Chapter 17 The Woods (1/2)

(P.S. If you're a minor, please skip this chapter. It contains mature scenes for young adults 18+ only! )

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Jess look at Ivy with slight annoyance creeping up on her countenance. Her friend is watching a movie on her laptop and the time now is 8:00 o'clock in the evening. The movie will be finished in two hour's time. She was hoping that her friend will fall asleep quickly so she can meet Adam in the woods.

She's not used to seeing Adam angry and jealous. They never had a big quarrel ever since they entered into a romantic relationship together. She does not know the extent of his anger. She's deeply bothered that he threatens Matthew out of jealousy. She feels anxious...

She lay down on her bed and closes her eyes; she sets her alarm at 12:00 just in case she will fall asleep.

Four hours after, the sound of her alarm awakens her, she immediately turns it off, her room was covered in darkness and Ivy was already snoring beside her.

Good, she said to herself. She stood up and quickly donned her jacket and picked up her flashlight. She went downstairs and tiptoed in the kitchen door, opened it slowly and get out of the mansion quick, she breathed in relief that nobody noticed her.

The woods were situated at the north side of the mansion. It consist of thirty big oak trees planted side by side in a circular pattern. Several benches and picnic tables were scattered around the area. It's a good place to meditate and relax. The last time she and Adam went there was last two weeks ago. It requires more or less twenty minutes walk from the mansion. She's hoping to be there in much quicker time.

Jess' walks faster, she does not want to keep Adam waiting for too long. She knows what he is capable of, Matthew will be in danger if she can't pacify his anger and jealousy in no time. Prolonging his anger might unleash his dark side and she has no power to counter it.

When she arrived in the woods, she found Adam sitting on a bench near the center of the woods, his back facing her.

”Adam...” She called his name softly.

He did not reply, nor turn around or even look at her. But he acknowledged her presence when his body twitched. So, she chooses to sit on the nearest bench, far from him.

”So...we are stranger now?” he said in a cold voice, still not looking at her.

”N-No...” She said quickly.

”So, why are you sitting there, not beside me?” his voice displays the same coldness.

Jess' sighed and rolled her eyes. She did not reply and opted to ignore his question. She finds him intimidating if he is in an angry frame of mind.

”What is the real score between you and Matthew?” he continues with malice in his words.

”Please, don't make any false assumption,” she pleaded.

”D-Did you fall for his good looks? Perhaps you realized now-he is a better looking guy than me?” There is mockery in his voice and mixture of self-pity and sadness.

Jess' continued her silence. What she sees now is that he was experiencing extreme self-pity and insecurities with his looks. He sees Matthew as a big threat. His jealousy is way too much exaggerated.

”Goddamnit! Why are you not saying anything?” anger is now clear in his voice.

She trembled in fear.

Adam finally turned around and look at her in the eyes. ”Come here, sit beside me-Jess,” he whispered.

Jess stood up and sauntered towards the bench where he was sitting.

She sat on the other end.

Adam felt furious that she was creating a distance between them and he doesn't like it! It looks like they were a complete stranger to each other. It tore his heart out.

”Come here closer, Jess. Sit on my lap,” he ordered her in a rigid voice.

She's still not moving...

”Look, am sorry if I scared you. Am just angry and feeling jealous.” Adam has no intentions of making an apology on his behavior, but if it's the only thing that can bring her back to him, he won't hesitate to lie.