"Can we be friends?" He asked eagerly. I looked him up and down and frowned.
"Is that the reason behind this gift?" I raised my brow. "Then I'll return it" I added sharply.
"No, no, let it be...but I want to say the second thing" He added making sure not to offend me. I looked around, seeing that Arvin wasn't yet in, I allowed.
"Go on" I said impatiently without looking at him. My admiration for him was instantly gone.
"I know that you're never gonna believe what I'm gonna say, but I'm gonna say it". I jerked my head up to look at him and he looked away.
"Please, beware of Arvin, he isn't a good guy...."
"Excuse me?" I interrupted him...well, as much as I was confused.."When did you know about good guys and why do you choose to talk against someone I cherish. I know him and I know that he is a good guy but I know you and I know that...and I.." My tone was harsh in the beginning but it softened at the end because whatever I was saying was getting un_meaningful to me. I looked away and sighed.
"That's not what I meant" He explained and his voice was more confident and bold.
"What did you mean then, you meant what you said!" I stressed. He looked at me like I was being unreasonable for defending Arvin. He opened his mouth to say something but another voice took over. "Jessy" Arvin said and stood by my side. I sighed in relief.
"I'm sorry for being so late" He said calmly and glared at Johnny but Johnny's face was expressionless.
"I'll be leaving now, take very good care of yourself" He said gently and turned to walk away. I just stared at him till his figure disappeared.
"Let's go so that I'll show you why we came here" He said and smiled. I nodded and forced a smile as I thought of Johnny's words. His expression was so true. I tried to shrug it off. My phone ringed suddenly.
"A minute" I gestured with my fingers and walked away.
"Hey Ashley, what's up?" I smiled.
We talked over some few things then she brought up another thing.
"You remember the last time I told you I wanted to tell you something and Arvin interrupted?"
"Yeah, everything ok?"
"Be careful with my bro, ok? And...and in case he does anything, please forgive him but just be careful" She sighed. My heart skipped a beat. Two people told me the same thing?
"Don't make the mistake of telling him who called"
"Ok" I managed to say. I gulped as I walked towards him.
"Arvin, I wanna go home" I said pleadingly.
"Who called?"
"Uh... Ashley called" !Shit!
"I mean, she asked of your whereabouts" I lied.
"Ooh" He said slowly and nodded with a suspicious face.
"Let's make our action fast then"
He led me to his car and smiled. I felt nervous but I forced on a smile. Johnny's words ringed in my head followed by Ashley's words.
He sat in the driver's seat and turned to face me. He stared into my eyes. Catching his stare, I forgot about everything. I blushed and looked away.
"Happy birthday" He smiled.
"Thanks so much" I answered shyly. He brought out a small cake and we shared it among ourselves as we fed ourselves.
I drank some water from my bottle.
"It's so hot in here" I muttered and removed my fingerless gloves. I held it with my hand outside the window and leaned on the seat. He nodded in agreement. I felt tired. Arvin suddenly leaned over. I thought he was gonna kiss me so I stayed still but instead of a kiss, I felt some strong scent which made me feel super dizzy. My gloves fell from my hand. I felt like I was moving faster. Then everything became black, I could see nothing.
The next moment I opened my eyes, I was unable to move. I wanted to speak but I was gagged. I made sounds from my mouth till I got tired. Then I recalled everything, Johnny's words ringed in my head again and Ashley's words followed. I was bound by ropes too. Then I realized my fate. I became a victim of kidnap. Arvin's kidnap.