Poison, Love and Me

Chapter - 10 (The Truth)

Sorry guys, I couldn't update yesterday as I promised... So here is the new chapter... enjoy...:-)

He caught her hands with the bunch of blue roses still in them. He was too shocked to see pink roses turned in ink blue colour. He couldn't speak for a while.

"How...?" he finally managed to speak.

"I don't know... Whenever I touch the roses… it turns blue" she said, Leaving the roses in his hand, she wiped her tears with back of her hand.

He pulled her to him and squeezed her to his chest. After some time when he felt he was able to speak again he whispered in her hair "I am sorry I didn't believe you first"

"It’s ok" she said lifting her face up to look in his eyes and smiled at him.

"Would you mind telling me how it happened?" He asked softly.

"I don't know... I myself came to know when I turned 16 and went on my first date"

"What happened that day? Will you tell me please...” he requested to her, just wanting to try to make some sense.

She shook her head in agreement.

He took her to the couch, making her sit down on the couch, he sat beside her before she looked up to him and started "It was Sunday and there was a dance party at school...." she told Luke everything.

He was listening intently and when she finished, she was miserable. Luke pulled her on his lap and let her cry and relax. When she felt better she looked up at him and said "when I realized Seth was dead I got really scared. I didn't know what to do. So I ran away…"

"You did right" he replied.

"I did...? But I killed him Luke. He was my best friend, infect my only friend. I feel, I have betrayed him by leaving him there, on that bridge…"

"Don't be stupid, you were right to run away. He was already dead, you couldn’t have done anything. Nobody would have understood you"

“Hmm..." all she said, still feeling guilty for the crime she hasn't committed.

"If somebody would have known about your poison, they would have made you a testing rat" he continued.

"Gee... Thanks... That really make me feel better about my decisions" she grumbled.

"No… really, whatever you did back then, you did right and you've really been very strong. Believe me, I mean it"

"I guess so..."

"So...! Who else knows about it?"

"Only you" she replied.

"Really...? So you mean no other boyfriends died after that?" he teased her.

"God no... I never dated after that, never went out with guys. Never kissed anyone after that day..." she said sadly.

"That should make me feel sad but I don't know why I am feeling really happy about it" Luke said slowly, when Ivy understood he was teasing her, she was stunned.

She got up from his lap and threw a cushion on him which he caught with his hand laughing. He pulled her again on his lap. She settled there and said "as it is the guys never really like me. Guess I am not beautiful enough"

Luke brushed away the stray lock of her black hair from her face and curled it around his finger while saying "I don't know about the other guy Ivy, but I think you are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen"

"You do...?" she asked unbelievingly.

"Yes, Ever since I saw you I wanted to kiss those rosy lips of yours" he said before dipping his head down, threatening to kiss her again but she turned her head away immediately.

He caught her chin and forced her to look at him then said "well... I kissed you tonight and I am still alive. Aren't I? I guess that means maybe I am immune to your poison"

"But we are not sure" she interjected.

"And we'll never be if we won't try again" he reasoned.

"Maybe... But it’s too risky, I wouldn't gamble with your life"

"Why...?" he asked with twinkling eyes.

"Because..." she stammered, couldn't think of the right word

"Because, what?" he encouraged her to say more.

"Because I care for you" she replied knowing what he was trying to do.

He laughed out loud, confirming her doubt. Oh… how much she liked the noise of his laughter. She made her hold tighter on his neck, bringing him yet closer. He patted her back and kissed on her head saying "don't worry sweaty. I'll find a way"

She heard him but didn't replied knowing what he was saying might won't come true, but she didn't wanted to let him go now, just for once she wanted to live her fantasy.

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