rounds of Valorant in an attempt to distract himself, but he couldn't help, but think about her and he had a very weird gut feeling. He started to get worried.

I know her lecture ends at six... maybe I could wait for her so we could talk a little more and I could ask her about meeting up again. No no, I don't want to come across like a stalker. I should try and delay that moment, when the iceberg tips and she's seen enough of my flaws to leave, as long as possible. Or is that selfish?

Frustrated he made himself another Pizza, but the bad feeling just wouldn't subside. He felt like he was doing nothing, eventhough he was doing something... he felt like he wasn't doing what he should right now? But we don't have any stuff to study at home yet. Maybe I should do some chores around the house if I want Julie to stay over the weekend? He started cleaning up his room a little, but continued to worry. Should I even invite her for the weekend tomorrow? I mean, it would be the same day, if she's come with me after Uni, she wouldn't have clothes to change into and stuff, it would've been better if I asked her today, so she would've had time to prepare. And it's already getting a little darker outside, maybe she would be grateful about being able to talk on her way back, so she wouldn't have to walk alone, that must be pretty scary for someone like her. Or maybe that Noah Guy was in her lecture and tried to sway her. That thought made his blood boil for a second. And he grabbed his coat and left the house before he really knew what he was doing. Maybe he's trapping her in an uncomfortable conversation. He started walking as fast as possible for his weight. The jiggling of himself made him self-conscious for a moment, if she maybe does prefer talking to that guy or is relieved of having a break of being embarrassed by having him around her. But with everything that he had learned about her during the last days, he started to know her better than that and kept walking.

When public transport was finally driving him towards the campus he looked for a clock and realized that he'd arrive at 6:02 pm and he hoped they don't end that lecture early. So what if I miss her actually? Then she just wouldn't see me there, be on her way towards home already and never know that I drove to pick her up like a creep, that wouldn't be that bad right? I'd just take the next bus home.

When he arrived at the final station - the Uni Campus - he looked around and didn't see her waiting anywhere. I mean, if they did the full lecture time, two minutes are by far not enough to walk the entire way to the station, even for people with normal walking speed. So I'll just assume that she isn't driving home yet, but walking here instead.

He walked their usual path, not really knowing, in which building she had her lecture exactly. He turned around the first corner and saw her in the distance. Wearing the same red shirt she did today, so he was pretty sure it was her, when an imposing figure behind her, grabbed her arm and dragged her away from the path.

Nathan's Heart stopped beating for a second. FUCK! WHY DO BAD THINGS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE? He didn't know what was going on there, but the fear of losing her like he lost his family hit him with full force and he started running faster than he had in years.

The way was long for a sprint and multiple parts of his body, like his knees and lungs, expressed their unhappiness about his behaviour through pain, but he pushed through the pain.