Chapter 19: Beautiful

"You're so beautiful when you're this close..."

Belinda's P. O. V

"Where are we going?" I asked Breyson soon as we met at the parking lot. I didn't know he was serious when he said he will drop me off to my place.

"Have you forgotten, I'm taking you to my place, remember?! I promised you." He answered.

"You didn't mention anything about your place! But anyways! Do you really want to do this?" I asked him, I don't want you to feel like you're being pressured or like you're at a gun point!. Why are you even doing this?!

"You asked for it...you said for you to tell me about your life, it will only happen if I tell you about my life first!" He exclaimed.

"That's the point!! That's my argument! Why are you trying so hard to get into my life, for me to trust you! Why are you so much interested in knowing about me, and every little detail concerning me?! Why?!" I yelled, ignoring the fact that he already opened the car for me.

"I just want to be your friend or even mor__

"More?!!! More than friendship is that it?!!!" I cut him short.

"We...We--ll I, I just want to be more than just a friend to you, I want to be your closest friend Belinda! I want to be more like Kelly!" He stuttered.

"Was that really what he was even going to say?" I whispered to myself.

"Sorry! I didn't hear that!" He said.

"Well that wasn't for you to hear!" I replied.

"Listen Breyson, we are already friends.." I said to him.

"But that's not how I feel sometimes, you completely shut me out most of the times and it keeps wondering!" He replied in a low voice.

"Can we drop that matter?! Please?!" I pleaded.

"Okay then! Get in the car!" He yelled.

"I don't think that was necessary! I hate it when you yell at me!"I yelled back.

"Don't force me to carry you!" He warned.

"I dare you to!" I said.

"Okay! My queen, would you please get into the car? May I carry you inside? I promise I won't hurt you, I'll be very careful because you're so fragile." He begged in the most romantic soothing voice I've ever heard! Gosh! I'm melting and I hate it!

"I'm not even your girlfriend, how can I be your queen?! Besides I'm not fragile, I'm a strong lady so i can do that myself." I answered, pushed him to the side and got inside the back seat.

"You're so impossible!" He smiles to himself, makes a slight laugh and walks to the driver's seat. Quickly starts the car and we are out of the premises.

"Why are you so protective of your your past?" I murmured. All I wanted was to break the deadly silence after an hour drive.

"Bel, I'm not protective of my past!" He answered.

"Bel?!!" I whispered to myself, smiled to it wondering how it all happened. I decided not to ask him why because I knew he would definitely come up with something similar to that. Something like "Believe! Believe me I'm not protective of my past!" I imitated his voice in my head!" No I'm not doing that, I'll just savour this moment. Besides it doesn't happen usually!

"You seem happy, I'm I the reason why your smiling like that?!" He teased.

"Of course not! Don't fool yourself!" I lied.

"Well, if that's how you want it to look like!" He replied.

"So tell me, what really happened to you in the past that you don't want to talk about it? I think, no, I believe

that the more you talk about it, the more you forget, and move on." I said.

"It's not easy as you think." He answered.

"What's not easy?! Did someone so close to you die?!" I asked.

"No..no, no one did, that would be worse." He answered.

"Did you murder someone?!" I yelled.

"Nooo!" He yelled back, louder than I was.

"So if it's not a murder case then what happened?!" I asked again, at that point we were driving closer to a big three statement mansion. So beautiful and well planned. The environment looked all calming, everything looked organised.

"Breyson is that your house?!" I asked, words not coming out clearly.

"I think so." He teased. Got out a garget that looked like a control remote , pressed it and the gate opened.

"Come-on! So it's your house! It's beautiful!" I said to him. How long have you worked for you to achieve all this?!

"I didn't actually work that hard or long to get all this, it's my dad who insisted I have this house soon as I graduated. He said I should take it. I refused to but mum convinced me. However this house is full of past memories that I want to get rid of, I'm planning to sell it and relocate." Breyson answered, saying the last bit with so much sadness. He opened the door and we got inside. Gosh!!!!! It's as if no one has been staying in it, the wall paintings, the couch, I mean everything looks as though it was just bought yesterday!!

"What?! Are you crazy?! How can you sell off your father's property?! Your father's legacy?! Your father's sweat just because of some bad past memories! Do you know what he went through or what it took him to achieve all this?!" I asked angrily spreading my arms in the air.

"You don't understand!" He replied.

"Then make me understand!" I yelled.

"No you won't!" He yelled back.

"You know what, suit yourself! I'm leaving!" I said and turned to leave.

I was about to leave when he suddenly grabbed my hand.

"Please don't go! Stay here, stay with me?!" He begged.

"Breyson I'm tired of begging you to open up to me! I'm tired! I've told you countless times to tell me about you, anything, I don't care what it is but you don't want to say anything! You drove me all the way here just to go back to the starting point?! Come-on!"

"Atleast turn and look me..I just don't know how and where to start from?" He begged.

"Start from anywhere, say anything." I said turning around to face him. He looked so scared.

"Tell me, what was it?" I asked calmly because I knew yelling wasn't doing any good.

"Did someone break your heart?! Is that why you want to sell off your mansion and forget everything?! Well, I'm sorry to break your heart the second time, memories go with us wherever we go, good or bad, how you choose to deal with them is what matters and the only way to get rid of them." I said while caressing his hands.

"She broke me in the worst way ever, after cheating on me with my cousin, she went ahead and got pregnant for him right under my nose! Do you know what's even terrible, is that I can't get her off mind, I've failed to forget her!" He yelled while holding onto my hands so tightly. Even though it broke my heart listening to him, pouring all his feelings for his ex right before me, I felt the need to comfort him." Does he even know that he's hurting me with all this." I wondered.

"Breyson look, you need to forget her, try as much as you can, she doesn't deserve your tears, take time everything will fall back in place." I said while pulling him slowly to the couch.



"Bel..." He mentioned that again.

"Hmm.." I answered.

"Thank you." He said, still holding my hands, looking deep in my eyes.

"For what?" I asked.

"For being here, for not leaving me all alone in my mess of a life, for making me believe that there's still some thing to live for." He answered.

"Oh come-on, now you're exaggerating!" I chuckled. I didn't do anything. I only told you so because I've been there, but I didn't let it destroy me, I'm still standing. Do you know why? Because I chose not to be affected by all those breaking memories!"

"How do you do it?!" Breyson asked, looking all extremely amazed.

"Do what?!!" I questioned.

"Do that! Looking at life in a completely different perspective, finding all possibilities in every obstacle?!" He said, drawing circles on my left cheek.

"I didn't do anything, I only said the truth." I replied, trying to act all normal as though his touch didn't send anything to my whole body.

"You're so beautiful when you're this close." He whispered.

"Tha-nk...Thank you! Do you want to eat something?! Where's your kitchen?! I can fix us something! It's getting late!" I stuttered.

"Relax Bel! You're saying so many things at once! Come, let me show you the kitchen." He smiled.

"You're house is so huge!" I said while walking towards the kitchen.

"So huge and lonely." He replied.

"Hahaha..! I see that, I don't believe that crap though." I laughed.

"Well you've got to believe what I'm telling you, after Merly, there has been no one and not just after but even during our relationship." He replied with alot of honesty.

"Merly?! Is that your ex's name?" I asked.

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Author's Note.

I even thought this guy killed someone!

The way he was acting all fragile, Gosh! We experience heartbreaks each and every second that passes by! I don't blame him though, each one of us is uniquely created, we all react differently on challenges that come our way.

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