"Oh. I gotta leave now..." Innov whistled and tapped my shoulder.
I blinked, realizing what he's doing.
"H-hey!" I tried to stop him and make him stay here but the jerk just waved his hand on me along with his smirking face.
Grr! Damn, Innov! I thought we're allies here? Annoying!
I slowly faced Yukenzo. His hands were inside his pocket, he didn't even blink after meeting my gaze. Now, how will I deal with this? I need to act calm and still. Things have changed already. It's all different now.
"What are you doing here?" Thank God, my voice agreed with my terms.
"I was about to meet Mr. Martin Arnaez..." Oh. I looked away and cleared my throat.
Shit! I thought... I just thought...
That's so assuming of me. Stupid! Stupid! Of course, you're not the reason of his appearance here! Idiot self, he didn't even know you're gonna go here. This is just pure coincidence. Right.
"Is that so? W-well, he's inside. Go. Excuse me..." I stepped forward, nearly passing by when I felt his hold on my wrist.
I gasped silently, forehead creased and brows furrowed.
"But I want a talk with you..."
"Pardon?" I tilted my head and looked at him but immediately moved away after I found out our face is just an inch away from each other."Dad is inside, free and not busy. Let go of me. Will you?"
"No..." he turned his head on me. Fuck!
"Yukenzo..." I warned.
I saw him closed his eyes."How can you say my name without blinking? Without flinching? How can you act cool when you're hurting?" He opened it again, directly pierced in me.
"I'm not hurting." I simply said.
"Liar." He breathed harshly. My eyes widened, especially when he grabbed me closer to his. I roamed my eyes around and calmed myself down."You're still the same pretentious girl. You always pretend, you always lie, like everything is fine when it is not..."
"I-I don't know what you're talking about! Let go of me!" I tried pulling my arms but his grip only tightened.
"I know you know what I'm talking about. How about me, Vanez? You left me for years... without hearing my side, without letting me explain. Don't you know I'm hurting, too? But I won't lie to you. I won't hide it to you like what you always do. I want you to know that I'm hurting, I'm broken since you left me hanging." His tone was cold as ice, I almost shivered.
Setting aside my feelings, I gave him my annoyed look."Why? Why are you still hurting? When you're already committed to someone? How dare you say you're broken when your girlfriend is there, waiting for you! Don't tell that bullshits on me, Cabrera, I'm telling you!" I exploded like a bomb.
"But that's the truth! And what girlfriend?" He look annoyed, too. Wow!
"What girlfriend, huh? Jerk!" I shouted and slapped him, hard.
Finally, his grip loosened so I'm freed. My chest was moving up and down as I breathed heavily. I'm disappointed. He's such a total jerk and I can't believe I'm still affected.
"Van!"
I'm already out of the gate when I realized he followed me.
"What girlfriend? Who?" I faced him again, he looked really confused.
And I'm falling for that? Come on!
"Azelyn! Fuck you!"
Shock were written overall his face. I realized my tears have fallen down, I immediately wiped it off. I shook my head, disappointed in myself, because I got carried away that fast. I turned my backs and decided to run. Yes, I ran again. Away from him.
But in the middle of running, he reached me. I felt his arms around me, he's hugging from behind, not letting me move, keeping me still. To my annoyance, I pushed him. Ii continued pushing him but my strength is not enough.
He rested his chin on my shoulder."You always run. You ran away... from me again. Why do you always do that, hmm? Can't I really make you stay? C-can't you stay with me, Vanez?" God, his voice cracked!
"Shit, Yuki! Let go of me! Now!" Still, I tried removing his arms around me but I couldn't, too weak to force it.
I felt him shook his head."No... I don't have a girlfriend. Azelyn's not my girlfriend as what you think she is. You still have my heart, you still own it. You're still the one I want to be my girl..."
I burst out into tears. My knees nearly wobbled, if he's not only holding me, I might fall.
Fucking shit! That's it? That's how he do it? Yes, that's how he do it! Why does it hit so hard? Why does it affect me so much? One words from him, and I found myself believing.
"I love you, Vanez Amelia. After all those empty years, I still do. The bad girl I knew, the bad girl I wanted to pursue. Some things have changed but it didn't. It's still you..." he whispered softly.
Just... damn it. Now, he got me. Again.
And I found myself feeling the warmth of his hug, longingly.