Chapter 37: 37

Why did he warn me? My head kept on asking me repeatedly but got zero answers. My mind is a mess. It was all so freaking sudden.

Seeing James here out of nowhere, letting all of my anger on him, arguing with him and coming to know that Aaron too studying here was so chaotic for me.

My brain was calm. No, it is more like I was just stopping myself from doing anything, but here I again became entangled with another dilemma.

James left, but the thing he said kept on ringing in my head like an alarm. I can still hear him saying if I went near Aaron he won’t be granted my situation anymore. I can still hear him blaming me for something I didn’t do. But what was it?

I should have asked.

"No, Ayla, this is not the time for you to think of all this thing and go find it now," I told myself and walked toward the office room.

"Ayla, where are you going?" Jenny asked.

"I have some work, so you go first. I will come later," I said and left.

It wasn’t that far, but the stress sure is killing me. I know if I just ask if I want to see the student’s files then no one will say ’Ok come inside and do what you want to’ but it will be more likely ’Do you think we are having lots of free work and student files are like your projects which anyone can come and take?’

"I have to think of something, "I said as I saw a peon outside of the office room.

"Excuse me!" I asked while I was still standing far.

"Yes?" he replied and walked toward me.

"Could you please do some work for me?" I asked while he looked at me, being all clueless.

"What?"

"I need a file from the office room," I said.

"File? You know it is not allowed, right?" he said.

"Of course, I know, or do you think I would have to call you here to get me?" I raised my brows.

"Then?"

"I will pay you how much you want, so just get me the file", I said in a firm tone.

"Is it important?" he asked again, making me annoyed.

"Of course, it is," I grind my teeth in anger.

"Then you need to give me 500 dollars ?"

Gosh, I can’t believe just how greedy this guy is. I was already offering money, and when he knew it was important; he changed his attitude quickly. It’s all my rotten luck.

"Yeah it’s a deal", I said.

He nodded and said he would do the work while I went toward my classroom.

"What took you so long?" Jenny asked.

"I had some work", I replied.

"Work? Is it related to the guy you ran after?" she asked.

"Yeah", I replied.

"What is it? Or is it something you can’t tell us?"

"Yeah, I can’t say this too, "I said and continued making notes, but my mind was in the same place where I had before.

Just how could he be in this college but didn’t know me? He knows my name is Ayla and I don’t think there is another Ayla in this place, then why? Or did he fall in love with someone else while I’m still stuck where I was at that time?

What happened?

"Ayla, what are you thinking?" It was Xenon.

Huh! I forgot I came to his place after classes.

"In which world do you lose yourself? I have been calling you for a while", he said.

"Oh sorry, "I said while I could feel his breath on my neck.

Yeah, that is right. I’m sitting on his lap while he keeps on burying his face in my neck, making it even more irresistible for me.

Whatever is happening, is it making me feel as if I’m standing on the verge of a cliff where I could fall at any time? The surface keeps breaking, making me unable to stand on my legs as if I’m losing all the support I had.

"Here you go again," he said again.

"I’m sorry," I said looking down.

"I don’t want your sorry but I want you to tell me what is happening with you because you didn’t tell me a single thing about you", he said but it was more as if he was sulking.

"The con-

He placed his finger on my lips.

"I know it’s the contract. That is why I too can’t force you to do anything", he said in a low tone.

"What are you, Ayla?" he asked.

"What am I?" I asked.

"Yeah, what are you?" he asked again.

"Are you drunk?" I asked.

"Drunk? No, but still, I feel tipsy at seeing you. You kept on making me drown in you. I just couldn’t express what I want to say, but everything is messed with me right now," he said while he tightened the grip on my waist, making me flinch.

"Whatt arree yoouu ddoiingg?" I shudder.

"Let me be like this for a bit longer, Ayla", he said.

I know the way he is saying it is not to me. He purposely added Ayla after each sentence of his feelings as if he was expressing his feelings to his old Ayla, not me.

"I wish I could have told you how much I love you."

"I wish I could have waited for your reply that day."

"Or I wish I could have held you that day and said not to go away from me even if it takes me to tie you up."

"Why didn’t I do that?"

"Why?"

"It is tearing my heart like crazy", he kept on expressing his sorrowful feelings, but my heart ached a lot more than that.

Why does it sound like my feelings?

How good would it be if I just answer that day saying yeah I too love him?

I don’t think this situation would have ever occurred or the pain I kept on holding hurt me the way it is hurting me now?

"Ayla"

"Don’t leave me, Ayla"

"I will die if you leave me."

"I have none but you, so stay with me."

"I love you, Ayla"

"And it is only you who I love like crazy. No one but only you. No matter what everyone says it is always you as if you lighten my world like no one else", his breath kept on feeling warm on my neck.

I flinched and got up from him, pushing him.

"What happened?" he asked.

"Ah nothing I need to go to the washroom, so", I said without even looking at his eyes.

"Is everything ok?" he asked me again.

"Yeah, all ok, "I said and walked away.

I only know how difficult it was for me to walk away from there. My legs kept on shivering as if they could give up at any time. His breath on my neck and his cold husky voice in my ear sure was a turn-on for me, but if it would have found out, he would look at me as nothing but a pervert which I never want to happen.

I kept walking toward the washroom when I got a call from the college.

"Hello!"

"Is it Ayla White?" the other side asked.

"Yeah, I’m?"

"Oh, it’s me, the one who you told me to find the file," he replied.

"Oh, so did you find it?" I asked.

"No, I found nothing. There is not a single person in the college who has the name Aaron so it must be a misunderstanding", he said, making me annoyed.

"Misunderstanding? I’m not Misunderstanding so find properly", I said and hung up on him.

How could he say it was all a misunderstanding when I heard it from James? Or he fooled me again? I thought when a hand pulled me and pinned me to the wall.

"What are you doing?"

"You called me?"

"I called you? When?" I asked.

"Just now, "he replied.

"I ca-

He placed his finger on my lips.

"You called Aaron, ’’ he said, making my eyes widen but soon I realized yeah we are substitutes for each other, so he may be saying it that way.

"I di-

I tried to say, but he again did the same thing just to shut me up. He kissed my lips. I could taste the mixture of the alcohol and his saliva which kept on making me tipsy with him. I know I have less alcohol tolerance but I didn’t know this could make me drunk like this.

"I love you, Ayla," he again whispered in my ear, making me flinch all over.

"I truly love you so much, so love me the way you love him." His tear dropped on my shoulder, making me clench my fist.

"I love you Aaron", finally I got to say even if I know his name is not Aaron nor the one I knew remembers me anymore.

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