Rosa's Affair

CHAPTER 10(a)

I took my pace carefully and set foot inside the cookery. I saw the cuisine prepared by Jacob, he was facing the other side and didn't notice me, he was unclad from the waist up and was wearing light blue jeans.

"Are you sure you are going to stare at me the whole day?" asked Jacob, filling a bowl with hot water.

"Mmm...I just came now," I said feeling embarrassed.

He placed the bowl carefully on the counter and walked towards me with his both hands in his pocket. He stared at me intensely and pinned me to the wall. If one of us moved any closer, then our lips would have been locked together. I clutched Jacob's shoulder tightly and controlled my irregular breathing.

"Rosa!" Jacob filled the empty space between us and whispered, "Am merciless! So stay away from Kiran or I will smear you on this very wall," he said squeezing my waist.

I wanted to run far away from this heartless man. My fist clenched, "Let me go or I'll kill you!" I hissed at Jacob.

He laughed loudly and I covered his mouth with my palm. Next moment he bit my hand hard enough for me to remove it from his mouth. "What was that for?" I yelled and rubbed my hand.

"Rosa! I know what's wrong with me," he said out abnormally and I looked at his eyes for a fading moment. "I like you and I know...you like me as well!"

"No! I don't!" I said and looked away not meeting his hypnotizing eyes.

"You better come up with some good lies next time. But for now, look into my eyes when I fucking speak to you," he said and turned my chin to look at him.

"Kiran..."

"Leave your fool..."

"Kiran is not a fool!" I said, digging my nails in his bare shoulder.

"You know what Rosa? Your soft...nails are not going to do any damage. So, you better learn to accept us," he said and moved away from me.

Swiftly I felt cold, the warm temperature around me started to dampen once Jacob moved away from me. I went near him and started helping him arrange the food. "You know how to cook?" he asked suddenly.

"I know! I have done it many times for Kiran," I said stirring the soup in the induction.

"You know what Rosa? You are going to sit in the chair before I break your hand," said Jacob shoving me to the dining area.

"I can't sit slothful leaving you to complete everything on your own," I said, trying to help him in preparing the less formal evening meal.

"Then I can give you a good job to do with your hands..." he murmured thickly as he kept his gaze on my lower lip.

"Will you kiss me?" I asked in a small voice.

He didn't retort for a moment, just kept watching my face with his unfathomable grey eye.

"Honestly I wanted more than that, but for now, you are going to obey me and sit in this chair until I come out of the kitchen," he said savagely, grabbing the back of my hair roughly and forced my face up.

My vision blurred for a mo, no wind came from me. Feeling humiliated, I ducked my head and left the scene. I kept the whole episode to myself, the very first man I am interested in took me for granted, partially it's my fault. I never loved anyone other than my Kiran, but today I don't even know whether I love Kiran, because if I love Kiran, I wouldn't have fallen for this wrong man.

The lunch was delicious and I never once turned my direction to Jacob's voice. Kiran was non-stopingily continued the chit chat with Jacob. Following the lunch, Kiran went to our room straightaway not helping the infuriating man. I felt bad for him, even though he is a cannibal, he was kind enough to cook us our meal, so I waited in the kitchen to help him wash the vessels. Not that he asked me for it, but still I wanted to help him despite his protest. It has nothing to do with my attraction towards him. It's a genuine act of thanking him on behalf of me and my sweetheart.