379 This Can Wai (1/2)

Cali had been feeling restless for a while now. She felt like something needed to be fixed between her and Dylan but she didn't even know what. No matter how much she loved the kiss, she wasn't gonna let herself get delusional enough to believe that Dylan liked her. Maybe he was attracted to her. Yes, that's it. He was momentarily attracted to her.

Bringing herself comfort with these thoughts, Cali finally decided to leave her room where she had been cooped up since the time she came back from her meeting with Darren and his mother. She didn't even eat anything since then and now the creatures in her stomach were going berserk!

She took the key card, her wallet, her car keys, and her phone before putting on her shoes and opening the door to leave. However, seeing Dylan standing outside her door, she was frozen. Stunned!

”What the-!”

She didn't know what he was doing here but she had not expected to see him here. As for Dylan, he was equally shocked. He had been standing there for hours now. Actually, he had been there since early in the morning. He thought he could act upon what Xiu had said but why was it so difficult? He couldn't even bring himself to ring the doorbell.

”Hi!” he waved his hand with a silly smile on his face.

”What are you doing here?” asked Cali without even thinking but her words hurt Dylan who was already feeling sensitive. Why did she ask that? Did she not like seeing him here? Did she not want him here?

”Why? I can't come to see you?” he retorted grumpily.

”No, I just thought maybe you came to collect your painting.”

Dylan looked at her face. She wasn't avoiding his eyes but he was. What was wrong here?! He was feeling shy but she wasn't? What was this situation?

”I came to see you,” he said straightforwardly catching her off guard.

”Me?” she pointed at her nose. Dylan nodded his head. ”But why?”

”Again, why can't I come to see you?” he was really curious to hear the answer now. Why did she think that he wouldn't come to see her? What exactly did she think about him? He was genuinely very curious about this now.

She took a deep breath before saying, ”After what happened the other night, I thought you'd run far away from me.”

”You referring to your confession?” he needed to be clear with his words this time. He didn't want her to get any wrong ideas. He had to clear this up himself!

Cali looked at his face for a moment longer before nodding her head, ”Yes, that's what I'm referring to. I really don't want you to take it seriously. You don't even have to feel awkward or weird. We are still friends. Besides, I was just...”

Cali was taken aback a bit to hear him say this. He really knew her. But how? Was he paying attention to him as she did? Cali shook her head to get rid of these delusions as she said, ”Yes, I meant what I said. But it was just a...”

”Don't you dare say it was just a mistake, I'd really get mad and might end up punching you!” He didn't mean like he wanted to punch her as in punch her but she was making him pretty angry now by saying all the wrong things. Okay! She didn't say it but she was gonna say it! And he knew that! At least, he knew her that much!