Her pace halted after hearing his blatant proclamation of love.
She turned back to look at him and seeing her turning towards him, he said it again.
"I love you Akira. I always have."
Those were the words which her ears had been dying to hear since God knows when.
She felt like her entire body was reverberating just hearing those words. She wanted to cave in. She wanted to hug him tight and wither in his embrace. She wanted to say I love you back, but the anger within her didn't let her reciprocate to him.
Taking a deep breath she said,
"But I hate you right now. From the bottom of my heart", saying that she placed her palm on her chest.
But suddenly there was a mildly painful sting that she felt on her chest as she placed her hand.
All confused, she took a small peek at her chest by slightly lifting the flap of her bathrobe.
A HICKEY !!!
