Resentment by Relina Blacsmith (classic romance novels TXT) 📕

only going to thank him for looking after Brianne and Max, and that’s all. Plus, I don’t think he’s interested in you. What!?! Of course he likes you, I mean, he did hug me right? I kept arguing with myself that I had forgotten I had told him to meet me here at about 2pm.

I then ran into my room and started to rummage through my closet to see if I had anything decent to wear. I then stop and look at the mirror to see my reflection. What am I doing? He’s just visiting, not taking me out on a date. And then I remembered the time he had hugged me, it felt so nice, I guess. I felt like I could just drown in his embrace, hoping he would never let me go.

I then look up at the time and it was only 12:20pm. I then stuff all the clothes I had pulled out from my closet and chucked it back inside it, got out my car keys and went to the garage. I just need a little breather, that’s all. I’m just going for a short drive to clear up my foggy mind, with all these events going on its beginning to give me a headache. So I hopped in the car and drove off to somewhere I could clear this muddled up brain of mines.

 

I came back at about 1:30pm. I was sort of settled, but my nerves were killing me at the mere thought of Derek coming to visit me. I think I must’ve walked up and down my hallway 5 times, before I finally heard his car park outside my house.

I was so nervous. Did I look alright? Did I smell alright? My thoughts were starting to drive me nuts, until I hear a slightly light knock from the door.

I think I stood there for about one good minute, just staring at the door, until the knock got louder. Come on Cara, you can do this. I then go up to the door and unlock it to reveal Derek. As I stood there gawking at him, he slightly smiled and waved at me. How did I not realise that he had nice blues eyes? Dammit! Get your act together girl.

“C-come in,” I nervously say, although what I actually wanted to do was run to my room and hide from sheer embarrassment.

He brushes by, while I tightly hold onto the door handle, afraid I might fall any moment. As I shut the door, I come face to face with his chest, but I quickly look up to see his piercing blue eyes, stare back at me, which made me jump.

“Woahhh, you alright there Cara?” With his hands on my back, balancing me.

I look down to see that I was bent backwards while he held me. And when I look up, I could see his face etched with worry. It made me conscious of how close we were that I stood up so fast, my head connected to his face.

“Ow!”

“Oh gosh! I’m so sorry, I am so sorry Derek,” as I ran to our cabinet where we put the first aid kit.

When I came back, Derek had his head up, but I could see the blood rushing down at the side of his face. I quickly got the damp towel and started to wash the blood off and then his nose. I then gave him these two cotton things to put up his nose, in case any blood would still run down, and then I escorted to a nearby couch to rest in.

I sat down beside him, holding up his head. His brown locks were so soft, that I couldn’t help but touch them. Derek was too busy looking up at the wall to have noticed, but by then I took my hands off his hair.

“I’m so sorry Derek. I was meant to thank you for looking after Max and Brianne and here you are, being thanked with a bleeding nose instead,” I say looking at my feet, too embarrassed to look at him.

“It’s alright, it’s kind of my fault too,” he says looking at me with a smile.

“But it’s no…”

“It’s alright Cara, it’s alright.”

I then decide to turn towards him, while he tried to.

“I just want to thank you for looking after Max and Brianne while I was out with Melanie. Hopefully they were on their best behaviour and didn’t cause you much pain,” which made us both laugh.

“But I mean it, thank you.”

He just looked at me and nodded with a smile. For some reason, we just stared at each other. His sea blue eyes were just so mesmerizing to look at. His smile, so boyish and yet manly that I couldn’t help but blush and turn my head away.

“Uh, do you want to go hospital? You know, just to check if your nose is still attached,” as I laugh nervously, trying to break the ice. Talk about awkward. 

“No, it’s alright, I’ll live.”

He stands up and so do I.

“I just remembered that I had to do something, so I guess I’ll se you on Saturday,” as he walks towards the door.

“Sure, Saturday.”

While walked towards the door he suddenly turns to me, and instead of turning back towards the door he comes back to me.

“Did you forget something?” I ask looking around me.

“Yes I did,” with a smile as he came closer.

“What is i-,” as I was cut off with him hugging me.

I stood there stunned and when he suddenly broke it off, he smiled mischievously. Oh god, I hope he didn’t hear my heart thumping like as if it wanted to come out any moment.

“See yah.” And with that, he left leaving me with all my tangled up thoughts in a knot. Damn you Derek.

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Publication Date: 09-16-2013

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Dedication:
Dedicated to all the readers, because I write for you :) But mainly to my favourite readers, you know who you are ;)