Chapter Two

CHAPTER TWO.

Fear swallowed me, I trembled at the thought that I was truly alone in a room with a stranger, and the fact that I foolishly entered myself made my heart wink at me, how dumb can I be? He stood there watching me tremble over his words until I was forced to clarify.

"I only wanted to know your name I promise," I said in a whisper slowly moving towards the door, getting ready to flee.

He watched me with a cold face and slowly stepped towards me, my breath seized. I hurriedly turned, trying to take a faster step towards the door to escape, but before I could take two steps, he dragged me to himself.

I hit hard on the bare athletic chest and felt him lean towards me.

"My name is Rodrigo Bayani, and not to worry, the benefit has no connection with my bedroom, but if you push me too hard, I won't stop myself," Rodrigo announced and left to resume what he was doing.

I puffed a sign of relief and quickly left the room, The mission failed, I didn't get to know neither who he was nor what the benefit was.

I was directed to my room, I loved everything until I realized I had no clothes to change into after I showered, I was dangerously broke and it was very late at night.

After trying to come up with a solution and finding nothing, my foot began walking straight to Rodrigo's room, a place I swore to never get into a few hours ago.

When I got to the door I knocked once and when I got no answer, I twisted the knob and let myself in.

I headed straight towards his wardrobe to pick one of his shirts and for one second, I thought I had everything planned out successfully until someone switched the light on.

I turned and found Rodrigo standing behind me, his expression asking thousands of silent questions.

"Please don't look at me like that, I also don't want to be here, I just had a bit of an emergency problem and we are the only two in the house," I said trying to justify my actions.

"there's three of us in this house, including the maid and you could easily ask her for whatever you want," he replied confused

"Oh, I think that's true but I tried to think of a solution a few min ago and I completely forgot we were three in the house," I answered again.

Rodrigo didn't reply, he just stared at me in anger.

"well, since I'm already here, can I just get what I came for?" I asked again, forcing him to break his silence.

"what is it that you want young lady?" he replied, giving me the opportunity, I had been waiting for so I began talking.

"Firstly, my name is Perlah Andrew. Secondly, I looked into your wardrobe and it was empty just like mine, can I please have the shirt you are wearing right now?" I said pointing at his chest.

I could see the expression on his face change from anger to shock, but I didn't change my mind because I needed that shirt.

"you want me to take off the only shirt I have right now for you and remain open," he answered confused.

"yes, because I need to take my clothes off, shower, and get into something else, which is that shirt you have on." I retorted shamelessly.

"what! Perlah, can I plead with you to please go take your shower, manage what you have on right now and we will get a bunch of clothes tomorrow" he asked calmly.

"Well, that's the problem, I'm proudly broke with no means of getting cash," I replied.

"you don't need to have cash, just manage the one you have on and I will send for some new clothes tomorrow," he said grinning. I knew immediately that he was only pretending and only wanted me to leave quickly, but I stood there wishing he knew how determined I was not to leave without that shirt.

"do you indirectly want me dead?" I asked rolling my eyes.

"What! And what does that have to do with this case?" he replied with a question holding his forehead from exhaustion.

"haven't you noticed my dress is too tight to sleep in? if I sleep in it with my eyes closed, it would choke me from breathing and I might die by mistake, I need that shirt!" I said pouting

"right then, sleep with it with your eyes open Perlah. I don't know where I got you from but I fucked up. Okay, come get the shirt you want." He replied staring at me.

"what do you mean by come get the shirt you want?" I asked for proper clarification.

"If you want it, come get it off yourself." He answered still staring at me.

I looked at his face for a while then to the shirt I wanted, then walked closer to him.

"Oh, okay then," I said and started unbuttoning his shirt. Rodrigo stared at me in disbelief, but I worried less because I wanted the shirt and he said his stated benefit has nothing to do with his bedroom, so what's there to be afraid of? He's human and not a vampire. I thought to myself while trying to take his shirt off.

"hm, can you please help me with the last button? It's stuck." I said grinning

The frozen Rodrigo returned to his senses and I heard his voice again.

"Is this how to act with strangers?" he asked looking down at me in shock.

"I haven't met anyone in a while, I was an introvert till I met you. Plus, you graduated from a stranger a few hours ago. The button please?" I said trying to avoid looking at his naked upper body so I could quickly leave.

He reached down to his shirt, and when I thought he was about to help me with the last button, he raised my chin to look at him, completely closing the distance between us.

I trembled in shock, what does this man want with me? And for the second time, I swore never to step foot in his room, that's if I can escape tonight.

I looked up at him, he was an inch away from my face now.