Chapter 271
Melinda saw Colin and me move with great difficulty and noticed his inebriation. Her mouth was wide open in disbelief.
“Harper, what is this?” Melinda looked past me and asked my Mom behind
me.
Mom pressed her lips into a hard line and thought that she shouldn’t be the one to tell her the news. Instead, she tossed the responsibility back to me. Ask them. You know, young people nowadays.”
“What? What happened? Okay. Uhm, honey? Honey? Come and help me, please. Colin is drunk. Geez, how many drinks did he have?”
Austin appeared in my view half–asleep. He, too, was taken aback when he looked at us. Shortly after, at Melinda’s behest, he approached me to take
the drunk Colin off me.
But Colin refused to let go. He mumbled that he didn’t want to leave me, and his left hand maintained a tight grip on my shoulder as if it was fused to my
body.
It was dark outside, and we couldn’t stay by the entrance for too long.
I had no other choice but to enter Colin’s home.
The three of us toiled to usher Colin back to his bedroom and tucked him in.
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Right when I thought I could go home, Colin stuck his hand out and grabbed mine like a homing missile. No matter what I said, he wouldn’t let me go.
I swore even superglue wasn’t as clingy as him.
Mom, Melinda, and I were rendered speechless. They then decided to move
the couch here so that I could sit down and keep him company for a while.
Perhaps he would let go when he fell asleep.
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As that was our only option, the two moms moved the couch so that I could be seated. Then, they closed the door and went to my mom’s place to gossip among themselves.
Colin was very drunk, and I didn’t have my phone with me. All I could do was sit on the couch and stare at him.
The mellow light cascaded upon the slumbering Colin, highlighting his perfect brows, nose bridge, and tanned skin. His sexy lips parted from time to time to call out my name.
I was tantalized by his earnest voice.
On this peaceful night, I kept watch next to Colin while he dreamed about me. I loved how harmonious everything looked.
Fine, I’d add another flower next to his name in my mental note.
The door creaked open. I thought it was Melinda. Before I could tell her that
I was feeling thirsty, I realized that Felix was standing by the door. I had never seen him after we parted ways outside the police station.
He seemed to be skinnier than before. His eyes were sunken as he leaned against the wall. Holding a cigarette between his fingers, he blew out a puff of smoke that sent it everywhere.
He gazed at me quietly through the dissipating smoke. I couldn’t discern the emotion in his eyes. There was only darkness.
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I nodded and said nothing. What else was there to say anyway? Then, my eyes returned to Colin, resuming my previous position.
Felix had hurt me a lot. I’d be lying if I said I could hang out with me without any qualms.
“Your parents said yes?” he croaked suddenly.
“Yeah.”
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He approached Colin and me slowly. From the bedside, he chuckled when he saw our interlocked fingers.
I lifted my head vigilantly and caught a mix of emotions in his eyes.
Colin suddenly woke up. His eyes were red. He saw I was there and shot me a bright smile. “Babe, I want a kiss.”
Kiss?
My first kiss shouldn’t take place in this obscure setting, in front of another person. No way.
Besides, he wasn’t my “official” boyfriend yet. No kisses allowed.
Blushing, I squeezed Colin’s hand. He was getting more and more audacious by the day!