Barely Breathing

Chapter 12: Trust me, I'll catch you

Silence engulfed the air as we kept staring into each other.

"You…I want what's mine."

‘Come on Willow don't just stare, say something!’ I averted my eyes and stared elsewhere, when my vision fell to my bedside table where the white rose laid, crushed into pieces. Beside it laid the necklace he gave me.

He must have seen it because his face hardened. Great. That's it. Now think... Crushed rose… Crushed hope...

"I don't want you." I blurted.

Hurt flashed in his face but he quickly hides it. He was back to being unreadable, which makes it hard to read his thoughts. He had completely hidden well his emotions from me. His hold loosens a bit and I took a step back. Glad for the space between us.

He deserves that after fooling me for so long. I am not forgetting any of it. And I don't do pity.

"You'll learn it, I promise you." With that, he walked over to my closet and took my clothes, throwing them to the bed.

"Wait! What are you doing?" My eyes were as big as saucers now. An alarm rang in my head, this can't be happening.

"Packing your things." He opened another drawer and I saw him pulling out my t-shirts and tossed them to the bed too.

“Are you banishing me from this pack?" I asked, hopeful. Maybe, just maybe.

bags on top of the closet and throw them too in my direction. He was determined. This can’t happen. He was about to open my lower drawers and my eyes almost bugged out. My undies are there,

open that!" I

and frowned at me. His

you dare open

tension on my face, he grinned as realization dawned over him. He pulled the knob

a domino effect that if I move, he will open it. Come on Willow... think...

at me, waiting patiently. I smiled sweetly at him to which he was taken aback. I could not blame him

packing. You…you just

He arched his brows.

let that go alright... I

Oh, goddess. Have mercy.

Unless…" He trailed

under his scrutinizing stare, smiling sweetly at him.

I have something out of it." Says the

of him

turned back and was about to pull

"Wait!"

turn to smile sweetly. What a cunning man, he is.

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