chapter 3

Chapter 3

Stay at Her place

I woke up from a sleepless night, toying with the diary. Staying up isn't a big deal, but the thought that kept me awake was a big deal.

WHO IS KAYDEN?

Knowing me, I shouldn't have even remembered the name. Neither I knew him nor anything related to Nyla was my buisness. Still it kept me awake. What could it be that made someone as freeminded as Nyla made react abruptly

'Stop it ,Kace!' my mind yelled at me 'It's not your business!!'

I got up from my bed and went straight for a cold shower

"Hello Kace!" I heard someone call and my instincts told me it was the girl I wished to avoid the most

"Hello Mr. Scott" I turned and saw Thea. what exactly did this girl want of me?? I'm starting to consider options like plastic surgery , seriously, all thanks to the girls here.

"What?" I gave a glare

"Wanna go to cafeteria? My treat"she gave a hopeful smile

"Not interested.And for god's sake stop following me around. I'm sick of it"I said and left, heading for my class

Finding Nyla didn't turn out to be as much of a trouble as I thought. Her Ash blondes could be spotted easily amidst the crowd. She found her talking to a girl with hair , exactly the shade as mine. I decided to ignore whoever it was, return the diary and then stay away from Nyla .

"Here's it" I said, returning her diary"I swear,I didn't read a single letter after you asked me not to"and I don't know why my lips turned into a smile. I hadn't smile for not sure how long....Why now?Why to her?

"Yeah. Thanks" Nyla tried to produce a smile but failed miserably. I could sense her confusion towards my sudden change in behaviour

"You two know each other" the girl with Nyla butted in. I could sense my expressions change from calm to surprised to anger and finally shocked

What the heck was Philine doing here??

"What are you doing here"I asked her.

"Hello to you too" she said throwing her arms around my torso. No one can beat down her spirits. I half hugged her

"What are you doing here?" I asked again

"Came to see my little brother. Obviously you shitface" she said smacking my shoulder. Maybe she's the only one who would call me 'Shit face'

"Obviously"I rolled my eyes and earned a challenging look

"So ,how do you two know each other?"she asked us

I was unsure how to answer it,so I turned to Nyla ,who had an unreadable expression on.

"We crashed in library yesterday and I accidentally took her dairy ,so was just returning it. Nothing else"she replied for me

"Ohh" I could see Philly's face dropped a little.

What exactly was she thinking we were? I would never date this stubborn girl. I wouldn't date any girl at all

But maybe she expected something else.

"Sis, you're keeping us from our class. See you later, if you're around here for sometime"

She nodded"I'll be returning back on Saturday"

"Fine then " I said walking into the classroom and Nyla followed only to be stopped by Phily

she entered 10 minutes later and even though I wondered what they talked,yet decided to ignore her

Fortunately she didn't contact me with

I turned to see what she wanted

Maybe now we can stay away from each other finally.....Which works best for both of us....

MAYBE

I hear the front door click. Must be Philly.

There's a knock at my door.

"Come in" I say

"Hey brother"Philly smiles at me

"Where the fuck have you been?"I ask annoyed

"With a friend. We're going out for dinner tonight be ready. We've to reach before 6"she said cheerfully

"Who is this "friend" ? Care to explain?"I ask

She simple sat beside me on the couch and ruffled my already messy hair. Just like happy old times

"I'm the elder one here. So stop being my dad. Shut up and be ready"she teased me and stood to leave.

"You were with Nyla. Right?" I make a blind guess

"Indeed I was. She is my best friend's cousin sister. And she is quite a nice person" she said

"Will you drop it already? I told you there's nothing between us. We practically and officially hate each other" I said,tired of her shoving unwanted people in my life

"I know ,you've got nothing between you too. I'm just asking you to join a dinner with my friend who coincidentally turned out to be you classmate"

"Why are you doing it? I don't want to join" I try to avoid

"Kace Scott, I'm not asking you. Neither I'm giving you choices. I'm telling you ,that you are joining me"she was finally starting to loose it.

"Why don't you stop interfering in my life. I don't need any goddamned friends. I handle myself pretty well"

Her expressions change from angry to pity.She stood in front of me.

"Kace,I know you're strong. I know you can handle everything alone. You're just 19 and you're handling a multimillionaire bussiness, but Kace I want you to have friends. I want to hang out with people of your age, rather than being buried in files ,with people of thrice hour age, taking advices from you. I want you to live normal life of a 19 years old guy. What happened with Aiden and dad wasn't your fault. So stop blaming yourself. "

I keep my mouth shut.

"Now Kace, I want you to try to be nice and friends with Nyla"

"You gotta be kidding. Sis, she hates me. She would never like to me friends be with me" I say,my voice louder than I intended it to be.

"Kace,she doesn't hate you. I asked her the same and she is quite comfortable about it, being your friend I mean"

She already talked Nyla into it?How can Philly be so convincing to convince NYLA WILSON

"Still I'm not interested"I know it's useless to argue with my sister. She won't take no as answer.

She took my face in her hand made me look in her eyes

"Kace, try it for 3 months. If after 3 months you don't feel comfortable around Nyla, I won't say a single word ,ever. But for 3 months, try to be nice with her. For me."

She knew it her words already did their job. If there was anyone in the whole world,who genuinely tried to love me, when I was broken, it was her. And if there's anyone,whose words I would pay attention to, its her.

"Be ready "she said and moved out.

Mike had to be out at such times only.

The only person who could save me from this nasty situation was Mike and right now, he wasn't here to help me out

Fucking hard luck

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I was standing outside a decent or rather lavish looking apartment,about 5 minutes drive from mine.

I had pulled over a black T-shirt with black jeans , leaving my ash brown hair ruffled.

Just then, the door opened to reveal Nyla. Her simple knee length white frock with floral patterns seemed to have elegance pouring out of it. Her hair were in a low bun. And she looked just perfect with her white apron.

"Come in" Nyla greeted me with a smile, when I gave her the flowers Philly make me buy and Philly, being Philly got a hug from Nyla.

I couldn't believe, Philly pulled me in to this.

I cursed my luck and went to Nyla's apartment.

It was actually a decent one. Walls of the living room were cream- coloured. There was 64 inch tv in front of a leather couch.

"Have a seat. Dinner will be ready in ten" Nyla told us and went to the kitchen.

"She is a pretty,decent girl. Isn't she Kace?" Philly asked me , giving a smug look.

"Hmm"

We wait in silence for Nyla to join us.

She finally joined us, with an apologetic smile.

"Sorry, I made you wait."she said

"It's fine. Thanks for inviting jerk of my brother,in first place" Philly spoke up, indirectly teasing me.

"It's nothing like that"Nyla said" Should we move to the dining table?"

"Yah! Sure" Philly said and we moved to the dining table for our dinner. It was a simple lasagna with Arugula Salad and garlic bread on side.

Honestly, I didn't expected Nyla to be a professional chef. Everything on table was perfect.

This girl could cook, cook well

"For dessert, would you like ice cream or apple tart"Nyla asked when we finished our lasagna

"Honestly Nyla, you didn't have to put so much effort into it."Philly said

"It's nothing. Tell me, ice cream or tart?" She said, collecting the plates and moving to sink.

"Tart" Philly replied helping Nyla collect the plates off the table

"For you Kace?"Nyla turned her attention to me.

"Ice cream, I guess" this was the first time during the whole meal ,I spoke.

Just then , Philly's phone rang.

"Hello?" "Is that serious?" "Ok. I'll be there as soon as possible" I heard her say.

So the dinner date is over.

Yippee!

Philly walked towards Nyla to explain whatever happened

"I'm really sorry Nyla, but i guess we'll have to leave. There's some emergency" she gave Nyla a sympathetic look, Nyla returned.

"Its all right"Nyla said and Philly hugged her.

"Wait a sec, I need to make another call" and excused herself out of my range of hearing.

Philly entered the living room again.

What the fuck was happening. Someone please explain me.

"Mike has gone to Boston. His mother is not well. He will return by Monday evening. And I gave Mike keys to your apartment"she told me.

"But Mike got his own spare of keys"I interrupted.

"His set got misplaced somewhere in the apartment so I gave him your bunch. He went Boston only for some hours but it looks like his mom is having serious condition,so he will be staying there till Monday evening"

"But now I've got no clothes,no rooms. Where will I go?"now this is getting weird.

"I know. I would have made some arrangement by myself but I've got some emergency in the hospital. They are calling me there. Can you book yourself a hotel room? "she continued.

"But what about my books, clothes. I've got to go to college ,too" I asked

"You can buy new clothes, and as for books, buy a spare set. I'm sure you can manage Kace. I would have booked you a room myself but I've got a flight booked in 20 minutes. You'll be fine, right?"

I was speechless so I just nodded.

"You could stay here instead" both of us turned to see Nyla standing there.

"No,no,no. That won't be necessary at all. You've already helped us a lot"Philly replied for me

"Well it's no trouble at all. This apartment is huge for me alone. I've got two spare rooms. Kace can use one till Mike returns"

"Are you comfortable with it." I asked and she gave me a confused look

"I mean, a random guy staying at your place for the whole week"I explained ,she just turned her head and laughed her heart out.

"Kace,what are you even thinking? It's not like you're a stranger. You're a friend. Also we're not doing something illegal here. I paid the rent in advance,so I can invite anyone in this apartment according to my wish"she said

"Still, won't you be uncomfortable sleeping in your room when there's another guy in the next room "

"Wait. Are you saying you would be uncomfortable?"she asked

"Well ,no. But I wanted to be sure " I turned to see Philly smirking at me.

"What?" I ask, embarrassed

"Nothing" she said "Then it's settled. Kace will be here till Mike returns"

"Yeah!" Nyla and I sigh at the same time.

"Thanks a lot Nyla. You've done too much help today. I must leave or I'll miss my flight. See you guys later" she hugged Nyla and went out.

"So. Still in the mood for ice cream?"Nyla asked

I just nodded.

How come I get stuck in this apartment with this girl, without my clothes,my books,my car or any other except my iphone.

My own sister left me,with a girl. I met two days ago. How could Philly be so reckless.

The way Philene reacted, it must be something serious

God. This all happened too fast and I was still analysing it. I've got to be friends with Nyla for next 3 months

Moreover, I'm stuck with her for next 5 days until Mike returns.

What's happening in my life . Someone please explain me.