Bound by Fate.

lized I was trapped b

ke sure it was securely fastened. His serious expression reminded

chain clinked, producing a

d to my face as he looked down

... J

low and raspy as he whispered near

are

s hand brushed lightly over my skin, sen

estion, his finger pressin

hh

or a moment, I found myself falling silent witho

cool intensity of his demeanor, and yet the t

ua, d

into a haze of confusion, led deeper and deeper into his

to obey him so

but the first time I really noticed him was when my mom

saw him standing in the yard, bathed in the thin summer l

almost as if he was lo

to play together when you

, I had this odd feeling. He looked like someone straig

chemistry at least, was

and methodically. His fingers lightly traced the edge of his note

s just lounging beside me, asleep. His long legs stretched out

dn't resist occasionally bru

eyes snapped open,

with the

ea

u want to

.So

many mistakes I made, he would never comment on them. Only

ht he was just coming ov

ee months, and my chemistry grade

w much I owed to Joshua. But I thought to myse

l exams, I bumped into him outsid

ht, his shirt swaying lightly in the summer breeze. His ex

, he beckoned

t the first thing he said

but I also treated him to an ic

pop, crunching it, a

ou do on t

, not

t of restlessness. After asking, he n

pproach. Even now, his silence made eve

omething to say, but

shu

hrough, and he rais

thing between a smile and a smirk, whic

does my mom pay

stupid questi

ocus. My eyes were drawn to the sleeves he had rolled up, and my mind w

nightmare. Ironically, Joshua's university was right next door to my high schoo

ol uniform. One of them threw his arm casually over J

estion made my h

ck

time I'd ever hea

lmost elegant, his words clear and prec

as I heard him intr

st here to mooch off

the

ctually didn't kn

ng my homework. Sometimes, I'd overhear him chatting with his friends. They probably thoug

al ex-girlfriends. And that he had no sh

ich girls had the thinnest waists or the curviest hips. Joshua wouldn't say

kind of girl

nd well-

ended up messing up my chemistry equations, suddenly f

ing. I like

like

. Fresh meat bun

ends' topics always d

se, I secretly l

lling into an endless sea. For a moment, he didn't ev

endless hum of summer cicadas. It took me a while to realiz

eir crush, my mind would always drift to a pair of cold, clear eyes. However, for me, it was a

, telling him I'd forgotten my keys at home. The truth was, the keys were safely in my

ize the

ng moment, then asked how muc

nd of work that would feel like li

ome over to his

ore, but it was the first

bag, and as he came downstairs, putting on

abs, and just like that,

d him speak in a

t wor

ht, t

to his room, and I tilted my head back

... real

would it feel l

rvert? I

most of my homework, but I just wanted to find an excuse to

tiptoeing towards

b, but was startled by a bar

then took off his headphones, speaking in a mu