The Narcissist

Chapter 35 - FESS' UP

"Good morning. You're quite early today. What's up?" Rhett asked as he held my hand. He was waiting in the hallway for me.

I giggled, "I know you hate tardiness." I recalled him being quite irritated when I was late back when we're about to train in  the oval. "Additional laps in the oval made me remember."

He chuckled lightly, "Are you ready to train later?"

"Not quite, I'm still uncomfortable with other people." I murmured as we head inside the classroom.

His eyebrows furrowed, "Why? I'll introduce them to you, you'll like them. They're like a family to me." He stated excitedly.

"It's just me, feeling uncomfortable about other people, don't worry. If they're your family, I'll like them for sure." I gave him a bright smile.

He pulled my hand close to his mouth then kissed it tenderly. "And I'm sure they'll love you." He said reassuringly.

I scoffed at him, "Of course, they'll love me. What's not to love?" I stated proudly.

He seemed to agree because he just smiled at me.

The class was not boring, not at all. I'm not dozing off to dreamland now, but I'm not that eager to learn either. It's just the way my body reacts when he's around, like a livewire. I'm hyperaware that his hand was gently tracing circles on my back. It calms me, and at the same time electrified me.

I leaned in closer to him to whisper, "You're making it hard for me to focus in this class."

He abruptly stopped tracing circles in my back, "My bad. I just can't help myself. Go, concentrate." He whispered back.

Too late.. I thought. Between chemistry and Rhett, it's obvious I'd be interested in him. Well, I hate chemistry so..

After class, Aimee approached us obviously oggling at our intertwined hands. "Looks like, you have a lot to tell me Gorg."

"Um yeah." I said shyly, slowly tugging away my hand from Rhett's but he held on, not budging an inch.

"I knew you'd succeed." Aimee winked, then left us alone.

Rhett's face was of confusion. "Succeed in what?!"

I gulped clinging tightly on to his hand. "In making you fall for me." I squeaked, when he harshly let go of my hand.

"Well. You failed." He turn his back to me angrily. I watched his retreating back, not caring about my tear-stained face.

What have I done?

That thought alone made me snap back to reality. I chased after him.

"Rhett! Wait up! Let me at least explain." I called. He didn't even slow down as he continued to walk.

I removed my heels and run bare foot to get to him. I blocked his path making him halt. He stilled but avoided my gaze.

"Please." I pleaded, wiping my tears away. "I'll explain."

"You have ten minutes to explain yourself." His cold eyes were on me. I'm not letting him be cold again towards me, not after learning how his warmth felt like.

I nodded earnestly.

"First things first, I took interest in you since you saved my ass from that thug. I began to like you more because you act indifferent. You're different from the guys I've met. You're my hero." I stopped because my voice began to crack.

I take a deep breath, summoning my courage back. "I want you so bad, I began to plan how to make you fall for me. I told Aimee you'd fall for me in a month. I joined the club because of you. But when you told me you liked me only as a friend..  I.. I'm heart-broken. So I've sworn to break your heart back."

He looked very disappointed, and I felt worse.

"But I couldn't do it. I like you too much. I'm sorry if I'm like this." I started to sobbed. I expected him to leave me alone. I know I've hurt him, I wouldn't blame him if he left.

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