Involved with the Bad Boy

Chapter 17

"You crying?"

He asked staring at me and I quickly looked away. I didn't even notice my eyes becoming teary so I quickly blinked the tears away.

"No."

I replied.

"Ahhmmm, are you still mad?"

He asked awkwardly looking anywhere but at me.

"Do I have a reason to be?"

I asked a bit harshly. I'm pissed, beyond pissed and he asks me if I'm still mad?

"Can we talk?"

He asks sitting beside me.

"We're already talking."

"Can you just quit the attitude. I'm trying to talk to you something."

"Do I look like I even want to hear what you've got to say?"

I answer him.

"It doesn't matter. You have to hear me out."

He says and I choose not to reply him.

"I'm sorry for the way i treated you back at my house. It was foolish- no childish of me- no, I mean it was..."

He fumbles with words and I'm tempted to laugh at him but I decide against it. He sure isn't used to giving apologies.

"Ali, I'm really sorry okay? I shouldn't have said all those dump things to you in the first place so please forgive me?"

He said scratching the back of his neck. Was Austin really anxious right now? Who would've ever thought. It came out more like a request than a statement.

I then recalled Ashley and Tiffany's convo. Does he really expect me to just forgive him like that. Ashley told him I had intentions of hurting his little sister and he believed her. What does he take me for?

"Aren't you scared I'll hurt your sister?"

I asked not looking at him.

"I know I threw some awful questions at you but the one about hurting my sister surely wasn't one of them. How did you know?"

He asked sort of confused.

"Does it even matter? All I know is that someone told you I had intentions of hurting your sister whom I never even met and you surely believed them without a doubt. It even sounds pathetic, I just don't get how anyone with sense would buy that. Ouh, I almost forgot you've got no sense."

I replied surely frustrated.

"If I believed them, I wouldn't have asked you all that. I asked you to confirm if it was true or not."

He said and I leaned my head on the bench and just stared at the flowers in front of me.

"I must really look like a thug since you thought I had bad intentions with your sister."

I said.

"And whoever told you that must have been some innocent sweet girl since you believed her in an instant."

I added sarcastically.

"You wouldn't say that if you knew who she was."

Ouh I know who she is just fine. I thought to myself.

"I realised it was all bullshit from the way you responded to my outburst so once again I'm truly sorry Ali."

He said genuinely. I kept my eyes on the flowers.