Beautiful Paroxysm

Chapter#04

“Make groups of 4, the topics have been forwarded to Maya. Without creating an issue, pick your topics. I will take your presentations in the two weeks before midterms so you have plenty of time. Be ready for the quiz next week as well. Have a good week.” He said and without waiting for anyone to bother him with questions, he started walking to his office with his bag leaving the loud murmur of arguments behind.

When he entered the office, he found that it wasn’t as stuffy as he was expecting. Last week he had simply made the material while being at his own office so he didn’t get time to drop by in Professor Adler’s one. He was expecting it to be dusty and airless since he was instructed to keep the windows closed before leaving but it seemed like Maya had a key with her and she had regularly dropped by to clean to office.

He sighed and dropped down on the leather seat. Leaning back he closed his eyes. Though he made the excuse of not having time to drop by, he knew it wasn’t exactly true. In fact he was pretty much pushed by Evan to leave but he had unconsciously been avoiding to meet Maya again. Since he had seen her in the club that day, his emotions had been all over the place. Enough for him to be vary of meeting her face to face. The strangeness of these feelings were leaving a tightness inside his body. He wasn’t someone who was home to most emotions. His emotions usually went from annoyance, calm and nothingness. This was all he usually felt, emotions like anger, irritation and disgust very rarely visited his mind. He always believed himself to be unable to feel anything more than he already did but that day his feelings had left him wondering and even to this point, he was still just thinking.

After few minutes, the expected knock made him open his eyes except it wasn’t Maya he saw but the other twin hair color man who usually hang around her. He watched as Maya’s arms desperately pulled the tall man away as if she was struggling to stop him. From what Chris remembered his name was Jacob Brown.

“No, please Jacob. No!” Maya’s usually silent, clear voice was filled with annoyance as she pleaded while trying to drag Jacob back. Chris eyes stilled at her. He had tried not to look at her in the class so it had almost been ten days since he last saw her. Though he didn’t feel something wrong when he had not seen her but looking at her now it felt like something inside had calmed down.

“What is going here?” He asked, his eyes falling on the Maya’s hands which were keeping a tight hold on Jacob. The anger suddenly burst inside his chest.

Jacob met his eyes and while grinning entered while dragging Maya’s body with him as he came closer to his desk.

“Professor Bane, I am Jake Brown.” The boy introduced himself but Chris couldn’t keep his eyes away from the place which was held by Maya.

“I am begging you, don’t say anything.” Maya’s desperate whisper fell in his ears and he unwillingly turned his eyes to meet hers. Maya noticed his eyes and those large eyes widen as she tried to say thousand words with them.

“I want to ask you something. Can you tell me who that hunk was with you in the bar that day?” Jacob bluntly asked while confidently grinning while Maya looked like she wanted to hide somewhere.

Chris slowly met Jacob’s green eyes and stared at him which were filled with confident. It seemed like Jacob was someone who knew what he wanted and wasn’t afraid to act it out. And he was gay. Was he interested in Evans?

He also noticed that the anger inside him had slowly dimed down but the flame was still lit enough to make him feel its presence.

“Shut up, oh God!” Maya’s mouse like voice pleaded with her friend once again. Her ears were bright red as she hesitantly came forward and said, “I am so sorry, Professor. I will make him go away.” And with that she once again tried to drag Jacob out of the office but Jacob just stood there without moving letting Maya show her very unimpressive strength.