Besotted

The wind blew past me and my hair waved in front of my eyes as I pushed the strands of my loose hair behind my ear. The leaves shattered on the ground and I watched as the sweeper swept them to one corner. The weather was pleasantly nice as I stood under the shadow of the tree looking at my university. It was lunchtime and students scattered away searching for food or their best buddies while I chose to stand to have some time to myself.

It's been four months since I traveled to Paris, leaving US.

I could barely get over his face and that voice. That look in his eyes, that plead and that sincerity. I clutched my books tightly. My turquoise dress fluttered with the wind and I adjusted them down as I took in a deep sigh.

I thought it would be so easy to forget him but it's just impossible for me to do so. I asked him, pleaded him to forget about me but he told me that he can't and he will be waiting.

I postponed my ticket to Paris while I was in the hospital and scheduled it to one month later. As I got back to my apartment, I kept on limping to almost all places. The surgery was successful but I had got two bullets to one single leg. It was double the pain. Pushing Caleb away was not for my reason to travel Paris but I was scared if he got too much involved with me then the woman who was after me would get him and try to hurt him.

It was my decision to push him away because I couldn't afford to lose one more of my dear ones. Caleb was special to me and if he got hurt because of me, I couldn't have bear it. So, I stranded myself from him and refused to meet him. He didn't give up and each time he came to my apartment, the barrier that I had built between us started to have cracks in them.

Finally, I decided it was the right choice to leave. After talking to the officer and getting a nod from him, I packed my bags and left for the airport when I met him.

Somehow, he got to know that I was leaving and hurriedly made his way to the airport huffing and panting as he found me at the airport. I remembered that face of his face clearly as if it happened yesterday.

This is it?

Are you saying that this is it?

Is this how our relationship going to end?

He was clearly hurt by my decision of not letting him know before I left.

Please, Caleb. Don't make a scene here.

Please, people, are watching.

I had expected that he would be filled by rage and would start screaming at me but he looked more in pain and distress as he stood before me taking my bag away from me.

So what if they are watching?

They are not going to make my future.

Are you seriously giving up one me?

I have apologized to you multiple times and I'm willing to apologize until I die but if you leave how can we..I-

My heart ached seeing him like that, but I had no option.

Caleb if forgiveness is what you want then hear it, I have forgiven you for a long time. You need to stop apologizing now and talking about me leaving the country. It is my decision and I want to do it.

His eyes widened for a second and he looked taken aback as he spoke.

Then what about me? Us?

What's the point? You didn't even think it was appropriate to let me know? If it weren't for the officer then I would've never known. No! I won't let you leave. Sang, do you not understand how much I love you?

Caleb, please!

No! Please Sang do me a favor and make it clear to me for once.

you ever loved me even if it was for

this point and I clutched the handle of my luggage

No.

all my guts and watched a lone tear tricked him and he looked

I will pay you back

You don't have to.

do you even

Think about it as our farewell gift

there looking down at his feet. I had an urge to throw my bag and hug him tightly telling him that I wanted him safe but I couldn't. Instead, I hurt

name nominated in the Businessman of the year award. But there was not a single trace of him about where he was and what

I heard someone and turned to find Loius waving at me with Diana and Ella. I

complained as he handed me my

to doubt my abilities now. I don't seem to be doing good in the exams" he said and scratched his head as I saw his result

only one with a Dad," Diana laughed

you in necklace creation," he

are nowhere near to Sang's," she told him and he snorted in

two now. We can discuss it later. Let's get something to eat before the break is over," I said and they nodded as Louis ran

the cafe named Cafe M. As they

different but much feminine. In place of my usual glasses, I went for some

I didn't let them know about anything that happened to me in the past. Not

beauty?" Ella joked as she looked

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day was over as I packed my drawing items into my bag and stood up to leave. Everyone has already left but I was busy with a design of mine of a ring and I wanted to end it before

who stayed late. Sometimes, Mrs. Karen my teacher in the uni stayed with me doing her own work and helping me time to time. I was glad that I thought of coming to Paris. It was a beautiful city and often I went to the Eiffel tower in the evening just having my time alone, watching the

seemed to decrease after I had sent my hospital fees to Caleb even though he had

single room with attached bathroom. It was a small but spacious room with a single bed and shelves and at the corner of the room, there was a small kitchen.

sex maniac. I heard banging noises and squeaking of bed just every single night and that made me annoyed. I couldn't sleep and ended up having dark circles. My

noise prevailed throughout the room leaving no privacy. It was six in the evening and the sky had a pink shade all over as I made my way back to my room. Halfway through my road, I saw a group of teenage boys hanging out. They looked anything but normal. I knew they were teenage but I saw them smoking. It was starting

when I saw a shadow behind me lurking near the allies. The shadow multiplied and not even looking back, I took it the chance to take a sprint on my block heels,

had heard a lot about purse snatching incidents in the same ally and since I would go broke if they snatched my purse, I clutched to it dearly running away.

faster, dragging my feet and as

self-defense and I could still easily take down some of them still, my leg gave up on me. My chest and legs were against my decision of stopping and fighting them off so I decided to

no one behind me. I huffed and panted hard as I crouched down for some minute and as soon as I got a hold of my breath, I stood up holding my keys in my hand. I was just about to take the door when all of a sudden I saw a shadow right behind me and a

squirmed and struggled against the man who held me in a position not allowing me to leave. It was a one minute wrestle with the guy behind me but as soon as I got my senses back on track, I hit the

hit him hard but stopped immediately when my eyes fell on the man standing before me wincing

and a familiar one as

caused him a

chuckled as I sniffed that fragrance of

managed to ask as he held me tightly in his arm and my arms seemed to be reacting

to scare me?" I understood as I got away from him and pushed his chest, hard. He had a smug look plastered on his face as he chuckled when

are smiling?" I said and hit him again on his chest only to be blocked by him as

I growled like a cat only to find his chest rumbling because of laughter but anyways I gave up to his hug as I kept my head on his shoulder letting him hug me. The moment was pure bliss to me. I still couldn't

Is this a

Am I again dreaming?

hair, I pricked it on his hand and immediately he shrieked and looked at me with