My Naughty Lover ✔️

Chapter 61

Scarlette's POV

I didn't go to school today. I wasn't feeling well. The whole day, I slept at home. I didn't even eat. I didn't even sleep well last night mostly because of my nightmares. They keep on haunting me every day. Yesterday, after sending a voicemail to my dad, I stayed awake and I kept walking in the house like a crazy person. Today, I was supposed to go to Liam's but he cancelled it. His parents had an urgent work so it got postponed to next week. I was relieved as I didn't want to go either.

It's already 7 p.m. I head to the kitchen and I take some pills. Then, I walk towards the couch in the living room and I switch on the TV. This time, I'm gonna watch a romantic movie. Last night, watching a horror movie turned out to be a bad experience. I pay attention to the movie but Soon, I feel hungry. I head into the kitchen and I take out a ramen noodle. I boil some water and I wait patiently.
After 5 minutes, I bring the bowl of ramen to the living room and I start eating. I lay on the couch and keep watching the movie which is very nice. The heroine is very beautiful and she looks very cute with the male character. I get engrossed in the movie that I don't realise it's already late.

After a while, I hear a knocking on the door. My heart starts beating rapidly as I feel scared. I check the time and it's 20 30 p.m. The door keeps on knocking, increasing my heart rate. Who might it be this late? I stand up and head towards the door. I look through the small hole and I see a tall masculine figure. Oh my god, who is that? I debate on whether to open or not when I hear a voice from outside,

"Scarl? Please open the door." he says. What is he doing here? At this time?

I open the door slowly and out of the blue, I'm making contact with a hard chest. Tingles make their way all over my body as I stay freezed.

"Thank god, you are okay!" he says breathing hard. What's wrong? I try to back away but he just tightens the hug,

"No, don't go. Please." He says with a begging voice.

"What's wrong?" I ask and he stays silent. "Hey?" I ask again.

"Let me stay like this, please." he says. Why is his voice like that? He sounds sad and worried. I don't know why but I'm okay with him this close to me.

"Let's go inside." I say and he nods. We make our way to the living room and I tell him to take a seat. He came here the other day to study so he knows that I live here.

"You want something to drink?" I ask.

"No, I'm good." he says. He is sitting on the couch and I check him out. He is wearing a black hoodie with a white scarf and he is wearing his favourite black colour jeans. He looks so handsome. His cheeks are flushed.

"Are you cold?" I ask and he nods. I turn the heater on.

"What happened?" I ask and he looks at me with a serious expression.

"Scarlette, I don't like you staying with other dudes." he says and I look at him with wide eyes.

"What?" I ask in disbelief.

"Yeah." he says.

"Uh? " I exclaim. "I don't understand." I say.

"No need to understand anything." he says.

"Zac! What is wrong with you?" I ask.

"I want you near me." He says and my heart starts racing.

"So you only want me near you so that I don't stay with other dudes?!" I snap.

"No. But." he says.

"But what??" I say , "And why are you here?" I ask, annoyingly.

"I had a nightmare." he says. "I wanted to see you." he says and my anger vanishes away. I stay numb and silence. That must have been painful for him.

".. What did you dream about?" I ask gently.

"You died." he says while clenching his fists. His face is flat.

"I'm fine, Zac. Thanks for worrying." I say retaining this tingling sensation that I'm having right now. He was worried about me!? It's kind of sweet to know that.. He is so confusing though. I cannot read him at all. One minute he seems so close and then the next minute he is so distant.

"Why didn't you come to school?" he asks.

"I wasn't feeling well." I say.

"What happened?" he asks,

"Nothing." I say not wanting to tell him about my nightmares too.

"Are you okay, now?" he asks and I nod.

"Give me your phone." he says and I give him. He types something and then he gives it back to me. "I miscalled my number. Call me whenever you feel like talking to someone."

"I already have your number and you have mine." I state. Did he forget that he already had my number?

"This one is my real number. The other one got blocked." he says.

"Okay. How did you come here?" I ask and he scratches his head.

"I walked." he says.

"What!?" I ask in disbelief. "Are you serious?" I ask and he nods.

"Why would you do that!?" I shout.

"I wanted to see you." He says calmly.

"But you could have seen me on Monday!" I exclaim.

"I couldn't wait for the week-ends." he exclaims." I had the urge to see you ok?" He says and I look at him.

"God.. You're so confusing." i say

"How am I confusing?" he says looking at me intensely.

"You are leading me on! How dare you play with my feelings?" I say.

"Scarl.. I didn't play with your feelings."

"Yes, you did!" I exclaim. "You say you like me but you don't wanna be in a relationship with me. I was okay with that! But then you had to come here and exclaimed that you were worried!" I say.

"Fine! Let's date." he says snapping at me.