The Boy Next Door

Chapter 12: Fake Couple

"Blake my mobile is switched off. Call someone who can pick us." Cruz suggests.

"Ugh! No signal." I shie him the phone. "Damn." He curse running his hands through his hair and kicks an imaginary football.

"Tell me everything." I repeat. He is ignoring me."Okay, I was coming back home when I saw Jasper standing outside your house, he was talking to someone on the phone, then I heard him saying; everything is going according to the plan, I will make her life a living hell."

"I always had doubts about him, how can be a person so good and this proved that he was making a devious stratagem, so I decided to sneak inside your house to insure you are safe, and then I followed you to this party. This party was an illegal party, teenagers were consuming alcohol and drugs that's why there is a police raid." He shrugs.

"Thank you" I say one more time, politely.

'Why did he do all this? For me?' I think.

"Don't think I did it for you, If there was anybother girl, I would have done the same" he rolls his eyes.

So the Cruz I know is back, The arrogant one.

Suddenly I hear a gurgling noise.
"You are hungry?" I giggle. "NO!" He states. "Don't lie, you are. By the way,  I did not ask you to save me, then why you saved me?" I wiggle my brows.

"I am not lying, you are good for nothing." He states, annoyed."Uhm! We can find some fruits here." I think.

"Fruits in Jungle?" He asks, shocked.
"Actually there can be fruit tree's in Jungle." I smile. His smile suddenly drops and he shakes his head. "I don't believe you." he states

"Good. Anyway, I am damn hungry, and I am thinking of going on a fruit tree hunt." I chuckle getting up.

"Wait! I will also come," he shouts getting up from the stone he was sitting on. "Follow me" I order. We enter the dence jungle, using my mobile torch.

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"There is a banana tree there." I do a small victory dance, pointing the tree. Cruz looks at me and the back at the tree. He nods..)

"These are saviours," he exclaim with happiness, ready to devour it. I giggle,
"patience man."

"Can we find some water in this jungle?" He raises his eyebrows doubtfully. "Yes we can" I smirk.
"Where?" He asks, astonished.

"In this banana tree, you know its a kind of survival tip." I tell.
"You must be kidding." He frowns.
"Actually Banana tree's stem has water." I state.

"How do you know?" He asks.

Ugh he is so annoying. God I really owe him as he saved me. But still hate is a strong feeling.

"Mister these are called survival techniques, I attended a jungle camp this summer." I grin.

"But there is a problem, we need something to cut it." He chuckles as he pulls out a pocket knife from his Jackets pocket.

"Impressive." I smirk. "Now tell me how to cut it?" He asks striking the knife against the tree's stem.
"What the hell! you are doing it wrong" I shout.

"Give it to me, I will do it" I state. He tosses me the knife.

I start cutting the stem as per the instructions given by that jungle camp.

"Wow! See water," I show him cutting the tree. His eyes gleams up, he nods.

"Ahh!" he moans wiping the water off his mouth. "Do you want to drink some more?" I ask taking some water in my palm."No- I am full."

"So, now we have to go back near the farmhouse?" I ask.
"Yeah! take out the torchlight," he states. I nod switching the torchlight on.

"Where are you going? We came from that way." He shouts pointing towards the other direction.

"No! We came from this direction" I say as I continue to walk. he opens his mouth to say something but then shuts it down and starts following me. He knows its of no use to argue with me. Blake-1 Cruz-0.

After walking ten minutes we land nowhere near the farmhouse but on a weird side of the jungle.

"I said you this is a wrong direction." He shouts, looking around the jungle.
"It is not my fault, how would I know which is the right direction?" I shout back.

"Ugh you know what? Right now,  I am cursing the time when I decided to help you," he shouts. I roll my eyes.

"Its useless to stop here, lets continue walking." I suggest. "Wait! Now you will follow me" he states leading me. I shrugg.

We walk for another ten minutes. The jungle is completely quite. It's little scary too. Its the deathly stillness. "I can't walk anymore," I gasp.

"See there is light coming from that side," he says, pointing towards small silhouette.

"Yeah" I say, hoping that there would be some bus stand.We follow the light which leads us to a small wooden cottage. We both look at each other and the back at the cottage.

"I am getting a weird feeling that there is a evil witch who lives here." I murmur. Suddenly his face grows pale. "Too much horror movies Blake," he gasps.

"Okay now go and knock," I say.
"What? You will knock it." He states. I nod gulping down my saliva.
I knock the door twice, before an old lady came out. She is wearing old clothes.

Typical. Horror. Movie.

"Yes?" She asks, we could see that she is  shocked to see two strangers in this isolated jungle.

"Actually we lost our way to bus stand. We came here for camping" I utter completely nervous. "Can we get a place to stay for one night?" Cruz asks.

"Hmm! I have to ask my husband. He is not here right now." the lady informs.

"Please madam! Its really cold outside." Cruz pleads.
"Okay, but first tell me who is she?" She raises her eyebrows."She is my wife." he says grabbing me from my waist.

What! Wife? UGH! I am not playing this anymore. Is he mad? I could not resist, I really want to punch him hard.

"You both look so young." she says scrutinizing us. "Ohh! not at all,  a lot of people say it but we are no that young, actually its love marriage. We did it aginst our family wishes. Right love?" Cruz winks towards me, I nod.

Love? Marriage? Couple? Hell no, I will never marry this idiot. This is worse than even a nightmare.

"Follow me." the old lady orders.
"You can stay here." she says opening a small room and later adds, "this belonged to my son, but now he doesn't stay with us." She smiles and leaves.

"We are married?" I raise my brows.
"Miss! this is a part of Survival techniques." He chuckls
"Wait! there is only one bed, and not in any condition, I am going to share a room with you," I frown.

"Okay, the don't. You can leave whenever you wish." He grins jumping onto the bed.

"Okay I will adjust. By the way don't try to do anything, and keep your freaking body to yourself." I say, disgusted.

"Can't promise" he smirks making a pillow wall between the two halves of the bed. "You dare to." I glare.

"I AM not in a mood to fight, let me sleep, its already very late." he sighs slipping inside the blanket.

Even I close my eyes shut. Today was a long day, hope tomorrow is better.
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