.Rise And Fall.

.Rise and Fall. (55)

|Chapter: 55|

"Rena have you seen the...", he starts to say as he walked out of the bathroom but then trailed off. He stood near the doorway with his eyes wide open as he scanned my fully dressed body. But I couldn't say the same about him with only the towel hanging low on his hips, almost threatening to fall out. Gosh! Look away, my sane mind kept screaming.

"Where did you get that dress from?", he asked, changing his surprised state to inquiring one.

"Madam Claire, she sent me as a thank you gift. I don't know her but I bet she'd be the sweetest lady even though the dress is not so well fitting", I said and turned to look back at the mirror as I do my hair. "But I cannot blame her as we never met", I added smiling. He came behind me and wrapped his arms around me before resting his chin on my head.

"Yeah. You look way fatter than you are", he smirked.

My eyes almost popped out of my socket at what he said. He started laughing like it was the funniest joke of the year. "You look funny", he said.

I should be mad but I wasn't really. Seeing him laugh like that makes me throw myself in love with him more and more. Still I faked an angry face, the same typical face all girls would make when a boy calls her fat.

Pulling myself out of his hold, I walked to the closet. "You know I'm just kidding right?", he asked.

"I don't know. Please enlighten me", I rolled my eyes as I took his clothes out.

"You look beautiful", he whispered, seriously. I turned to look at him again and there was his sincere eyes, the kind which never lies. I felt a blush crept up to my cheeks.

"Uh, thanks", I said sheepishly. Getting used to compliments is hard because he hardly does. "Wear something casual", I said to escape the awkward moment.

He nodded without any argument and walked inside the closet after I handed him his clothes that I choosed.

I went through my phone. There were few messages from Sarah and some from Mary but not from the one person I wanted to see. Mom. So I decided to text her.

I'm staying over at a friend's house. Its too much for me to take so I need a little break. Don't worry I'm perfectly fine and take care.

I stared at it for a minute before I tap the send button and clutched the phone close waiting for a reply which never came. I felt the pang of pain coming back. Just when my vision started to get blurry, the closet open and he walked out. I quickly rubbed my eyes and plastered a smile.

"We can still run away you know", he said brushing his hair back from his forehead. I chuckled. "Are you scared Nickel Black?"

"Scared my ass. I just don't want to see an asshole of a father", he scoffed. I drifted off to everything Genice said and I started thinking how wrong Nick was about his father.

"Hey what are you thinking?", he asked, walking to me. He ran his knuckles lightly on my cheek, comforting me.

"How unfair it is that we cannot see the two sides of a coin at the same time", I said without thinking. He frowned. "I mean, how wrong I was about you when all I saw was the delinquent side of you."

Without a word he crashed me to his body and held me tight in a warm hug. Yet again his heartbeat fasten just like the first time. I closed my eyes as I take in his scent, enjoying the moment. Because who knows how short lived it could be.

Just in cue, the knock on the door made us pull away.

"They are here", Genice informed just after Nick opened the door. I saw his body stiffen upon hearing the news, so I quickly ran on his side and rubbed his arm. He relaxed a bit.