Bites & Addiction - Chapter 22：New Beginning

My eyes fluttered opened but I squeezed them quickly as a bright ray of sunshine almost blinded my vision and I groaned.

“Draw the curtains, please.” I growled, pulling the sheets over my face which smelled different from usual.

Why the hell my sheets smell like Roman?

My eyes immediately snapped open as I felt something over my forehead —a wet towel.

Jerking the sheet away, I got up and took off the wet towel from my forehead. Concurrently, my eyes caught two grinning figures standing in front of me and directly staring at me with already lit up eyes.

My eyes widened and blood started rushing to my face as a realisation hit me…

I’m in Roman’s bed, and right now his mother is staring at me with amusement in her eyes.

Turning my head sideways to avoid staring straight ahead, I started playing with the sheets.

“You must’ve been sleepwalking when you got here.” Stella mocked and Freya chuckled at her.

While I blushed even hard.

Freya walked upto me and sat at a corner of bed near me. “Stop teasing her Stella, look at her, she’s already looking so weak and exhausted because of the fever she had last night.”

“If you ask me, I’d imply that she isn’t just exhausted by fever. There might be something else that involves bone crushing activity.”

Blush seared through my cheeks and for a minute I thought my face was on fire, In that moment, I just wanted to be swallowed by the floor.

“God, Stella! Don’t tease her, please and give me the thermometer so I can check her body temperature.” Freya cajoled.

Stella handed her thermometer and get back to her previous location.

While I opened my mouth and let Freya positioning the thermometer into my mouth.

She checked her wrist watch and after a minute, withdrawing the thermometer back, she checked the temperature and smiled, “Better than last night.”

Thank god, I’m back to myself so I can proceed the mission that has been left unfinished last night because I felt faint and dizzy so Roman had to compelled me for sleep.

Remembering the last night, his kind and soft words clouded my mind.

Although, last night hadn’t been as I expected but it was much more better.

He had an opportunity to fix himself, to satisfy his need, but rather than accept that opportunity he spurned it, and that was because of me.

He knew I had a fever and as I can guess he was the one who put a wet towel over my head.

I remember each and every word clearly he told me.

He said he wanted to protect me from himself, but why?

Does that mean he cares for me?

“Stella, get ready the shower for Flora and make sure it won’t too hot.” Freya ordered to Stella, and then Stella left the room.

She turned to me and smiled . My heart was already thumping so fast against my chest in fear of getting embarrassed from her questions about sleeping in Roman’s room.

“So…how’s the night?” She asked.

Tucking a strand of my hair behind the ear, I replied, “Umm…nothing happened as you think.”

“I know.” She said, “and I also know that air around us is changing. In a good way. I can sense it.” She took hold of my hand and squeezed it gently, “You’ve bloomed the flowers on a barren land, Flora and you don’t even have any idea about that.”

I felt a tuck in my heart hearing her words. They were so deep as ocean and also incomprehensible at same time, but still they penetrate my soul.

I was looking at her with bewildered eyes with a heavy feeling in my heart when she continued, “No matter how impossible, unattainable, or unimaginable something may seem….If it’s meant to be, It’ll be, and when you realise it’s real, you can’t walk away. Your heart knows things that your mind can’t explain—”

She got up and also helped me in leaving the bed. I was feeling better now but little bit dizzy, a warm shower would do a help though.

“Hearts are wild creatures, that’s why our ribs are cages.” She completed.

I gave her a genuine smile as she walked me upto my room.

“You’ll get much better when you’ve got a shower.” She said and with that she walked away.

It took me almost two hours to get a soul soothing shower and when I was done I slipped into a yellow floral printed sundress. I towel dried my hair and went downstairs for breakfast.

Until then, Stella had already prepared black bean sweet potato enchiladas in breakfast that was heavenly delicious. Since she’s a best cook I’ve ever met, I commented her for that and she promised me that she’d cook more delicious dishes for me for which I was so desperate to try.

Later I went back to my room and welcomed by its coldness, the kind of coldness that I’d never felt before.

I think I’m getting addicted to his warmth.

Sighing, I jumped onto the bed on my stomach and took out my cell phone that had been underneath the pillow I didn’t know for how long.

I switched it on and found that there were so many messages and voice calls from Piper, Bract and Mom and few other people who had never talked to me in my life unless they needed me for something.

I replied to Piper’s text and waited for awhile. When she didn’t respond I immediately realised that she must be busy in college.

Getting bored, I rummaged through my contact list and suddenly got froze when I saw Roman’s contact number that Freya wanted me to save for an emergency moment If I needed him.

Remembering the past nights we had, I bit my lip and couldn’t help but smiled because what I was thinking about just his soft and kind words for me.

Does he really care for me?

Was his words genuine or he was just acting nice so he could get in my pants?

But he didn’t want to touch me. He wanted me to get away from him because he didn’t want to harm me, and he didn’t even take the advantage of the situation last night even though he could do whatever he wants with me.

The night he didn’t just kiss my lips, he kissed my soul too.

God, even the thought of his lips on mine drives me fucking insane. What’s he doing to me?

What should I do now, text him or not?

But if I text him, what would I say?

I should ask him out. But what if he refused?

People do mistakes, but under circumstances. Sometimes They do the unforgettable things, but it depends on you if you’re gonna forgive them or not. There comes a time when you realise that the things for you also started changing in which you have to choose if you’re going to turn the page or close the book.

Fuck the mission. I want to help him.

I took a long breath and finally texted him—

Me—Hey:)*

After a minute my phone beeped.

Blood sucking freak—Are you still burning?*

Yes. I saved his no. like this.

Because that’s the first thing that comes in my mind whenever I see him.

Me—Nope. Feeling better now.*

His reply was instant.

BSF—Good*

Two minutes passed neither he texted nor I.

I was biting my nails thinking about something to talk when my phone beeped again.

BSF—Busy somewhere?*

I smiled to myself as I realised he wanted to talk to me but he thinks I was busy.

Me—Nope. You?*

Beep!

God, he’s in a meeting and he’s still talking to me. Does that mean I’m important to him than his meeting?

Ask him Freya. Ask him to go out with you!

I quickly typed a message.

Me—Are you free tonight?

‘Cause there’s a carnival in the city and I was just thinking that we should go out and hang out, you know. It’ll be fun.*

Shit! I should’ve listened to him first if he was free or not.

Beep!

My phone beeped after a minute.

BSF—meeting will be continued till 8:30. After that I’m all yours.*

A satisfied grin spread on my face and I texted him a last message.

Me—K. Bye*

BSF—Bye!*

I’ve no idea what happened to me when I jumped off the bed started dancing like a maniac.

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