Let's Plan My Murder! (Romance) [✔]

CHAPTER 6 - AM I GOING TO DIE? OR AM I GOING TO DIE?

My heart feels like it's going to burst out of my chest. He just said the most absurd thing I have ever heard in my life. Making Aiden my murderer? Has he completely lost it? I would never do that to him. I know I hate him and all that, but I would never want his life ruined. Why am I even considering this?

"Are you out of your mind?" I blurt out, my voice shuddering with fear and rage. "I know Aiden has hurt me, but I would never do that to him!"

He looks at me, perplexed. Did he expect me to go along with it? He opens his mouth to explain himself, but nothing comes out of it.

"Say something." I don't know why I am so desperate for his answer.

He turns his back on me, rubbing his forehead. After a long pause, he spins around to face me.

"You don't have to literally die to teach him a lesson, you know."

I don't have to die? He just said he wants to make Aiden my murderer, and now he is saying I don't have to die. Why is he so confusing?

I am muddled.

"Do you want to teach him a lesson and be alive to see it?" He asks.

I am a little startled by his question. I feel like I am divided into three parts. The first part wants to run away and wants nothing to do with him. The second part wants to punch him in the nose for saying all those things to me and the third part really and badly wants to teach Aiden a lesson for hurting me plus he just said that I don't have to die, so I am sure it can't be that bad right?

I decide to listen to the third part. I am pathetic.

"Yes," I mutter.

"Okay, I will help you do that without killing you. So, Ava, let's plan your perfect murder."

Did I actually say yes to a complete stranger to plot something against the love of my life? Is this actually happening? Can't this just be a dream from which I can wake up and forget about it in the morning? My mind is bursting with questions.

"Okay, so let's go." Noah walks towards the street.

"Go? Aren't you going to tell me anything about the plan?" I say yet again desperately. Why am I so desperate around him?

"Nope, you are not sure. You're overwhelmed by your emotions, and you are not thinking straight." Noah's voice is firm like he almost cared for me for a second there.

"If I tell you what my plan is, you will ruin it before we even start, and I don't like my master plans to be ruined like that, I am too selfish." And he is back!

"So when will you tell me?"

"Tomorrow, sorry, this evening when you are back to your senses and still want the same thing," he says peeking at his watch.

This evening, we just met, and he is already making plans?

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The walk down the cliff is slow. My legs are killing me, and these 4-inch high heels are the icing on the cake. I don't remember how I got here, but I must have walked miles and miles to have come all this way into the woods. Noah seems to have no difficulty walking, in fact he is leading the way like he already knows the route. The path is bushy. We walk straight ahead, mashing all the little leaves and plants beneath us.

"You come here a lot?" I ask, trying to divert my mind from the insane episode that happened just a while ago.

"When I need to clear my head, yeah." He is avoiding my eyes, and that strangely bothers me.

He asks me another question before I can ask him anything. It's almost doubtful like he is focussing on me to take my attention off him.

"How many guys have you fucked in your life?"

What? He did not just ask me that. I think I just have developed a liking for Carol. No, she is still a bitch.

"Don't tell me it's only your boyfriend" He looks at me for the first time since we started walking. His eyebrows raised and his lips twitching in disgust.

"Why would you ask that?" I snap.

"The question just popped in my head," he replies nonchalantly.

Great! I have learned one thing about him in this completely bizarre encounter. He doesn't have any kind of filter in this mouth. He says what he thinks.

I walk past him. I can't answer his insane question. It's completely pointless, but it gives me something to think about. I have never even kissed a guy apart from Aiden. High school was fun, but I have never felt any powerful emotions for anybody and for me sex was about love. None of the boys in high school were ever interested in commitment. Just always wanted to get into my pants.

My first kiss was Aiden, that too after almost six dates. He never tried to force me into this. He was gentle and patient and understood my insecurities. Aiden was the perfect gentleman he was always being accused of.

"Wait," I hear him say from behind me, and then he does something that totally amazes me.

He comes closer. Peering into my eyes, he tucks my hair behind my ears, which I didn't even notice was falling on my eyebrows, and he takes my hand. He must have noticed I am having difficulty walking in those heels. His skin is ice-cold from being out here, I guess, but they are really soft and when it touches mine, I feel like a small spark of electricity just crossed through me. He tangles his fingers in mine like we have known each other for years. The gesture is sweet and affectionate and feels good. Just when I thought I could figure out a tiny part of him; he showed me a completely new side.

We walk down towards the street. It's almost 6 am by the time we spot his car. The sun is slowly rising beginning this new day and I don't know what this day has in store for me. I know that I feel just a little different from what I felt last night.

I don't recognize the model of the car, but I recognize the logo. It's a Mercedes! A red Mercedes. Geez, he is very rich, even Aiden doesn't own a Mercedes.

"Is this yours?" I can't help but ask.

"Nope, just stole it last night," He says sarcastically, grinning through his teeth.

As I am about to enter the passenger seat of the car. Something happens that I didn't even expect from him.

He cups my face and closes his mouth on mine. He kisses me.

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