Tyson
She keeps flipping the pages and skimming through them, searching for what love is.
It’s funny we hunt for things that are right in front of us, but we can barely recognise them. Either we refused to or we are ignorant of them. Take this quote from me.
I guess she was done going through the books on her desk because she stood up heading towards the book shelf to return them.
I stand on my feet to follow her since it is kind of dark, I can’t let her walk around without me by her side.
” What? Do you need to search for more books?” I ask her, her eyes on the ones in her hand.
” Yes, I didn’t find anything useful here,” she says and continue walking to keep the book back to where she took it.
” Elen can’t we continue tomorrow? It’s late you need to be home.” I walk to her cloak to stop her.
” Tyson. I have fucking two weeks here and I need to do the assignment, if I don’t she will extend it.” She frowns.
I put my hands into my pocket and tilt my head, ” Well you will get to spend an extra week with me then.” I smile but she doesn’t.
” Tyson, I’m not happy being here and you don’t have to be staying here all the time, you need to attend classes.” she stares into my eyes, and I can see she is concerned about me as well. When all I am concerned about at this moment is only her.
” Well, I can’t leave you all alone here baby girl.” I caress the few strands of her hair in front of her face with the back of my hand.
She was frowning before, but at the name I called her a smile spreads on her lips. ” Do you want to worry about my studies? Nah, I won’t let you. I don’t want too much burden on you, let’s focus on your assignment. I promise I fat it too.” I take my hands back into my pocket and she let out a deep sigh as though she gives up on the argument.
” Can I check on more textbook before we go home?” her eyes squint as she pleads, she looks so adorable that I nearly press my lips against hers.
” Fine then, go on.” I put down my hand, leaning into the wall adjacent to the bookshelf. She goes ahead searching for different books on philosophy. Whatever book she taps on, there is a scent that emits from it. And a different atmosphere that smells like a typical book.
” I think I found one. I will settle to go through the pages.” she is holding a red hardcover book in her hands, too huge that it almost covered her entire hands.
” Well then. Go ahead.” I smile at her when she looks at me, my heart was blown away by the smile she propelled back.
As she flips through the pages, she leans on the shelf and slides down to the ground. I go to the seat beside her on the floor like her personal guard.
Unlike her, I have nothing to do here tonight but stare at her goddamn pretty face.
” You know what Elen? If there’s still a vacancy I will be your personal guard for life,” I tell her. She lifts her pretty eyeballs from the book and just stares at me.
I stare at her too. The two of us stared at each other for a long while. In silent.
” You know what Tyson? If there wasn’t any vacancy, I will die to create one for you because I’m loving this. You being by my side.” she says and stares.
It’s as if my lips got glued all of a sudden because all I feel is the hard pulse in between my hard chest.
” God, Elen. I will fight to secure that place.” I tell her and she smiles with her eyes. There say when someone smiles with the eyes, then it’s a deep one. A deep one whose root is bounded with the soil forever.
We say nothing again as the deafening silence occupies the space. I watch her and she takes her focus back on the book.
She flips the page faster and suddenly… her fingers go slower on the pages.
My eyes wouldn’t take a break from staring at her. When she flips the next page with a little effort as if she almost didn’t attempt to move to the next page, her head falls on my shoulder.
First, the protective side of me surge up as if something had happened to her, but then I found out she’s fallen asleep. Asleep right here on my shoulder.
Damn, she must be so tired but she wouldn’t give herself a break. Good thing nothing can cheat nature, nature just took its course with Elen.
I don’t get up yet. I allow her to rest on my shoulder for a while. Staring at her pretty red lips. I don’t think I have ever stared at her this way. Hard.
I smile and run the back of my hands slowly on her smooth cheek. Very pretty. The sexy kind of pretty, I whisper.
I remember her head is on my shoulder, it’s not a nice position for her so I slowly put my hand beside her face while I get up on my feet.
I’m up on my feet and throws her into arms. She’s so light, making it so easy to hold her.
I begin to walk towards the door when she wraps her hands across my neck and lays her head properly on my chest. ” This body and this chest are yours Elen, sleep whatever way you want on it,” I mumble to her face but she’s fast asleep. She didn’t hear anything I just whispered to her.
I step out of the library. Walking slowly so as not to disturb the princess’s sleep.
I reach my car and puts her slowly in the back seat. Then I get into the driver’s seat and start the engine. I’m taking her back home.
It’s a thirty minutes drive. I drive into the parking spot in her house and halt my car. I round the car to open the door of the back seat and notice she is still fast asleep.
Slipping her into my arms I walk towards the entrance and ring the bell. No answers on the first ring, causing me to ring for the second time and then someone opens up.
Ella. I recognise her, she is Elena’s cousin. ” Hi there.” she smiles wide.
” Hello..” I respond. She stays quiet for a few seconds before she recognises Elen is on me.
” Ohh I’m so sorry, you need to take her to her bedroom?” she gasps, asking and pushing the door open widely.
” Thanks,” I say as she gives way for me to enter. I know where exactly is her bedroom so I climb up the staircase.
I find her room and push the door open. As I step into it, the fragrance of her room floods me. Smells more of her and like her. It’s damn nice. A vanilla scent that would leave your lips gummy.
Her bed is all smooth and neat with a blue blanket on it. I slip her into the bed softly as if I was holding an egg and any negligence could put a crack on it.
I take off her shoes and hover the covers above her. She looks prettier when her eyes are closed. I give her a last kiss on her forehead before I vacate the room.
I go to leave when she suddenly pulls my hand back. I spin to see she’s awake already, but her eyes are not fully open. She’s in between, slumber and awakening.
” Tyson would you be my personal guard from now on?” she whispers. I just stood there, quiet and watch how sincere her eyes are.
” Would you mind having a kiss for an answer?” I ask her.
” I don’t mind.” She shakes her head and stares as she watches me get into the bed.
I hold her in my arms, skin to skin.. and nearly lips to lips. I softly push her hair to the back of her neck. Planting my soft kisses on her adorable lips. She shuts her eyes all through the kiss as if it was a moment she would want to memorise forever.
I kiss her for the very first time, looking straight into her eyes. ” If I have my way, I will give you a million kisses as a yes to your question.” she leans into my arms and gazes at me as if she was watching the stars. I bet she has never had a moment like this and received a heart-to-heart kiss before.
” Elen, you need to sleep now. We have more days together. Don’t forget you are stuck with me for two weeks.” I whisper, rubbing her arms on mine.
She chuckles and lays back into the covers, ” See you tomorrow then Tyson. Drive safely home.” she blows me a kiss and that’s the most beautiful thing I’ve seen today.
Elena isn’t beautiful, she’s perfect. So if I’m asked what is the most beautiful thing I saw today, it was this flying kiss she sent me.
” Good night,” I whisper, throwing my steps backwards one at a time as I head for the door.
” Good night,” she respond in a whisper.