"How to say it ...?" - part Sixteen

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Carlos' POV:
I opened my eyes . I was in a familliar bathroom , in a bathtub ; I slowly settled down and leaned on the rim . It was freezing cold , there . As I looked around I recognized it .
I was in .. Mal's house ?!
I slowly crawled out of the tub as I felt a stiging pain all over my body which was covered with bruises .
I could just thank God that I wasn't near my mom , now . I stood up and streched but it hurt so I just walked through the door .
I opened the door as I felt my hand was numd and so were my feet . It was tingling and I could feel it's numbness . I entered the living room and stopped as I saw her . She was covering her face with her hands and crying .
"Mal ?" I said and she looked at me with a sudden as her green eyes were teared up .
"Are you crying ?" I asked and walked towards her .
She bit her lips and said :" No !" But I oculd see her wet face .
I sat beside her and placed my hand on her shoulder :" Then what happened ?" I asked .
She dried her face with her hands and looked at me and said :" I think I'm just sick .."
"Why am I here ?" I asked because I could barely remember anything ..
"Usual problem , Carlos .. I just arrived at time when your mom wanted to hurt you , again ..." she answered and sniffed.
I narrowed my eyes and looked at her. Her hain was fuzzer than ever and her eyes were glowing .
"What do you mean by again ?" I asked ..
"You had fainted after all the things she did to you .. So I .. I used my spellbook's sleeping spell so she falls sleep and I survive you .. You weren't okay ." She answered and looked at me , smiling .
"Mal , you are very kind to me .. Thanks ." I said and smiled .
Mal sighed and looked at me . Her eyes were glowing and her lips were trembling . I couldn't stop myself from placing my hand on her hand . Her hand was cold and it was frozen like it wasn't moving . I squeezed my hand on to hers' and said :" I ruined everything .. Jay was right ."
Mal shook her head as no for a few times and stared at me in a strange way which wasn't like her usual way of looking at me .
"Now you're sad . Evie argued with you because of me ! I guess Jay left you also .. Maybe this whole friendship thing was wrong . I'm not a goodfriand for you guys !" I said as I knew that facing this truth hurt much ! As much as I felt my throat stinging and tingling all over my arms ..
"Carlos I ..." Mal stuttered .
"I am not cool as you .." I said and stood up . I noticed how I kinda exposed my feelings for her so I cleared my throat and said :" You and Jay .. and Evie .." I said and sighed.
"Yeah , You're right .. You're right about all this friendship thing ." She said and I froze .
So she didn't love me ?! She didn't want me to be her friend ?!
I gulped and turned around to hide my teared up eyes from her vision . She couldn't be this honest with me .. She shouldn't ., She couldn't break my heart like that ?! This whole thing was a mistake ! I mean falling for Maleficent's daughter , misstress of Evil ?...
Was a whole mistake . I knew she hated me !
She stood up and placed her hand on my shoulder . Her eyes weren't glowing anymore ; She was relaxed and calm .. Compeletly the opposite of me .. Who was shaking under her light and soft hands feeling like I am holding a heavy thing on my shoulder although it was just my crush's hand . I could feel the coldness she had in her palm but it was like a wind to me .. It was relaxing and beautiful . I loved the way it was on my shoulder . It felt soft as a feather but the way she looked at me was killer . Killer and sharp as a knife ; It was so beautiful . Her long black eyelashes and her special eyecolor ; A color between green and silver ..
It was like a purple but hot fire-stirred waves in her eyes. If I was brave enough to enter her eyes' depths, all the things would be blurred in my vision and I'd fall so deep in love that I'd choose to stay there and burn in that fire , no matter what. I knew the fire was garish and dangerious ; I knew it would burn me but for her , I would die .
It's a pride to stand next to her .. It's magical .
"I don't want to be your friend ." Mal said and looked at me in the eyes as I felt like I was gonna melt but ... Some people are worth melting for ...
I gulped and tried to stand still and now awkward as she was staring at me .
"Carlos , I .. don't want to be your friend because .." Her eyes were tearing up but she didn't stop ..
"Because I love you and I can't fake this anymore !" She yelled at me and I stepped back because I was too shocked .
" I .. I don't get it .. Are you .. Serious ?!" I stuttered . Why did she love me ? I mean she couldn't .. After everything she has done to me .
Mal shook her head as a yes and smiled sadly . I was still frozen . I hardly looked around to find an excuse about this being a joke .. But she was compeletly telling the truth..!
I could barely breath ; It was like my body was out of control as I was trying to inhale nothing (no air) was left to pull into my nose and mouth . I was vhoking but I couldn't move . I wasn't strong enough to do that .
"I know .. I know , you don't . You love Evie but ... I couldn't hold myself anymore .." She said and started sobbing again . She kept her head down and suddenly knelt down .
I sighed and looked at her ; It was true ! She loved me too ?!!!
"I ruined yoy guys' relationship because of my stupid feelings for you !!!" She said and clutched her hands to the rag on the ground .
I slowly knelt down beside her and placed my hand on hers' . She looked at me as her eyes were wet and her cheeks were rosier than usual .
"I love you too , Mal .." I said and smiled as I felt my eyes tearing up to but I fastly dried them with my shirt's sleeve . I could still feel my bruises hurting and my scars stinging but those moments were magical enough to neutralize all of the pain . I could feel melting infront of her fiery gaze but still standing still staring at her in the eyes , bravely .
Mal gasped and laughed while she was still shaking and crying . Then she placed her trembling hand on my cheek and caressed it ... I stared at her , without no fear . No distance was between us anymore . It was all done . All the disaster was gone . It was just her and I . No bullying .. No Evie .. No Jay .. No walls .. It was us , sitting beside eachother , staring at eachother in a magical , unexplainable way .
I wasn't blinking .. Looking at her beauty made me numb that I noticed that I wasn't blinking , just when I felt some tears , falling down my cheeks .
I could promise myself , That I'll not love anyone else .. I could see that she was not gonna leave me anymore . We , looking at eachother was like a silent conversation , promising things to eachother . Like the promise that we'll never leave eachother . She would never leave me and so am I . She dtared at my lips .. I know what she wanted to do ..
She wanted to kiss me .. Something I was dreaming about my whole life .. I knew that her kiss would fill me with butterflies so I knew it would be something unexplainable ... I looked at her lips too and gulped . She came closer and ...
Knock ! Knock ! Mal bounced back and looked at me in confusion .
She cleared her throat and yelled :" Who is it ?!!"
I slowly crawled back and leaned on her room's wall behind her desk .
"Harry !!!! It's Harry Hook !" It was Harry . I mean I could say that from behind the door watching his giant shadow and his Hook was suspicious enough to say it's Harry .
Mal rolled her eyes and said :" Coming !" Then she turned and looked at me whispering hide somewhere !
I shook my head as okay and hid behind a wall , listening to Harry .
I heard a clank which meant door was opened .
"Well hello Mal ..!" This was Harry .
"What is it , Harry ?" Mal asked .
"Just wanted to ask if you are okay or not ? You know I care .." Harry said in his psychotic sarcastic tone .
"Well mind your own buisness and go to your restaurant !" Mal said and wanted to slam the door on Harry when he stopped her of doing that by putting his hook on the door and pushing it towards Mal .
"You're being so violent .. Just like your friends ." Harry said . What did he mean ?!
"Are you going or should I kick your -" Mal said .
"Language , Mal .. Language .. Did you tell him ? About your feelings ???" Harry asked and I could hear his hook tapping on the door .
"Shut up , Harry ! Leave me alone !" Mal yelled at him.
Feelings to .. who ? Me ?!!!
"Still , It's hard to believe you have fallen for a loser like De Vil .." Harry murmured and I shivered .. Loser ...
"What are you ? You think you're awesome but you're just a dumb boy crushing on shrimpy ..." Mal said with her cold tone . I smiled without no reason .
Silence combined with Harry's angry sigh .
"What happened ? Isn't it all the truth ?!!!" Mal asked and tapped her nails on the doorjamb .
"Not a good move , Mal . This is not gonna end well for you !" Harry said and tried to sound like usual (cool) but he was stressed . It was kinda obvious that he had a crush on Uma .
Mal slammed the door on him and said :" Bye , Hook !" And turned around and saw me . She was still hard in breathing and was pantimg ..
"How did he know about ..?" I asked and gulped .
Mal sighed and looked at me in silence .
After a few seconds staring , she cleared her throat again .. Then she finally said :" The bruises hurt , right ?"
"Yeah .. I mean they are bruises and scars so .." I stuttered .
"Why are you asking ?" I took a deep breath and asked .
"I'll need to bandage it .." She said and looked at my shirt .
"But .. There's no need for that ! I mean I'm okay and .. And it doesn't hurt anymore ." I stuttered . I was too shy to take my shirt off and just a minute ago we confessed our feelings to eachother and she was acting really cool about it while I was still shocked (expect the part that she was panting and she was kinda confused too).
"Carlos ! Just take your shirt off !" She yelled at me . I bit my lip nervously and slowly turned around so I can take my shirt off . I wrapped my shirt and held it in my hands and turned towards Mal .
"Should I really ..?" I asked .
"Lay down !" She said and pointed at her very soft couch in the corner of the room . I sighed and layed on the couch looking at Mal . She grabbed some bandages and napkins from her wardrobe and walked towards me and sat beside me .
"Well .. I always had this things in my wardrobe without no reason . They are usefull now !" She said and smiled at me but still her eyes were sparkling and wet .
"Why ?" I asked ; It slipped out .
"What why ?" She said and placed her hand on my chest holding bandage on another hand .
"Why did you bully me ?" I asked and groaned with pain as I had my eyes firmly closed .
Mal slowly placed her hand on mine and bandages my arm with another hand . Then she said :" Carlos I .. Don't know how love feels like ." And again I could feel sadness in her voice although it sounded normal .
"I was scared to express my feelings .. I was scared that you won't like me back .. I wasnted to act like I hated you so my heart would think like that too and hate you too but I ... I just couldn't .." She said and sighed .
" I felt the same .. You always hurt me but I always liked you . I just thought that you won't like me back and .. Didn't tell you about my feelings .." I stuttered .
Mal squeezed my hand . Her hand was warmer now . I could feel something special .. I couldn't see it but I was sure it was there .. I couldn't smell or touch it but it was something between me and her . Something miracilous and endless ..
She caressed my cheeks and smiled . Then she looked at my bruises and gulped .
"Why ..? Does she do these to you ?!!!" She asked and her voice trembled with fear and sorrow .
"I think she is hurt too ... I mean my father did the same to her so that would be the only reason ." I said , thinking about everything that happened in past .. The nights my dad beat on my mother and yelled at her without no reason because he had lost all of his money while gambling ..
I would just hide behind a wall and cover my ears trying to sing something , murmuring just to not hear them argueing .
Mal sighed and slowly sat me down holding my hands . We were too close that moment that I could just look at one of her eyes and I could see subtle green and golden flex and lines in her eyes .
"She will never be able to hurt you again ..." She murmured and slightly smiled .
I smiled and looked at her ; I hope so , Mal ..

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