Darkened

Chapter 8

Meg groaned this was the hundredth time her mother was reminding her to go to the store.

"Mom stop harassing me !"

"I won't till you get out and bring the stuff I need dear,now get yourself down here!"

She groaned louder this time to annoy her mom as she walked down the stairs "You sure you want me to go, today ?" Through the glass window she pointed at the snow falling outside.

'She will not send me now, she knows how much I hate snow'

"Meg just go," her mother said flatly

Her jaw hit the floor "Mom its snowing outside "She whined " Do you know a lot of accidents happen when you drive out in snow ?Do you want your daughter to land up in a hospital?" She knew she was sounding excessively dramatic but she was going to use whatever she could to save herself from the boring trip to the store.

Her mom laughed"You are such a drama queen, you know as well as I do that your dad had taken all the precautions to help you girls drive the car even in snow. Now get out!"

"Mom, please" she tried the puppy dog eyes Ellen tried on her ever so often and hoped she din't look stupid

"It's not going to work, sweetie. You need to get going "

So much for my puppy dog eyes!

Grumbling about how unfair the world is and how cold it is outside she got into the car .

"let's see what more we have got here" she muttered to herself as she scrolled down the shopping list on the screen of her mobile .

As she moved her cart further she kept dumping in whatever was on her list.

She was done with the grocery, paints ......

Finally, she was in the food section.

The box of nachos was smiling at her.

Not one to resist for long she steps away from her cart and tried to get it but the shelf was too high.

'No problem, I can jump!'

And she did, the next instant dozens of boxes fall down on the floor with a huge thud.

"s**t"she muttered hurriedly bending down.

"Well, someone is quiet creative at being messy,isn't it?"Roan Mastlor stood in front of her looking all glorious in a casual red t-shirt that clung to his broad chest and faded blue jeans but this time he didn't walk away like had in the library instead he bends down to help her, at least he was in the process of bending down when at the same time Meg shot up and the bottom of his jaw and the top of her head connected with quite a lot of force

"Ouch!"Meg hissed rubbing the top of her head and feeling incredibly stupid and embarrassed at the same time.

"I'm sorry, trust me I'm not usually this clumsy," she said looking at Roan who was now standing straight and rubbing his jaw. For a second her eyes lingered on the way the material of the t-shirt spread over his bicep "Sorry" she muttered again hurriedly. ' Stop gawking at him' she scolded herself.

Given the way how she had come off as a clumsy person twice in his presence she was sure he would brand her the biggest klutz on the planet, instead he looked like he was trying to hide a smile "Can't trust, I never got to see your not-so-clumsy side"

Despite how awkward and embarrassed she felt she couldn't help laughing at the situation, and her mirth caused a grin to spread over Roan's face .

Meg thought she would have to have been blind to not notice how attractive it was, it let up his entire face making him look even more gorgeous.

Roan not only helped her put the boxes in place but he also carried most of her stuff to the car. She suddenly felt the need to explain the reason about her buying so many things because what he bought for himself was very little compared to what she had

"All this stuff is because of this new house my family recently moved into " She spoke as he put her things in the back of the car and she more than a little admired the way the muscles in his back moved with each movement.

"I figured that out," He said with a tiny smile"I mean, Why else would anyone buy wall paints and drilling machine?"

Meg gave a shaky laugh as she shoved her hands in the pockets of her jeans her good mood notwithstanding as she realized that it was still snowing.

"Is something wrong Meghara?"

Meghara.

A shiver went through her body when she heard him call her name, and it had nothing to do with the cold. She hated when people called her by her full name but when Roan said it,it sounded strangely beautiful.

She could ponder over his unique ability for a long time ,but looking at Roran she realized he was looking at her waiting for an answer about why she was looking so upset a minute ago.

'Well, that was before you spoke my name for the first time and made it sound beautiful ' She blushed at her own thoughts, "The snow "she said slowly "I don't like the snow"

"But many people like it" he said innocently.

Meg shrugged"I don't, but it seems like this town is always filled with snow sometimes I wish I hadn't come to this town at all"

'Why is my ranting mode suddenly on?' She was bewildered with herself.

'The only thing interesting in this town is you ', but of course she didn't tell him that.

"Oh "he said as if he could understand.

Despite how much she was enjoying his company she knew had tobe on her way back to home

"So, I'll see you in class tomorrow?" she made sure she sounded casual and not too eager as with a smile over her shoulder she unwillingly slid into her car.

"Sure "he replied back with a smile that made the already present butterflies in her stomach go berserk.

"Umm...I can drop you to your place " she suggested noticing not for the first time that he wore a red t-shirt that clung to him snugly and as much as it provided a good sight for her eyes the absence of a jacket would give him a bad cold and she remembered back in the store he told her that he had come on foot "You aren't wearing any jacket and might catch cold"

"No thanks, I'll manage," he said with a smile that looked like he was enjoying some private joke.

After they said goodbyes to each other Meg closed the door of her car and tried to get her car started but the car let out a series of sputters and jolting twice completely stopped

"Damn it !" she cursed under her breath as she turned her key again trying to get her car back to life and this time the engine let out its familiar roar ,she was about to pull out from the parking lot when she saw Roan walk past her and heard him say something that sounded very much like, "I'm glad you came to this place, Meghara"

Softly but he did. She was sure.