CHAPTER 18

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Rustling of the trees started to fade away as if they wanted to give us a moment of quietness. I could hear our rough breaths. 

Pulling me out of the kiss, Zhan Ge walked me to one of the benches lying under a Banyan Tree. The shade was embracing us into it's arms. "Ouch! Zhan Ge." I muffled in shock as out of sudden he lift me up in his arms. 

My hands encircled tightly around his nape. Sitting on the bench he places me softly on his lap. I was speechless. I didn't know if I should be shy, or should I protest that people would see or I don't know how to feel at that moment. 

"Bo Bo I love you." Saying that his nose snuggled into my nape and I giggled too loud and that's when I turned beet red out of embarrassment. I don't know why but this body turns too feminine to his touch. Will I play the girl? Geez! It really brings chills at those thoughts.

"Zhan Ge put me down. Ahah! Put me down." I bluffed within giggles as he was still snuggling into me. "First reply to what I said." Saying that his eyes pinned on me. That made me too shy. "I..I.. Love.. Hmm.. You more.." I stuttered at my reply and looked down as I couldn't manage to look into his eyes. 

Lifting my chin in his right hand, he smashed his lips again and I gave in this time. Kissing him back intensely until we were heaving for breath. No we didn't break the kiss, but we breath within our mouths. Cheesy? Or you feel disgusted? Haha! but we felt love and passion. 

"Zhan Ge! I was thinking if this place holds a secret too. Does it?" I asked after we broke the kiss. My hands still encircled around his nape, and my face just an inch apart from his face. "Hmm! You mean this park?" "Umm! Here." 

He giggled out at first before pinning his eyes on me again. "This is where my mom used to carry me in her arms when I was six-seven months. Then it became an usual for her to bring me here until I turned four and got a bad memory over here. So that day my mom, me and few of her friends came along. They were busy gossiping and then I took that chance to run away from her. But I didn't know I called for my own death."

"Why what happened?" I asked out of curiosity and unknowing my brows arched. He smiled at me and placed his index over my forehead and played circles over there and it calmed me. How romantic! While he started with his story. 

"A kidnapper or I don't know what exactly he was. Offering a toffy he called  me near him. The moment I put forward my hand he gripped on it too tight. I screamed in fear and started to cry. He was still trying to pull me. That's when one of my neighbor uncle was passing by. Who saw that and came running. He hit the man and took me away from him. Though I was terrified and yet crying, I felt mesmerized how he saved me from the bad man like a hero. Since then I call him my hero and well after that incident I rarely step my foot over here."

I don't know what to say. "Zhan Ge I'm glad you're fine and safe." Was all I could utter as the Nth possibility of that day scared me. I hugged him tighter and rested my head on his shoulder. I was actually scared. Scared at the thought of losing him. "Bo! What is it?" Asked him while soothing my back with his palms. 

"Don't ever leave me Zhan Ge. Don't let anything happen to you." Saying that I planted a kiss on his shoulder blade. "I'm here with you Bo Bo." He giggled and ruffled my hair. 

"Zhan Ge! I wanted to tell you something." I sprouted suddenly to which I earned his pairs of eyes with a curiosity within them. "Nothing like about us.. I wanted to say that I do biking. I mean I'm learning for professional racing." His cheek bone tightened and his brows arched. "Bo that's risky. Why?" I knew he wouldn't approve it. "Zhan Ge! I love to do so. It's my passion." I said forwarding my views. "I want you to be careful then." I nod at his say and smiled at him. 

He asked where and under whom I learn and I gave him my details. He said even he wants to join but his parents won't allow. I said even I didn't inform my parents that I pay for it from my own savings. He hummed at it and said he would give a thought about it. 

I became excited as the thought of us learning together excited me. Riding side-by-side always felt romantic to me. Having Zhan Ge by my side would be more amazing.

We were still into each other, when I heard loud whistles. Zhan Ge and I both turned at the sound and we saw a man in guard's costume playing his whistles at us. "Leave the place you faggots. This isn't your place. This is a children park." He screamed out of his lungs. 

We both stood up, our hands turned into fists in anger. I didn't wait for Zhan Ge's moves, but I went running to hit his face. "What did you just called ? Huh! Who the heck are you?" I pulled him by his collar and chocked him. "Yibo! Let go. I said let Go." Zhan Ge's strong arms pulled my hands away. 

"Let's go." Saying that he pulled me away and soon we were out through the exit. My eyes still stuck on that person who was also dumbfoundly looking at me. 

I wasn't calm and heaving for breath in anger. My torso was shivering and chills running down my veins. "Bo! Yibo calm baby. Calm down." His words muffled into my ears as anger took over me. "How can he? Who's he?" I still paced my feet ahead in order to get to him again. But Zhan Ge was quick enough to stop and this time he pulled me to where we have parked our bikes. 

Making me lean on his bike, he cupped my face and feathered his fingers on cheeks. "Bo! It's fine you cannot change everyone's mindset. It's not possible. But do know one thing people who loves you will be there for your support." 

Upon hearing that my eyes flood with tears and I placed my head on his chest. To which I could feel him tremble. Soon he lift my head and placed it on his shoulder. Did he get hurt in his chest? Why did he tremble? "It's okay. It's fine. you can let go of your tears." I felt his voice tremble too, but I couldn't resist my tears anymore and a soft weep left my throat. 

But the way he spoke soothing words into my ears, I soon recovered from that incident and was feeling much better. I smiled at him and he smiled back at me.

"Zhan Ge! By any chance have you got hurt in your chest?" The moment I asked that his smile fade away and I cursed myself for even asking that. "Nothing. Later Yibo! Later." I didn't know what he meant by later. Maybe he wasn't yet ready to speak up. I decided not to put force on him. His eyes flickered and he looked away from me. I don't know but he was distancing away.

"Zhan Ge!" Calling his name I gripped on his hands and encircled them within my hands. His eyes turned back to me. I could see longing pain in them and it hurt me as well. But I gave him a comforting smile, and his lips curved up too. "Bo let's head to college or we both will be late." Saying that he planted a soft kiss on my cheek and leaned forward to kiss his lips. After sharing a short moment we both rode away with our bikes. 

On reaching college, though I wasn't that cheerful as my head kept playing me the scene of the park. How much I wish I could have punched that man. How dare he call us that? But then again I kept consoling myself to calm down. 

"Yibo buddy ! What's up?" Xuan jumped onto me almost startle me. "Nothing much . You?" He could sense I wasn't in the right mood and here goes our detective picking queries on me. "Did something went wrong? Did he do something? Or anything at home? What is it Yibo?" Oh! did he even breath? Or did he not? Was all I could sum up the way he babbled.

"Calm down." I uttered something that I was uttering to myself since then. It made me chuckle. "What?" he cut through my laughter abruptly. "Aya! breath breath." I pat his back. "I'm breathing." His eyes kept stuck at mine and I had to give in. I briefly explained whatever happened and I could see anger raging out of him. 

"Let's go we'll beat him up." He uttered at the end. To which I just sighed. We knew he can put charge on us and after a good moment of argument we both agreed it's better to let go. We have no safe place in this thick world. Why? Love is not a crime. No one can teach whom to love whom to not.

A/N: Okay so this is a long one. Hopefully you all don't get bored. And I tried to put some real incidents that we all see how people look down. We all have faced these things in one way or the other. Thank you for reading the story. 

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