The Red String Thread (Catch Me Rewritten)

CHAPTER EIGHT

EDISON POV

               I was caught off guard when Isabelle hugged me and started to sob. I was about to say something but when I heard her crying and her shoulders shook vigorously, all those harsh words that I wanted to utter disappear in a flash. I sighed with relief and did the unexpected - I hugged her back. And even said such comforting words to her.  

        "It's ok. You're alright" Isabelle stirred when she heard my voice and looked up. My heart skipped a beat when I saw her eyes, it was the most mesmerizing eyes that I ever saw and even though it was with tears, it took my breath. Plus, I was about to say I'm here but I stopped myself since it started to be a little awkward. If ever someone would see us, they would think that I had gone crazy. Maybe I was. It's just that I felt relieved when I finally located her after few minutes. When I found the office empty, for the first time in my life, I panicked. 

        Isabelle pushed me away when she realized that I was still holding her and there was an awkward silence afterwards. Both of us were flustered and uncomfortable with each other that no one spoke for a while. I tried to talk, in order to ease the tension between us, but my mouth just automatically closed and so I didn't say anything instead I just glanced at her, which I regretted later. Since the only thing I could think of was they way her body felt when she was closed to me. I could still feel the way her soft body fitted perfectly with mine plus her sweet smell still lingered in the air that wreacked havoc in my mind which made me thought of something censored.

        I was so engrossed with my thoughts that I wasn't able to listen well the words that Isabelle spoke.  "Are you alright?" she asked, looking worried at me. " Your face is red. Do you have a fever?" I didn't realize that I was blushing, which was another first for me, and all the sudden my body felt hot, despite of the low temperature inside the building due to the air conditioner, which made me more uncomfortable.

        I cleared my throat before I spoke "Yes, I'm okay" I assured Isabelle but she wasn't convienced since she tried to put her hand on my temple but I slapped it away. "I SAID I'M FINE!" I shouted but then I felt guilty later on when I saw the hurt on her face.

         "I'm sorry" I apologized to Isabelle but she just sternly looked at me and walked away. I followed her on wherever she would go but it seemed that she didn't know which was the right way since she was confusingly looking around. "Take the left corner and you can find the elevator" I instructed, thinking it would help but she got more angrier than before. 

        "I know that" Isabelle stubbornly said. Then she started to walk and I just followed her once again. 

        "If you knew, you should haven't gone lost" I retorted sarcastically.

        "Then you should haven't make this building like a maze so that people will not get lost" she answered back. "Plus, I have a headache" I suddenly remembered that she fainted a while back and it got me worried.

        "Are you sure you're fine? If you like, you can stay at one of the room here. I just ask Mr. Santos to make a room available for you" I told her. She abruptly stopped walking and looked at me, a crest fromed between her brows. "What?" I asked, suddenly felt uneasy because of her glare.