Chapter 50: Chapter 50

"Look down at your acne filled skin, it's not ugly. It's real. And real things are supposed to look real." [Jacqueline]

[Jacqueline's POV]

I walked over to my respective seat and ignored the boy who seemed to be following me like a lost puppy. Sitting down I realized he sat on the seat of Nina. Our seat. My expression immediately turned sour, and I glared at him.

"This is not your seat." I would have yelled at him, if not for the audience we had. It was as if he was a superstar because everywhere he walked there were eyes following him. And I hated attention even more than I hated Tina.

He shrugged his shoulders innocently, his eyes though seemed like shining.

I focused ahead and looked at him out of the corner of my eye. "Please go back to your seat Rohan."

"But I want to sit here."

I was starting to get agitated by his nonchalant behavior while he seemed to be enjoying my misery.

My body shuddered in goosebumps as I felt every girl glare on my body. If my eyes could burn, I would have turned into ashes long back. I couldn't understand why he irritates me so much. Just because I lied to him?

I didn't want trouble, but this man seemed like he was hell-bent upon making everyone, my enemy.

'As if they were your friends before!' I gave a tiny dry laugh at my subconscious voice. Why did I even start off making my classmates my enemies, they have long been one?

My eyes scanned the room in search of the first real friend I made today. Where was she? As if God granted my wish to see her. She appeared at the gate with Jaan. Her shining eyes met mine and she offered me a guilty smile. Now I understand why Rohan chooses to sit with me. It was probably Nina who texted him to sit beside me. For some reason, I felt a creeping discomfort arise in my heart. Call it a gut feeling or call it an experience. Seeing Nina following him around like a lost puppy didn't give me a good feeling at all. I gazed at them wistfully. Jaan didn't seem happy about her following him, while Nina's face was all smiling.

My eyes moved to Tina who didn't look the least bothered about their weird interaction. It was unusual of her to be so ignorant of the girl who was with her boyfriend. Did they break up? That might be the case.

Mouthing Sorry to me Nina hurriedly walked behind Jaan who looked bored with her antics. Perhaps he was used to girls throwing themselves at his feet. Maybe he just didn't care. My eyes followed them until she sat on the adjacent seat, in the closest proximity to him. Even though before this I was making excuses for her following Jaan, I knew I couldn't anymore. Everything made sense, why she was so happy when she was paired with him. Or why she looked like a girl who got her favorite chocolates when they were dancing together. She liked him. There I finally acknowledged it. Whoever said sometimes ignorance is bliss or tasting the honey of ignorance, was probably right, because now after acknowledging the truth. I didn't feel better. Instead, a feeling of bad unknown prenomination flowed up to my gut making me scared. If she liked him so much, it only meant our friendship was never going to survive. No matter how much she tried or Nina did. It would only be a drowning friendship wherever I might be doomed to fall.

My eyes accidentally fell on Jaan and as if sensing me he turned around looking back at me. His eyes held promises of ruthlessness and darkness. A shiver ran down my spine as His eyes narrowed dangerously and his lips tugged upward into an evil smirk. Perhaps, today was the best day to end the friendship that had started just an hour ago. He lifted one of his hands and made a sign horizontally. My eyes fell on his lips as he mouthed, I will kill you.

"Don't worry Jacqueline. As long as I am here, he will never touch you." Rohan's husky voice and warm breath on my neck made me realize how I was in a staring competition with my bully. I didn't even know why he hated me, I never did anything to him. At least I believed I never did.

My eyes met his gentle Black gaze. His face seemed to be glowing with warmth, every dip in his face indicated warmth to me. He was sitting right beside me, on the chair closest to me. His hair flowing with the wind rolling on his forehead again and again. Oddly enough, Fear left me perhaps wondering over someone else. Slowly very slowly he brought his face close to mine. A spotless fair face, his eyes looked like they were glowing with shine, lips ornamented with a kind smile. My heart palpitated in my chest making me breathless. I unconsciously swallowed or perhaps I didn't hate him coming close to me. My eyelashes quivered, and I closed my eyes gently.

He slowly adjusted an entangled strand of my hair behind my ear that was hell-bent upon staying on my forehead. I realized how stupid I was! The hair strand was flowing with air dancing on its rhythm. It had disturbed me a few times even when I was starting at Jaan. But I was too busy overthinking about my life than dealing with my hair. It's funny how I anticipated a kiss from him. It might be because I might have been losing my mind or perhaps he had crept a place for himself in my heart.

I didn't react, neither did I open my eyes because I knew what he would do if I did that. Teasing laughter boomed through his vocal cords and it sounded like the best thing I heard even though I was the one at the receiving end of it. I might have been going crazy. My Cheeks turned warmer as I comprehended he must have seen through my weird behavior. The thought that I wanted a kiss from him made me shy as well as red in embarrassment from head to toe. Biting my lip, I turned my head to the opposite side and opened my eyes.

However, the moment I did, His warm lips contacted the right side of my cheek. The touch was warm, lingering for two seconds. My eyes turned wide as I realized he kissed me. At this time, I was completely concerned about myself. I wanted him to kiss me, but I hated it when he kissed me on the cheek. Is it because I wanted him to kiss me on the lips? Or is it because I hated his disgusting lips touch. Perhaps it would be the latter. I glimpsed at him who seemed to be licking his lips. His eyes looked like they were shining.

"You look so cute when you are shy Annie." I glared at him. He gave me a cheeky smile.

I frowned deeply and asked.

"What?" My voice was thick with annoyance.

"Next time if you want a kiss baby. Just say so! I would be happy to help you vent your desire."

The smug excitement in his eyes made me grit my teeth in anger.

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