Love Thy Roommate

C h a p t e r - 20

[Edited] Chapter 20: The Thing With Scott's Past!

Nova:

"Thank you very much." Scott bows at me, dramatically.

"You're welcome, Mr. Taylor." I smile and do a curtsy.

I hand him the clothes that I've had selected for him, which he takes willingly.

I smile and turn around, when something catches my eyes.

Scott was still wearing a towel around his waist which had hung low on his hips. I stared at the left side of his lower stomach, tears forming in my eyes.

He has a massive scar.

And not a normal one - it was nearly two inches long and it seemed like someone had jabbed a knife into Scott with the full intention of hurting him...

I look up at him, on the verge of tears and ask him, "Wh-what's that Scott?"

He tears his gaze away from me and looks down and his eyes widen. 

He curses out loud and runs his fingers through his hair, frustrated.

He drops his jacket and jeans from his hands and fumbles with his tank trying to cover himself.

While Scott was busy fumbling through the tank in his hands, I take a step forward and place my hand on his arm softly. 

He looks at me, worried. I slowly shake my head no.

"Don't cover yourself." I whisper softly, looking pleadingly at him.

He simply stares at me and nods after a second and drops the tank from his hand.

The confident and cocky Scott was gone. 

Instead a shy, scared and vulnerable Scott took his place.

I want my old Scott back...

I close the distance between us, so that our toes are touching each others'. I place my hands on either side of his hips, holding him tight, worried that he might run away, and look down at his wound.

I feel him looking down at me. I run my fingers from his hips in the direction of his wound.

I slowly trace my fingers over the mutilated and puckered flesh. It feels weirdly soft under my fingertips.

I hear him gasp softly and feel his stomach stiffen and clench in response. I don't know whether it was due to discomfort or something else.