C32 Thirty two

"Stop it!" I scolded him irritably.

I could still hear his laughter, so I pulled at him even harder. I sighed heavily when I felt his warm hand on mine. I sniffed and looked at him, slowly lowering my hand from pulling his hair.

"Baby, I'm sorry," he said with a laugh.

I just gave him a glare and rolled my eyes.

"What time is your last class?" I changed the subject.

I quickly finished eating, and so did he.

"Still 4 pm, What about you?" He asked me back.

He held and sipped on my lemonade and ran his fingers through his hair with his other hand.

"Hmm, mine's at 4:30," I pouted.

He smiled and nodded, "Alright, I'll wait for you,"

I fell silent at his words. That's what he said before, but he didn't show up.

He sighed and bit his lip, avoiding my gaze. Oh! He remembered.

I also avoided his gaze. Should I wait for him again? What if he doesn't show up again? What if I end up waiting for nothing again?

"Baby..." he called out pleadingly.

I looked up at him. He suddenly straightened up and looked at me seriously. I could feel his nervousness as he placed his slightly trembling hand on mine.

"Baby..." he said again.

I sighed and looked at him. His face clearly showed intense pleading, as if saying this time, believe that he will come.

"Baby..."

"Hmmm" was all I could say as I nodded.

"Baby, Later I'll wait for you, I promise," He said and raised his hand in a promise gesture.

I smiled, "Okay, I'll still wait,"

I'll still wait even though there's no certainty that you'll show up.

Because I'm weak.

Because I like you.

Because I love you.

He stood up and walked over to me and sat down. He gently wrapped his arm around my waist. Some people were watching us because of how affectionate he was being. I swallowed hard when he gave me two consecutive kisses on my cheek. He slowly rested his chin on my shoulder.

"I love you," he whispered and tightened his hug even more.

"I love you too," I replied.

We stayed in that position for a few minutes. Some students were subtly talking about us. Some teachers also smiled at us as they passed by, making me feel embarrassed. Well, I think the teachers are aware too.

Time passed, and I just sat there, listening to my professor. Luckily, my stomach didn't grumble like it usually does. If it grumbled again, I'd be distracted, and instead of focusing on the topic being discussed, all I'd be thinking about would be food. Fries, lemonade, cordon bleu or so on.

"Are you going home, Yoreh? Don't you want to join us?" Elica asked as our professor left.

I rolled my eyes, "No thanks," I replied sarcastically.

She pouted, "Don't you even want to ask where we're heading?" she said with a smile.

"Nope,"

She laughed immediately at my response.

"You're really something else! Alright! Bye, take care!" she said with a smile.

"Okay, You too," I replied.

I picked up my bag and started walking. I looked around. Cyrus wasn't anywhere in sight.

He said he'd wait for me here! Why isn't he here again? Did he go somewhere with his ex again? Is he with Akia again?

I felt my chest tighten again. So I just bowed my head slightly. He's not here again. He didn't keep his word. I'm annoyed with myself why do I keep expecting him to be here again? A few tears welled up in my eyes, and without hesitation, they fell, so I panicked and wiped them away with my hand.

"Selene!"

I raised my gaze because of the familiar voice.

"Baby!" he called out with a smile.

He's wearing a plain white t-shirt and black slacks. His hands are both inside his pockets.

He had a wide smile on his lips.

With every step he took towards me, someone glanced at him. Because who wouldn't be drawn to his strong presence? It's so strong that at this point, I felt like I was hit and I didn't know if I could get back up.

His smile slowly disappeared from his lips.

"Baby..." He whispered with his soft tone.

He immediately raised his palm to wipe the tears on my cheeks.

"Stop crying, please, baby," he pleaded.

I nodded with a fluttering heart and racing pulse and slowly smiled at him.

"I just changed my clothes because I was sweating, and I didn't want to smell like sweat when we see each other," he explained. "And also, it's only 4:20, why were you guys let out so early?" He softly asked.

I nodded and pouted, "Yeah,"

He smiled at me and nodded. "Every time I look at you, I feel like I'm complete. You completed me, Baby.." he stopped and hugged me while stroking my back "So please, Baby, stop crying.. because you really made my heart broke into pieces when you cried,"