LOVE AND CROSSES

Chapter:17

Flashbacks of Melisa and Rick's story:

Author's POV

"You are clearly a smartest kid I have never seen" Professor smiled at Melisa giving her progress card. It was the happiest moment in her life that no one can describe. She took her paper and sat back on her desk corner of the class. As she go through her paper, she felt pair of eyes burning a hole in her skin. She raised her head and turned behind.

In the moment when Rick's eyes met Melisa's world around her faded, focusing on two beings having intense eye contact. Her lips parted as he was staring at her soul, she didn't know how she was feeling like she never felt. She swallowed her making the latter smirk.

She quickly turned back her attention to the progress card she is holding. But she could still sense that he is still staring at her.

After class got over she quickly grabbed her bag pack and rushed out of class room, as she had to prepare for her next exams and she also had lot on her plate, taking care of her sick mother was main priority.

She walked down the crowdy hallway, laughs and chatters from by the passers faded as she navigated down the stairs, suddenly someone pushed her from the behind making her stumble down the four blocks and fell. Her elbow got strained and she sat up groaning in pain followed by laughs from behind.

She turned her head and watched her usual bully gang stood there with smug smile. "Opps did you fall!? that's pretty bad" one said and laughed at her. She didn't say anything as she was used to it.

"We are not done with you yet little birdie" another guy stepped down and walked towards her, Melisa clutched her elbow slightly in pain and fear. But before the guy could touch her, a voice came behind making everyone's head jerk towards the source  of voice.

"Touch her and I'll break your neck" voice was deep and sent shiver down Melisa's spine, she looked at Rick who stood there his hands casually shoved inside his pockets and his eyes darted around the gang before landing on her.

"Rickety Rick it's none of your business so don't interrupt" guy said slightly in amused tone. But Rick didn't budge he stepped closer to the guy his eyes still on Melisa on the floor who was looking at him with wide eyes.

He stood in front of the guy tilting his head, "I don't like to repeat my words" his voice was low and dangerous sending chills to other guy, he glanced at his other friends who signaled him to go. "This isn't over yet Rickety" he warned and walked out with his friends. 

Rick's gaze fell on Melisa who was still looking at him with shock, he sighed and crouched down in front of her, now their eye are at same level making Melisa's heart race up. 

"Does it hurt?" He asked.

She shook her head, he sighed again and grabbed her elbow making her yelp in pain, his eyes narrowed as she let out pained gasp. "Looks like you have strained your elbow, let's get you to infirmary" he said and scooped her up in his arms making her eyes wide.

"What- are you doing..." she asked as whole hallway was watching them.

"Taking care of what's mine" he said casually and walked.

Melisa's cheek pinked when he said mine, RICK DAHALIA ANDERSON DECLARED MELISA WEST AS HIS.

That was the day, where her faith changed quickly, Rick's declaration played again and again in Melisa's head for weeks. She couldn't understand why her rate speed increases whenever she looks at him, then she realized she was falling for him. SHE WAS FALLING IN LOVE WITH RICK.