ABOVE & BEYOND : IF WE ARE MEANT TO BE

CHAPTER 27

DUAA

I was observing the file Mr. Jane was showing me. Well, I was mostly pretending to observe when in reality, I was observing the figure coming towards our direction. "Good morning, everyone." He greeted us with the brightest yet the fakest smile possible.

He was wearing a beige coloured quarter zip sweater with the same colour slack and a dark green sweater tied over his shoulder. Almost the same colour as his eyes.

I just gave him a slight nod instead of replying. Because after everything yesterday I was pissed at him and also because having him in my sight made my throat dry enough that I wasn't able to form any kind of word.

Almost an hour passed as we were walking around the construction site. And I had a feeling that we both were ignoring each other. We still didn't share a single word, not that I was thinking about that.

"Noah, pass me the bricks." My whole body jolted out as I heard the name. I turned around and found two workers talking among them. Even though I knew damn well he wouldn't be here, I couldn't help it. My heart sank in my stomach for a second.

"Hey, you good?" I came back to my senses as a deep gentle voice interrupted my thoughts and it was Eryx. His eyebrows frowned as he made his way back to me. "Are you okay?" he asked again and I nodded. "Yes, I'm."

He didn't say anything else as we both walked in silent behind Mr. Jane and my mind drove back to yesterday. Back to him.

Noah.

"Hello, sugar."

"I have all these whores kneel in front me but even after three years all I can think about is your sweet little c-"

My head throbbed as his voice continued to play in my mind. My fists clenched as the thought of him occupied my mind. Sometimes I wish I got into an accident and lost my memories. So I wouldn't have any memories of that nasty being.

But who was I kidding? He was already in my mind. All those memories started to reflect in my mind.

I was laying down on my bed with Noah. Afra was going to stay at her parents' this weekend so me and Noah were spending the weekend at my dorm. He was holding me tight against him as I was ruffling his hair. His hand was inside my top as he was running his fingers through my rib cage softly. Now his hand was travelling down and down. I slightly slapped his hand. "Don't. Remember what I told you yesterday?" Yesterday I told him we will not be having any kind of sexual intercourse until our marriage. "Oh come on sugar. What's the point? We will be getting married within a few months and despite that we are engaged." "I know but still I feel like..." before I could finish my sentence he slammed his mouth onto mine.

God, I feel nauseous! I was disgusted with myself. I was so deep in my thoughts that I couldn't see or hear anything. Like I wasn't even in the moment. All I could hear was my fast heartbeats. My head was pulsing.

Before I could wrap my mind around what was happening I was harshly pulled by someone. "What are you? Deaf?" Eryx's rough voice pulled me back to reality as I observed my surroundings. Workers were gathering all around us as Eryx held me by my arms.

He was looking at me so intensely that I got goosebumps all over my body. "I'm extremely sorry, ma'am. The brick accidentally slipped from my hand. Are you okay?" one of the workers asked.

Brick? Wow, I didn't even realise it. I looked down and saw a brick right beside me.

I tried to free myself from Eryx's grip as I looked at the worker but I could only feel him holding me tighter. I looked up at him again before finally freeing myself from his grip.