My Tainted Devil's Love

Chapter 10: Be Responsible

Sighing for the millionth time, I regretted attending class but what could I’ve done? I needed a distraction from the incident that happened not more than an hour ago. Ignoring Amy who was poking my stomach to get my attention, I ducked my head down on the desk trying to ease the high pressure forming in my head. It was ready to burst open and all I needed was a good sleep.

This is the problem when you’ve been careless about your attendance. I needed the credits and that was another reason I was here physically present but mentally absent.

My head was weighing more than the entire body and thus, I shut my eyes to clear my head off. It wasn’t long when I started dozing.

Everything seemed to be zoning out and it erased the headache for some time but when you feel everything is falling into pieces, something bad does happens like right now. Someone intentionally threw a bunch of books on my desk mere inches away from my face. I jolted up straight only to hit my shoulder in the process, groaning in pain.

“What???” I grumbled to see no one other than Sasha.

Sasha (The Cheerleader but the most beautiful girl in our semester) was glaring at me.

“Why was Edwin watching you?” She asked bitterly but I couldn’t even move my eyes to roll at her stupidity.

“How would I know? Shouldn’t you be asking this to him?” I managed to say but she placed a hand on my desk thinking that will scare me off.

Hell No!

I was super pissed because of the unnecessary pain I’d to go through and this girl thinks she can irritate me? b***h, try me.

Before I could have stood up glaring competitively; Amy slammed a book on her head making her wince in pain. I wanted to laugh along with the others but all I was capable to do was smile.

“Maybe that’s because she has got her hand plastered?” Amy answered coldly and shoved her away.

“Don’t try to come near her.” She glared and Sasha was already ready to fist her hair and pull.

I quickly stood between them and placed my hand to create some distance but that evil woman smiled. She raised her elbow high and hit it hard on my fractured wrist making my heart beat stop.

The oxygen supply cut and regardless of how loud I wanted to cry but my mouth remained shut and my body went numb.

My hand trying to support my broken wrist as tears rolled down the eyes. I was unaware of how Amy slapped her and pushed her, making that girl fall on the other desk. Unaware of how she charged back, hitting Amy with a clipboard and how they smashed into my shoulder.

Doubling in pain, I was already crouching down close to my desk unable to take the pain anymore. It was terrible enough to make me faint.

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Adrian’s POV

As I neared the booming class, it vexed me up. Students were jeering and I rushed inside to see what was happening only to make me furious.

Two girls were fighting each other like it was some WWE set. I yelled at them as the class fall silent. Students rushed to take their seats and the two girls straightened themselves fixing their hairs and dresses. Suddenly I recognized one of them as Amy; the one who keeps talking to Sari.

My eyes darted to her desk only to find it empty, making me frown. Another gasp interrupted me and saw Amy kneeling behind her desk. Curiously, I dashed towards her and my eyes bulged out. Sari lay still on the floor with tear stained cheek.

It eventually made me guilty for her condition.

“Sari…” Amy was shaking her as another boy rushed pushing me away in the process.

He cupped her cheeks and something burst inside me. I don’t know why but it was unpleasant to watch his hands touch her cheeks tapping them and the lap on which he rested her head.

I was throwing dagger at the back of the boy and swiftly bent down to pull her up by one hand. She was unconscious and before she could fall again, I scooped her up ignoring the jealous looks of other students.

“Get me water and glucose.” I shouted at the class that had pin-drop silence right now.

As I was carrying her to my desk I halted and faced a student who was blushing as my eyes met his.

“Where is the first aid room?” I asked him and he snapped into reality before showing me the directions.

Luckily it wasn’t that far and I placed her on the bed waiting for the electrolyte. Meanwhile, my eyes lingered on her face. Her tear-stained cheeks were pricking me. I stared at my hands wondering why I cannot control myself around her. I never behaved this way unless it is required and something about this girl always puts me on edge making me lose my sanity.

My mind went back to the morning incident. It wasn’t planned or anything, it just… happened!

Flashback

My secretary just left saying she’ll be back soon with the file that I handed her to prepare and label it properly. I needed it later today and pick up few key data that might be helpful in the evening.

Instead of going to the office and wait, I decided to enjoy the cool breeze of the early morning. Leaning against the door, outside the gate of the college I watched the distant surrounding. It was a beautiful day relaxing me but then out of blue, her thought crossed my mind alerting my senses.

My mind stuck with those innocent brown eyes and pink lips that tempted me to come and taste them. Regardless of the love for my girlfriend, my heart kept reminding of this certain someone making me hate her.

When I was too engrossed in her thoughts I thought I saw her. My eyes squinted at the Nero Aldebaran colored Lamborghini which was too flashy for the college and surely enough; there she was at the passenger side.

Even from this distance, I could make out it was her but too bad I was unable to see the person behind the wheel.

She was trying to hide her face maybe because she had seen me and it annoyed me.

Am I that bad?

I tried looking at the person who drove her but from the sleeves of the suit and the hair; I can say it was a guy. Just the thought of it angered me. My fists clenched in my pockets and I waited for her to get out of the car. She did and I could hear a man’s voice saying ‘… 9, remember?’ something like that.

My eyes traced her as she came to the gate still lowering her head and I sneered.

So she is guilty, uh?

It confirmed that she indeed was with a guy and an unknown sensation was taking control over my body. It was infuriating because it was unfamiliar. I’ve never felt this way before and it was hard to name what I was feeling as of now. My eyes landed back on the girl trying to escape making me despise her even more. After all, she was the cause of all these trouble.

I asked her to wait and lucky for her, she did. I was furious at the thought of her seeing a guy. I know it had nothing to do with me but weirdly, it had. Even the thought of it made my teeth sour. What’s worse? She tried to trick me. She lied but unfortunately, I could read her like an open book.

Feeling discontent, my inner screamed to punish her. Punish her for trying to ignore me, punish her for lying to me and punish her for thinking that she can see a guy behind my back.

I agree I wanted to punish her but never this way and you’ve got to believe me because I wanted to punish her even worse.

Something inside me budged when I saw her tearful eyes. She was scared and it made me pleased.

Good! She should know better to anger a devil like me.

Then again, her tears were messing up me. I hated to see her cry. I hated to watch her run away from me and so, I tried to stay sane. I took her to hospital where Jacky worked. This time, she dare run away from me making me furious but during that time I decided to let her be.

She wasn’t my girlfriend to begin with and these things shouldn’t matter to me. As I was reminding myself that she has nothing to do with me I saw how she was terrified at my presence. I saw how comfortable she was with Jack and it me look away ashamed.

I wonder why everything she does get to me. Why it bothers me and why I have the desire to cage her?

I watched the two and it was annoying how gentle Jacky was to her. Maybe he was getting swayed by her innocent looks but he couldn’t be blamed because he indeed was a gentle person.

Even I am! Trust me on that.

My friend had figured out that it was done by me but in no way was I going to accept it. It somehow made me guilty because I lied to my best buddy.

I saw her enter and my eyes fell on the bluish green hand of hers which had swollen, it again made me question myself.

Then I heard her scream as they plastered her wrist. Regardless of how ignorant I was acting but secretly, I was hearing everything that happened to her. I rushed and consoled her because her agonizing screams were getting to me. I had lost it and caressed her hair, trying my best to ease her pain.

My eyes fell on Jacky who glared at me making me sigh inwardly. Glancing at the watch, I decided to head towards my class.

As I was putting her down, she flinched with the touch of our skin. I bet she can feel that weird electricity too when our skin touched.

“I’ll ask my driver to drop you home. I need to go for my lectures.” I told her and watched how she faintly nodded.

She was tugging her hand away to free herself but it somehow made me defy her. I held on it tighter and didn’t leave until Jacky came back to check on her.

I don’t want him to develop any wrong idea about us.

“Si- um… Can you drive me along? I better go to college than waste my time.” She said lowly.

Her voice strained and I watched her stressed figure. A part of me wanted to argue but than a sensible one refused. It wasn’t my concern!

“Okay” I left her and waited at the parking lot.

She came grimacing as I watched her fragile figure coming with her head hung low and tensed shoulder. It was evident she was feeling terrible pain but then, it was her mistake.

Flashback Ended

Yes, it was her mistake to bump into me and look me in the eyes. It was her mistake to have such a sweet voice and innocent frame that frustrated me. It was her mistake to provoke the gentleman I was and she should take the responsibility for messing me up.