🧡 MELT MY HEART 🧡
(I was too dumb to realize… I’m in love with you… 🧡)
**CHAPTER EIGHT**
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Richa-rd can’t close his eyes, how will he be able to do it when it’s too shocking
His eyes almost popped out of their sockets as Snow continued exploring hisl-ips, still holding his hands
“What on Earth is…
He slightly pushed her away and she breathed heavily
They both stared at each other for a while, unable to say anything
Snow stepped closer to him but he drew back
*Richa-rd ….
He ran upstairs before she can even talk
Snow t©uçhed herl-ips
She smiled at that feel
It’s one of a kind,she has never felt this before, gosh!
She sat on one of couches and li-cked herl-ips for what looked like forever
“Wait…. I just k!$$£d,….a Commoner?, Oh Snow you’re losing it” she said and covered her face with a pillow
Richa-rd shut the door behind himself and stayed by the door, thinking about what just happened
“Snow White k!$$£d me?, Like, my cranky, egoistic and narcissistic boss?” He asked himself,
His hand went straight to hisl-ip
He can’t seem to believe it
He pinched himself to be sure he’s not hallucinating
“It’s true,oh Richa-rd you’re so dead” he said, falling on the be-d…
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Elite high**
” Buddy!” Bentley hanged his hand round Drake’s shoulder from behind as he walked throu-gh the hallway
“Dude, you’re always in school early isn’t it?” Drake said, holding his hand to his shoulder
” Isn’t that one of the attributes of a good student?” Bentley said, smiling
They entered the clas-s
Pinky is alre-ady in clas-s with Riley, Gianna is abs£nt…
Drake waved at Pinky before taking his seat
Bentley took his sit beside him
“Gianna is…
” It was announced this morning that she’s sick and won’t be coming to school’ Bentley said
“What?, Why?, Is it much?” Drake asked with concern
“To the point of not coming to school,it must be much” Bentley replied
” Is she at the hospital?” He asked
“ion know” Bentley replied
” I’ll be back” Drake replied and left the clas-s
He dialled Gianna’s number
She picked at the first ring
“Hey Gianna, I heard you’re not strong* he said quic-kly
” Yes, I..I have a slight fever but it’s seeming to grow worse and worse, I dunno but I feel lonely and it’s adding to it” she replied
” What of your mum?”.
” She left for school, I just told her I won’t be going to school,I never told her I’m sick” she replied
” Now that’s bad, you should have told your mum even if you won’t tell anyone”
” I’m sorry but can you come over?, Our Manson is not that far from school, if you can spend just thirty minutes with me, I’ll be fine” Gianna said
“oh..ok, s£nd the address” he replied and hanged up
“Hey” Pinky called from behind
He turn to see it’s her
A smile crept on hisl-ips
He stepped closer
“How are you doing?” He asked
Pinky blu-shed before answering
“I’m fine, are you going somewhere?” She asked
“Yes, Gianna isn’t feeling ok so in going to see her” he replied
” Mind if I come with you?” She asked
” You don’t nee-d to, just stay and copy all the notes, I’ll get them from you” he replied, smiling out his dimples again
“Ok, deal” she replied, smiling too as he rushed away
She sighed and continued watching him till he’s out of sight
“Why do I feel uncomfortable with him visiting her?” She thought as she entered the clas-s
“where’s he?” Bentley asked
“He’s off to see Gianna at her house” she replied
“Oh, I hope it’s not something else, Gianna can be tricky” Bentley replied
” Exactly what I’m feeling” Pinky thought..
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Drake was led into the big mansion by two maids
He sat on the couch and was served jui-ce but he never t©uçhed it
“Where’s Gianna?” He asked
“She’ll be here soon” one of the maids replied
” Hope she’s not that bad?, I mean her condition” he said
” Condition?” The maids said, looking at each other in confusion
Instantly, Gianna cane downstairs, not looking like someone who’s sick
Drake stood
“Gianna, you’re …
She smiled
” I’m perfectly fine,I just decided to make it me and you, just the two of us, that’s why I pla-yed the game and it caught you, welcome to Montreal’s mansion” she said
” Honestly it’s…
*It’s tricky,I’m sorry, I just wanted to see your face” she replied and signalled to the maids
They vacated the living room instantly
“Then I should get back to school since you’re fine” he said and made to go but Gianna pu-ll-ed his hand
” Why?” He said
“can’t you see it?, Can’t you feel it at least?, I love you Drake, why do you think I said I don’t want anyone else beside you?, Why do you think I told you not to be friends with Pinky?, It’s because I’m jealous, plea-se Drake, d@t£ me, I love you so much” she said pleadingly, holding his second hand but he quic-kly sli-pped it out of her grip
“Gianna…
“whenever you smile at any other girl especially Pinky, revea-ling your dimples for her, I get extra jealous, I want to be the only one seeing the cute dimples, I want to be the only one you’ll be smiling for, I want you only for myself” she said, stepping closer
Drake’s leg hit the couch and he fell on it
That gave Gianna the opportunity to come over him
She held his shoulders, his knees on the couch arms
She brou-ght her face closer
“I love you Drake” she said and leaned in more closely
” What are you doing?” Drake said, pushing her away slightly
He had the opportunity to stand
“Drake…
” I’m off to school, and st©p cracking jokes like the one you just cracked” he said seriously before rushing out
” I wasn’t joking!!” Gianna shouted after him
She threw away the TV remote on the center table in frustration
“She… loves me?” Drake thought as he walked back to school
Impossible!
“But can it be true? , I feel nothing for her” he thought
He got to the hallway and met Pinky waiting
“Hey you’re back” she said, standing in front of him
“oh..yes, did you wait for me?, You should be in clas-s” he replied
“Oh..yes but, the English teacher is sick too so we have no clas-s going on now” she replied simply
” Oh..
*How’s she?” She asked as they walked to clas-s together
“She’s…fine now” he replied awkwardly
“Oh…I’m glad” she replied slowly
They took their sits in clas-s and almost immediately, the ethics teacher c@m£ in
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Evening**
“Where’s Richa-rd ?” Evelyn asked during dinner when she noticed he didn’t come downstairs
“I’ll go check his room” Pinky said
“No, I’ll do it” Snow said
“sure” Evelyn replied
Snow went upstairs and knocked the door of his room
He opened after the third knock
He c@m£ face to face with her and looked away
She smiled before stepping closer
She took his face in her hands and made him face her
“Come downstairs and eat cutie” she said and pe-cked him on the cheek before rushing downstairs
Richa-rd watched as she walked away
“Why is she doing all this?, Is she….no, I don’t want to think about it” he thought
He later went downstairs and sat in front of Snow
“Why didn’t you come downstairs Early?” Mr White asked
“Em..I was… arranging my room” he replied
” Something someone will never do” Pinky replied sarcastically
Snow rolled eyes at her as they continued eating
Richa-rd and Snow kept stealing glances at each other and when their eyes meet, Richa-rd look away but Snow only smiled
“Why the frequent smile?” Evelyn asked
“I’m just happy today” she replied, l!çk!ng herl-ips while reminiscing about the k!ssagain…
Night**
Pinky layed on her be-d and checked her messages on WeChat
Drake promised to chat her
And indeed, she met his message
*Hey, eaten dinner?”
She smiled wi-dely and sat up before answering, taking in her lowerl-ip
“Yes, you?”
“Nope, just preparing noodles to eat with my mum” he replied
” Now why would you eat late* she nagged
He giggled
“I’m used to it, we eat only when mum comes back from the market” he replied
” Oh”
” Yeah, so how is my brother doing, I and my mum just finished speaking to him though” he said
” He’s perfectly fine,so about the maths as-signment,I don’t un-derstand a p@rt, I’ll forward it and plea-se you have to help me” she said
” Sure, just s£nd it, I nee-d to eat now” he replied
“Ok, eat well, we’ll chat better when you’re done” she replied
” Ok Pink, chat you later”
He went offline afterwards
Pinky hvgged her phone
” Why am I imagining his face again?, I wish I can see those dimples now” she said
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Snow can’t sleep, sleep literally bade her goodbye Tonight
She kept rolling from one side of her be-d to the other, thinking about him
“What did he do to me?” She thought, sitting up and rolling up her hair
She got off be-d and got a book to re-ad but it’s not helping
“What do I do?” She asked herself
She sighed before getting off be-d
She ti-ptoed past her parents room and Pinky’s room
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His room is at the end
She never knocked,that might alert his crazy sister
She opened the door and went in Straight, thank God it’s not locked
Richa-rd is alre-ady slee-ping soundly when she got in and shut the door, locking it before walking In fully
She got to his be-d and stood watching him for a while
“He’s too handsome,why won’t any sane heart best for him” she said
She raised the duvet from the empty side of the be-d and sle-pt beside him
That woke Richa-rd up and she can’t seem to hide his shock just like when she k!$$£d him earlier
His eyes wi-de-ned
Their faces are so close, ma-king him think she’s gonna suddenly k!sshim again
Honestly he has been thinking of the k!sssince it happened and can’t seem to be able to find a reason why she did it
It’s still so surprising and shocking, and now this?
He made to talk but she placed her f!nger on his softl-ips just like the other time
“Don’t talk, I’ll do that again if you talk” she said in a hushed voice
“do what again?” Richa-rd asked in same tone
“k!ssyourl-ips again” she replied
He took in hisl-ips and she smiled before snuggling closer to him un-der the sheets
She hvgged him, clamping her legs ti-ghtly behind him so their bodies are ru-bbing each other
“Boss…
“Shhh, Snow” she interrupted
” My name is Snow, gnight, sweet dreams” she replied and placed her head on his che-st, dozing off Immediately…
Tbc