24 Fast Paced....too fast!

Michelle dragged herself to her final class for the day feeling utterly exhausted. After today they were going to go on a short break and no one was as happy as she was. Normally people would enjoy this experience but Michelle didn't hate it, she just didn't like how exhausted she became after every class. She was lazy, to be honest.....she never denied it.

Michelle sighed and began to make her way forward, she saw a man and a woman playing with balloons. Normally that would be pretty weird watching adults play like that but Michelle couldn't help but smile. They reminded her of her brother. When he came to visit, they had done the same. Going to an amusement park and they ate a lot of junk food. John was extra clingy at that time but she didn't mind...she still had fun with him. Thinking of him now made her quite happy and refreshed. At least he wasn't trying to distance himself from her anymore... she just couldn't bring herself to tell him about....about Roland.

Thinking about Roland, Michelle's mood changed, she had been avoiding him for weeks now, she couldn't get herself to tell him no but telling him yes would be a total lie!

"Michelle!" Michelle continued walking 'Why does that voice sound so familiar?'

"Michelle!" She shook her head 'It sounds just like him...maybe because I was just thinking of him...definitely!'

"Michelle!!" Roland reached out and grabbed her arm while panting. Michelle turned around to face him, he was sweaty and it made her feel guilty for ignoring him when he called.

"Hi" Michelle forced a smile and waved awkwardly. Roland cleared his throat and let go of her hand. "Sorry, its been so long since we last saw each other so I got carried away" he smiled charmingly. Even with all that sweat he still attracted a lot of attention from the girls passing....Michelle noticed it and then wondered why she didn't react that way towards him.

"The..there's no problem" Michelle laughed while scratching her ears....she needed to get rid of this awkward silence. Roland just stood there looking at her like he wanted to kiss her. Even if this was a romance novel, wasn't it a bit too fast paced?

"Ahem....I...would you l...like to have lunch"

Michelle said while creating distance between them 'Was he about to kiss her?'

Roland nodded "Sure let's do that, I have a few things I want us to talk about" Though Roland was smiling, she could still feel the heaviness from his gaze. "OK..."

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"Huh?" Michelle could almost imagine how stupid she looked right now with the expression on her face. But there was a good reason for it though. "I...wasn't thinking straight that day and right now I'm apologizing for putting you in a tight spot....I have someone else I like and...I'm sorry for saying I liked you"

Michelle nodded and quickly smiled and waved her hands "No..no need to apologize" 'Thank you Jesus!!'

"I...I wasn't put in a tight spot at all....I...I just ERM.."

Roland chuckled "I understand.... I just hope this doesn't make things awkward between us"

Michelle shook her head, still smiling "Of course not, we're still friends, Roland."

Roland smiled but secretly clenched his fists, he had to do this to protect his friendship and not ruin the relationship between the three of them.

Judging by her reaction, it seemed Michelle was going to reject him anyways.

If John found out about his feelings for Michelle, he was sure that things won't end well for any of them.

After having their late lunch, they both said their goodbyes and went their separate ways.

After making sure Roland was out of sight, Michelle released a breath she didn't know she had been holding. She sighed in relief "Thankfully everything got settled"

"What got settled?"

"Ah!" Michelle screamed hearing the sudden voice form behind her.

Carlos smiled, with his arms behind his back, he looked like a fallen Angel from up close. For the first time Michelle didn't fall for his charms, she was fuming. "Are you insane?!"

Carlos laughed and nodded "Very, very"

Michelle rolled her eyes and kept walking away, she had to get away incase his craziness was contagious!

"Wait!" Carlos held on the Michelle's wrist. It felt different from when Roland held her, Carlos' was firm and it sent the butterflies in her stomach haywire.

She had already turned around to look at him but she had no idea how long she had been staring.

"Who was that guy?"

Finally coming out of her daze, Michelle shook her head to clear her thoughts "Huh?"

"Oh...Roland, that was Roland..." Michelle found herself lost in his eyes again, she cleared her throat awkwardly and quickly looked away.

"I see..." Carlos let go of her wrist, Michelle was about about to sigh in relief but then he quickly wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

Michelle was caught off guard by his sudden action, Carlos smiled and acted like it was a normal thing to do "Let's go, there's somewhere I want you to see"

"Ah?"

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"Why are we here?" Michelle asked looking around the empty mansion, it looked well taken care of but it didn't feel like any lived in it.

"Its because this place is haunted" Carlos whispered into her ear.

Michelle turned around to look at him and scoffed "You think I'm afraid of ghosts?"

Carlos was quite surprised seeing her reaction, she had a smirk hanging on her lips as she returned to admiring the empty house.

"I see...I guess I have to think of something else" Carlos smiled before he took Michelle's hand, looking at her, his eyes showed an emotion that she had never seen before. Michelle felt her heart beating faster when she realized what those emotions meant "I didn't bring you here to scare you though..." his voice made her heart beat faster, it was calm but sexy and the same time.

He brought his face closer to hers, their breaths mingled together. Their lips were just a few inches apart when Carlos suddenly stopped moving. Michelle already had her eyes closed, anticipating the moment their lips would meet. She opened her eyes and stared at him with a confused expression.

"I brought you here because....I realized I know absolutely nothing about you Michelle" He whispered against her lips, his eyes filled with desire. "I know nothing about you but yet....I still feel this way." Carlos held her chin in a firm grip "I think I'm falling for you Michelle..."

"I...."

Her words got cut off when he placed his lips on hers. Michelle's eyes widened in surprise, she didn't think he was actually going to....

Feeling him deepening the kiss, Michelle completely forget about everything else. She wrapped her arms around his neck and brought him closer.

She wasn't going to fight it anymore, these feelings...