Back To You by Msy Dee (no david read aloud .txt) 📖

are we going? I don’t think there’s any cinema here.” I asked

“Well, you will see later.” He gave that smirk with the silly face that make me blushed.

We reached an apartment after 10 mins of walking. I saw him taking out keys and open the door. We are actually going his house all this time? Oh my god, I stood outside the door watching him to remove his shoes.

“What’s wrong?” He asked.

 

“I didn’t expect that we would be coming to your house.” I muttered

“Sorry, didn’t think that you would be in a shock like that. But don’t worry, I won’t be doing anything to you. Just that I find watching movie at home is much more comfortable compare to cinema. Are you scared  of coming in?” He looked at me with the curious face.

Well perhaps I should trust him a little after these time, I gathered up my courage and enter his house.

His house look normal to me, some typical paintings and photos hanging on the wall. I sat down on the couch while Gabriel went to the kitchen and prepare tea. In the pictures that I saw, it’s just Gabriel and his parents. So I assume he’s the only son in this family..

“I hope you like horror movie. I rented The Boy from video store.” He came back with the teapot and two cups.

“I guess that’s fine with me. I read the review online and have been wanting to watch myself.”

“Well, now you have a companion and we shall watch together.” He smiled at me

Somehow I am excited about this home movie thing. My mind was like a butterfly, fluttering back and flo in my brain. Gabriel draws the curtain from the window, wanting to make the whole environment like a cinema. I laughed while watching him putting much effort for all these.

He sat down with a distance between us on the couch. And here we go, second meeting at his house alone watching a horror movie under man made theatre.

There are some parts of the movie are rather quite scary that I jumped in shock when the sound effect got me. Gabriel just kept laughing at me and tease me that I got him jumping from my shock too. Somehow or rather, the distance between us got closer and I did not feel any uncomfortable there as I am so engross into the movie. “Reargwwwww….” I took the cushion pillow from the couch and cover my face. Gabriel patted me on my back and laughing quietly. Suddenly, the ghost came out with the eerie background sound effect, I totally jumped to Gabriel and lie on his chest. I just lay down with my eyes close while I can feel his breathing getting shorter and heavier. Only then, I realized what I have done and got up immediately and back to my original seating. I can hear Gabriel is coughing hard to suppress a laugh, turning his face away. I glared at him and stay quiet throughout the movie.

Soon later, the movie ended. I let out a relieve sigh and relax my body on the couch. I asked for the bathroom direction while Gabriel is trying to remove the disc and put back in the casing. When I came out of the bathroom, Gabriel is waiting for me outside. He looked at me with this tension that makes my pulse raced faster.

“Shall we grab some dinner before I send you home?”

Chapter 4 - Confusion

 

Gabriel brought me to this Italian restaurant with a private booth seating. I stared into space while thinking back the moments that we have earlier, words just can’t describe the vibe that I got from him. So much desire and wanting then I felt a shake by Gabriel.

“Are you alright? Still in the shock from the movie?” He laughed it off

I am so embarrassed with the way that I behaved in front of him just now. I stay quiet and earn a worried face from him.

“Seriously, are you alright? Why are you not talking? Is it too much for you? Damn, I should not rent that movie after all. It’s just that the person keep introducing me and I thought you might like it. Sorry Laylea”

He looked cute from my angle, saying all those that made me laughed. 

“I am fine, don’t worry. The movie is not bad at all, apart from the parts that made me jumped and embarrassed myself.”

He laughed back, and continued chatting with me.

The food is served and we start eating. Somehow I felt that Gabriel has been looking at me after my first bite and I shot the What Face then he said “you got something on the side of your mouth.” Omg, and he just stared at it without telling me? I quickly took the napkin and tried to wipe off the stain then I realized he got closer and his hand is reaching out for me. “It’s here, silly.” His finger touched me and wipe off the stain from my mouth, he’s so close to me that I can feel his breathing. We looked at each other for a few long seconds, and got interrupted by the waiter asking if we wish to refill our empty cup with ice water.

 

When I got home, I went straight to my room and lie on my bed. Thinking back about what had happened today, not while later..Micah called.

“Hey sweetie” He sounds happy.  

“Hey.. How’s things for you? Is it fun there?” I asked.

“Yeah, things are good. I talked a lot with my grandparents and even mentioned about you.” Somehow or rather, I felt kind of guilty. Though I didn’t really betray him but my reaction to Gabriel is way different when I first met Micah. Suddenly I heard a voice of a girl in the background “Baby, time to go.” Then there’s a silent on the phone with some shuffling sound.

“Alright Laylea, I have to go. Talk to you soon ok?” Micah rushed to hang up. This is the first time he trying to end the call that fast. “Okay, love you” I replied reluctantly as I wanted to find out about the girl in the background with him.

 

Chapter 5 - Mind free

 

My phone vibrated, it’s Gabriel. I have been sort of ignoring Gabriel the past few days. He called several times and left me quite a message.

“Why aren’t you picking up my call or return my text? Did I do something wrong?”

My heart felt the sourness and upset when I see it. So I decided to reply him.

“No.. is just that I needed some time alone after all these”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, I am attached, and yes my boyfriend is away for a week but that doesn’t mean I can fool around like some slut looking for fun. I am not that kind of woman you think I am.”

I began to get agitated at my phone.

“Laylea, I guess you misunderstood me. I did not take you for fun nor would I. I am very sincere to be your friend.”

Omg, now I sound like an idiot. Perhaps I really mistook him after all.

“Sorry about that. Is just that there are some things going on and I got confused for a moment.”

“Would you like to share it with me?”

I met Gabriel at the park nearby my house. I used to come here with my parents, riding my bicyle, have a mini pinic with them.. Gosh, I missed those times.

“Laylea? What’s bothering you?” Gabriel asked.

“Nothing in particular”

“Is it about your boyfriend?”

We stood by the lake, staring at the sunset. It’s beautiful and warming..

A moment of silent took place between us, we sat down at the bench looking out the lake.

“Laylea, what’s your ambition?

“Hmm.. I guess it’s teaching. I used to teach my younger cousin for their primary school”

“That’s sounds great, perhaps you can start out in this line as a career in future”

I smiled at him, “Thanks. Perhaps, some day maybe”

We spent the evening together and Gabriel sent me home.

 

Chapter 6 - Honeymoon

 

Finally, Micah is returning home tomorrow! He told me he will come and find me straight when he came back. He’s been on my mind these few days and of course that’s including the girl from the phone call some time ago. I spent my time at home, catching up with my parents updating them about my school. I went to bed earlier as usual as I wish for tomorrow to come.

It’s 10.00am, no call or text from Micah. Just when I decided to go out for a run, I opened the door and saw Micah with his backpack. “Laylea!” He rush straight to me and hug me tightly under his arms. “I missed you.” He said, and I missed him too. “There’s a huge jam from the route we are taking, we literally stuck for three hours in the car. There was no reception at all, I wanted to call you and tell you in case you are worried for me.” He put down his bag in my room and sat down at my mini sofa. I prepared some tea and put on the dressing table, without a word I hugged him again.

He went to his bag pack and bring something out. It’s a gift with a beautiful wrapping paper. He hand it to me and said, “Hope you like it. I spend some effort in it!” He gave that goofy smile like always. I opened it up and there’s this mason jar with full of saga seeds. On top of it, there’s a heart-shape like saga seed. Gosh, this is so beautiful. I loved it! “I spent quite sometime under the tree to look for the heart shape. That might be the most similar like to what I have compared so far. Do you like it?” Comeon, which