C8 I liked you the very first time I saw you

We held hands all the way to the lake and he kept on making some jokes here and there and trying to make me feel at ease which l actually was. It’s been awhile since l felt this way, the last time I had this feeling was when I was with Leo. He made me feel at ease and comfortable around him, he made me happy everyday which made me fall for him deeper and deeper and I couldn’t help but be hurt when he left. He promised he will be back but when?

“A penny for your thoughts?” Damien poked my head while gently dragging me close to the lake and taking a piece of bread to feed the ducks.

“Come come little ducks mommy and daddy have come with breakfast.” He looked at me and smiled. Excuse me what do you mean mommy and daddy? You can be the uncle not daddy.” I glared at him trying very hard to hide my blushing face.

“Why can’t I be the daddy hmmm?”

“Because I said so, they are my babies and am their only parent. You can’t just feed them some bread for the first time and call yourself their daddy no.”

I lifted my head and saw him smiling at me with a lovingly gaze. He started leaning closer to me, holding my face in his arms and looking at my eyes.

“Maybe I can just be their daddy if l please their mommy hmmm? What do you think Nora?”

“I….. I don’t knoo….. I don’t know what your taaa…. Talking about Damien.” I couldn’t help but be embarrassed stuttering like a fool.

Why is he so close to me? Is he going to kiss me? These where the questions roaming in my mind. And it didn’t take long to happen.

Damien looked me in the eyes and then shifted his gaze to my lips. He gently touched my lips and leaned closer to it. “I want to taste it Nora.” He said looking at me and asking for my permission.

My heart was pounding fast, I felt light headed. My mind was so muddy I couldn’t form any sentence or say a word I just looked at him with my eyes wide open.

He didn’t waste any second and like a flash of lighting, our lips touched and my mind went blank.

All I could think about and feel were his lips, they felt so soft and gentle. He held my face gently and kissed me, his lips were moving softly against mine and for a second I forgot how to breath. I almost had a heart-attack.

Damien bit my lips when l was busy spacing out. “Stop spacing out and just kiss me back.” He deepen the kiss and slid his tongue in my mouth.

The torture lasted for about 5 minutes and when it finally ended, I was so out of breath that I felt very dizzy.

He pulled back a bit and stared at my shocked expression. And from the side of my eye I saw him trying very hard not to laugh out loud but he saw me looking at him and he didn’t hold back and laughed out very loud.

Damien gently pulled Nora close to him and hugged her. “Your so cute do you know that? You don’t know how long I have been dreaming of this moment, when your lips touch mine. When I finally kiss you Nora.”

I was so embarrassed that I quickly moved out of his embrace and slapped his shoulders. “Damien you shameless man, who gave you permission to kiss me huh? Why did you kiss me you pervert.” I was busy raining slaps at him and all he was doing is laugh.

I slapped him till I felt satisfied and calmed down. We sat next to each other not uttering a single word, we sat there in an awkward silence for 10 minutes till he finally decided to say something.

“My father brought me here because I don’t respect or appreciate him, the both of us don’t have a good relationship. Ever since my mom died he never took a time out of his day to come and spend time with me. I know he was hurting, but so was I. At that time the both of us needed each other, I needed him but he never was there. Till one day he came back home with a woman and introduced her as my step- mother.”

I was quietly listening to him. I don’t know why his telling me all these, but it felt like he needed someone to talk to and share him pain.

“I admit my step-mother isn’t evil rather very sweet towards me, she always tries to make feel loved and I know she just wants me to accept her but I can’t. I can’t find it in me to give my mother’s place to her, so everyday I would disrespect her and never let her have peace and I did all that just to get my father’s attention. But he never cared so one day I went to his company and made a scene and I think he really ran out of patience for me so he decided to bring me here to show me that everything he did and is doing is all for my sake and if he really didn’t care about me, I would end up like you guys.”

I won’t lie, I was disappointed at his behaviors towards his parents. Some of us wish to have both our parents with us and he was blessed to have them. But can’t just judge him yet, cause I don’t know what he went through.

He stared at me and suddenly smiled. “Why are you smiling.” I asked him with a frown. “Am not telling you all this to have you pity me but rather for you to get to know me. I know everything about you Nora, but you don’t so I was just trying to fill that gape between us.”

And also to tell you that the very moment I set my foot in this orphanage I was planning to cause trouble for my father. That day when I was having a stroll and found you at the dinning hall, I don’t know why but I just had this strange pull towards you.” Damien held my hands and placed them on his chest. “I liked you the very first time I saw you Nora.”

Nora had no idea that this very love would cause her so much pain in the near future.