Chapter 38
I walked past him and stayed a stair ahead of him.
He stopped and had a puzzled look on his face
" What's wrong? "He asked yawning.
As he said those words,my heart betrayed me. I couldn't look at him in the eye,I bowed my head a bit and thought of an excuse to give for my unreasonable act.
He was waiting for my reply and I thought of how stupid I was to think of initiating something. If he was still interested in me,he wouldn't have hesitated to kiss me. I felt like a fool who had lost an opportunity,
'what if he doesn't like me anymore because I've been too rigid?'. The thought of him losing interest in me made me scared.
I started liking Damien right from when he took a bullet for me back at ivy hills,I tried to surpress it as much as I could but I guess Mother was right;you can control any part of your body against doing some things but you cannot stop your heart from liking someone.
I gave up trying to fight it and I thought it would fade away just like some of the minor crushes I had in high school.
When mother brought the idea of a vacation,I was elated. I tried to hide my joy but within me,I was overwhelmed but worried about the unknown at the same time.
I also wanted to make him paint again someday so I eventually agreed.
I shouldn't have gotten ahead of myself like I did today,I shouldn't have said he was mine earlier in the hotel room as well . I tried not to think about those words but whenever they came flashing back it was embarrassing.
" I'll go to bed now,you should too tomorrow is a big day you know " He said and I left the way for him to pass.
' Phew that was close' I thought.
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Damien's POV
I opened my eyes slightly as rays of light from the sun bombarded the room at once. Seraphine must've asked for the curtains to be opened. She wasn't on the bed nor in the room. I sat up,buried my face in my palms as I tried to clear my head and filter every negative thoughts and nervousness.
The long awaited competition is finally here. Our submitted works would be judged today in the presence of thousands of people by great artists and our final competition would be held today as well . My childhood mentor would be there too. I learnt a lot of tips and tricks from him just by watching his videos back in college.
I stood up to take my bath,I entered the shower room,placed both my hand separately on the wall of the shower room,as water flow freely from my head down to toe . I recalled what happened with Seraphine the night before and couldn't help but wonder why she looked so calm when I tried to kiss her and also why she finds it hard to look straight at me sometimes.
She can't possibly be in love with me because I know how much she hates me in that kind of way . She had been generous to me all this while because she has a good heart and nothing more.
But I just can't seem to rule out the fact that she was all calm yesterday. I couldn't go on with it because I thought she might not like it .
" I will find out what's going on in her mind" I said.
After a while,I came off of the shower and got dressed for the event. I wore a simple artistic top and a pair of ripped jeans, grabbed my sunglasses and head out. I would change into my tuxedo after the competition when the dinner celebration begin.
Seraphine promised to come for the dinner party.
" Good luck!" She said as I was about to leave.
At the final competition we were asked to paint an image which should be about confessing our love to someone without making it obvious. The message should be hidden in the painting.
'This is definitely the toughest so far' I thought. After some minutes of racking and thinking I came up with something I know no one would ever think of.
Our mentors were not allowed to inspect our paintings anymore so we were pretty much on our own.
Hours after I started painting,the competition finally came to an end. The paintings would be judged later and results would be announced next week in our presence .
It was time for the dinner party. I got changed and waited for Seraphine's arrival in the hall.
Others were coming in with their partners but I haven't seen Seraphine. Some ladies were dying to be my date as well but I declined.
I looked at my watch to check the time once again.
I noticed everywhere was incredibly quiet I raised my head to see what went wrong
' Why is everyone looking in that....." I couldn't finish my sentence when I saw the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.
She walked up to me smiling and whispered
" Sorry for being late"
" Oh my God she's so beautiful,can I have her?" A young man said.
I quickly held her hand and took her to another spot. I would not allow anyone take her away from me. Never
We had a couple of drinks and danced.
Unfortunately she got drunk just by mistakenly taking a glass of alcohol which she mistook for water.
I had to carry her home .All through the journey she was holding my arms and cursing everyone that has ever troubled her. It was hilarious because I have never seen her curse that way .
She was holding in a lot of things I'd say ,surprisingly she said nothing about me which was strange because I thought she would hate me more than anybody that has ever offended her.
When we got home,she had sobered up a bit,she requested for water and I gave her.
" Damien,do you love me?" She asked after drinking the water.
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