20 When Mark met Aiden

"Is he your boyfriend? The one you came back late with?"

"What?? You don't have to poke your nose into my business, Aiden. We are not friends!"

He didn't speak after that. Maybe I hurt him by saying we weren't friends. But I surely don't want him to ask those questions.

He dropped me off and drove away.

I went in to collide with Mark!

He looked so good today. He is my motivation to come to the hospital regularly.

"Hey beautiful!" he said cheesily, making me face become as red as a tomato.

"Hey Mark", I replied

"You're with me today, okay? I'll talk to the chief resident."

I nodded in reply. We went out for coffee break and talked a lot!

I told him about Aiden, not the questions he asked me and not the so hot stuff! But just that I share the house with a guy.

He was surprised at first but later was relieved when I told him that he was in the upper floor and my room was in the ground floor and we hardly talk.

Mark wasn't sending any obvious indications and I wasn't taking anything as that. We were just good friends. Not for long I hope.

Days passed like this. Me and Mark got closer while me and Aiden hardly had a conversation.

I would still prepare food for him and he would eat the dinner in his room. I guess he was angry with me but didn't show it.

My exams were approaching. I told Mark that I have been facing difficulty to memorize and understand certain things.

He offered to help.

"I could come to your place and teach you."

"That would be awesome, Mark. Would you really do that for me?" I said thinking of Mark at my place together!

"Ofcourse, he said. 8pm. I'll be there."

He came home. I rushed to open the door and welcomed him. Aiden wasn't at home so we were at peace. Chilling. I made dinner and drinks for us.

Just when we were moving to study, there came Aiden.

The two guys saw each other and both of them clenched their fists. I could feel the tension in the room.

Don't speak Aiden. I prayed silently.

Please don't!

"So, now you're bringing guys to fuck in my house! I should have asked Tracey to prepare your room and brought condoms for you, unless you want to get pregnant."

There you go. Boom! How I wished Mark to go deaf for a moment.

Wish he didn't hear anything.

I looked at him and saw his face red with anger.

Holy shit!

This is so wrong.

"Shut up Aiden! What the hell is wrong with you? I took Mark's hand in mine and took him to my room in order to stop them fight. But I looked back to notice I only made Aiden angrier than before.

I locked the door and seated him on my bed.

I put my hands on his shoulder and apologized for his behaviour. He was just an asshole. And I don't know why he did that.

Mark seemed to calm at my touch and we began to study.

He made things so simple for me.

Learning wasn't this fun. Ever.

It all just penetrated my brains and got feeded in there like magic.

Hours passed. We didn't even realise it was 1am.

Mark said it was time to leave but he didn't want to.

While he was leaving he whispered in my ear. I love your company, Stella and I don't like that guy at all.

God, I was red again. I closed the door and looked back to see Aiden, right there looking right at me like he would murder me without a thought.

I tried to dodge over his questions and move into my room when he stood infront of me and said, "I'm sorry, its not my place I know. I don't know what got into me".

Wait, what? No shouting? No anger? No breaking bones. He apologized. I took more time than needed to process it and then I just accepted his apology and asked him if he had dinner.

He said he didn't so I served him some and went to my room to study some more till I fall asleep.