Hate Is A Strong Word - Episode 14

TONIA’S POV:

It’s been 14days, 5hours, and 34minutes that I have been the badboy’s errand girl…..it has been so disastrous….the dinner I had with his parents two weeks ago had been the best task he had given me….his parents were so cool and humble…..even though his dad was as intimidating as ever and Annabelle tried to bring the prank issue up….things still turned out fine. I found out that the badboy was not as tough as he proves to be….he is actually this soft hearted nigga at home….he treats his family like he might lose them tomorrow, unlike the way he treats girls like they are trash. Well, they haven’t learnt their lessons coz they kept coming back. I can't blame them though……

It's just that its strange when we are alone…..like when we did our history assignment together last week. No, we are not friends…..he asked me to come over to help him out and I decided to take my assignment note with me so that I can kill two birds with a stone. He looks at me with this strange emotion….its not hatred, it’s a little more on the positive side….i just wanna do this deal and get it over with….it's overwhelming seeing him from distance before, now its crushing and making my heart do back flips when he’s close by…..i am now self conscious when he’s around… just two weeks more, two weeks more, I’d have my confidence back, two weeks I’d-

Red!; he yelled

What an a*shole!; I muttered before yelling a quick ‘coming!’.

I balanced two cups of mocha frapuccino coffee with a load of whipped cream and chocolate cookies in a tray and headed towards his room…..he said I should come and tutor him maths, I don’t know why he’s doing this given that he is actually the best student in maths and even the second best in history now that I am thinking about it. Something doesn’t seem right, but its like he’s kinda desperate for my attention…..no I cant keep my hopes up..someone like Xavier can not even be friends with someone like me, not to talk of having romantic feelings.

Red!; he yelled again and his loud voice was piercing my ears…we were the only ones in the mansion, all the maids are gone, his parents and sister have gone to paris for vacation….so literarily…I’m stuck with him.

I made my way upstairs and banged his door with my foot…..

Do u wanna break the door?; he yelled again…ugh! Why does he keep destroying my ear drums?

Open up the goddamn door you asshole; I yelled back.

I could hear ruffling from the inside and his mighty footsteps followed…..he opened the door and sent me a hateful glare which I returned with a snort.

I placed the tray carefully on his large reading desk and sat my big ass down on a chair, totally ignoring him.

Red?; he called his nickname for me as if he was asking a question.

I looked back at him and I saw that strange emotion in his eyes again.

I swallowed when he came closer, he sent a strange heat throughout my body. I couldn’t look away…his eyes have gone darker, gold specks around them.

What the fuck is he doing to me?

Yes?; I managed to croak out…it was like his eyes was drawing me close….any little movement and our lips might touch…..

Red…do you like me?; he whispered

Huh?; I managed to say…..while staring at his lips….they were full and pink, when I looked at his eyes, he was staring at my lips.

And then he did something I’d never think of in a thousand years….he kissed me

Xavier f*cking Robbinsson kissed me.

Butterflies were swimming in my stomach….i tried to stop guys…I really did, but I couldn’t …he kissed me like I was an egg, like he was afraid I’d break….he bit my bottom lip and I gasped causing him to deepen the kiss.

That was when it hit me.

I f*cking like Xavier .

Oh sh*t

Why does Jesus hate me this much?

XAVIER’S POV:

I am good at maths, infact I am good at every subject, even the ones outside my field, I can take any course with ease, I am just like my dad, intelligent as fuck…..but tonia keep toying with my heart…she has me wrapped around her little finger…..she’s always on my mind…always in my thoughts , always present in everything.

Yo man! You’re zoning out again; Wilson screamed while fist bumping me on my shoulder…..\

Ouch man! What was that for? I yelled in pain.

To reset your factory settings; Michael retorted…..look at you man….you even carry her picture all about in your wallet….you daydream about her and you cant even ask her out….i thought you were more than this man!; he said raising his eyebrows at me, as if daring me to say otherwise.

Ok guys…chill out….i’ll make a move tonight.

I texted her to meet me at my house after her shift…to tutor me in maths….

She must really think I am stupid…..i got a message from her saying ok.

I sighed and faced my friends…..what are we ordering guys?

Before I knew it…it was 6pm…her shift has ended and she was preparing coffee for the both of us in the kitchen…..

After 30minutes of yelling her name…she finally showed up at my entrance …and I gave her the deadliest glare I could come up with…and returned it back to me….

Ouch that hurts!...she brushed her shoulder pass me and I felt jolts of electricity throughout my body.

I couldn’t help it…..

Red?; I called out softly….. while going towards her….i stood so close to her and I noticed her breathing ruggedly…do I affect her too?

Yes?; she whispered as she locked gazes with me…..her eyes were darker now…mixture of blue and gray…it was beautiful…..she’s beautiful.

Do u like me? I asked in a whisper

She said something that sounded like a moan

And that was when I lost it….i felt like I was gonna die if i don’t kiss her right here right now.

I did

And It was the best I have ever had.

Then it hit

I don’t like Tonia Cole

I love her.