28 Intimacy swayed (1/2)

”Hey!!!”, called a deep voice.

Seb looked up. Her eyes were moist but no tears flew through her cheeks. She sniffed once and kept staring.

A hand was offered in front of her face. She was still confused and looked back at the person after looking at the hand once.

”Come on now!”, Iven said,”Enough already!!!. I felt pity watching you like a abandoned puppy looking around for me. But then I thought you should get a taste of your own medicine. I don't even know why I stayed this long, get up now!!!'.

Seb blinked twice, unable to believe her eyes,”Iven, you stayed?”, she said in a almost broken tone.

”Honestly, I had thought multiple times of leaving, but the faith I had on you was too strong”, said Iven,” Are you going to get up now???”.

Seb reached for his hand this time, he pulled her up.

”Iven, I don'r know....I just...I'm so...”, Seb fumbled on her words.

”Don't!”, Iven cut her short with a even more deeper tone.

He studied her from top and bottom. Her Jersey clearly said why she wasn't able to make it in time. But he didn't say anything.His biggest attention was caught when he noticed that her clothes were too light for such a chilly night.

On the other hand, Seb was feeling humiliated and embarrassed because of that.

Iven wasn't paying attention to that at all. His eyes caught concern of something else which made his eyes narrow and jaws tighten.

”Iven...really...you have to listen...I was...”, Seb thought it best to explain. But she just blabbered without any choice of words.

”Belle!”, Iven tried to stop her, but his voice wasn't audible to her.

Seb continued,”I just....it's them, I wasn't .....”.

”Belle, you...”, Iven tried to raise his voice. He cared least for any explanation then.

This time Seb heard him, but is deep tone scared her as she lost more of her words,”.....I'm sorry....really...you have to hear.....I”.

Iven suddenly grabbed Seb by the arm and shook her hard. That made her shut up. He looked directly in her eyes with his cold shot and it could stop a tough girl like Seb too. She stared without a word, completely puzzled.

”Belle, look at me!”, it was a direct command from Iven. His cold tone caught Seb off guard, How did you get that injury?”. He didn't remove his eyes from her for even for a second. Seb was getting flustered as she looked away.

”Uh...what?...”, She replied earnestly as she had no idea what Iven talked about about.

Iven rolled his eyes due to annoyance. He dropped her arms. Seb looked up in confusion.

Iven reached his hand out to her face suddenly. Seb flinched, what was he doing? He slowly reached for the back of her head and bent it down to see it for herself.

The first thing Seb noticed were her white trainers. They were raw stained. The blood was still fresh because her wound has opened up. She wondered when that happened, when Iven was kind enough to bend her head further more to look out for the injury.

”Ah!”, was the only exclamation Seb could let out as she looked up at Iven with pitiful eyes.

Iven folded his hands and gestured that it's the thing he wants an explanation for. He waited.

Seb understood the looks on his face,Ah....this...I don't quite remember,...may be when during the match....yeah....I guess I tripped....”, she was trying her best to remember.

”Match, I see”, Iven said in the most sarcastic tone possible.