Chapter 19 - Complicated Crush (7) (1/2)

Senior Rizal smiled towards me as he steadied his breath. ”I saw you coming here, so I came to check. It's really you!” He said happily. His eyes sparkled with joy.

I had just wanted to reply, but Tom cut me off. ”Excuse me, she is having a date with me.” Displeasure filled his voice.

I was surprised and turned to see him. There is something wrong with this situation! There is something off! But, what is it?

I saw Senior Rizal frowned. ”Date? What do you mean? Jane is my girlfriend.”

Thump…

That's right. I was Senior Rizal's girlfriend. Then, why was I having a date with Tom? What more confusing was I couldn't say a word about what Tom said.

”Jane is my girlfriend. Not yours, got it?” Tom said firmly and loudly while holding me closer to him.

Senior Rizal seemed off, couldn't say anything and only looked at me in disbelief. It's like he was trapped between shocked and confusion. In the mean time, I was dragged farther and farther by Tom.

Senior Rizal!!

I wanted to scream, to call him out, but somehow my voice got stuck in my throat. My hand reached out for him when I was dragged away by Tom. But, he was getting further, until finally I lost sight of him.

In front of me was Tom, still dragging me as everything around me shifted fast to darkness. Cold air surrounded his being, and I could feel his rage just by seeing his back. The image of Senior Rizal was left behind by us slowly disappeared and I focused myself onto the person in front of me.

Looking at his back, I sensed the loneliness hid behind his rage. His grasp on my hand was tight, but gentle at the same time. He was angry, but he was still trying not to hurt me. Even though I was still puzzled with this turn out of event, but I couldn't help but feel warmth started to fill my heart.