Dakota

Nightly Break Out

“I’m so sorry Dakota...” Alec said once again, closing his eyes for a minute, and with one deep sigh, he let my hand go and threw his arms towards the window, and took coherent breathes.

“What’s happening with you?” I asks, barely a whisper.

“You are really must be crazy.” He said, chuckling deeply.

He’s right, I am really crazy. Sudden feeling an urge to kiss a guy who weren’t romantically involved with you? Crazy thought. And thinking that you both were soul mates? Just outrageous.

“I can’t endure this anymore, do you know that?” he said, turning to face me. He’s eyes were now smouldering, like a fire just blazed in his brain and it’s tormenting him violently.

“Stay, away from me, from now on. Do not, swear to me-,” he started to tug my hands again, staring into my eyes like a sadistic demon.

“Swear to me, Dakota. You have to stay away from me. You started to become an affliction in every part of me.” He said.

I felt a sharp pang in my gut, in my heart, in every part of me. Like cold water splashed on me. And I was suddenly numb. I couldn’t bring myself to say another word. But I forced myself to speak,

“If I am a hardship for you, why did you ask to come in my library, and still talk to me?” My voice was hoarse because of the lump that formed in my throat.

“I don’t know!” He shouted. “There, there was a part of me that wanted me to go here. Like I forgot something in this place, and suddenly I want to go back to retrieve it, I don’t know, Dakota. I- I had a sudden feeling that, that I want you. But something, deep inside me is hesitating.”

He ran a hand through the sides of my hair. And with one apologetic glance. He ran towards the door and then gone.

***

Three days, in my first three days of living here, bizarre yet passionate things happened. First, my wild dreams of love; second my craving for it. And lastly, Alec, who looked like the guy in my dreams every night, is running wild in my mind every day, every now and then. And I couldn’t help myself not to getaway every midnight at the eleventh. Wearing my sneakers and running as fast as I can, until I reach the end of our automatic machine system gates. And there I would use the key that I had stolen from the key chambers. And then, I was free.

I also took a glimpse at the invitation master list from Elle’s room that she had worked for before our Brunch and Party. And there I found the address of Alec’s house, which probably should be called as Manor, for how enormous it was.

It’s my third time to visit here. I stood quietly beside a tree, across their huge gate. All along I brought my cell phone with me, with the number of Alec on the speed dials. Third time, third time that I just stood here until one in the morning, without anything to do but just stand and watch.

I’m making a fool out of myself.

With one last glance at the gates, I walk back towards the direction of our house, ready to face another night of enchanting dreams.

I was at least meters miles away from the house, when I heard a swift movement of sound behind me, a sound coming from a vehicle.