Until You Give In

Chapter 4.4 Just One Day

Pete’s POV

‘Then take care of me’

As these words continued to rang in my ears, my first reaction was to run, I do not know why, but my instinct tells me something, and I almost did. Yet as I looked at Ae, he has this expression, like he was.

Why do you have that expression Ae?

You looked as if…

It’s as if…

It’s as if… you‘re scared

That I might

Say NO

Seeing that almost deject full face of yours, I know that I cannot stand it any longer, so I lowered my head, thinking, should I or should I not.

But, you were the very first person aside from Daili to ever come into my rescue even without you really knowing my situation, even being beaten like that, yet you..you are still here; I can’t help but feel guilty, that I almost reject the idea of taking care of the man who held me like how my mother would.

Finally deciding, I tightly grabbed the helm of my pajama as I closed my eyes, I said.

“Then…I’ll do my best Ae…”

Slowly opening my eyes I took a peak on you, and I almost gasped. Because.

You

You looked so happy

With that smile of yours, I could only say.

Ah… finally I made Ae smile

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Time awkwardly passed, I was still looking anywhere else but you, yet, there you are still staring at me like you just met me for the very first time, I don’t know why I even though that, but I just have this feeling that maybe…

Maybe you don’t hate me anymore Ae.

I decided to start a conversation and as I gazed at you, you had this gloomy aura surrounding you, being a worry rat like me; I tried calling your name, several times, until finally you responded. Noticing the clock hanging on the wall, it’s nearly 4 in the morning, I thought that you might feel hungry, so I asked you, having a kind of positive response from you, I suddenly stood up, yet as I did, surely my body still feels weak, so I losed my balance and I accidentally fell on top of you.

Due to how sudden it happen, both my hands were clutched on your shoulders for support, thus like lightning, I felt it as your strong hands fell on my waist, they were so warm, almost burning me. Without me knowing, I suddenly looked at you, I swallowed hard as I saw those deep dark eyes bore their gaze on me. I caught a glimpse of something on them and like seeing a ghost, I frantically pushed myself away from you.

As I did, I kept of muttering my apology, I hastily walked out of my room.
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I tried not to run as I made my way to the kitchen; as you followed me, I could almost feel your eyes on me, it was kind of scary really.

As we arrived at the kitchen, I turned to you and I asked what food you prefer, so I could make it. I walked towards the counter and pulled out the pink apron, which my friend Daili made for me before she left to another country, and really she outdone herself this time, because the apron has this print that says : “Kiss the cook”,since then I always blushed whenever I used it. I hope Ae won't notice, or I might really embarass myself.