SENIOR’S BLOCK***
“Gosh, is that Axel? Why’s he looking extra hot today?” Some girls gushed when Axel entered the class.
“Wait… Did he just change his lenses? f-__-k, he looks so hot with that!”
“I love you Axel, date me please. Even if it’s just for a week,”
Axel ignored them and went to the backseat, he placed his backpack on the chair beside him and rested his head on the wall.
“Buddy,” he opened his eyes to find his friends.
“When did you get here?” Aaron asked, sitting beside him.
“Not quite long,” Axel muttered.
“You should have checked on us at the suite, we were waiting for you,” Aiden said.
“I’m sorry,” Axel closed his eyes back.
“Are you alright?” Ace asked.
“Hmm,” Axel simply hummed.
The Lecturer entered and he was forced to open his eyes. He brought out a note and the Lecture started
****
“You said you were going to think about it,” Ace said to Axel.
They were both outside, their lectures had ended for a while now.
“You’re gonna help me talk to her?” He asked.
“I’m sorry, I can’t. We’re not that close for me to tell her that. Besides, you should do the right thing in the right way,” Axel muttered.
“You….” Ace suddenly stopped.
“I’ll just go to her myself, thanks,” Axe went away.
Axel sighed. He turned to walk away when he saw Melanie coming towards him with her friends. Their eyes locked and he looked away before taking another direction.
“Wow! He looks pretty different today” Lauren smiled.
“Right, Lanie?”
Melanie didn’t say a word and started walking ahead of them.
“Is she okay?” Lauren sighed.
She glanced at Julie who wasn’t saying anything.
“You’ve been acting strange. Are you sure everything is okay?” She asked.
“Sure. Why not?” Julie walked away.
Lauren furrowed her brows as she stared at her back view, she shrugged and went to join them.
****
TWO DAYS LATER***
“Is this where you stay?” Kylie asked when they got to Melanie’s house.
“Yeah,” Melanie smiled.
“Cool. I guess I will check up on you someday,” he said.
“You don’t have to,” Melanie chuckled.
“I have to. I’m actually glad that you allowed me to bring you home, it shows I’m still a little bit more than a friend to you,”
“Kylie,”
“Can I hug you?” He interrupted.
“Hmm?”
Kylie moved closer to her and made an attempt to hug her when Melanie quickly moved away.
His eyes flashed with hurt and he quickly brushed it away.
“I’m sorry,” Melanie mumbled.
“It’s fine. We’ll see tomorrow at school” Kylie said. He waved and then left.
Melanie heaved a sigh and walked to the gate, her phone beeped and she wasn’t surprised when it was a message from Ace.
He has been bugging her with messages that she suddenly wished to block his number.
Strangely, she doesn’t feel a thing for him anymore, not even a single feeling.
★ I’M STILL HOPING TO GAIN YOUR FORGIVENESS, MELANIE. BECAUSE I’M NEVER LETTING YOU GO FOR THE SECOND TIME” The message reads.
She rolled her eyes and opened the gate, she entered the house.
She was inching closer to the entrance when she heard some voices yelling.
“Who’s that?” She wondered and opened the door.
She entered just in time to see Mr. Braun throwing a heavy punch on Axel’s face.
Melanie gasped.
“Hit me all you want but I’m never getting married to Ariel! I’d rather die than to do that!” Axel yelled.
“Really? Then do all you wish, I won’t even care about you anymore. Don’t ever show up in my house because you’re not my son anymore. My own son wouldn’t go against my word!” Mr. Braun yelled.
“Fine. I’ve always wanted that anyway, I don’t even care about what you say, I’m never getting married to that wench that’s final!” Axel fired.
Another blow landed on his face again, his lips bled instantly.
“You $cvmbag. Don’t ever show up in front of me again!” Mr. Braun shouted.
He turned and walked past Melanie in anger, not glancing at her for a single moment.
Axel was surprised when he saw Melanie, he turned and left immediately.
“Did his father just hit him?” Melanie bit her lips slowly.
“Then…” She bit her lips when the realization hit her.
“Is he okay?” She couldn’t help but to worry.
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FEW MINUTES LATER***
Melanie sat up and removed the earpiece from her ear, she threw it to the bed carelessly with her phone and groaned loudly.
“Is he alright? He was bleeding,” she mumbled worriedly.
Was she wrong to have judged him that way?
Her mind went to the time when he helped her in her drunken state, the time he prepared a hangover soup for her even when she poured it away.
The time when he helped her when she was on her flow, the moment in the classroom.
She found her legs moving to the door till she got to the kitchen.
“I should get him something first,” she muttered to herself.
She stretched her hand and tried to take a small sized pot since she wasn’t cooking much, it was at that moment she realized she was very short.
“Gosh” she stretched her body again, the bum short she was putting on raised a little higher, showing a little flesh of her a*s.
She suddenly felt a shadow over her, a hand brushing hers slightly as he helped in taking the pot for her.
She turned swiftly and her head collided with his hard chest.
Axel dropped the pot on the counter and went to the fridge.
Melanie bit her lips as she stared at him.
“Are you okay?” She found herself asking.
“I thought you don’t care anymore” Axel muttered.
“I…” She stammered.
“I don’t have to explain myself to you, we’re strangers, now remember?” Axel threw the bottle of water away and went out of the kitchen.
Melanie blinked her eyes rapidly and faced the counter. It was very obvious that he’s mad at her. Would he even eat the meal she’s about to prepare for him?
She was still brooding when she felt a familiar cologne hit her nose, her back crashing on the hard chest she’s grown to be accustomed with.
“Don’t ever do that again,” Axel whispered, his hot breath fanning her neck
“If you avoid me again, then I’ll never forgive you,” he muttered.
He placed a kiss on her bare shoulder and Melanie shivered slightly when she felt a cold thing hit her skin.
She turned to look at him and she got mesmerized just by staring at his blue eyes.
“I’m sorry,” she mumbled slowly.
“I didn’t know you were forced to get engaged to her. I thought…”
“That’s because you judged me so easily.” He muttered.
Her eyes went to his bruised lips.
“Is that how he hits you? I really don’t think of him that way” she muttered.
“You trust people so easily, Mel. And it’s very bad, you can be taken advantage of that way,” he said.
“I’ve been taken advantage of before,” Melanie muttered.
“It’s not my fault, I’m just too soft,” she added.
She raised her hand and touched his lips gently.
“Does it hurt?” She asked softly.
Axel smiled while staring at her eyes which held worry in them.
“Do you want me to do something for you?” She asked again.
“Kiss me,” he blurted out.
“What?”
His hand traveled to her singlet and caressed her bare back, holding her in place as he trapped his lips with hers.
Melanie’s eyes widened but it didn’t last for a minute when she closed it, responding to his gentle kisses.
TBC