She dared.
Her hand slapped my cheek with her long nails that could kill someone. I feel my face burning and turning red so I hold my hand to my cheek to try to ease the pain. I didn't know she was that savage but the moment my hand touches my cheek, I feel a drop running down it. I take back my hand from my face and notice that she slapped me really hard that a bit of blood flew out. She hurt me with her fucking witchy nails.
A knot forms in my throat because of the anger that's building up but I can't be as savage as she is. I can't hurt her only because I'm angry. I can't hurt her only because she did. I can't slap her back because I'm not like that.
I don't want to be like that.
"Get out" Geoff joins us and tells her to leave the party but I can't let him do that.
I have to add something.
"No, wait," I say and stop Geoff by raising up my hand on his chest while getting closer to Jenny. "I don't know you at all and I don't understand why you persist so much in humbling me but you must have an inferiority complex to dare to raise your hand to someone else. I don't understand how you can spend so much energy comparing yourself to others, wanting to control the people around you or even wanting everyone to appreciate you. But you know what, you won't have what you want by forcing it to happen. You can't decide that this person or another one falls in love with you and you definitely can't force people to hate others because you want them to. You know, you're not the center of the world and I'm not trying to surpass you because I just don't care about you. I don't understand how you can put so much energy into hating someone instead of trying to like them, but the worst is that you show it and you act like shit to them. Maybe you're like that with everybody or maybe you're doing that only to me, but please, if there's anything I did that you didn't like, tell me so I can try to improve myself. See, The difference between you and me is that you slap others when you feel powerless while I try to get up and understand." She tries to argue but I cut her off. "Spread love instead of hating on other people. You'll see, the world will seem much better." I end.
Even with the loud music, she heard me, she listened and I don't know if she understood or if it will change something but she just stands in front of me with her contracted jaw and trying to stay straight.
"Get out." I hear a voice coming out of nowhere which breaks the noisy silence that fell between us.
Nobody moves, not even her.
"I said 'Get out'" I turn back to see Shawn standing with a glass in a hand. He seems really angry and I don't know who he is angry at but I don't want to stay here.
I wanna get back home.
I knew it.
I look around to find Josh because I feel the tension and the atmosphere getting heavier. This went wrong.
"Josh... I wanna go back home." I say when I finally make an eye-contact with him and he nods but Teddy walks over and takes my hand.
"No, you're not going anywhere... Come with me." She says moving her heads to direct me to follow her.
I give a look to Josh, telling him that I'll come back.
Jenny probably got ashamed and I would probably be if I was her, everyone was looking at her without saying anything but it was enough to express their disappointment.
Teddy keeps on pulling me until we get into a corridor where nobody is. A corridor with a lot of doors that are all closed.
She opens the first door that comes to us and we get in a dark room, illuminated with the moon's light coming through the massive window.
I don't know which kind of room we are in but I can see Teddy's face. She moves forward to me and puts her hands on my shoulders but she doesn't have to say anything that I break down in tears.
The silence of the room makes a contrast to the loud music coming from the living room. Jenny violence makes a contrast to Teddy's kindness. That's how the world works.
"don't cry, hun... You told her everything people think inside She had to understand that being mean to people doesn't work and you completely shut her up. And-" Teddy tried to cheer me up but the door opens.
I look up and try to see who it is but the darkness doesn't reveal anything until I hear his voice.
"Teddy... could you let us alone, please?" Shawn says and Teddy leaves the room. "Thank you."
Shawn walks slowly and gets where Teddy was standing, revealing his face. He slowly leans in and a second later, he turns on the lights.
"Your cheek is bleeding so I got you this to clean it up." He says showing me a piece of cotton and the bottle of disinfectant liquid.
He soaks the cotton in the liquid and puts it gently on my cheek. I feel the heat rising as the liquid burns my skin.
"Ouch... It hurts" I complain which makes him chuckle.
"You survived to Jenny's slap... I think you can survive a bit of disinfectant liquid." He says which makes me laugh.
A few minutes pass away, a silence between us, only staring at each other.
This silence so light that frees me. I can't help but detail him, admire him and discover him. His eyes, so brown but so clear when the light hits them. His brown curls that fall on his forehead even when he runs his hand in to fix his hair. His cheeks turned so pink, probably because of the heat with all the people that are in the apartment. His scar on his right cheek makes all his charm. His mouth. His lips, when he smiles, reveal his teeth. His lips which, every time he speaks, reassure me. His lips which, every time he sings, heal me.
I feel his eyes traveling all my face and finally linger on my lips.
He gently removes the cotton from my cheek, staring intently at me.
I cannot.
His eyes pierce me and I feel weak. His lips envy me and I cannot contradict them.
He gently leans in but stops just before his lips touch mine.
"What are you doing?" I ask in a whisper.
I feel his breath tickling my skin and his lips cuddling my neck which makes me lean my head back and close my eyes.
"What are you doing?" I ask again and he just moves to my ear with his mouth barely touching it.
"I'm testing our friendship's limits..." He whispers and gets back to my cheek where he leaves a soft kiss.
"You're crossing them..." I whisper back, praying to god that he'll stop because I can't pull him away.
I can't let his lips leaving my body.
I don't want to.
"I already crossed them when I started falling for you." He says with his head hidden in my hair.
"We can't cross them..." I say and try to take a breath. "You promised"
"And you said 'No promises'..." He says and keeps on traveling my cheeks and my neck with his lips.
He's right.
I feel his whole body getting closer and his hands getting on my back to fill the space that was between us.
Hands on my back. Chest against breasts. He raises one of his hands to cup my cheek.
"We shouldn't" I try one last time while looking straight into his eyes.
The only answer I get is his lips against mine.
A sweet kiss that makes me shivering and awakens the butterflies in me. A kiss so sweet that warms me up instantly and that takes my breath away. A kiss that drives me crazy.
I raise my arms, in turn, to pass them around his neck to pull him closer. I can't push him away, even if I should. I feel his tongue against mine and right after, I feel his arms lifting me up by my thighs, pressing my back against the wall.
I can't resist, and I want more.
It's only when he takes his lips off mine that I manage to breathe, but the emptiness chokes my lips immediately.
His eyes always piercing, detail me with a smile on his lips.
His lips that I already miss.
I fill this void again, making the kiss much more intense, raising the heat of the room.
I want him all.
But I can't.
Rules are rules.
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Hey everyone! I hope you liked this chapter because I loved writing it! Tell me what do you think is going to happen: is she going to leave him again or is she going to let him taking place in her heart?
Love you all.
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