Chương 42: Chapter 41
New York city...
Avery's pov;
It's the next day and I am awaited downstairs by Eric who was deadass serious about dropping by my apartment. Since our phone call yesterday I have had a lump forming in my throat because of how nervous I am . I don't think it is from seeing him because I overly see the guy on a daily basis but rather I guess it is because of how our conversation yesterday turned out and how the guy is confusing me so much with his flirting but at the same time neutral way of communication.
I just really don't know what to expect , what is he going to say? Are we gonna continue the conversation of yesterday or are we just going to brush over it and just ignore that.
We will see I guess.
I arrive in the parking lot of the apartment complex and spot Eric leaning on his car. I ran up to him , in a normal way not like a pre schooler though it might look like that to a random person from external point of view. I chuckle. I can be so random sometimes, someone stop me.
"And why are you running like that? Are you that excited to see me?" Eric mocks as I reach him .
"Haha no actually, I was just envisioning a kdrama scene in my head" I say sarcastically and tap his chest to attempt to push him, a great fail because the man is a whole cupboard, massive af.
And Eric being the drama queen he is squinted his eyes as if I actually hurt him and once my attention was diverted he grabbed my fore arms and bent me over his arm like the dance position where one of my leg is hanging and my head is hanging by his arm,
I gasped out of shock and start to scold him "No , you can't do that ! Put me back-" I stop mid way as his face comes down to mine extremely close , maybe a bit too close for my fragile heart.
He looks at me and puts a strand of my hair behind my ears "I thought you wanted to reenact a kdrama kind of scene , is this to your liking?" He asks and I know for a fact my face is red right now, stupid flushable cheeks.
I hit him once more and he lets go of me "Don't play these games on me Eric" I say , putting my hair behind my ears, something I do when I am nervous.
He opens the door to his car and immediately enter with me to close my seatbelt, thing he normally doesn't do , he pauses there and leans towards my ear and says "You are the one playing games with me here Avery , don't expect me to just stand there and do nothing" Husky voice again . What is with him.
Once I am out of my trance I say "Um yeah whatever" I say clearing my throat and I look down a bit , I feel his eyes on me. Oh boy.
"Uh , could you move maybe? I am going to end up hyperventilating due to you blocking the air" I say while pushing gently at his chest , he chuckles and backs up . Finally, a girl could die from that , happily but still die.
He goes in from his side of the car and turns to me
"Coffee?" I nod and we drive to the nearest caffe.
We are currently in the car eating cinnamon buns , well mostly me because Eric finds it too sweet for his taste. Old behavior much.
None of us is talking , the air is dense in here and I even have a hard time swallowing my food due to the tension present . Okay this has to stop.
"Look-" I start but then he interrupts me,
"Avery I know what we talked about yesterday was a rather sensitive topic and you look quite lost in this and don't really know where to go from here. I also know it is majorly my fault for being very flirty but you know that is part of how I show love to close people. Basically I am sorry if I ever made you uncomfortable because of it and I am sorry for creating an awkward position for you" he says and then looks straight in my eyes , I guess now is my turn to let it out.
"If I am being honest it is both of us fault. You flirted and left the door open and went with it . I know that this is how you are and I am not asking you to change how you approach me or how you express your love language but I do want us to have clear boundaries set"
"So we still besties?" He asks cutely, this man *chuckle.
"Of course we are dummy . I just never want us to be in an awkward position where things are left unexplained or just hanging and lead us to drift apart because of tension. You get that right?" He nods at me .
"Great ! That felt so good just letting that out" I sigh.
"Wow Avery , I never thought I was such a burden to you" Eric exclaims dramatically.
"Dealing with you is like babysitting but worse actually" i say and he makes that funny face he makes every time I tease him . Adorable.
The way the atmosphere switched so fast in here is insane . Minutes ago it was tense but here we are arguing and teasing each other like before , I would say we are even better than before . We really needed this conversation.
Later on Eric drops me at school and drives to his for the day. It was a nice little hangout before immersing myself in uni once again. *sigh.
By the way my web toon is going well , I am growing my characters in a way I can be proud of and the feedbacks have been amazing , of course the part where I get paid to make them is also great but you know having a community of supporting people is very important to me , I function best when I am appreciated and I feel best when I use my talents efficiently.
When I enter my literature class I realize that once again Helga is missing. Now this is becoming more and more suspicious. She didn't drop out without me knowing did she? Though I doubt that because the family would kill her before she even tried to especially uncle AL.
But where is she?
The lesson finishes an hour and a half later and that same girl from last time comes to me ,
"Hey , still no news of Helga?" She asks.
"Nope . I am actually surprised by this . It has been way too long since she has been seen , are you sure you asked every person who has come in contact with her ? Her friends , classmates and dorm mates?" I ask and she nods then sighs,
"If you find anything tell me okay? I will try harder on my side. Maybe also try contacting her parents" she suggests . Not a bad idea.
"I will" she pats my shoulder and goes away.
Who do I call? I can't call her parents because well last time we talked I had an argument with them about my career choices and so I prefer avoiding such confrontations.
Let me call grandma instead. Well her grandma but she is as much mine too , at least for me, plus she has always been nice to me since I was young so she is a better choice right now.
I dial her residence number, yes she lives in her own mansion.
"Hello? Who am I speaking to?" She asks softly.
"Grandma it's me , Avery"
"Oh dear child , it has been long since I have heard from you . You don't visit anymore" she scolds a little.
"Well I can't exactly visit with Helga being around, you know we have our differences" I explain and she hums.
"Um grandma I call to actually ask about Helga. Have you seen her lately?"
"No I haven't , she hasn't slept at home for a while now but she did tell me she was at a friend's trip of some sort and that she needed to clear up her mind. I don't really know much" trip? Weird because none of her friends know of this. But then again do I know all her friends? No , we ain't close like that.
"Okay grandma , I just wanted to check on her . Take care of yourself too , remember to take your pills in time , don't be stubborn" I slightly scold her , she has always been negligent of her health , she says she is a strong stallion and she doesn't need them . Bull shit. I should try visiting more often though, it seems she misses me.
"I will , I will" she says chuckling to herself , i then hang up the phone.
This whole trip thing seems quite fishy. I just hope for her that she is not doing anything illegal or even be in danger because unfortunately I have a very bad feeling about this.
Suddenly I have a striking pain in my chest and it makes me fall down in the middle of the hall,
I grasp my chest area and try to breathe through it and then I stand up slowly and lean on the wall to calm myself a little.
Okay this is bad , it is not the first time this happens .
I need to go home now and lie down.
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