Is it love: Peter Bartholy

Chapter 11 Part 1

Zeva Pov:

I decided to follow him, without really knowing why. With him it's always like that, I don't really control my reactions. Pushing past the doors, I hear Sarah shout my name out but I don't care.

As I arrive in the hallway, I see him. His head resting against one of the lockers. Slowly I approach, slightly hesitant. My mind on edge. Why did I follow him? I know he felt my presence before he even laid eyes on me.

Peter - "I acted stupidly ... After all this time, I should know better than to let myself go to those futile games ... "

Peter looked so sad and his voice so low. I reach out trying to comfort him.

"You can't always control yourself, sometimes it's good to fight, to let it out!"

Peter jerked away with an angry hiss.

Peter - "I'm not human. I don't have to make the same mistakes as you ..."

My hand drops down to my side as I feel the rejection.

"But you were human once ..."

I winced at his saddened face.

Peter - "It was a long time ago, that time is over."

Once again he tries to put distance between us. He's always blowing hot and cold, there's no middle ground.

"There will always be a human part of you, why can't you just accept it? Is it so bad? It's as if you were ashamed of it ..."

I trail off. When he looks back at me, a veil of sadness settles on his beautiful fine-featured face. I want to cheer him up, to show him that life can be beautiful! An idea goes through my head.

"What if we skip class?"

If vampire jaws could drop. He seems surprised by my proposal. I myself am a little bit. What's come over me? It's not like me ... to....Skip class? It's really not my style. I'm the kind of girl who goes to every single class, even if she's sick.

Strangely, a small smile appears in the corner of his mouth. His eyes come alive with an amused glow.

Peter - "You want to kidnap me?"

I can feel my cheeks blushing as I suppress a girlish giggle.

"We can go to the library, if you want, you could show me the books you read, and I can pretend to be interested in it .."

His smile widens. He's so beautiful when he smiles that my heart skips a beat. i really hope he'll accept my proposal.

He sighs in surrender and beckons me to start walking I smile happily. At last, he's agreed on spending time with me! Inside I'm high fiving myself, Mission accomplished!

We walk for a moment in the empty corridors of the college. Everyone seems to be already in class. I can feel a permanent smile on my face.At last, I'll be spending a moment alone with Peter! I am so happy! I have the impression that for an afternoon, the campus belongs to us! I open the doors to the library, suddenly both excited and anxious. What if he finally decided to turn around?

We enter the silent library. He follows me, without saying a word, but I can feel his gaze on my neck. Then he gently takes my hand and drags me into one of the aisles. My body reacting instantly with the contact. Just the touch of his skin and my heart starts to beat wildly... Can he hear it?

Peter - "I particularly like poetry. Only poems that know how to talk about beauty, colors, sounds, rhythms."

I look at him for a moment, without saying anything, smirking. He's such a stick in the mud!! But damn... He's attractive. He makes me think a little of a tortured artist, who finds respite only in art. His intelligence and sensitivity touch me deeply.