????LIVING WITH
THE
BAD BOY ????
( Hearts Collision… )
CHAPTER 30&31
By, Ca-ssie B.
★★★★★
★ ki-ss ME ★
“That’s definitely not happening, do you think I’m gonna allow that?” Axel said, his eyes moving to Ariel’s.
“I don’t care. How could you live with a girl and expect me to stay still? That’s obviously not happening” Ariel rolled her eyes.
Melanie swallowed ha-rd as beads of sweat started forming in her head, mere by staring at Ariel.
“I’m here to stay and there’s nothing you’re gonna do about that!” Ariel fired.
Melanie shook her head and ran back to her room, tears brimming at the corner of her eyes.
Axel turned to Ariel in anger and it took every being in him not to land a deafening slap on her cheek. She should thank her stars that he doesn’t hit women because she definitely wouldn’t know what’d have hit her.
He held her arm rou-ghly, dragging her out of the house, not caring if his fingers were digging de-ep into her skin.
“Oww, you’re hurting me, Axel” Ariel winced in pain.
Axel ignored her till they got outside, he threw her to the floor harshly, glaring ha-rd at her.
“Take your stinking self outta my place, I’m not your fiance, get that into your empty skull!” He yelled.
Ariel sniffed and held her arm which was beginning to hurt her.
Axel went back inside the house and returned, this time with her traveling bag. He threw it to her side.
“Don’t ever let me set my eyes on you again, fuc-k that stupid marriage. I’m never having anything to do with you!” He shouted.
“Axel,” Ariel whispered, tears trickling down her cheeks.
Axel stormed inside and Ariel started crying loudly, she rou-ghed her hair in anger while trashing her legs on the floor.
After sometime, she picked her bag and left the house since it was beginning to get late.
****
Melanie rested her back on the door while covering her face with her palms.
Her hand left her face, revealing the tears in her eyes.
She never knew Axel having a fiancee was gonna hurt the way it did at that moment.
Everyone was right after all, he’s a playboy who’s just toying with her feelings.
She was leaving the door when she heard a knock on the door, it was obviously from Axel since they’re the only one who stays in the house.
“Mel, can we talk for a minute?” Axel yelled from outside.
Melanie ignored him and walked towards her bed.
“I know you’re inside, but can you at least just come outside for a sec?” Axel continued talking.
“That bastard. What excuse does he wanna give now?” She mumbled.
Axel, on noticing she wouldn’t be coming out any moment from that time, twisted the doorknob.
Luckily for him, the door was unlocked. He entered the room and saw her on the bed.
On sighting him, Melanie sat up slowly, staring at him till he finally got to her.
“What are you doing here?” She asked, taking her eyes away from him.
“What you saw outside is definitely not what you think. I can explain myself to you,” Axel said.
“Explain what exactly? That you have a fiance?” Melanie cuts him off.
“She’s not my fiancee. She’s no one to me, I don’t even know any fuc-k ing thing about her,” Axel said.
“Why are you even explaining yourself to me? You don’t have to be Axel, I’m not your girlfriend and I don’t think I need to know anything about your life.”
“But do me a favor by staying away from me, I don’t need any pretenders in my life,” she said harshly.
“Pretenders? You think I’m pretending?” Axel chuckled slowly.
“You’ve never allowed me to explain myself to you, you’re always pushing me away. You really don’t know me but I guess you judge me just by the way others does” he shook his head.
“Fine, let’s do it that way. I’ll stay away from you, Melanie. I won’t even bother myself with you anymore, we’re good that way, right?” He left the room instantly.
Melanie sniffed and quickly wiped the tears that were flowing down her cheeks.
She didn’t even know what was wrong with her at that moment.
“It’s the best thing,” she whispered to herself.
She could never repeat the same mistake twice.
***
Axel scoffed and turned for the umpteenth time, he sat up and stretched his hand to the nightstand, bringing out a box of cigarettes.
He suddenly stopped when he remembered he promised to stop smoking. He dropped the box and got down from the bed.
He went to his closet and brou-ght out a hoodie, he wore it and then left the house, heading to their suite in the hostel.
He got to the house and just as he was about to enter, he saw Audrey.
What was she doing there by that time of the night??
Audrey rolled her eyes when she saw him, she came there to see him anyways.
“What are you doing here?” Axel asked.
“Is that even a question? What the fuc-k were you doing with that girl? Why the hell would you….” The rest of the words got stuck in her throat when Axel’s li-ps landed on hers.
His li-ps moved furiously against hers and they both moved to the car.
At that moment, all he wanted to do was forget about Melanie. Everything about her which was beginning to mess up his brain.
Audrey mo-an-ed when his hands pressed her b*tt, she clung to him tightly, her hands moving to his trousers. She didn’t even cared if they were outside or anything, she just wanted him inside her, that’s all
She touched his dic-k and Axel hissed in plea-sure.
Just when she was about to unbuckle his belt, he regained his senses and pushed her away.
“Why?” Audrey frowned, trying to touch him. She badly missed his dic-k inside her.
“Stay away,” Axel muttered, wiping his li-ps with the back of his palm. He just couldn’t bring himself to do it, not when Melanie was the only thing he could think of at that moment.
“Where are you going?” Audrey asked when he entered his car
“Where else? Just go home,” Axel said. He started the car and drove out immediately.
“fuc-k ,” Audrey bit her li-ps in anger. Just when she thought she was going to finally have him to herself.
She adjusted her dress and left the hostel too.
****
THE NEXT DAY~MONASH UNIVERSITY***
“That’s all for today, have a nice day cla-ss,” Professor Banks smiled after she was done with the lectures.
She packed her books and left the cla-ss, leaving the hall in an uproar.
“Have you seen Julie?” Lauren glanced at Melanie.
“No, I’m worried. I’ve not seen her since she suddenly left yesterday,” Melanie muttered.
Lauren sighed.
“I hope it’s not what I’m thinking,” she mumbled.
“What?”
“Nothing,” she smiled.
“Have you had breakfast?”
Melanie shook her head.
“Wasn’t hungry” she said.
“How about now?” Lauren asked
“I don’t think so. I’ll just rest my head for a while,” Melanie muttered.
“Why? Have you been thinking? About what?” Lauren asked.
“Nothing really. Lauren, I don’t know what’s going on with me lately,” Melanie started saying.
“What?”
“But first, is it possible to fall for someone within a short period of time? Even after you just broke up with your boyfriend?” Melanie asked.
Lauren raised a brow.
“Who’s the guy?” She asked.
“Huh?”
“I know you’re talking about yourself, you really can’t hide anything, can you?”
Melanie sighed.
“So, who’s he? Axel?”
Melanie quickly shot her a stare.
“It’s no one.” She mumbled.
Julie appeared at that moment. She sat beside them and smiled.
“Sorry for yesterday, I guess I was too harsh,” she said.
“I was only worried about you, that’s all. I’m sorry” she said to Melanie.
“It’s fine. You’re okay, right?” Melanie asked.
“Yes. I missed the first cla-ss, gosh” she slapped her forehead.
“Don’t worry, this genius is gonna explain the whole topic to you,” Lauren smiled proudly.
Melanie laughed. Her eyes went to Kylie’s and she stopped laughing when she found him staring at her.
She smiled awkwardly before shifting her gaze from him
“I really can’t believe you shot your shoot last night,” Leon giggled beside Kylie.
“I wish I was there, gosh”.
“Shut up,” Kylie muttered and glanced back at Melanie again to find her leaving the clas-swith her friends.
“I really wish she won’t turn me down for the second time,” he mumbled.
“You just have to win her heart, that’s all” Leon said beside him.
“I know, right?”
****
SENIOR’S BLOCK***
“Gosh, is that Axel? Why’s he looking extra hot today?” Some girls gushed when Axel entered the cla-ss.
“Wait… Did he just change his lenses? fuc-k , he looks so hot with that!”
“I love you Axel, date me please. Even if it’s just for a week,”
Axel ignored them and went to the backseat, he placed his backpack on the chair beside him and rested his head on the wall.
“Buddy,” he opened his eyes to find his friends.
“When did you get here?” Aaron asked, sitting beside him.
“Not quite long,” Axel muttered.
“You should have checked on us at the suite, we were waiting for you,” Aiden said.
“I’m sorry,” Axel closed his eyes back.
“Are you alright?” Ace asked.
“Hmm,” Axel simply hummed.
The Lecturer entered and he was forced to open his eyes. He brou-ght out a note and the Lecture started
****
“You said you were going to think about it,” Ace said to Axel.
They were both outside, their lectures had ended for a while now.
“You’re gonna help me talk to her?” He asked.
“I’m sorry, I can’t. We’re not that close for me to tell her that. Besides, you should do the right thing in the right way,” Axel muttered.
“You….” Ace suddenly stopped.
“I’ll just go to her myself, thanks,” Axe went away.
Axel sighed. He turned to walk away when he saw Melanie coming towards him with her friends. Their eyes locked and he looked away before taking another direction.
“Wow! He looks pretty different today” Lauren smiled.
“Right, Lanie?”
Melanie didn’t say a word and started walking ahead of them.
“Is she okay?” Lauren sighed.
She glanced at Julie who wasn’t saying anything.
“You’ve been acting strange. Are you sure everything is okay?” She asked.
“Sure. Why not?” Julie walked away.
Lauren furrowed her brows as she stared at her back view, she shrugged and went to join them.
****
TWO DAYS LATER***
“Is this where you stay?” Kylie asked when they got to Melanie’s house.
“Yeah,” Melanie smiled.
“Cool. I guess I will check up on you someday,” he said.
“You don’t have to,” Melanie chuckled.
“I have to. I’m actually glad that you allowed me to bring you home, it shows I’m still a little bit more than a friend to you,”
“Kylie,”
“Can I hug you?” He interrupted.
“Hmm?”
Kylie moved closer to her and made an attempt to hug her when Melanie quickly moved away.
His eyes flashed with hurt and he quickly brushed it away.
“I’m sorry,” Melanie mumbled.
“It’s fine. We’ll see tomorrow at school” Kylie said. He waved and then left.
Melanie heaved a sigh and walked to the gate, her phone beeped and she wasn’t surprised when it was a message from Ace.
He has been bugging her with messages that she suddenly wished to block his number.
Strangely, she doesn’t feel a thing for him anymore, not even a single feeling.
★ I’M STILL HOPING TO GAIN YOUR FORGIVENESS, MELANIE. BECAUSE I’M NEVER LETTING YOU GO FOR THE SECOND TIME” The message reads.
She rolled her eyes and opened the gate, she entered the house.
She was inching closer to the entrance when she heard some voices yelling.
“Who’s that?” She wondered and opened the door.
She entered just in time to see Mr. Braun throwing a heavy punch on Axel’s face.
Melanie gasped.
“Hit me all you want but I’m never getting married to Ariel! I’d rather die than to do that!” Axel yelled.
“Really? Then do all you wish, I won’t even care about you anymore. Don’t ever show up in my house because you’re not my son anymore. My own son wouldn’t go against my word!” Mr. Braun yelled.
“Fine. I’ve always wanted that anyway, I don’t even care about what you say, I’m never getting married to that wench that’s final!” Axel fired.
Another blow landed on his face again, his li-ps bled instantly.
“You scu-mbag. Don’t ever show up in front of me again!” Mr. Braun shouted.
He turned and walked past Melanie in anger, not glancing at her for a single moment.
Axel was surprised when he saw Melanie, he turned and left immediately.
“Did his father just hit him?” Melanie bit her li-ps slowly.
“Then…” She bit her li-ps when the realization hit her.
“Is he okay?” She couldn’t help but to worry.
****
FEW MINUTES LATER***
Melanie sat up and removed the earpiece from her ear, she threw it to the bed carelessly with her phone and gro-aned loudly.
“Is he alright? He was bleeding,” she mumbled worriedly.
Was she wrong to have judged him that way?
Her mind went to the time when he helped her in her drunken state, the time he prepared a hangover soup for her even when she poured it away.
The time when he helped her when she was on her flow, the moment in the cla-ssroom.
She found her legs moving to the door till she got to the kitchen.
“I should get him something first,” she muttered to herself.
She stretched her hand and tried to take a small sized pot since she wasn’t cooking much, it was at that moment she realized she was very short.
“Gosh” she stretched her body again, the bum short she was putting on raised a little higher, showing a little flesh of her a*s.
She suddenly felt a shadow over her, a hand brushing hers slightly as he helped in taking the pot for her.
She turned swiftly and her head collided with his ha-rd chest.
Axel dropped the pot on the counter and went to the fridge.
Melanie bit her li-ps as she stared at him.
“Are you okay?” She found herself asking.
“I thought you don’t care anymore” Axel muttered.
“I…” She stammered.
“I don’t have to explain myself to you, we’re strangers, now remember?” Axel threw the bottle of water away and went out of the kitchen.
Melanie blinked her eyes rapidly and faced the counter. It was very obvious that he’s mad at her. Would he even eat the meal she’s about to prepare for him?
She was still brooding when she felt a familiar cologne hit her nose, her back crashing on the ha-rd chest she’s grown to be accustomed with.
“Don’t ever do that again,” Axel whispered, his hot breath fanning her neck
“If you avoid me again, then I’ll never forgive you,” he muttered.
He placed a ki-ss on her bare shoulder and Melanie shivered slightly when she felt a cold thing hit her skin.
She turned to look at him and she got mesmerized just by staring at his blue eyes.
“I’m sorry,” she mumbled slowly.
“I didn’t know you were forced to get engaged to her. I thought…”
“That’s because you judged me so easily.” He muttered.
Her eyes went to his bruised li-ps.
“Is that how he hits you? I really don’t think of him that way” she muttered.
“You trust people so easily, Mel. And it’s very bad, you can be taken advantage of that way,” he said.
“I’ve been taken advantage of before,” Melanie muttered.
“It’s not my fault, I’m just too soft,” she added.
She raised her hand and touched his li-ps gently.
“Does it hurt?” She asked softly.
Axel smiled while staring at her eyes which held worry in them.
“Do you want me to do something for you?” She asked again.
“ki-ss me,” he blurted out.
“What?”
His hand traveled to her singlet and caressed her bare back, holding her in place as he trapped his li-ps with hers.
Melanie’s eyes wide-ned but it didn’t last for a minute when she closed it, responding to his gentle ki-sses.
TBC