" Running Away?" His words and voice startled her causing her to stop in her tracks and to inhale deeply. Air suspended in her throat. She slowly release it, hoping he could not sense her body quivering.
His voice in his casual 'just trying to start a conversation' tone but they both know the severity of its meaning.
God....
She sigh inside her. She has seen this coming but she did not know this would be early. The situation left her no choice. She was about to come out of the CR's wide hallway but...
"Are you talking to me?" in a swift cool movement she faced him. Summoning all her nerves to cooperate, not to betray her. She looked at him levelly, meeting his cold eyes. She hide her hands in her coat's pocket.
She heard him gave a short sarcastic laugh. She saw him looked up the ceiling before crossing his hands on his chest, burrowing his freezing eyes to her again.
Darn this man. But I won't allow you to humiliate me again.
"And who else, when it is just you and I here?"
"Really? Then there is no point to continue since I do not usually talk to a stranger much less when I just happened to meet him in a hallway of comfort rooms." She declared casually with a motion to walk past him. He is blocking her path at the right side so she was heading to her left forward. She already have taken 2 steps when he caught her left arm and pulled her. She felt pain cause by his sudden grip in her arm. She felt his loath and suppressed hard breath.But She could not ignore how manly he smelt. Their eyes locked. She can't help but admire how handsome he still is. Those eyes and daze that seemed to reach her very soul. He just got so masculine after all these years. He has not gotten lose his MR. MARLBORO look. He just got so damn gor~~~~~
"Rhea! Dr. . Saavedra?!"
"Good Day, Madam. I was helping your friend here. She almost lost her balance. We must call the cleaner's attention and clean this slippery area." He answered matter of factly and looking at the faciak expression of her Co teacher, by the looks..... he has convinced her of their situation.
"Right Ms~~~
" Yes, Mam! Thank you, Dr. Saavedra. " Damn you! Her eyes did not hide her anger. She made sure that he have seen it.
And how bullshit can he get, to act as if he did not know her.
" My arm Doctor. Thank you", She smiled sweetly at him but angled her left leg so she can subtly stepped on his right foot. Her revenge.
He almost pushed her when he felt the pain but she took a distance at him, almost running.
"Let me excuse myself, I need to get back to the kids." There and skittered like a mouse. Unaware of the curious and bewildered look her coed gave her.
Least, damn she cares what they think of her. As long as she can escape from him.
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