Smile

• Chapter 9 •

Nuria POV

- And why don't you talk to anyone?

I freeze hearing this question. Why does he want to know that? I don't know why, but I've always trouble to admit that I'm shy. It should be easy. But the words don't come out of my mouth. So instead of answering, I look down and stare at the floor. The minutes passed without any of us saying anything. I feel the eyes of Mesut on me, waiting for an answer. But I stay quiet.

Mesut POV

I didn't expect such a reaction. My question seems to have petrified her. She doesn't even dare to look at me.

- Something wrong happened to you? I ask, stroking her shoulder to try to comfort her. A shiver runs through my body at the contact of her skin under mine.
- No, she whispers. I can't. That's it.

I watch her a few moments before saying with a smile :

- You're really shy.

At these words, I see a small smile on her lips.

- A bit.

I let out a laugh.

- A bit? You hardly talk. You're not just a bit shy. In fact, I think I have never come across someone as shy as you.

Her smile widened.

- Sorry. I can not help it. I really try but... When I need to talk to someone, I'm terrified. I try, but I can't. Except with people I've known for a long time. But nobody is trying to know me long when discovering that I am unable to speak.
- They are wrong.

She looks up at me. She is first surprised, but a big smile appears on her face.

- Thanks, she whispers.

She looks at me straight in the eyes. She has beautiful eyes. Dark blue eyes. So beautiful that I can't stop watching them. I put my arm around her shoulders to approach her. Slowly I approach my face to hers. She doesn't move and let me do. Suddenly someone knocks on the door. I turn my head with a groan of frustration.

- Mesut, what are you doing? We are waiting for you to play, Sergio shouts through the door.

I got up to open it.

- It's okay, I come, I tell him.
- I will let you, says Nuria.

I notice Sergio looks over my shoulder to see who spoke, and a mischievous smile appears on his face discovering Nuria.

- I may be bothering you.
- No, she replies. I was leaving anyway.

She leaves the room all red, not daring to look at Sergio.

Sergio PDV

I watch Nuria going to her room, and right when she has closed the door, I turn to Mesut.

- Can I ask why you're half naked if you did nothing?

He lowered his gaze to his bare chest and goes to his closet to put a T-shirt saying :

-Did you forget that an idiot did a stain on the one I had earlier? I was trying to wash it when she arrived. At first, I thought it was you so I thought I didn't need to put another on. And then I forgot. That's it.
-You know it's not right to lie to your best friend.