Arcade//Malejandro

Chapter 4

Alejandro's Pov

When the others had cleared the table he began to walk in my direction .When I looked up his face was a mere inches away from mine ,which caused my heart to rapidly speed up .I guess i got caught up in thought again , after I caught myself I got up and walked over to the table with him trailing behind me.

He went to the other side and asked me if I was ready , I replied with a simple nod. He went step by step and talked slowly making sure I understood.

Step 1

Think of a strategy and which players you are going to use.

Step 2

Grab onto the rods of your choice with a mighty grip and try to defend your territory and score on your opponent.

Step 3

Have fun

Somehow I managed to mess up the easiest three rules. I kept letting go of the rods and I simply just gave up but Mattia came up behind me. I didn't even get time to ask what he was doing as he took my hand and wiped the sweat off onto his jeans and I became flustered .He grabbed my hand once more and rested them back on the rods I tried to protest but he had a tight grip placed on them. He put them and somehow my grip around them felt tighter , it was stronger than before maybe it was because Mattia had his hands pressed against them also but when I turned around he was back on his side.

I could still feel the warmth of his rough hands against mine , it made me happy. I was suddenly motivated to keep going. After a couple hundred tries I got it and I finally beat him too. With adrenaline pumping through my body I ran up to him and hugged him, repeatedly thanking him for teaching me the game. He soon returned the favor by wrapping his hand around my warm body causing me to melt in his arms.

We stood there for a couple minutes before I noticed what we were doing , growing embarrassed. I buried my face into his chest so he wouldn't see my face , after I noticed what I had done again I grew more embarrassed and pulled away from his hold and looked the other way. I heard him let out a low chuckle and giggled in return , why was I acting so sus , he's my best friend.

I just turned around and looked for the others and left him there because I still didn't feel like I could face him .