Innocent Love

Chapter 11

Irina's POV
Time for sports day! I rolled off from my bed and dressed up for the event. Loose tee and dark blue tracks. I tied my hair in a high ponytail and moved outside. Jake was standing there, smirking at me. I smiled at him.

"Good morning. Ready for pecking me a kiss?" He was making fun of me again.

"No" I said and after arguing a lot we were out and in his car.

We approached school and went to the school's ground. Everyone were already here. A number of races took place and I won each and everyone of them. Then it was time for the last race. I have to win this if I don't want to kiss any guy. Every guy looked at me with smile.

"Get ready Miss. President" Albert, one of the guys said. I rolled my eyes. The race started and I tried my best to be first. Jake didn't move. After some time when we reached the pool he was already there. Wait! How did he even come this fast?

"Be ready Miss. President" he said and jumped in the pool. I shrugged and jumped as well. He was ahead of me and it took me a lot of hard work to keep up with him. We were now out of the pool. He sat on a cycle and I did the same. It's time to win. The race will soon be overhead and so will be this year. This is the last event then, there will be my exams. Final year of Jake will be overed. A lot of thoughts erupted through my mind while we were trying to leave each other behind.

"I'll leave you behind Miss. President" he said and moved ahead of me.

Jake won the race. It was like I was stuck in my worst nightmare.

"Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!" Everyone began to yell. I stood in front of him, blushing and for the first time in my life I was shy. I was about to peck him but he surprised me and pecked me on the cheek. Everyone cheered.

"I'm the type of person who prefers to kiss rather than receiving one Miss. President" he said. Every girl drooled but since they knew Jake will never give attention to them or maybe he will they didn't bothered much.

Today was a holiday from job. I went straight away home and found Jake nowhere. Where is he? He shall be back by night anyways. I shrugged the thought and worry and started cleaning the house. I made sure not to touch Jake's room.

The house was now shining and I was so proud of myself. I switched on the television and started searching for movies. Yay! Harry Potter marathon. I smiled at the word marathon. We had one today.

By the time it was eight the Harry Potter marathon ended. Jake still didn't return.

Have any idea where he might be? Are you not worried?

It's not like that brain, I believe he can take care of himself and doesn't need me.

Really? How about you check his room. You've never been there, right?

Yeah but it's his personal space. How can I mess up with that.

By going and checking. What if he left?

That would be horrible.

So you finally realise you love him?

The thing is. After he kissed me I felt the feeling he had for me. Like some kind of magic he had hidden from years.

He is magical, isn't he?

Sure he is. I love when he is around but it makes me feel irritated.

Thank goodness you realised it.

Thanks to you brain. You asked me if I had feeling for him and I found the only to figure this would be to touch him. I already knew he will win.

He did. He said I'll leave you behind, right?

That got into me. Did he just... No this cannot be happening.

Go check now!

I rushed to his room. It was unlocked. The scenery of his room shocked me. His walls were filled with photographs of mine in golden frames. The laptop was on. I moved the mouse a little and a Video came on the screen. The Video was of me. I sighed. He do love me. I was sleeping and it was a video of eight hours. He took a video of me, sleeping for eight hours. I closed the video and now it was my time to investigate. The desktop background was of me. There was an entire folder with the title crush. I checked through it. It had four hundred pictures. I gulped the sob that I refused from escaping.

The house bell rang. I opened the door. It was Jake. I hugged him as soon as he entered. He pushed me away.

"Why?" I asked. The guy gave me a confused look as if I'm a virus.

"Jake said he has crush on an interesting girl. Looks like he forgot to mention the words weirdo and awkward" the guy said. He removed the wig. His hair were red. Wait! Jake has a twin brother.

"I'm William. Call me whatever you like Irina" he said and showed a key to me. I gave him a confused look.

"What? Don't tell me. Isn't it your birthday today? Jake requested me to give you this key. Downstairs is a car waiting for you. That car will show you the surprise" he said and started texting someone. I didn't waited a second and moved out from the building. The cold atmosphere hit the bare skin that is my neck. There was a car. A dark blue Range Rover and a man sitting inside.

"Make haste ma'am!" He yelled. I folded my arms to myself and received a little heat at least. I sat inside. The man had a fatherly figure. He smiled at me.

"This car will belong to you once we reach your destination" he said and started the car while I sat confused during the whole time. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the breeze. Jeez! It was rough. I opened my eyes when the car stopped. OMG!
The driver smirked at me and handed me the key. I stepped outside. In front me was the most beautiful mansion I had ever seen. I sighed and unlocked the door. Here, too, the walls had my pictures and the mansion was decorated just like my taste. At the doorway was a box and a bouquet of white roses. How'd he know that white roses are my favourite? Right, he is my stalker. I picked up the bouquet and the box. I opened the box and inside was the most beautiful necklace. Diamond studded along with an amethyst stone in between. I smiled. There was a note stuck to the box. It was from Jake.

Dear Irina
                    Hope you liked your birthday presents. I know you don't like surprises but just for once I wanted to feel that happy smile on your face again. Sorry for not informing you about my leave. It was urgent all I can inform you is that I'm in London currently for my university studies. Maybe I will return or maybe not but if I didn't,consider me as unmarried. I cannot think of any other girl besides you. I love you.
                                                                                                                                                                                          Your stalker, Jake

By now tears started rolling down my face. How sweet of him. Why didn't I realise it earlier? I could've said it to him or maybe I could've accepted when he jumped from the terrace for me. I love you too Jake, I said in my mind and kissed the necklace he gifted me. I soon received a message from an unknown number. Though I knew it might be Jake, I never checked it. I HATE YOU JAKE ANDERSON!!!