Half Hope, Half Love

ugh the window shutter of my apartment as I adjusted in my

to check on his well-being was inc

ght and seeing that there were no missed calls from

her half threw cactus at the first half for making such speculations of him reaching home at his first date,

onships with women and none of them involved his own will but was rather, forced upon him by his very own

ath barely visited his home, let alone

member the day he asked me to leave him alone, after hearing of his mother's sickness, which I clearly protested against and he gave me

but after a minute of being held prison by my own evilness, I kicked the

call, I knew he wasn't home, or he was

loved every

ut on my jacket and shoes and marched to his apartment,

h me and after typing his house passcode with trembling fingers and shivering spine, I opened the door i

n he looked at me, his fingers loosing movement

out, waving he

downward, and almost instantly, as if afraid of looking down, he plaster

o answer him, but found it di

, and went to his room, quietly,

et forehead, my temple itching with the

it against my soaked face and over the wet

self before moving aside the unnecessary things from his dining tabl

to close the door and enter inside his apartment. "I thought you

mbled with my shoes and walked to his apartme

indly any book from his study table and clutched it in my

ended to read something from the book in my hands, my mind totally

then? Your dish

." He looked at me with a questioning gaze and I practically

g smile spread threatened to spread on his face, before he put the coffee mugs on the ta

ed, irritated b

arded me with mild amusement, before looking outside his windows. "in this rainy storm." He traced the corner of my jaw

w him I was really looking for my book and almost immediately, I threw the book on farthest corner of the room, wiping my hands

s to have him

ixon

the heart out of my mo

he is inside you as long as

e daily, with the same angle everyday

nd, blushed at my own hidden

rature in your study." I accused him, taking the

I should give the credit to Jennifer for gifting y

ace of an angel but soul of a devil, could commit su

floor dangerously. "Not entirely.

hter. Lik

t beautiful and graceful lady I ever

devotion, she would drop by his son's apartment almost at eve

grateful of his own mother's un

daughter grew up too wild to her taste, and so, she made sure at almost every family gatheri

too wild, bossy or sassy with him, though it earned him almost equal intensity of retaliation, fo

y between siblings aside, Heat

e man with a son. I'd have loved

oked at Heath to see him in deep

ing. "Ah. Date." He paused, thinking something, as if rememberi

him. "Good? Just good?

He glanced brifely at me, before continuing. "You

'd you two

pologetic. "In silence." He completed, obv

ometimes, even I had to butt-heads with you to put words in your mouth!" He glared at me but I was already immune to al

that one was a bit unnerving. Only Kiara talked, she asked me a lo

ubt

was Eminem. She just assumed it was him wit

o defend some raped victim." I put my empty cup

likes and dislikes, hobbies, wants and whether

ence and undeftness in such subjects but still, he was a man so I

I think she's the one, Scarlett." I paused hearing his words, my heart twisting

d been so close to wooing her tonight. She was right in front of me, smiling, talking, stealing glances. But I let my nervousness and inexperience take over me.

gnore some things, some pretty unbearable confessions, some loud thud

py in our own spheres, I com