Bab 101: That kiss, that touch - II

He pulled her close and hugged her tight and said,

"Listen to my heart. You might think I am lying, but my heart won't".

She listened to his erratic heart going out of the rhythm like it wanted to tell her how deeply and how truly he loved her. She slowly moved her hand and kept it on his chest. She gulped her own spit and then distanced herself from him and said,

"I don't want to listen to your heart or you".

"I don't care what it wants to tell. So just leave me alone Raymond. Please don't toy with me",

She said and begged because she herself was completely incapable of separating herself from his embrace so she was hoping against hope that at least he would listen to her and grant her mercy.

Her words stung his heart. They pierced him and made him bleed to death.

"You think I am toying with you?", he asked with his voice slightly raised because of the anger swarming within him.

"What do I do to make you feel the sincerity in my feelings towards you Akira?"