Find me

Chapter 42

Alice

After our last class, we walk outside. The whole day was exhausted and tiring that I don't have any energy left. Laura and Luke went to the canteen and I just want my bed so I refuse to join them.

Yesterday already drained me out that I don't want to hang out with anyone. I hadn't told anything to them about that book, and that flashback. I still don't know what to do next. If that memory is true then I need to know more. I want to know what happened after that. Who is that man? And about that person too who locked me in. Did he try to save me? If yes, then he must save my mother too. I need to find him. But how? I shut my eyes, trying to concentrate. He pushed me into the room next to us, then he closed the door. Wait. I think I'm missing something. Concentrate Alice. I know you can do it I tell myself.

My eyes flicker open when I got something interesting. Tattoo. Yes, that man had a tattoo on his right hand, something like a bird, I don't know what. Is that a crow? No, something bigger than a crow. Which bird is larger than the crow? Eagle? Yes, that was an eagle. He had an eagle tattoo on the backside of his right hand, between the index finger and thumb, covering a most portion of the hand. Wings are slightly open in direction of the index finger while its leg followed towards the thumb.

I need to find him. Only he'll take me to my mother.

On the way to my room, my eyes dart to someone, playing with a cat. His back is to me. I walk further to get a closer look and feel my racing heart as I find out that he is not someone. He is Dorian. The most irritable person I have ever known. He's in a black jacket paired with grey jeans. No doubt he looks damn hot in it. Wait. What are you doing? I shake my head to clear my mind. I'm about to turn when I notice that he looks different, different than usual. I study him for a moment. Why does he look different? And finally, I got my answer. He's smiling. He looks happy. I never saw him happy. He's feeding her something. Maybe cat food.

Stroking his hand on the cat's head, he whispers "Easy buddy, this is all yours" and smiles. Cat licks his finger when he places his hand near her mouth and his smile brightened up "Miss me?........ I miss you too". I never saw this side of him. It's like I'm watching someone new. A totally different person. A person whom I had never seen. I don't even realise that I'm smiling too. I don't know why but seeing him happy makes me smile too. But why? Do I like him? I shake my head again in disbelief- Noooooooo. I can't. No-no-no-no, he's not my type. There is no way that I like him. Impossible.

My breathing hitched when he caught me off guard and this is when his smile washed off. Great. Of course, he doesn't want to see me. He stood up and start walking and I'm about to walk off too when one question flicked in my mind why the hell does he hates me that much? He even kissed me. But then also he acts as if nothing happened between us. He needs to answer. He has to. Why does he hate me so much? He can't just ignore me every time he saw me. It's annoying.

I ran to him "Wait!" I yell. And thankfully, he stops.

My anger washed off when his blazing eyes locked with mine. I blinked 'Focus Alice' I tell myself.

Before I ask something, he snaps  "What do you want now?". He glares at me. It's aggressive.

"I don't know. Because I have been nothing but nice to you, and you've been nothing but rude to me, even after....." I pause, don't know how to say it. But I've to. And then I add, "After.."

"After what?" he snaps.

"We had kissed which you must forget. But I still remember. Maybe because that was my first kiss. I thought... I thought, we have something but the way you behave keeps reminding me of that. You don't care. You don't even remember that. But for me, that was something which I can't explain in words. My life was so perfect before I met you. But then you changed everything. You confused me every time. I wish I never met you". I almost scream and feel the tears well up in my eyes.