Elena
I hug the flowers in my arms and waft out their fragrance into my nostrils. It smells like fruit and sweet and it’s a little murky.
He just stands there staring at me in a very cute way, as I fondle the flowers and a sexy smile wraps around his lips. ” Kinda knew you will like my gift, Elen.” he smiles with his teeth this time, throwing his eyes down on the floor.
He is leaning against my reading table, smiling as he picks up one of my books without getting to open it. Then he brings his eyes to stare into mine again. ” How did you know?” I ask him.
” Girls love flowers, Elena. It’s an entirely another love language to them.” his eyes shine when he says it as if he was reading a love quote to me.
My smile pauses under the edges of my teeth, ” So you love me?” I stare. Just stare like my eyes will go out.
” Doesn’t actions always say what is in the heart? Every action of a person pertains to their heart.” he comes closer and takes the flower from my hands then he whispers, ” Elen, my heart loves you and my heart is me, that makes my action proves it.”
He pulls me into his arms, and I fall. Every breath I draw in and every smile that escapes my lips was for him. I have never seen or felt something this strong. Tyson.. who is this guy?
When I sigh for the last time he kisses my neck and pulls me out of his arms. He holds me with all the care that this world has. As if he was scared to even make me step wrongly on the ground.
” If you really wanna enjoy the flowers, I will go find a jar and put them in it.” He says and lets me lean my back on the table. He walks around the entire books shelf in the library, guessing I know what he is looking for.
I watch him as he goes, scanning everywhere. He stops at the last shelf when he found what he has been searching for. I go to meet him as I pick up scissors from the reading shelf by my right side. ” You need this?” I ask.
He turns to stare at me, ” Sure, thanks.” he takes it from my hand without looking at it, but straight into my eyes. He takes the flowers out of the bun one by one and throws them into the transparent carafe.
” This is beautiful,” I whisper when he is done.
He turns to face me. ” Another successful thinking. I knew you would like it.” he laughs, and spreads my palms as he puts the jar on them.
” Thank you, Tyson. This is the most precious gift I’ve got.” I smile at him, he doesn’t say a word but smiles and nods.
” My pleasure, butterfly.” he caresses my cheek with the back of his hand.
I begin to walk back to my desk and drop the jar on the floor beside my seat. I will keep it there till we close for the day. I seat upright as I pick up my highlighter, pen and notepad. I have another version of the philosophy book on my desk.
” Any progress on your assignment?” he asks as he takes out the chair to seat opposite me. I bite down my lower lip trying to answer that question myself. I haven’t had any progress since I slept last night in the library while going through a book.
” I doubt Tyson, this is the hardest assignment I’ve seen.” a frown settles across my jaw.
” So how many days left now?” he bites his finger as he asks.
” Seven days,” I tell him.
” Equals to one week.” he completes it. He smiles.
” She is going to extend it if I make nothing out of these two weeks,” I say a little disappointed. He stares at my face and brings his hand to cover mine.
” You don’t have to be sad, Elen. There’s always a way out of everything, and we will find this way out on this.” He says and kisses my hands.
I hold my breath for a moment, giving my brain some break to absorb those supportive words from him. They all seep into my brain, and a large smile spread across my lips. Giving me the feeling that he is that blanket I need to wrap me up in the thick cold.
I go to say another word to him when my eyes are getting extremely soft, I open my lips to speak but the sound of the bell interrupts me. ” It’s Lunchtime,” I say instead.
” You hungry? I will buy you lunch.” He says and I nod. After all, he is my guard now, I wouldn’t want to step out to eat lunch without him by my side.
I come out of my chair and he does the same, being the first to reach the door. He scans everywhere to make sure someone like Miss Shepard wasn’t coming before he opens the door and grabs me carefully by my wrist as we go out of the room.
We are walking towards the canteen when we hear the school’s public speaker. The school almost nearly doesn’t use the speaker unless it’s an important announcement.
” Hi, students. We know we rarely use this speaker, but I want to announce to you that the winter sport will be commencing this week. Get ready to participate especially the boys and there is an awesome prize for every winner.” The female says in the speech and the speaker goes off once she was done passing the message.
” WOW sports..” I hear everyone whispers in the canteen. Some drop their snacks to be excited.
” Wow, that’s nice.” I smile after getting to a table and the both of us settle down.
” Would you participate, Tyson?” I ask him, he is about to get up from the table to order our food.
” I rather spend my time with you, than participate in that.” he winks and disappears out of sight to get us food. I’ve heard so many hot words from him but this one woke up the butterflies in my stomach.
I wait for him while I thought of my best friend, she has been texting me but I explained to her what my situation is, that’s why she hasn’t gotten mad at me yet. Ava is understanding unlike, Ryan.
Since I’m alone in my silence Ryan’s words travel through my mind again like a flash. Wait, why would he think that was me? This isn’t the first time accusing me of causing a dispute between him and Daniel. Is there something I am not getting here?
Last I checked, I didn’t go to the party. I was in the library all through getting my fucking ass to work hard because of this damn forsaking assignment. Or is he truly making this up just to startle me? Why will he do that?
Ryan, I wish I know what you are thinking. You are always difficult to understand, I grumble in my head.
Trying to sort out the mysteries when Tyson shows up at the table with my favourite dish. I know I barely eat food but that doesn’t mean I don’t have a favourite dish.
Corned beef.
And he tops it up with a cup of chilled ice cream. ” How did you know this was my favourite?” I ask as I take the food from him, already salivating at the food before it gets to my mouth and down to my stomach.
” Maybe, Luck? Or Fate.” he teases, smiling as he gets settled in his chair.
” Thank you a lot, Tyson.” I smile at him before picking up my fork.
” You didn’t know what it means by you are stuck with me Elen? Well, this is it,” he says. He has his food in front of him but he doesn’t eat yet, he just stares and folds his hands across his chest and watches me eat.
” So you don’t like sports or..?” I pause when I’m about to get choked. He picks the bottle of water up before my hand reaches it.
” Don’t speak. I will do the talking if you want, I can’t let you get choked in front of me,” he speaks as he pours the water into a glass and hands me the water.
I drink up and just stare at him.
” I like sport, but I will choose to spend my time with you over and over again. Ryan and Daniel go to sports too. I’m sure they will participate.” when he mentions their name, I pause as I get reminded of the confusion between them.
” Tyson, are you choosing to stay with me over sports and classes? Why would you do that!?” I whisper-yell when I thought of it. He hasn’t been attending classes properly as he should, he is always with me in the library. I’m a little worried about him.
He presses his lips inwards and smiles, ” Because you are becoming my favourite thing in this world, Elena. I never knew getting close to you will feel like a drug.” he begins to speak fast as his eyes swirl around mine as if he was staring right at my soul or my inner eyes and not my body.
” Over everything I choose you now, Elen. And there’s nothing that can be done about it. Not even you or me.” He kisses my forehead and gets up to leave. My heart pumps in my chest, I didn’t say a word until he went completely out of sight.