Chapter 55: Chapter 55

"Steven!!" Dina gasped, but I was frozen in my spot, I didn't really expect him to do that. He moved back an inch and our eyes met, it was a brief stare. Even he was shocked, he had no idea why he did that, and to be honest, It didn't feel bad. I was someone else's girlfriend, but then why didn't I feel bad? I should have felt bad, pushed him away. It felt like I waited for him to kiss me. He dropped his stare from my eyes to my lips again and approached me again, but this time I looked away and when I looked at his face again, he gulped and stared me in the eye.

"You wanna redeem, don't you?" he whispered on my face, the hair on the back of my neck stood up, my skin felt goosebumps and my heart accelerated in my chest. "You took everything away from me, my freedom, my friends and even my--," he stopped talking, his eyes wandering on my face. I was standing there like I have no life, no soul in me, "To redeem yourself, don't you think you should give something back?" he uttered in my face, he was literally breathing on my face, his scent was the most beautiful fragrance I have ever smelt.

"Steven?" He pulled back instantly at the voice of Sid, who was standing in the room with food packages in his hands. I was now able to see Dina standing on the other side of the room, awkwardly looking away.

"Um, what is going on here?" Sid questioned, awkwardly looking at Dina and then at us. Steven shrugged his shoulders and walked up to him, grabbing the food out of his hands and jumping on the chair to the desk.

"I wanted to apologize for everything I have done," I stated like a robot, completely lost in my thoughts.

"Um, so?" Dina rubbed her palms on her jeans nervously and faked a smile. What just happened had shaken us all but the only person chill about it was Steven, who was now feeding on the burger like nothing happened like he did nothing.

"I said I am apologizing," I repeated, I was still shivering, if they didn't speak anything now, I will start crying, I thought to myself.

"Not until you agree to the punishment." Steven casually mumbled while looking at his burger, it felt like he was talking to the burger.

"What kind of punishment?" Sid intervened, he looked hella lost too. I mean he came inside the room with his friend almost kissing me, yep! He has the right to be confused.

"She knows," Steven mumbled, giving a jerk to his head towards me. What? What does he mean by that, he wanted me to kiss him or what?

"She got a boyfriend," Dina announced, pouting her lips and looking at me.

"Who couldn't even come to her rescue," Sid commented and there appeared a wide smirk on Steven's face. Oh! So now they were making fun of my relationship, fair enough!

"Ohhhh! She is dating a loser now?" Steven commented, I frowned and watched his face blankly while he had his eyes just on the burger in his hands. So now he was being cocky, I guess I deserved it, but nobody was allowed to insult my boyfriend except me.

"He is not a loser," I commented, and honestly, Steven for the first time, looked up from his burger and stared at my face.

"Why didn't he come to rescue you?" Sid laughed and laid in the bed.

"Maybe he knew you wouldn't be able to do anything."  I bitterly spoke to Sid, who narrowed his eyes and frowned.

"What about me? Or he thinks I won't be able to do anything as well?" Steven finished the burger and licked his lips in order to clean them. I looked away instantly, Dina was standing in the corner, not really doing anything but just looking down as she listened to us.

"I am enough to handle you," I mumbled and to my surprise, Steven jumped off his chair quickly and briskly walked in my direction. I gasped, holding my breath and visibly breathing loudly.

"Yeah, I can see that." he stepped back and laughed while Sid too joined him. Steven was smiling when he turned around and saw Dina standing alone and silent. "Are you mad at me?" he approached her and whispered, bowing down to her face.

"No!" she let go of a breath and walked away from him towards me. "It is late, maybe we should leave." she declared, watching time in her phone.

"She came for an apology, Steven." Sid laughed, I raised my brow at him while he stuck his tongue out for me.

"Dina, you okay?" Steven ignored me and Sid, he walked up to Dina, who was drained off from all the energy she had before. He ignored me, she was more important than me now, but he tried to kiss me. Was I just another girl for him now? Maybe he doesn't care about me as he used to before, that's why he tried to touch me when he had never done before when he cared for me. Maybe now he was considering me just like any other girl.

"Yeah, I am fine." She mumbled, nodding slightly. I saw Sid watching her from the corner of his eyes.

"Hey! I appreciate you coming here and checking on me." Steven was all seriousness, no smirk, no playing. He was watching her with high hopes in his eyes and my whole body was burning with the heat unknown.

"Yeah! I saw that." Dina disappointingly looked away and marched towards the terrace. Sid and I were standing in our spots, silent and awkwardly watching Steven following her.

"Dina!" his lips whispered, he went after her, to the terrace, Sid and I followed them.

"We will talk later, I wanna go home right now." Dina was not having it, I understand her pain. After being shot, she wanted to stay with Steven, talk to him, Sid too had ignored her as they had never dated.

"Wait!" Steven mumbled, making us wait for him as he ran into his room and brought something in a small box. He opened it up, and there was a beautiful pendant with Dina written on it.

She looked at the pendant and then at Steven, her eyes filled with tears as he helped her wear it. Wait, I spot tears in his eyes too, as he stood in front of her face and stared her in the eye.

"I don't want you to get hurt because of me Dina," he uttered, cupping her face in his hands.

"I am fine Steven." She whispered and a tear escaped her eyes.

"I have always lost those I cared about, I don't want to lose you, Dina," he said and his voice broke at the end. I lowered my face and watched my skin getting goosebumps, is she special than I am to him?

"You guys wait by the car, she will be down in a minute," Steven announced, saying goodbye to Sid, who nodded and gestured me to climb down the tree. I didn't feel like leaving, Steven didn't even look at me. He wasn't happy to see me? He just cared that Dina came to see him? What about me? Even my apology didn't matter anymore?

Sid and I were now standing by the car, waiting for Dina to climb down. I don't know what were they talking about, or what they might be doing because prior to the emotional stuff, Steven was feeling horny, to be honest.

"Feelings jealous?" Sid chuckled, shoving his phone back in his pocket. I rolled my eyes at his comment and decided to ignore him, "I mean there was once upon a time that he cared about you." he crackled, so he too noticed that Steven wasn't bothered by my presence anymore.

"I got a boyfriend dude," I replied, crossing arms across my chest, which was a truth, but sadly, the intensity of my love for Tucker was now lost and I was more jealous about the sight before my eyes.

"Yeah! Who got a girlfriend under your nose?” He smirked and grinned, I veered my neck to him and watched his face blankly while he grinned more.