CHAPTER 8: Stay Away…..
Mimi rapidly began to take steps backwards. She had to get out of here. Once she got onto the main road, everything would be fine. He was not attempting to move as he just stood there giving her the evil grin. This was scarier than if he had actually been moving. Mimi knew his moves and she knew that he would pounce on the first chance he got and therefore she did not try to move her eyes away from him.
Somehow she knew it was useless to try to escape, he would get her. Oh why had she ever entered this place, firstly. And then it happened. She couldn't say she was surprised for she had been expecting it to happen. He suddenly grabbed her and pushed her against the wall.
"Leave me alone…." Mimi said through gritted teeth speaking much more bravely than she felt and looking at him directly in the eye. She knew it was impossible that he would leave her alone just like that.
"And why sweetie, would I do that?"
"I don't care why. You are an evil moron and I am never ever coming anywhere near you."
"You are near me." He said leaning closer onto her. Mimi pushed her head against the wall to avoid any contact with that excuse of a man.
"Stay away." She said.
"You shouldn't have run." He said and there was a flicker in his eyes which Mimi knew all too well. It filled her with anger, thinking about all that he had done to her.
"You are right." She said. "I should not have run away with you in the first place. But the one correct choice I made in life was running away from you."
He gripped her tighter. "You cannot run away from me."
"Oh yes I can." And she kicked him with her knee in the part where it hurts.
He recoiled back, astounded, not expecting this as she ran off out of the place.
It was raining. Hard. Things couldn't have been worse , could they? The rain had occurred so suddenly that more or less the entire place was deserted. Oh curse her luck. The supermarket would be the best place to run to and as she whirled round towards the opposite direction she saw that Jake was running out of the alley towards her. Going towards the market would mean running straight into Jake. She swore and turned towards the other side not sure which way to go.
Her clothes stuck to her as did her hair getting thoroughly drenched in the rain. She was shivering because of the cold but she was definitely not giving up. She was not going back to that life. How she managed so far without slipping she did not know but after running for about half a kilometer she felt her legs going numb. She could hear Jake's footsteps getting nearer and then it happened and she did slip. It happened as soon as she took a sharp turn to the left. She shut her eyes tight.
A surge of panic swept through her. That was it. She lost.
She felt arms grab her and stop her from falling. Jake must have caught her. She would have to go back to the hell which she had just left. But one minute…the way the arms were supporting her…they were definitely not Jake's. It just wasn't a rough touch like his. The arms round her were gentle and soft. And finally when her holder spoke it was definitely not Jake.
"Oh God! Mimi, what the hell happened?"
Matt seemed utterly panic stricken. Mimi slowly opened her eyes to find Matt supporting her. If it hadn't been for him holding her, she doubted she'd be able to stand longer.
"What is it?" He said shaking her harder.
Mimi somehow managed to stand properly. Yet Matt kept one arm firmly round her waist.
She looked at him. In the rain he looked…..well there was no other word for it…totally hot. His shirt was clinging on to him totally drenched and wet. Water dripping down through his blonde hair across his face and neck. And he himself looking absolutely windswept. It was a perfect image in short.
"Has he…..has he gone?"
"Gone? Who?" Matt said.
"Jake…."
"He was here?" Matt asked sharply.
Mimi nodded slowly biting her lip. As she began to get a grip on herself the reason why she had left T.K. and Kari's house and what Matt had said began to come back to her. She felt tears appear in her eyes again which she blinked back furiously.
Matt left her there for a second but was back immediately. "There is nobody around for miles Mimi."
Mimi squeezed her eyes shut tight and leaned against the wall not holding back any tears. "He must have heard you and gone…" Mimi said softly. Her fists were clenched.
"Mimi…..please please don't cry." Matt said quietly.
She looked into his eyes. His statement was similar to that which he had said the first night they had met in the park about twenty days back but today it was different. That time it had been a panicked one. He had been trying to cool off a hysterical girl but today it was almost as if…he cared.
"Look…..I…I am really sorry. I….never meant any of that. I was just annoyed and angry and I just said stuff without thinking. I didn't mean it. Really, I didn't." He spoke out suddenly.
And before Mimi knew what she was doing she had flung herself into his arms again. Matt was amazed at first but slowly relaxed and did not attempt to push her away and allowed her to cry in his chest as he just soothingly rubbed her back.
"You're a mess." He said finally. "Come on. Let's get you out of here."
Mimi nodded slightly her face still buried in his chest.
Sora felt something grip at her heart as the emotionless eyes began to change and she saw coldness appear. She had never seen Tai look at her…..or at anyone for the fact with that look….look of pure hate. She pulled herself away from his eyes to look at his face. It seemed he was going through immense pain.
"Tai." She blurted without even thinking.
He seemed to be going through some sort of internal struggle. Finally he said. "Yeah?"
Sora was taken aback. It wasn't the voice she was used to. It was something….just like his expression…..cold.
He noticed her expression but stayed shut not changing his mask of indifference.
Sora did not know what to say next. He had every right to be mad at her. It was actually a wonder that he even spoke a word to her. She couldn't have expected anything better. Yet while it was happening, it made it worse. Maybe it would have been better to have just gotten in the car and fled the place but the urge to see him one more time after almost a decade had been too strong to overcome.
"What do you want now…Sora?" He said.
The way he said her name…it just reminded her of the old times. Although the first part of his statement was filled with fury somehow the way he said her name made her feel oddly happy. It was like they were together once again. Like it used to be. But his next statement immediately ruined any feelings that might have been taking place.
"I do not have all the time in the world." He snapped.
"I…I just…" Sora did not know what to say. She had imagined meeting him many times but those meetings had been considerably much more romantic unlike the one currently taking place.
Tai looked at her annoyed. "I thought you left? What have you come back for?"
"I…er…I moved….." She said lamely and then added. "Obviously."
For a moment she saw the edges of Tai's lips curve slightly but he immediately restored his former expression. Sora knew what had just gone through his mind. A number of old memories.
"I think I'll go."
"No!" Sora said suddenly.
Tai looked at her oddly.
"I mean OK." She said and suddenly before she realized and could get a hold on herself tears appeared in her eyes. She angrily blinked them away.
Tai looked startled and he took two steps forward without any hesitation but immediately got back to his original position and bit his lip looking down. He knew he hated her but still he could not see her cry. He hated it when she cried. But it had taken a lot of effort to push her to the back of his mind. Whenever she was mentioned memories came flooding into his mind and things got out of hand. Today, here she was right before him. It was going to badly hurt him later. And if he went near her and touched her and wiped her tears it would be too much to take…..
"Listen." He said a bit softer than before once she managed to cool herself off. "It's….it's just best that we let things go the way they are. Or else it'll just cause unnecessary trouble. Face it Sora we had become strangers and it is best to be that way. You have your life, I have mine so let's just stay away from each other." With that he sat in his car and drove away not looking at her even once.
Sora stared after him, long after he was gone. His words ringing in her ears…..Stay away…
OK the chapter has gotten me depressed not to mention the fact that I was already worried about speaking an impromptu in Hindi and considering that I can't speak in the language on stage to save my life. I mean…..it is my mother tongue and all but I have always been comfortable speaking English when I am on stage…..Huh…..I just hope they can find someone else or else I am doomed.
Anyways on a better note sorry for disappointing in this chapter but this might interest you: The next chapter, chapter 9 is called Mimi's story and chapter 10 is called Sora's story. So….all suspense will be cleared in the next two chapters and then it'll be romance, shocks and killing Daniel (Not literally guys…So don't get your hopes up) and also dealing with Violet.
So if you want to know the two stories then type in the box below because as you know the more the reviews the sooner the update. Huh…well I have a Maths test this Tuesday(Yeah not even a month has passed since the day of independence and a freaking Maths test!) so I may not be able to update this Sunday as I was thinking but I'll have it up before next Friday at any rate and oh yeah it'll again depend on reviews….
Herbavore munch; Thanks for the review. To answer your questions . (1) Nikki had told Matt her name in chapter 6. And since he told T.K. and Kari the whole thing, T.K. knew Nikki's name. (2) Hehe Sorry 'bout that. I must not have noticed…
Typrophecy; Thanks! Glad you like it.
Angel9979; I sometimes get annoyed writing about him too. He is a jerk in the true sense of the term!
Missylea; It was bad as you saw! And all it did was get me more depressed than I already was! But things will look up for them soon!
Ang91; Lol! Thanks for the review.
Mimatolove4ever; Thanks. All the questions will be answered in the next two chapters! And then at least writing will not make me triple depressed. Hehe. Oh Sorry about her name! Her real name is Nicolette and Nikki is just short so you can imagine it that way!
