Agent Bride

Chapter 14: Getting Back

This was uneasy.

Definitely uneasy.

I felt more stare from Tyran as I sighed. He was still holding my arms and was staring at me.

I sighed. "Dude man! What is this? A staring contest?" I asked.

Tyran rolled his eyes and let go of my arms. "This is not a joke, Jasmin," he said.

"Joke?" I asked. "You seriously think that what I told you was a joke?"

Boy, that hurts my feelings.

"Yeah," he said as he went near his bed and sat in it. "Like from which point you think I would believe you? Just the fact that your hair and eyes are the same as her, doesn't mean that you are her. Stop playing with my feelings, Jasmin."

"I am not," I mumbled.

The one who was playing with my feeling was my fate! I never expected to meet the same childhood friend from 21 years ago! Heck, I didn't even expect Tyran to hold onto my memories and fall in love with me 21 years ago.

"The girl that I know from 21 years ago, she would have cried by now and would have hugged me by now. She would have fallen down with the wounded foot of yours but you managed to walk with it without showing any emotions of pain. You might have same eyes and hair and even name as her, but your personality is definitely different from the girl who I love from 21 years ago," Tyran said, not looking at me.

I looked at my feet.

So, that's how weak I was, huh?

21 years ago . . .

I remembered my childhood memories and sighed.

How did Tyran expect me to behave and be the same girl from middle school?

I was changed. So was he.

We could not hold the string of time to be the same person who we once were in our childhood.

Not after what happened with me in high school at least.

Everything changed there. The reason why I don't show emotions now or the reason why I don't cry at little things or be clumpy and happy . . . it was all because of the painful moments of my life that I spend my high school on.

"Say," Tyran said as he got off from his bed and made his way towards me. "Why did you told me the lies?"

"What lies?" I asked as I felt trap between his arms which were pinning me on the wall.

"Why did you want me to believe that you are the same girl as my childhood?" he asked. His blue eyes were filled with coldness and harshness.

"Because I am," I said, looking at his eyes. "I am the same girl, Tyran," I paused and then took a deep breath and said, "Ty."

His eyes widened as I used the same nickname that I used to call him when I was a kid.

"Does that ring a bell in you, Ty?"I asked softly as he seemed to come closer to me. "I am not a lier, Ty," I said looking at my feet. "I might have lied to you about a . . . a lot of things . . . but it is for a valid reason. However, I didn't want to hide this truth from you. Call me a liar, if you want to but . . ."

Tyan's body was so close to me, pressing me on the wall. His eyes were not cold anymore, rather it was demanding. It was like he wanted to know if I was telling the truth.

"What else do you need to prove this, Ty? Your favourite colour is turquoise. Your favourite dessert is caramel cake. Your favourite chocolate is Twix. Your favourite hobby is swimming and . . ." My breath caught hold when I felt Tyran's face leaning closer to me.

His warm breath was so close to me. His blue eyes were looking at me as if, he could see all my wounds in my heart. His grip on my arms was not harsh anymore, rather it had such a warmth. The cool air was blowing my messy hair a little as I watch him leaning closer to me.

My heart beat a little more than usual. My stomach felt like it was flipping. I could feel a different nervousness in my body and all these things were something . . . that I never felt before.

What was wrong with me?

It was like the more closer Tyran was leaning near me the more I was feeling my legs getting numb.

I wondered are they even still there.

Was it because I was never close to a boy before?

My eyes fell on his lips which seemed to be leaning near my lips.

A tint of redness ran on my cheeks. What . . . was he going to do?

I couldn't hold the uneven heartbeat in my heart anymore. It was like all of a sudden I was feeling shy. I didn't want him to see me like this. Watching me in such vulnerable way . . .

I noticed him paused before he leaned near my lips. He brought his lips towards my forehead and pressed a soft, tender, kiss on my forehead.

The kiss was almost like a butterfly touch but the sensation that I felt was making me tremble and shiver.

What was going on?

My dad kissed me all the time in my forehead and it never felt like the way Tyran kissed me on my forehead.

I couldn't feel my legs anymore. My body felt weak and the shiver that was running down my spine . . .

Just what was happening?

Was I going to collapse? Was something wrong with my body?

I felt him pulling away from my forehead.

"C-c-could you . . ." I breathed. "Hold me? I might fall."

I heard a tender laugh when I felt his arms circling my waist. He was hugging me as his head rested on my neck. His hair tickled on my neck and the warm breath that I felt on my neck was something that was making me more nervous.

"I missed you," I heard a soft whisper.

Oh boy . . .

His voice . . .

A tear slipped down my eyes.

I remembered the memories of my middle school.

The way we used to hang out. The way he used to hug me when u used to cry . . .

His hug held the same tenderness as before except now, it was warmer. I didn't want to pull away from this hug.

I missed this.

"Welcome back, Jasmin," he whispered, running a chill down my neck. "I mean, Jess," he used my nickname.

My heart was filled with joy but I could still hear the crazy beating on my heart.

I wondered what was wrong with me? I have hugged Tyran a million time when I was a kid but it never felt like this.

Maybe I should get a doctor checkup?

Yeah, I would get a doctor checkup before the school starts.

My eyes widened.

Oh, holy crappy noddles!!

School!

I forgot!

School starts in a week and I was hugging my teacher . . . ?

I noticed Tyran hugging me more as I sighed.

Or my childhood friend . . .

I felt a bit ticklish on my neck as I felt his head moving on my neck. I smiled.

Screw the high school thing! I will deal with that later. For now, I should enjoy the warm hug from my childhood friend.

I put my arms around him and hugged him.

"Yes, I am back."