Destiny

CHAPTER 14

Something was different! Something has changed. This person walking few steps ahead was not the Evan I was acquainted with. He had barely spoken two sentences to me since the time we left the castle, that was two days ago. Yes two freaking long days!

After I had solved the last riddle, he had looked at me, gave me a short nod of acknowledgment and had sauntered out of the room, leaving me to follow him, with unanswered questions.

Not even in a million times had I imagined this scenario, when I had thought about how I would react on finally seeing him. I was delusional, thinking he would look at me with his warm eyes, embrace me, maybe kiss me and tell me how he had missed me. Well a girl can dream. Right?

Afterwards I had tried talking to him, to get him to open up to me, about what had transpired with him in last two days. But he had just brushed me off, like an annoying little pest that had been bothering him. At first I had this conception that he needed time to himself, after enduring the torture for two days so I had kept quiet, giving him a whole day to recover and confide in me, but he never did. The last time I tried talking to him was yesterday, but today was a new day and I was determined to not let his cold attitude get to me.

Giving myself the pep talk, how I won't let callous-Evan affect me, I was ready to start the day on a good note. We have been wandering through the jungles for two days now, with no safe place to stay or proper meal to eat. But fortunately these woods were slightly more caring and giving than the dense forest around the cabin. We were not on the brink of starvation, just in need of a safe place to stay though.

Evan was still walking ahead of me but I had made a point today to not walk with him. It was better this way, at least now I would not encounter that cold and arctic glare of his. What was his problem anyway? I have been asking myself this question from last two days, but to no avail, as I didn't magically get any answer from my inner self.

There was no peep from the Soulmate Seeker Organisation (SSO) from the past two days, no new task, no instructions or guidelines on where we should head next, as if they had abandoned us suddenly. Not that I was concerned about that, but if they were planning on this then they could have freed us from here at least, but apparently they liked watching us suffer.

Several times the thought had crossed my mind, that maybe just maybe Evan knew where we were headed next, because whenever we walked through the jungles, I had encountered that look in his eyes where he is thinking or plotting something. Plus we were on tight schedule, no lying around or passing time, just walking and walking.

Thinking back to the night in the cave, I recalled what Jake had asked me, what promise I had made to him. But how can you fulfill the promise when your supposed soulmate was not on speaking terms with you? Frustration was building deep inside me, as I glared at the back of his head, while he strode ahead. How can he turn from compassionate-Evan to callous-Evan in a matter of few days!

One question plagued my mind as I walked behind him, what had transpired that caused this huge change in his demeanor? I was itching to talk to him even when I knew about his cold and cryptic response.

Sighing I walk faster, now side by side to him. I turn towards him, waiting for him to acknowledge my presence, but his face remains stoic as he keep walking at steady pace, not even sparing me a glance. Sighing, I have been doing that a lot these days I clear my throat, waiting for him to look at me.

Cold silence greets me.

Aggravated I turn towards him, ready to spew some colorful words at him. I was exhausted, not in a rightful place of my mind.

"Evan" I call out, my voice coming out whiny.

No response.

Exasperated I turn towards him, holding onto his wrist, halting him in his track. Meeting his stare I am stunned into silence at his thunderous expression.

"What?" he hisses through his teeth. If I was in different circumstances, I would have found the situation funny, Evan looked ready to blow up, I could even imagine steam coming from his ears.

"Evan, What is wrong with you? Why are you behaving like this?" I ask him, my voice soft, laced with raging emotions. He is momentarily stunned into silence, his eyes regain their softness for a moment, but taking control he mask his facial expression into a cold glare, set on me.

Laughing he pry's his wrist free from my grasp.

"Believe me sweetheart, you would not want to know it right now." Evan spits, as if even speaking to me was not worth his time.

"What changed?" I dare myself to ask, trying to keep my face impassive.

"I got to know you, and your little secrets" he says, and starts walking again.

No. He couldn't. No one knew about it except a handful of people. What was Evan talking about!

"What do you mean? What secrets?" I ask, trying to act nonchalant, but my insides twisted with dread. What if Evan knew what happened that night, will he hate me for it?

"You know what I am talking about." He says, not even sparing me a glance.

"You can't jump to conclusions Evan, you have to listen to my side of the story." My voice filled with anticipation, I was desperate for his approval.

"Then tell me your story"

"I can't. Not right now"

"Exactly. That's what I thought."

He says and walks ahead leaving me standing behind with my thoughts surrounding and consuming me.

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