Chapter 6

Adam wished Giselle wouldn't psychoanalyze him so much and he wished she wasn't always right. He was too ashamed to speak. The trembling hand holding the desert spoon was an enough answer for Giselle.

She sighed.

"I'm not such a great person. In fact, I'm a terrible person. If you knew me since our university days, it means I ignored you right? Why do you still want to be with me?"

"Dr. Cheadle, has anyone ever told you, you read too much meaning into things? You're trying to find logic in what I'm doing. I can tell you right now that there is no logic whatsoever. I just adore you"

Giselle was rendered speechless. Adam's voice shook as he spoke but the confidence in his words could not be denied. What bothered her most of all was the obsession in his eyes.

It was a little disturbing.

"I suppose I cannot persuade you out of chasing me?"

"No"

"Then I'll tell you in advance. There is no way I would fall for you. I cannot love you Adam"

"Please, don't say that. Even if you do, it won't talk me out of chasing after you"

"Why would you do such an unnecessary thing like that? You know you would get your heart broken yet you still do it. Why would you torture yourself so?"

Adam gave her a sad smile.

"What gives me hope, is the concern in your voice as you say this to me. You don't reject me fully. I swore to myself I would win your heart or die trying"

"ADAM!! Dying is no small matter! Why would you kill yourself for my sake?"

"Because I love you"

"We're done here" Giselle abruptly rose and stormed out of the restaurant. She took a taxi and went to her own house.

Adam, left behind, couldn't stop the tears dropping from his eyes. His eyes were full of immense sorrow as he kept chanting

"I love you…..I love you….I love you…"

Yuri walked in to see him like that and freaked out. She called out to him several times but he only answered when she gave him a slap.

"Adam, what is wrong with you?"

"Yuri…" a fresh batch of tears fell from his eyes.

"She rejected me. I love her Yuri, I love her"

"Get yourself together Adam. It doesn't matter, you can always try again. If you truly want her heart, you'd have to work hard, not cry like a baby"

"Yes...you're right. I just have to keep telling her that I love her. She'd accept me one day, right?"

"I don't know. Have more confidence in yourself. You're handsome enough to win any girl's heart"

"It doesn't matter"

"Then just give it your best. I'm sure one day she would recognize your efforts"

"You think so?"

Yuri gave an encouraging smile. Adam looked so innocent, so small, like a child.

"I'm sure"

As Adam left the restaurant after giving Yuri a cheque, the latter had a really bad feeling. Little did she know her words were a catalyst for an event that would change the life of the both of them forever.

Giselle felt suffocated. Adam's words played like a loop in her head, giving her no space to breathe. She stripped completely and hopped into the shower, hping to calm herself psychologically, using a cold shower. It didn't work.

As a doctor, she knew it was unhealthy but she couldn't stop herself from opening a bottle of wine and downing it's contents. It was an alcoholic wine with a rich taste, one she liked to enjoy slowly but that night, she had no time to enjoy it, using it to drown her sorrow.

Adam's heartbreaking expression as he professed his love for her messed with her head. She had seen so many scenes like that growing up but she had finally reached her limit.

"Why do you have to love me?"

"Leave me alone, please. Don't love me. I don't need you to love me. I just need you to leave me alone. LEAVE ME ALONE!!" she screamed and threw the bottle at the wall, shattering it.

After screaming and drinking more wine, she finally wore herself out and fell asleep on her couch.

Her door was opened and a red eyed Adam walked in. He looked around and saw the mess she made in contrast to how peacefully she slept.

He knelt beside her and caressed her hair, her face and her fingers. Goosebumps appeared on her arms again and she shifted uncomfortably in her sleep.

"Even in your dreams, you reject me"

Her ringing phone caught his attention. The caller was Matthew and it sent Adam into a new type of rage, one mixed with intense jealousy.

He rejected the call, put it in his pocket and bent to pick Giselle up. Wrapping her in his coat, he carried her into his car and took her to his home.