Lesson Learned : UNIVERSITY LIFE [COMPLETED]

Chapter 19

"Where do you want to go now?" Owen asked.

"I don't know. I don't want to go to the dorm because he will chase me there. Hannah, Lana, and Naomi are outside the town. I don't know, Owen," I sniffled and looked down to my finger. Bitting my lips nervously, I lifted my gaze to see him.

His face looked nervous and there was a slight of hesitation in his eyes. His fingers were drumming to the steering wheel.

"Do you want to go to our apartment? Caleb, Aiden, and I share apartment, so it is theirs too," He asked with hesitation in his voice. I looked at him, but I didn't answer nor respond. I was just staring at him. The question surprised me. He noticed my surprise expression toward his question.

"Do you trust us, Natalie?" He asked while looking into my eyes.

Do I trust them? They have helped me several time. But do I trust them? I mean, they could do anything to me if they wanted to at the night Jordan kicked me out. I was very vulnerable at that moment. But they didn't do that. But do I trust them? I barely know them well enough to go to their apartment. Alone.

"Natalie, if you don't want to, its fine. Just tell me where you want to go, I'll drive you there. I will tell Caleb and Aiden too," he continued with his statement, noticing my hesitation to answer him. My mouth slightly open, thinking about my decision, then I closed my mouth again. Pressing my lips together, I averted my eyes from him thinking about my decision with slightly nervous.

Then his phone rang in the middle our conversation, he picked it up from the bluetooth speaker.

"Yes," Owen answered the phone.

"Where are you? " Aiden's voice was heard from the speaker.

"Still at the store,"

"Why?"

"She doesn't know where to go. I offered her to go to our place as temporary hide out but she hasn't given the answer yet," Then Owen explained to him about my condition.

"She can hear me, right?" Aiden's asked Owen.

"Yeah, she can,"

"Natalie,"

"Yes Aiden," I replied. My fingers fiddled with the hem of my shirt.

"Do you trust us?" He asked the same question that I had not had the answer yet. "I'm on my way Natalie, so I need the answer now,"

I thought about all the things they did to me. The sweet and caring treatment toward me. The safe feelings that I felt when I was around them, even when I only saw them.

"Promise me that you all won't do any nasty thing to me," I said with shy voice. They chuckled when they heard my precondition.

"Yes, we promise. Right, Aiden?" Owen said with a smile on his face.

"Yes. I will tell Caleb about it too," He replied, I could imagine he was grinning at that moment.

"Ok. To your apartment then," I stated firmly to Owen then he turned the ignition on.

***

Caleb and Aiden arrived not long after Owen and I arrived at the parking lot. They all looked neat, dressed up, and handsome, although they were always handsome. I just kind of ignored the fact because of their reputation.

I looked at the three guys in front of me who were looking at me at that moment.

"I'm sorry for ruining your date," I apologized to them.