"What are you saying, flower?" Gerard tried to hold her cheek, but Jerlina stepped back. It was reflexive for her.
Gerard was shocked by her aversion towards him, but he composed himself. "Crickets? Dog fur? Jer... What are you saying? What happened to you? I am worried for you," his eyes clouded. He tried to grab her hand.
"What?" Jerlina was irritated by his attempts to touch her.
Gerard could see that she despises his touch even and he couldn't bear it. But he still needed to talk to her. And this place is not apt for that. "Come with me. I know a place where we can talk freely." As he was speaking, he tried to grab her arms.
Jerlina got out of his hands. "If it is something you cannot speak in front of others, I don't want to hear it," she spoke clearly.
She might have loved him in the past, but looking at him now, she didn't feel anything. She didn't want to go anywhere with him. If Jeremy knows of it, he'd get hurt.
