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Brayden and Nesrin

I saw him. He was walking with his cold and dark aura. I mean he always has but this time, I think it's too cold.

He's like a block of walking ice that everyone who looks in his way will be frozen.

I want to go near him. Just to see how beautiful he was even when he's not smiling. But I can't.

"Nesrin! Why don't you follow the apple of your eye, the one who makes your heart strike with lighting?" Caein said. My friend

I shook my head. Even if I want to, I just can't.

"I'm going somewhere. And mind you, he's not the apple of my eye and the one who makes my heart strike with lighting. Okay?"

"Then who is he to you?"

"He's.  He's something I knew. Something I can't ha--Aish! Why are you asking me this? Of course, he's Brayden. No one in town didn't know him."

She laughs.

Before she'd say anything I walked faster and left her looking so confused.

"I like the way your hand fits in mine," he said sweetly while looking at our intertwined hands.

I smiled at him. We were walking on the side of the lagoon for how many minutes and chitchatting.

Someone crosses my mind.

Oh, how I wish it was him whose beside me.

"Is there something wrong?" he ask

I shook my head.

"Maybe you're tired to walk, I'm sorry. Let's just sat on that tree branch, okay?"

"Hmm"

I stopped myself from walking. I got stunned when I saw him in front of us.

"What are you doing?" he icily said.

"Con, can you go first? I'm gonna talk to him" I ask the man holding me. He replied to me with a sad smile then let go of my hand

"What was that?" He spat

"A friend"

"A friend who is holding your hands tightly?" he grimaces

I looked at him with anger.

"Why do you care? You're not my father nor my brother so stop and leave me alone"

He said he don't want me near him. It bothers him. He said pity myself. 'Coz I've been too obsessed with him. It's creeping him. He said he don't want me as I want him.

So I stopped. I did what he ask me to do. Then why he's front of me?

"Just because I don't want you near me nor see you doesn't mean I loathed you. It just that, I'm leaving."

"Okay."

"Okay? Is that all?"

"Why? Are you expecting something?"

"I thought you want me?"

"Yes, I want you..but not anymore. I.. I've realized that there's so much more than stalking you. There is so much more on wanting you."

A pain crossed his eyes.

"I've realized everything when you said those words at me in front of everyone." I laughed bitterly. This seems so odd.

"I'm sorry." he whispered

"No, I'm sorry. For bothering you, for being creepy at all times, For everything." I sincerely said. I maybe cried a river for him but it stopped. I stopped it because it's too tiring. And I'm not too dumb not to wake up on my illusions

"What if I say that I want you and say that I lied to you that day, can you accept me?"

"No."

"Why?"

"Because I'm done with you and there is someone who wants me, cherish me who I am. I might hurt him  because I'm talking to you so please excuse and just leave"

And there it goes. Me and him. We're not meant to be.

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