Reborn

Chapter 17|Basketball

Soon enough the person had noticed me too and stopped playing.

Leo ran up to me in a loose tank top that revealed his tone arms that had the ball secured beneath one of them. He had cold sweat coating his skin.

Leo squinted his chocolate eyes through the dark night to see me properly till we both stopped a few feet away from each other.

I couldn't help a small smile from tugging my lips at how hot he looked just now.

Dammit Bianca! He's taken.

"Bianca? What are you doing here?" He asks me with a confused expression on his face.

I don't reply immediately and play with my fingers in my hoodie pockets while I wondered how he wasn't cold wearing only a loose tank top.

"H-hey," I greet akwardly as I swallow. I don't know why but I felt like I shouldn't be talking to him, especially after what I did to him and Hazel.

Probably because you shouldn't.

He frowns slightly and turns back towards the small rim. He doesn't reply for a while then starts shooting and taking the rebound as if I'm not here.

I stand there akwardly without knowing what to do or say while I watch him play. This isn't my first time watching him play, Leo is in the uni basketball team and he's a really good player too.

"Bianca, go to bed, you're creeping me out," he tells me after a few awkward minutes without sparing me a glance.

I bite my lips to hold back my chuckle, "but I can't sleep," I mumble, loud enough for him to hear. I don't want to leave, I feel responsible for everything and I have to do something.

He sighs and stops playing, but doesn't look my way, "Vic - I mean, Bianca just... leave," he says. His voice sounding stern.

I take a few steps closer to the court, "I'm really sorry about what happened Leo. I-its all my fault, I shouldn't have-"

"It's not your fault," he interrupts, turning to me. "Never apologize for your feelings," he states, his voice softer.

"H-how's Hazel?" I ask quietly.

I could see the sad expression on his face a mile away and that broke my heart. "She's fine, scared. But fine."

"Scared?" I ask.

"She's scared I'd leave her for you," he explains with a frown on his face.

"Oh," I reply. I don't want him to keep talking because I knew what he'd say.

He loves her, not me. And that's okay.

"You know," he starts, walking closer to me. "I'm scared too."

These words caught me off guard, "of what?" I ask him.

"I'm scared I'll fall too hard for you," he says honestly. When he noticed my eyes widen a frustrated sigh leaves his lip. "I know, I know, but it's the truth Bianca."

My mouth opened but I was lost for words. "I...I..."

"I don't want to loose what I have with Hazel. I really love her, you know," he explains with emotion in his voice.

I take in a sharp breath and manage to force out a smile. "I know. I'm so sorry it had to come out like that-"

"It was going to come out one way or another. Anyways I expected the day to end badly when that pretty boy walked into the house," he explains, turning back to the rim.

"Pretty boy?" I reason, "do you mean Asher," I ask with a laugh in my voice.

"Yup," he replies. "He seems important to you."