I am going to die as the virgin, coward and lame guy that I am. No one will be noticed me gone missing for sure except my loving parents!
*Thud!*
I fell on my back after involuntarily kicking my feet on the ground which makes the chair I am on stumble.
I open my eyes and see the pool of blood slowly gush on the floor coming from my direction.
It is a lot of blood!
With all the strength I could muster, I quickly get up on my feet and frisk my body to know where I got stabbed.
It must be the adrenaline or panic attack that I can't feel anything except for the shortness of breath due to hyperventilation.
I am completely unscathed.
I look back on the floor where I saw the pool of blood a while ago and it is completely gone. It is sparkling clean.
I don't understand! What is happening?
"HAHAHAHAHAHA"
I raise my gaze and see Jane still hunkering down from where I last saw her and her hand that was holding the butter knife is on her back and moving it up and down. She is scratching her back with the knife while laughing her lungs out loud.
"Are you genuinely terrified just now?" she asks laughing, "Do you really think that I will stab you with this thing?" she added while raising the knife then burst laughing again.
What the hell is she thinking!?
After barging into my house and insisting on aiding me, does she really thinks that it is funny to joke about an assault?
She scared the hell out of me!
She is insulting me, isn't she?
Before I could ration out on the things in front of us, my body quickly strides towards her, "Hey!"
I can see the surprise in her eyes when I grab her hand and pulls her towards me. "What the hell are you thinking!? Do you think it is funny to joke around like that? I know I am not that impressive for a guy but hasn't it crossed your mind that it is insulting!? Why must you mock me like this?" I almost whisper between my teeth the last sentence
I know it is just a silly prank but something about it somehow ticks me off. It feels like that prank of hers cracked open a part of me that was buried away for a very long time. I can't figure out what it was but it feels like I am a container full of nuts and it barely holding everything in then she adds another small piece into it that triggers for the container to burst.
"Ahh.." she moans
I saw her eyes start to fill up with tears as my grip started to get tighter without me knowing it. And that sight of her sends a chill down my spine as if a bucket full of icy water has just been poured over my head.
I quickly let go of her and turn around to avoid eye contact with her, "I will head back to my room. Do whatever you want but please keep in mind that you don't have to bother yourself to take care of a man who is completely fine."
I know it is a futile attempt to avoid her by going back to my room since it doesn't actually have a door or an actual wall to separate it from the rest of the flat. I am just using my shelves as a wall and it barely closes up the room but it is the only way I could think of to avoid her without actually shoving her out of the house.
Just to be safe, I even covered myself with my blanket and eventually fell asleep. I did not hear any ruckus or movement inside the house after that.
Eventually, I fell asleep.
I do not know how long I was out but I feel something moving behind me that wakes me up. I am still half asleep to process everything and think about anything aside from stretching my muscles and yawning.
"Mmmm..."
It feels like everything stops when a cold and thin set of fingers started crawling from my back to my waist down to my stomach.
How can I even discern its temperature when those fingers did not touch my skin since it did not crawl inside my shirt!?
"Please, don't move. I am cold." Jane murmured from behind me while shoving her tiny face on my back.
And she even tightens her grip!!!
With that, I was finally able to fully wake up and jolted from the bed.
"Ahh!!" Jane protests, still half-asleep and tries to crawl back to me but I quickly dodge it and get off the bed
"What do you mean!? Why on earth are you on my bed!?" I raise my voice like a frustrated mad person
Seriously?! Did this lass have common sense?! How could she sleep with a man she don't know?
Wait! That doesn't sound right! I mean, how could she fall asleep with a man she doesn't know?
I am still a freaking man with working organs and body parts!
Jane gets up and rubs her eyes with both of her hands while yawning. Then she carelessly sits up with her legs crossed when she isn't even wearing pants.
I quickly avert my eyes from her.
"I was going to wake you up to have a late lunch but you were sleeping so peacefully that it kinda made me sleepy too," she explains innocently
"Do you have to sleep on my bed though?!"
"So? You said I could do whatever I want," she answers back and jumps out of bed and walk towards me with fighting mad eyes. She stops in front of me and looks me straight in the eyes, "You acted as if I violated you! You don't even ask me why I fell asleep." she added
I was taken aback by what she did. Now it feels like I am the one at fault here.
What the hell is happening!?
"Did you know how tired I was after cleaning the whole house and preparing a meal for the both of us? Not to mention that I have to go out first and buy groceries since your mini fridge only has bottles of water inside." she cries then pushes me out of her way
Yes. She is crying as in tears are falling from her eyes like waterfalls.
I clearly told her that she don't have to do such a thing but I can not help myself to feel guilty seeing her in tears.
"Wait." I stopped her by holding her arm
"What!?" she asks without even looking back at me.
"I am sorry." I said calmly to avoid upsetting her even more, "I didn't want to upset you, I just get startled when you suddenly hugged me while I am sleeping."
She stirs to face me while wiping her tears off using her free hand.
"I'm sorry," I repeated, "Please don't cry."
Jane took a deep breath and wipe the remaining stray tears off of her face and then she opens her eyes and looks at me intently which made me swallow though my throat is all dried up.
I am on my edge waiting for her response. Damn! I am dying with anticipation!
"Ok. Apology accepted." she then smiles. A super bright smile that can light up the whole world.
Jane then holds my wrist which is the one holding her a while ago, "Let's eat. Do you want me to reheat the food? I cooked stir-fried veggies and chicken nuggets then some noodles for carb intake." she said excitedly while dragging me out the room.
I ended up scratching my nape while letting her drag me to the kitchen where the food is waiting.
What the hell just happened? Why the hell I am the one who ended up apologizing? Ain't she the one done wrong?
Damn! It feels like I got scammed but for some reason, it brings a smile to my lips.