Hi guys, I don't really know what to say from the break I took. IM SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING. I had a huge case of the writers block and even before that, I caught a fever with my throat problem due to a stressful last week at school.
I'm really sorry. I want to thank you guys for continuing to support me even with my slow updating. I keep promising but I just never fulfill it. I'm awfully sorry for continuing to mislead you guys.
I've received a lot of reviews wanting to add more Brella scenes I'm not entirely against that, but I'm sorry to disappoint those Brella fans who are currently reading this chapter because I already had finished this chapter when I updated the previous one. I'll try to edit a few parts of the next few chapters to satisfy the Brella fans somehow.
All your questions about Helia avoiding Flora will be answered in this chapter, but as we go on with the next chapters, you guys would be able to understand it even more, in terms of how they really feel about it and how they will handle it…
Another matter I get asked a lot is about Layla and Nex. No, They're past together wasn't revealed in all the past chapters. Anyways, It was just a classic case of the Boy liking the girl then the girl gets a boyfriend and the douche boy gets jealous and continuously teases and jokes around the girl about being his and stuff.
BTW, I'll give out a spoiler for the next chapter for you guys after this chapter… So I'll see you after this chapter.
Hope you guys continue to support this story 3
This chapter contains coarse language (because Nicole…) and themes. ENJOY3
From the dark balcony door stepped out was Helia, loudly saying the same words Nicholas said just before Flora could enter the closet with a male who had spiky blue hair whom admired her best friend, Layla.
"Helia? You were here the whole time?" Nicole exclaimed, remembering her dare which was originally paired with Helia who was there.
"I'm here. I'm part of the game, just not completely visible." He shared his plan loudly to the people on the second floor.
"But he-" Nicholas tried to reject the shared information.
"It doesn't matter, he volunteered." Sky directed a look to Emily who was still surprised at the chorused words.
"So how do we do this? Do we get a threesome or what?" Riven asked trying to get rid of one of them quickly to decrease the time of selecting the partner.
Everyone started talking, how Flora made the two most popular seniors volunteer for her. To be with her in a dark, empty closet for 7 minutes. With the girl from London.
"What if we just put Helia and Nicholas together?" Troy Mason joked.
"Since both of you said it at the same time, I get to pick an activity you two have to do then the one who succeeds will get the final spot in the closet." Waters said, making up what She just said just about a second ago with consultants as her friends.
Flora sat down, looking for more comfort in Layla and Riven's company by the couch.
"Shit." Nicole spoke out.
"Wait. Aren't Flora and Nicholas romantically related?" Sky Eraklyon tried simplifying the equation in facor of his friends.
"Not anymore." Nex referred to the infamous 'summer fling' back in London
"And Not yet." Mason added to his friend's statement.
All Flora's thoughts were jumbled up. Not really easily coping up with the game and it's confusing mechanics.
Emily asked Nicholas and Helia to stand side by side on the right side of the table, while one of Emily's friends stood up from their chairs, grabbing 4 shot glasses.
"First to finish 2 glasses gets to have seven minutes in heaven with Flora."
"Wait. Can't Flo pick her choice?" Bloom asked wanting some reasonable justice.
"Sorry Bloom. Don't you think that's unfair?" Darcy, from the other side spoke quickly with a pityful voice.
"I told you you shouldn't have volunteered." Layla whispered right after Flora could sit in the midst of this challenge.
"I didn't think this through." She took a deep breath, signalling her frustration over the situation.
"Why is Helia volunteering? I thought he was avoiding me." She added, getting a better grasp of the situation.
Flora accepted the fact that she would have to spend the next 7 minutes of her life with Nicholas Woods. Her ex. Knowing how he liked alcohol and how Helia didn't.
The two boys went over and got a hold of their tiny shot glasses.
"Go." The words from Emily's mouth made Flora gulp. Earning a tight squeeze of the hand from Tides.
The boys quickly made contact with their glasses and left Helia a little bit behind. By the second glass, Helia was leading as Nicholas took a break after his first cup.
"Why is he doing this?" Bloom asked around her area, cautious of allowing the other girls to hear.
"He's never drank that much alcohol." Karel wondered, panicking. Together with the whole squad, they waited for the results.
Knightley harshly slammed the bottom of his glass onto the wooded table. Alerting everyone that he deserved the spot.
"Fuck Shit. NICHOLAS!" The angry Woods sister shouted once Helia took a breath.
"What happened to you? I've never seen you drink so much." Timmy said right after approaching Helia and rubbing his back.
"I'm fine Tim." He whispered as the others were still processing what had happened.
"Why did you do that?" Timmy asked continuously, supporting him after his rapid intake of alcohol. He ignored the question. Worrying maybe about how he could spill while drunk.
"Helia and Flora. In the closet please."
The two walked to the wood door. The male stood beside the door, allowing the lady to enter first.
"Helia." Nabu called before he could shut the door, regardless of the people alert on them.
Sighs and gulps could be heard in the small closet. It was lighted with a dim warm light. It was the closest they've ever been in the past week.
They stood about 3-4 feet from each other, the maximum distance 2 persons could achieve while in the small closet.
It was quiet at the first minute. It was very heavy and tense in the room, as the light started dimming even more. Flora had doubts wether to ask him or not which occupied her for the past 50 seconds, until Helia tapped his shoe nervously and spoke: "six more minutes." right after checking his phone.
"Helia why don't you talk to me?" Flora said impatiently with a sad yet angry tone.
He said nothing. The male stood, shocked of how quick she blew.
"Just tell me Helia. Please. I can't stand this whole thing." She begged, trying to find his eyes in the dark.
It was a cramped space, the more he would ignore the question, the more she stepped closer squeezing him into a corner to get the truth out.
"I'm tired of you not answering my texts and calls." She paused. "Please just answer me for once." She paused once more "What's wrong?" She asked again, hopeful for an answer she could solve.
More seconds passed with them getting closer. The longer he would say nothing, the more thoughts ran through the brunette's mind.
"Tell me something's wrong. Tell me I did something bad. Tell me! Tell me what I did to make you feel this way. Tell me now so I can fix it."
She spoke loudly pushing him more into a corner that represented a cliff that was ready to attend to Helia's fall.
Still nothing. No reply. All Helia could do was debate in his head what to do and how to do them. Just let this 5 minutes pass through, that's what he thought.
"I'm sorry. That was too much." Flora stepped back, realizing how much she's gone. She closed her eyes trying to reclaim composure. She gulped, looking into Helia's eyes.
"I missed that guy Helia. I miss the guy who would always walk with me to lunch. The guy who I always talked to during the morning ceremony. The guy who always smiled at my corny jokes. I missed his sarcastic tone. The guy who had a huge ego but is a real softy in the inside. Tell me what happened to him. What did you do to him? I miss him." She looked down taking a step backwards observing the still, very little space between them.
"What happened to him? Is he mad? Is he mad at me? Tell me he is and just let me solve it." She asked sincerely, punching him directly in the conscience.
All he could look at was her face. Her emerald eyes, and pink lips.
His conscience couldn't take it anymore. The mood in her voice, the sparkle in her eyes. He missed it too. Just looking at her. Remembering their talks, their walks. Their jokes and small arguments. He missed defending her when they would walk side by side. He missed her.
Yet he knew, that by doing this, he was fulfilling his duty. Even if he was keeping his guard.
"Is it the alcohol doing this? Or is it how douchey the guy is?" She asked getting really impatient for his reply which seemed to be locked inside him.
Just when She was about to give up and take more steps back, he said something.
"That guy is not angry at you." He spoke while looking down. "He's afraid."
"Of what?" She asked curiously, regaining hope.
"Me?"
Her question made him insecure and back out from his previous thought. He didn't reply, knowing the more he would talk, the more she would ask.
"Of what?!" She increased her volume.
"90 seconds." He stated, earning urgency from the brunette.
"Helia! Tell me why. What are you so afraid of? What did I do?" She shouted, praying that the door would be of expensive quality to box their conversation.
"Helia! I'm tired. I'm tired of this. Tell me why. Please. Is this about Julius?" She asked which made him stutter.
All Helia could hear was his watch ticking away, hoping that everything would end.
"No." He stated simply.
"Then who? Why are you afraid? Why are you scared?" She asked sincerely, this time, stabbing his box of secrets. While doing this, they were very close to one another.
A space only thin air could occupy.
"Helia. I'm done. If you don't want to, I won't force you anymore." Her frown was more than visible from his perspective. Just when she took one final step back, Knightley reached for her cheeks.
Everything just happened so fast, too fast in many levels anyone could think of.
He held both sides of her face, stopping at a position Helia wasn't sure about. He held her close. Almost lips touching only inches away. With both their eyes open, hypnotized by the other's. Emerald Green and Midnight Blue.
She could feel his hands and the doubt put into the sudden action. The faint smell of alcohol penetrated her nose. His eyes did the same, penetrating. His Midnight blue crystals with rare Emeralds. The King debated on taking another shift further, to share a kiss with the tanned senior.
"I'm afraid because I like you." Is all the words he could blurt out after all of the brunette's pleading.
This time, she stayed quiet. Staring at his lips as he said the words.
He gently lightened his grip on her soft cheeks, with her moving back and just staring at him.
On the count of seconds which felt like eternity for both of them, the door opened.
"Time is up whores." Nicole opened the door to see the two looking intensely at one another about 3 steps away.
The door exposed them to the whole crowd. Everyone interested on what happened during the last 7 minutes.
The female wearing an olive green colored dress walked away, looking down as she descended the stairs. Leaving Helia with all the questions the audience wanted answered.
"What happened?" Jason Conner asked loudly as his gaze followed Lynphea down the stairs.
"Is She allowed to do that?" Stormy complained.
Everyone was clueless of what was going on. Not only were they making assumptions during the whole 7 minutes, but leaving them still clueless, probably for the rest of their lives.
He walked out with the same levelled head as Flora. Earning looks from all different personalities.
"Care to elaborate Helia?" Nicholas added more guilt to the King.
"Dude." Nabu called a still dazed Helia who sat down on an empty spot on the couch.
"I told her, and..." He spoke not to loudly but was heard from the other couch.
"You did what?" Musa heard their low conversation and triggered her to stand up and chase the brunette.
His cousin followed Flora down leaving the other seniors. Everyone still wanting answers. Nicole on the other hand was analytical on the situation, figuring out what he meant by 'I told her'.
"Is that all that you did?" Bloom asked from the side, nearing Knightley for answers.
"No."
"Hel." Nabu called him for his lack of strategy.
"What did you do?-" Techna was adding more to the list of questions he wanted to avoid.
"Well, I can't do anything now. I messed up." He looked down, contemplating on his move.
The small, confidential conversation shared on the good side gave Nicole the perfect distraction to follow Musa and Flora.
Hi Here's the spoiler: drama happens…
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