Chapter 20 DECLINATION

Chapter XX: DECLINATION

"Firmness: That admirable quality in us that is merely stubborness in others."

(Anonymous)

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'SOMEONE'

"Just tell her."

"I'm afraid."

"Don't be. She will understand it soon."

"Why didn't you just tell her about that thing first? It that way, she will understand me."

"I cannot, I'm sorry. But you can talk to her mother over the phone. Should I give her and tell her that Brige is in there?" He gulped.

"Alright."

'BRIGETTE'

She asleep. She just felt a blanket suddenly put above her, and she gladly accepted it. Its like all the worries in her head disappear and the sleepless night been fulfil. She likes the atmosphere and how the couch give comfort to her. And then, she felt a hand slowly taking her hair behind her ear, gently and full of care. She then, slowly, open her eyes and saw a gorgeous man sitting near her, staring coldly directly on her eyes.

"I'm sorry I slept." She said in a husky voice, but didn't change her position.

"It's fine. I know you should. I'm sorry I let came here. Furthermore, I should've let you rest."

"I'm okay. You're right anyway. If it's not you in there, I will surely be dead now."

"No, don't blame yourself. I cook lunch for us. Come on, let's eat."

"You cook? I should be the one to cook. You could just wake me up."

"But I didn't want to come on. You could again lay there again after you eat."

"You will let me?"

"Yes. Come on, or perhaps you want me to carry you up.".

"No! I can walk." She quickly stands up and walk herself up, wiggling.

She just stay there seated. It was odd, but Chase doesn't let her do any chores. It was all him, and she will lie if she said she doesn't like it. She knows to herself that she prefer the Chase like this than the cold one. It feels like he's not Chase at all. She look at the big clock and saw that it is 12:24 pm, and so she slept comfortably for more than two hours.

A moment later, he placed a plat that has a dish which is unfamiliar with her. Merchant's dish, she thought. She look at its feature and notice how it is exquisitely place to the plate.

"What's this?" She asked.

"It's a family dish. I just felt like cooking it, so I did." She thought.

"Thanks." She smile genuinely before getting the fork and take a piece of it.

It was delicious! She was screaming in her mind while chewing gently, not wanting him to think of her as someone who doesn't have table manner.

"So how is it?"he asked.

"It's very tasty, really. I love it. Uhm, where's yours?" She asked as she saw that he only placed one plate at the table.

"Mine is a chicken. You can eat it all if you wanted to."

"Really?" He nodded.

"Thanks." She said and continue eating savoring the creamy sauce to the chicken never minding the pair of eyes staring intently at her. Maybe table manner is sometimes can be hide, she thought. She's enjoying it. After a couple of minutes, she finished her food and drink water.

"Thank you. I really like it."

"I know." Chase said and grin, comprehending that it is too obvious she likes the food. She then realized how rare that smile to be seen. It was gorgeous and heart melting.

After eating, they decided to just watch a movie on the living room. She doesn't understand, but there's something inside her that longing for him. Even he is just beside her, even as they're already together, it felt like there's a big gap between them. Her face drop and was focusing on the movie when Chase went closer and close until their hands touch its fingertip that brought a spark to her heart. It was extraordinary. She doesn't feel anything like this in her life before. It was like she has known him for a very long time and that they just reunited. She misses him, and she doesn't understand it anymore, so she rises up. This is not good anymore, she thought.

"What's the matter?" He asked.

"I don't know. I just felt like there's something inside me that misses you. I don't know. Absurd right?"

"It isn't."

"What?"

"It isn't. Brige I have to tell you something."

"I-I think I have to leave Chase. It's getting worst."

"No, listen to me first, Brige. Please."

"No please. Whatever you have to say, just say the next time we saw each other. It's just now, I-have to...

Stay away from you."

"What?"

"I'm sorry. Just don't move too much. You're almost okay, so just stay in bed. Thank you." And so she run out on the door, feeling heavy and broken.

She went to her car and drive fast to get away from the place. She can't control it and not even the beautiful forest calm her pounding heart from beating fast. She's not naive. She knows how, and when, a woman felt this way.

It is when we felt something beyond stranger and casuals towards a person. But being Chase as the person,

She's afraid.

She can't.

And she doesn't want to.

..

Right after she parked her car. She quickly went upstairs, not responding to the persons who greeted her. She just continuously walks and head to her room, shutting the door. She walk back and forth with her hands shaking. She brushes it to her hair and went to the comfort room to wash her face, hoping that everything in her will be returned to the usual state. She look herself in the mirror and scream as she saw how her eyes, from brown, turn into a dark gold that has a shade of red. Her mom, Diana and Kit emerge from the door and hold her up from the floor.

"Mom what is happening?! I can feel my heart, literally. Mom I can feel it!" She hardly cried as she felt how her heart pounding fast and how it aches.

"Calm Brige. You need to calm!"

"I can't! My heart is in sore!"

"Diana please let her sleep." And so Diana, with her single snap of her finger, make her sleep in instant. The power of witch she possessed.

"He didn't say it." Ericson said.

"Or maybe he wanted to, but Brige declined to know."

"What should we do?"

"Let's just let her rest for now a d tomorrow we'll tell everything that thing. She will understand it."

"Don't be so confident, Eli. I can feel her despising the feeling. And it's not food for the both of them."