Once Upon An Us

Chapter-12

There wasn't one person but two. It was none other than Anna and Bailey standing behind me looking dead silent into my eyes, searching for answers.
"How did you know I was here ", my voice was still heavy.
"That's the power of love ", Bailey replied.
They knew I was crying and I knew they won't leave me alone.
" Life's so confusing ", I said with a sigh .
" And that's why it's beautiful ", Bailey replied.
Anna sat beside me , " No matter what happens we're always with you ", she looked back at Bailey for taking over ,after a cessation , " We're a team and we've always got your back " , Bailey said and sat on my other side.
I held Anna's hand and tilted my head to rest on Bailey's shoulder what I would've done without you guys, I said.
"Create the fuss, the thing you always do ", Anna said and all the three of us started laughing.
" If you want we can get back ,there's no one forcing you to stay ". Bailey said.
" I know thank you for always being there for me but I'm good, I won't let the past spoil my present in anyway ". I said and took a deep breath.
The weather was getting chilled and I could see them getting shiver.
" Guys, I'm okay, you can get back to the party, I just want some time alone . And when I return I'll be perfectly fine . ", I said.
After along phase of convincing them , they agreed to leave.
Bailey and Anna took a few steps , stopped and turned around, "Hey we got you something , here take it " , they threw a jar of Horlicks, " A bowl and spoon is on your very left , enjoy your time. "
"Thank you, my plan to marry you both is still on ", I shouted as they closed the gate behind them.
Eating Horlicks is love at least then when I'm in stress and need my brain to calm down. I opened the jar and pour Horlicks enough to fill the bowl till the top.
The lights suddenly went off and I dropped down the plastic jar of Horlicks off the terrace.
I facepalmed myself and looked down to see if it didn't fall on anyone but all I could see was darkness.
With the night passing by power to bear the chill was getting diminished so I decided to leave and get myself a sleep .
With thw bowl of Horlicks in one hand and a spoon full of it stuffed in my mouth, I counted the stairs to get on the correct floor.
3rd floor from the top and 9 stairs on each floor, that's right I said to myself and started counting the stairs on 1....2....3....
8....9.. , 1....2....3....
7...8...9
Done. I stood on the floor that was completely dark, stuffing another spoon of Horlicks, I made my way to the room. My room was a few steps ahead of the lift, sensing my room in dark was no more than a challenge. I put forth my one hand and moved across the collidor to avoid any kind of collision.
This must be my room, touching the door, I thought . The handle of the door was ice cold,anyhow, I pressed and rotated the door knob in clockwise direction to open it .
I was too tired to undress and remove the makeup and that too in this blinding darkness.
I sat on the couch and completed stuffing the bowl I was carrying.
My eyes were flickering into darkness due to exhaustion, my body started loosing control and I fell back on the couch. I was not aware, for some time, of my perturbed sleep.
Half consciously ,I heard the opening of the door , Girls are back, I thought , but I was too tired to speak so I ignored them and slept back.

The morning light fell hell directly on my face. I turned my face the other way and put the cushion on the top to avoid any light falling on me.
Liam, Shane and Evans with my college mates were laughing at me . I was on the other side of the pool. It was a humid day and I was in my baby pink swim suit. Denise pointed at me and said something to which everyone started laughing. I opened my phone's front camera to see if I'd have something painted on my face or have I applied some weird lip color. But everything was fine and perfect.
In the blink of eye Liam came extremely close to me, I can see his grin , I jumped out of fear on seeing him standing too close to me ,in the other blink of eye,I felt a forceful push on my shoulders and I was in the pool. Drowning.
I opened my eyes in panic , I was still on the couch, I took 3 deep breathe to calm my nerves down and checked my phone to know the time and whether I've got any updates from John's or not. I was still feeling drowsy so I decided to take a power nap.
I wasn't fully asleep when I heard the sharp sound of hitting of a utensil , I covered my ears and eyes with cushion. A power means a power nap with no disturbances. It barely took me a minute to fall back to sleep and continue the dream I've seen with Liam in it, I was too curious to know what next will happen.
I was focussing on my sleep and the same dream when someone pulled the cushion off my face.
" What the fu-c-! " , I half opened my eyes irritated. I looked up to hit the face of intruder with the other cushion and what I saw was hard to digest, it was Liam brett , with towel around his torso looking at me in confusion.
I got scared to death and closed my eyes screaming my lungs out. I opened my eyes slightly to see if this was a dream and if it wasn't what was Liam doing in my room.
Every muscle from Liam's torso were flowing from the light into the dark. His brown skin was so tempting to touch . His chest were broad and I could see drops of water still dripping from his hair on to his muscular chest. He was a living work of art and I never wanted to take my eyes off him.
He was an entire meal for me at that time, I moved my eyes up and down his body until our eyes met.
He saw me checking him out ,crossing his hands across his chest, he spoke in indignation , "what the fuck are you doing here ?"
I opened my eyes the moment I saw him wrapping a blanket across his heavenly body.
" That should be my question! ", I said unwillingly taking my eyes off him.
" Get the hell out of here . ", he shouted pointing towards the door.
I stood up infuriated " Dare not to shout at me again, I'm not going to bare any of your misbehaviours , " I screamed back .
I took a step closer and was about to trip on him when he stopped me with his hands extended.
There was a dead pause.
"Leave!", he said closing his eyes in anger, I could see his nerves bulging out.
" I won't this is my room. " , I said rolling my eyes off him, I too crossed my hands across my chest.
Where's my laptop, that was right there on the table last night , I was shocked, I reexamined the room I was in and shit!!! This isn't my room.
I looked at him , he still had his eyes closed and was facing the other side of the room . His back was attractive too, I haven't ever gave this a thought but he was no less than a Hollywood hunk , shrugging my thoughts off I concentrated on the blunder I have made.
" I'm sorry, I was - " , before I could complete my sentence I was intrupted in the middle.
"L E A V E  !! Pleaseee. " , he said trying unsuccessfully hard to sound calm.

I peered at him for a moment in doubt and despair.
There wasn't any point in staying and arguing. He's not the same anymore at least not for me, for sure.
I snaked across the room , glancing back at him from the door, I left the room.
I checked the collidor I was in, it was 8th floor, a floor above mine. I wish I counted the stairs more sincerely.
Before entering the lift, I peeped back at his door which all of a sudden closed with a bang making me jump hard in fear.