Chapter 7
Her Secret
I didn't knew what got into me that I let Tea believe me and Nyla were dating.
I grabbed her wrist and practically dragged her towards the class room. I finally let go of her wrist when we reach the empty corridor,only to be pushed back .
"What the fuck do you think you're doing Kace by letting Thea think, that we're together? What the fuck is going in your head?" She yelled
"I don't know." I truthfully replied
"Seriously. Like you know ,Thea is the gossip queen. By tomorrow, we could be the so called madly in love couple of the college. You seriously want that?"she yelled again
I couldn't find words to reply her.
"Urgh. Whatever , now come we're late"She was frustrated for sure.
Was loving me so bad? Was it so bad to be seen with me?
Would she leave me after this stunt of mine.
This thought gave me an uneasy feeling.
What the hell are you even thinking Kace. She's friends with you just cause your sister asked to tolerate you for 3 months.
Once these 3 months are over, she will be gone. No one needs a piece of useless junk in their life .
Still the way she ignored me during the whole class was burning a whole into my heart. It seemed to weigh on my soul
What's happening to you Kace. Keep your mind still
Everyone leaves. No one would stay. Stop thinking about her.
Our lecture was over, and I had 2 hours to kill before the lunch. Going to Nyla's didn't seem a good idea. So the only place left for me was library now.
I sighed and went out of the class
"Kace?" I turned to see the same grey eyes. Ah! Nyla. I looked away" You have any specific plans? We've got 2 hour to kill and since Mike isn't here..."
"I was going to library." I replied without eye contact.
"Are you sure you're 19? How can you live such boring life?" She said in as a matter of fact kind of tone.
I couldn't find my words. It felt like my voice was stuck in my throat
"Come " she said and lead me to the parking
"Nyla wait. Dont you think its better to stay away from me after what happened today morning?" I blurted out
"Huh?" She gave me a confused look
"Seriously? Damage is already done. And anyway, you and me both know that we're just friends, right?"
I just nodded
"Then it doesn't matter what everyone else thinks. Now ,come on" and she lead the way.
"Where are we going?" I asked as she sped through the road
"Can you sit quietly for some time? You're being as annoying as a kid" she wouldn't tell me where we were going
"Whatever" I muttered under my breath
I didn't even knew why I agreed to come with her in the first place
The confidence she drove with , clearly reflected that she knew where she was leading me very well.
We drove for about 10 minutes and reached some jungle kind of place.
"Come" she said pulling onto the gravel road.
"Here?" I asked"In the middle of no-where?" I said taking in the surrounding
There were a thick scattering of woods, wild yellow coloured flowers covered the gravel ground. Sun rays fell softly in between the leaves.
It was quite and peaceful here
"Just come" she said " it's just a bit of walk"
"Nyla! Where are we going?And why are we here?" I couldn't get it why she brought me to this place.
"Well. I was planning to kill you . What could be a better way than to kill you here and put your body in a ditch somewhere in the woods. No one will ever find it" She lead me through woods.
"Nyla !I'm serious" she just kept walking
Lord!!
Could this girl... could she be any more frustrating?
Few minutes later we emerge out of the woods into what looked like a stream or river.
"Come " she said" See , baka(stupid). I wasn't planning to kill you afterall"she joked
"Take your shoes off and roll your jeans up" she said as she did the same.
I did what she said
We sat on the edge, dipping our legs in the warm water. It felt amazing as well as relaxing
She took out her phone and a pair of ear phones
"Here" she said giving me one of the ear piece
I couldn't help my weird look
"Oh! Come on. I know you're not an ideal company to chat with. And I think music will be much better than silence"
I took the ear piece and she played the flute version of 'My heart will go on' from 'Titanic'
She was right. Music was soothing, much much better than silence.
I didn't knew how much time passed after that , as one by one the musical versions of 'titanic' played, while we sat in silence
"I think we should head back now. I've got to meet my friends in cafeteria" Nyla broke the hours long comfortable silence
"Ok" I replied and rolled down my jeans and put on my shoes while Nyla did the name.
Who knew she could have a liking for such a place
"Hey Kace!" She said as if unsure of herself
"Yea?"
" I need a favor" she looked at me as we reached her car" Don't share this place with anyone. You're the first one I brought here , since I found this place. So please keep it a secret between you and me only"
"Ok" I replied as we drove back to college
I was the only one she shared this place with. Huh?
I don't know why, but it felt good to hear that
We reached or college
"Hey! join us for lunch?" Who would have thought that, she was yelling at me this morning cause we would look like a couple or something, just cause I held her wrist and pulled her away with me
And now we spent about one and a half hours together, at a stream in middle of no-where and after that she is asking me to join her and her gang for lunch.
"I don't th-" she held my hand and pulled me towards cafeteria before I could even complete my sentence
"I know Mike isn't here, and me and my friends won't eat you . So just come on"
She let go of my hand as we reached cafeteria door, but imprints of her hand seemed to be burning on my skin.
What the hell is going in your head Kace?What the hell are you even thinking?