Chapter 7 part b

  I woke with a start and was drenched in sweat. I had a nightmare, a really scary one…and now I only remember bits of it…running away from something, that’s what I was doing but I don’t remember anything else.

I looked around my room and squinted as the light from outside got into my still sleepy eyes. When did I get here? I got out of bed and quickly stripped off my clothes and went to take a shower.

Then it got to me…Robin. He must have carried me to my room since as long as I remember, we were watching a movie after my embarrassing breakdown. I must have fallen asleep, but then where is he?

I finished showering in 15 min. then blew dry my hair, wore my white top and blue skinnies before walking downstairs to the kitchen. I stopped midway when I caught him leaning against the counter with plastic bags in hand.

 Robin had gone grocery shopping. Did he even know how to cook? I mean, I know and I admit that he is amazing in a lot of things, but cooking? I’ve never heard or seen Robin cooking.

 “Morning,” he said with a smile.

 I walked up to him and gave him a puzzled look. “What are you going to do? If you’re going to tell me to cook then don’t waste your time cause I’m not in the mood to do any cooking.” 

He leaned down and kissed my cheek and whispered ‘good morning’ again. Apparently he didn’t like the fact that I was ignoring his good morning. 

“Yea well, good morning,” and I know I was blushing both from the embarrassment of not answering him sooner and because of his sudden kiss. He seems to be doing it a lot these days.

“Don’t worry, I’ll do the cooking. It’s been a while since I’ve done any cooking anyway.”

I shrugged. “Ok…just don’t ruin the kitchen while my mum’s away,” I said before walking out to the living room.

Honestly, I still couldn’t believe that he could cook. He doesn’t look like one who cares much, but after 20 min. I was sitting at a table with blueberry pancakes, waffles, and my favorite orange juice. It might have looked like an ordinary breakfast but the taste was unique.

 I could almost taste every flavor in my tongue perfectly without ruining the original taste of the pancake. Ok, so I take it back…he’s amazing in almost anything. So, the next thing I said made him laugh…

 “Do you have something you’re not good at? Or…like a…weakness?”

“Hmm…yes actually, and it’s a very big weakness which I’m really not proud of sometimes,” he was trying hard to suppress his laugh but he ended up laughing anyway.

 “I thought you weren’t really proud of it…what’s making you laugh?” I snapped.

 “The fact that I seem perfect to you. It’s strange because people always point out something not good in me yet you see me as perfect already although I do have weak points…quite a lot of them actually.”

 “Really? Like…?” I was hoping to get something out of him but he wasn’t going to say it and I really wanted to know what weakened the guy who looks almost invincible in anything.

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 Brenda ran up to give me a hug as we got there. She seemed disappointed that I hadn’t come sooner. I had to make up excuses like how I wasn’t feeling too good yesterday and that Robin was nice enough to stay with me.

She led me inside to the living room, leaving Robin in charge of moving my stuff to my new room. We were talking normally and enjoying chocolate frosted donuts with tea when she asked me if I had kissed Robin yet.

I practically chocked on my tea and had to drink water, but the coughing won’t stop. Even Robin had come to see if I was alright.

 “I must have shocked you; does this mean I’m right?”

 I turned beat red when Robin asked what was going on and she actually asked him if we’ve kissed. He shook his head disapprovingly at her. “Are you for real mum? Why would you even ask that?”

 Yea well, I’m sure she would have asked more than that if Robin hadn’t stopped her. Maya came over after that with a few other girls. She forced Robin to sit with them throughout the movie they’d gotten to watch. I wasn’t surprised when I found out she’d picked a horror movie and sat next to him.

I wasn’t invited to join them of course, although I knew she wouldn’t stop me if I did. She would just sit closer to Robin, and I was proven right when I came in with bags of popcorn. She held his arm and buried her face into his chest in an attempt to show she was scared, yet I could imagine the smile forming on her face.

Robin didn’t really look happy though. I mean with all that being stuck between four girls and one of them was already sticking to him while the others watched with amusement. So that’s what they call a ‘harem’.  

Robin noticed me standing there and I could tell he wanted me to stay. When I walked in he looked relieved. I sat behind him and after a while felt him reach out for me. His hand tightened around mine and suddenly I felt too conscious. I was glad the lights were off so no one could see me blushing like an idiot.

 After a few more minutes I decided the movie was too boring especially with all the unnecessary screams and blood, and decided to leave, but Robin wasn’t going to let me. His hands held me in place, and after a while he even pulled me to him and made me sit in his lap.

 Maya’s expression was priceless. She looked like she was going to kill me any second. The next thing I knew was that I was fighting her mentally to get Robin’s attention which was stupid and childish but I didn’t care.

 She kept pulling on his arm and she even whispered something to him which despite how close I was didn’t hear, but he looked bored. So, I found myself sitting closer to him. He wrapped his arms around me, and the next thing he said made me want to kill him.

 “Clare? How about you just tell her that you love me so you won’t have to fight to get my attention, cause I’m not really enjoying all the attention the others are giving me.”

So he did know I was having a hard time with Maya, and he was right about the other girls staring at us like we were idiots fighting over some guy, but I wasn’t really fighting ‘over’ him. I just didn’t want her to think that she could get whatever she wants…well, I didn’t want to give her the satisfaction of jumping my future husband and fiancé like that.

But he had to say that, and make me feel stupid. I pushed him away and bolted out the room, knowing he’d follow me anyway…but the sad thing was, he didn’t really come and I was expecting him to.