Love In Boxing Ring

Plan in Action

' just ignore him' was the only thought that kept flashing in my mind when I entered the school next day. Of course, Mika was continuously pestering me to know if something was bothering me.

" back to earth....." She shouted waving a hand to my face. " what is it"?she quirked at me.

"What is what?" I fired the question back to her hoping to distract her from the thought she was clinging upon. Though it is difficult to shrug her off once she had determined something.

" Don't you try to fool me" she squinted her eyes pointing a finger to me . " I am not letting you off the hook until you tell me wtf is going on with you "she gritted her teeth.

I defeatedly looked around to see if Michael was there to save me from the the tigeress she was becoming with each passing moment to know the real reason for my worries.

" Don't you try to ignore me " grabbing me by shoulders she turned me to match her scrutinising gaze" I was gone just for one day......and you started to keep things away from me" she complaint Shooking me slightly.

" it's not like that " I tried to assure her. She is my friend so is Michael. It is unfair to keep things away from her while I told everything to him.

I jumped up when suddenly a hand landed on my shoulder " are you a fucking haphephobic?" mocked Samuel , squinting his eyes and wearing a deep frown.

" that's none of your fucking businesses " I retorted taking a step away from him.

" yes! It is.... " I blinked at his response. Who the fuck is he to be concerned with my fears, though I am not haphephobic.

" what the fuck are you talking
about " Mika interrupted taking a step forward guarding me from his hawking stare.

"You will see" he peeked at me wearing his cocky smirk ,ignoring Mika completely as if she doesn't exist and turned to walk away.

She turned to me frowning " since when did you became haphephobic " she trailed her gaze up and down scrutinising my each move." Or......you particularly....... haphephobic to his touch only " she squinted her eyes further ,pinching her lower lip between her thumb and index finger.

" are you out of your tiny mind " I frowned at her fantasy " I even don't know the term he just used" I lied to her. I turned to walk to my class.

"Let me tell you..." She trailed me, clinging to my biceps "it's a fear of being touched......" She poured the prescious knowledge into my ear "people who are haphephobic used to report different kinds of sensations when they are touched....".

I paused my steps and looked at her
" what kind of sensations...?" I asked out of curiosity. Though I certainly felt something when he touched me but that doesn't mean I am haphephobic to his touch. Is it possible??

" like....burning ,freezing , shuddering,attacked ,
feared.....etc?" Shrugging her shoulders she counted her fingers with each sensation she mentioned.

" hey Mika.....! "Michael shouted from behind , and ran to catch up with us.
" hi there..... " he smiled at me wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"Where have you been?" I asked slightly frowning.

" I was taking care of something " he announced winking at me. " how is the plan working? " he asked amusingly.

"What plan...? " Mika questioningly glared back and forth between us. I felt sorry for lying to her.

" Michael told me his genius plan to ignore the asshole...." I told her the info she deserved to hear.

"And....." She dived further.

" and it would help him to concentrate on trials"he said.

"Even if you are going to ignore him, he is not .... " she said turning to me"How the fuck are you going to ignore him when he keeps on poking his finger to your ass".

"Wow......" Michael raised his one hand to get the attention " did I missed something...? "he inquired.

"Yes ! you did" said Mika before I could utter a word.

Michael stared at me ,questioningly.

" Guys! we are getting late for the class ,let's continue this discussion later" I declared sliding the topic of discussion aside.

xxxx

He was in my first class, right behind me, tapping his pen continuously on the table. It was hard to focus on with the jerk knowingly bumping his shitty shoes at the frame of my chair. At the very moment ,I just wanted to beat the shit out of him by pounding his head with my fist. I did clenched my fist ,but only to remind myself the pious mantra which I was kept on chanting since the morning ' just ignore him'.

He placed his hand on my shoulder and i felt something again but it was hard to describe. I jerked his hand away and stood up from my seat. Turning to him i slammed my palms flat on his table trying to cover my confusion with anger " what the heck are you trying to do?" gritting my teeth ferociously I demanded.

"He was just passing over the papers for the test" before the jerk could have answered, our psychology teacher replied. " now sit down before I deduct 10% of your test marks "she threatened fixing the frame of her glasses on the bridge of her nose.

My jaw dropped on hearing her threat. I was so caught up with my petty affairs that I completely forgot about the test. I defeatedly snatched the test paper from his hand and sat on my seat.

Thanks to my sharp memory I answered almost all of the questions correctly. I handed over my paper to teacher and shoved my things in my bagpack to walk away from him ASAP. I stole a glance at him from the corner of my eye,he too submitted his test and stood up from his seat showing his signature smirk.

I rushed out of the class to avoid any direct encounter with him. Though I continuously heard the shoe soles following me. I tried not to look behind. My breathing fasten with each step I took. I ran last few metres to enter the bathroom without being caught by the footsteps now running to catch up with me .

I grabbed the knob to shut the door as soon as i entered. But he forcefully pushed his way inside.

"What the fuck are you doing?" he yelled walking towards me.. I indistintively backed away to maintain the distance between us.

"Don't tell me.....you really are a haphephobic" he exclaimed excitedly, beaming with amusement.

"W...where the hell did you get the idea?" I stuttered.

" let me check it myself....... " suddenly I was pinned to the wall two hands blocking me on either sides. He pressed his body on ,me exhaling a wet and warm cloud of air on my face. A tingling sensation rushed over me.

" I don't like to be ignored..... " he neared his lips to mine and wishpered huskily. My breathing hitched and I tucked my bottom lip between my teeth to subdue the burning sensation on them. My heart was beating like a drum ready to leap out from the ribcage.

" next time don't you try to play smart with me...." he seductively warned me using his thumb and index finger to pull out my lip and rubbed the swollen area. For a moment i forgot to breath and tried not to choke on air. I opened my mouth to say something, whatever my mind was able to form in that situation.

"Ssshhh....." he shushed me putting his finger on my lips and raised his brows in warning. I squeezed my eyes shut to avoid the knot tied in my stomach. For a moment it felt like my heart is gonna explode if this continued a bit longer.

Mustering all the courage that I had, I pushed him away, in spite of my trembling body.

" what the fuck are you doing " I gritted clenching my fist still trembling vigorously. He chuckled, coming even closer. But before he could have uttered a word or layed a finger on me ,I aimed his jaw line. My fist collided with his skin, he groaned, angrily rubbing his jaw line " don't you ever try to touch me" I warned pointing a finger to him.
Tilting his head to one side he laughed devilishly and i stomped to exit.

"even if I want...... " he said louder than necessary. I turned around " I can't do that " shoving his hands in his pockets he shrugged. And that was enough to check my limits .there was no use of talking sense into his mind. I walked out of the gate dejectedly.