City Lights

Chapter 19

He took his time, taking slow steps towards me, almost as if taunting me and I considered escaping but all thoughts vanished when I stood up and almost made a run but immediately came to a halt as his hands grabbed mine and pushed me back down, his body pressing against mine and I felt a sense of déjà vu overcome me.

His breath was fanning the side of my face and I immediately looked up into his eyes, wondering what the hell his problem is.

Oblivious to my annoyance, I found him smirking at me and that frustrated me even more.

I started trying to push him away, one hand on his chest while the other still trapped in his hold but my efforts went wasted as I found him tightening his hold on, easily encountering my moves and somehow successfully grabbing almost everybody's attention outside, which made me all the more insecure.
I could feel a panic attack come up.

Thankfully, to my discomfort, he grabbed my hand and started pushing away from all the people and made the way farther down the street, far away from the party.

I sighed in relief and was going to thank him when I turned my head and saw him staring at me, his eyes holding curiosity and the way he was looking at me made me want to hide in a corner.

"Could you tell me why you keep in dragging me away?" I was surprised that my voice didn't waver.

He didn't reply.
He just kept staring at me, analyzing my every move.
I was getting uncomfortable again.
His stare had a way of making me feel weird and I raised my eyebrows.

"Don't tell me you've gone mute" I said and waited for a reaction.

Anger.
Annoyance.
Anything.

But nothing came.
Nada.

If more, his face seemed to be impassive by my responses and I just shook my head at him and prepared to go back to the party, wondering if Anna was done with the guy and was finally ready to go back.

I made a move forward, my hands uncrossing from my chest and my feet taking me away from him.

"Renee" I heard his voice.
His deep accent ringing in my ear and I couldn't help but notice that my name sounded so much better coming from his mouth.

Wait.
Snap out of it.
What the hell am I even thinking?

I turned my head back and then I realized something.

How the hell did he knew my name.
I never did told him.

My face must have given away my confusion as he took a step towards me, slowly and teasingly and then spoke up again "I have my ways"

I looked up at his face again, my eyes drawn up in confusion.

What the hell did he want from me...?

His hands now running through his hair, messing them "wasn't that hard to figure you out. Too easy if I might add" he said but his eyes held some sort of confusion and irritation.

"A little too easy" he said the last part in a whisper and I wouldn't have been able to hear him if he wasn't standing that close.

It was then that I noticed how close he was standing to me, almost a breath away.

If I could just move my hands up, I'd be able to touch his hair and-

Wait.
Hold the hell up.
What the hell am I even thinking.
I scolded myself internally and looked up again to see that his head was titled sideways and he was yet again gazing at me.

He looked so adorable with his head sideways that I almost wanted to punch his cheeks.

"Might I ask why you are being so stalkerish?" My voice a gently whisper as well and he was staring at my lips now.

I was almost surprised at my own boldness.

If someone were to say that I'd be able to hold a proper conversation with someone, nonetheless a guy, I would've probably laughed on their face or something but here I was, trying to be bold and confident and I knew that eventually my facade will fade.

He took another step closer, cutting me off from my personal space and on instinct I took a step back.

"Don't" he said, his tone full of warning.
"Don't run away from me." And I remembered the first time I met him.

It was a total repeat and my breath caught in my throat.
Last time I was saved but this time?
I doubt so.

"What are you so afraid of?" He asked.
His voice full of curiosity and I didn't like that at all.

I was not a book for him to read and neither was I planning to lay out my life to a stranger.

"How can it all be so easy?" He said and my eyebrows scrunched up in confusion.

What was easy?
What the hell was he talking about.

"What are you talking about?" I asked, my voice a little higher than before, almost a squeak and I looked down in embarrassment.

"I'm talking about-"

"There you are, I'd been looking for you since forever." I turned my head to see Anna running towards me, her black high heels held in her hand and her hair all wild, obviously hinting at what she'd been doing before.

I'm really sorry that I haven't updated in a while. It was just that I was writing and I had this sudden desire to go back and look at my previous chapters and when I started rereading them, it seemed that I'd made many mistakes.
Grammar mistake and so on, so I had to go back and to edit them out which eventually led to all this delay.
That being said, I know it's no excuse and I sincerely apologize and I promise I'll try to be more regular.
Thank you for understanding.