7 days with you

17. Not Yours

Hailey Jordan

"I need to go to the loo." He said to me.

"Okay.. I'm here".

I still look at the performance for gala charity until someone has just sit beside me again.

"I thought you don't like this event-" and I turn around. It's not him. Who is he? He use the brown mask cover the upper face of him.

"I'm hurt you didn't recognize me baby."

"Sorry but I think you just talk with the wrong person-"

"Yaaa yaaa yaa.. I see that you are here with your date, and I wanna say.. I don't like it..You're mine and you have to remember that baby." And he put his hands on my thigh making me uncomfortable. Without any seconds I push away his hands off me and look at him angrily.

"I don't even know you.. can you please get back to your table sir?" I tried to speak politely to him.

"I'm hurt you're not even remember and knowing me Hailey.. Don't test my patience baby, you've been ignoring me twice and for your information.. I don't like being ignored.. " and my stupid common sense has just realized who the hell was him! Oh my God!

"Already remember me? My Fiance?" he asked while see me a bit shock with that realization.

"I'm not your fiancé." I said.

"Oops... I'm hurt again.. as I said I don't like being ignored and you just did it for the third times baby... can we have a little private conversation out from this gala?"

"No.. I don't want to talk to you.. Leave me alone." And he grab my wrist.

"You wanna make a scene?" he staring at me full with his confidence. I start looking people surrounding us. No.. No more scene... I let him hold my wrist and lead me out from this gala.

He hold me tightly like I will run away from him but I keep silent and following him.

We both facing each other while we were in the outside of the ballroom. He open his mask and smirk on me. He pull my mask roughly and smile.

"What do you want?" I said calmly.

"You know what I want." And he start touching my chin and my cheek. I slap his hand from me.

"As my fiancé, you should never did that to me.." and he grab the crook of my neck, I tried to release his iron grip! Oh my God! He's hurting me!

"Does it hurt? And you have to learn a lesson to never did that again to me baby. Oh... you drive me crazy day by day Hailey.." And with my hands, I slapped him hard on his cheek, so hard until I only can feel sting pain on my palm. After I slapped him, he release his grip and I took this chance to run away from him.

Run Hailey.. Run...

I don't even have any direction to go, I just need to go away from him. I heard he tried to catch me by running behind. Oh no! I run crazily out of the direction while everyone has their attention to the performances inside then I'm trying to free from him! Damn this high heels! I take it off and run faster than before. I think I've run away enough from him and tried to catch my breath behind the wall. God! I left my phone and my purse on the table.

He's crazy! He tried to choked me! My heartbeats still race within the breath I tried to catch. I wipe my tears. Not now Hailey! Don't cry! Don't even dare to cry here! I shakes my head and tried to put back again my heels and my mask, and start to walk carefully. Maybe I just need to find Brant and asked him to take me home. I walk and walk until I find the direction to the ballroom but I don't wanna get inside. I'm standing within the distance until I felt someone has padded my shoulder and make me startled by this act. I turn around immediately and find Brant standing there with my purse and with his mask.

Without wasting any seconds, I hug him tightly, burned my face on his chest. I felt his hands covering me and start caressing my back. He didin't said anything but with him by my side, all the fear I felt before has just gone. He's here with me and I felt more safe than I've felt before.

"I wanna go home." I only said that words. He nodded and lead me the way out. He open the front door and let me get in first. We still silent in the way back to home, but what happened this night at Gala charity has been bothering my mind. I need to tell my father as soon as possible, he need to knew..

I came back from my thought while he park his car at the mansion and let me out. He still silent but I felt he keep following me behind until I stand in front of my door's room. Why he doesn't even bother to asked me what's going on? He sees me crying in the car and he still silent?

I turn around facing him and he just look at me calmly as always without any expression. I can't even read his mind.

"You.. you didn't asked me what happen tonight?" I asked hestitantly.

"You have a right to tell me and not to tell me."

"I.. Can you make a cup of tea for me and I'll go get change first and I'll tell you after, meet me in the patio?"

"Okay." He nodded and left me. I go get chance from my night gown into my oversize sweater and clean up all my make up and put my hair into a bun. I walk into the backyard to the patio.. should I tell him what happen tonight? What would he react? What if he doesn't even have any reaction as I thought before?

I'm out of my trance while I see he coming closer to the patio and have a seat across me. He take off his suit and left with his white shirt with two unbutton down on his chest. He give me a cup of tea and I said thanks before I take a sip of it.

"Hows your arms?" I tried to start the conversation.

"Don't change the subject..What happened tonight?" I sighed and looking down at my fingers and start to tell him from the start he was gone from the room. I tell him everything happened tonight. I keep my eyes down cause I don't know what should I react when I see his reaction. I don't even know what happen with myself. I take a look while I see his shoes and he standing in front of me, makes me stand up and face him.

"I'm sorry, I should be there with you.. sorry for what happened, and I will not let that happen again, not even a chance."

"Don't.. don't said sorry... It's not your fault.. " I said and smile to him.

"Are you okay?"

"Feel better. What took you so long to come back to the room?"

"hmm... I... I get lost in that huge building." He smile shyly. I can't hold my chuckles and make my way closer to him until we standing facing each other very closed.

I just stand and looking at him. What are you doing to me Brant? I felt so scared, afraid before  but now, you're here with me, you makes me feel warm, better and safe. Am I wrong If I said that.. I like you.. I like you Brant...

"What?" he shrug. And I tip toeing myself and pull his head down and kiss his lips!

I kiss him. This feels more than right, this send a millions butterflies fluttering in my stomach. This feels strange but this feels the way it should be. Indecipherable, unpredictable, uneven could be describing in any words! I'm falling for you, Brant.

"Goodnite." I said after I break our kisses and turn around walk as fast as I could. I believe tomato will feel defeated with the red of my face right now.

"Hey!" then I stop before I can even walk 5 steps from patio. Heart beats fast.. okay... calm down Hailey... I turn around and look at him while he walk closer to me.

When we both facing each other, he touch my chin and suddenly kiss me.

KISS ME! I repeated again. BRANT KISS ME!

What happen with New York!!!! Hallelujahhhhh!!!!

"I take back my kiss, cause it's not yours." He said after he release his lips from me and with that he left me standing here speechless. I'm flying to the moon and has just fallen on the earth.. very very hard..

Hailey Jordan has just rejected! Great!