CH: 20 HER BOYFRIEND

My mood became so good after I talked to Jacob and the smile on my face didn't disappear from my face even for a second. It was around 5:30 pm when I started packing my stuff and went to Krystal, to ask about issuing a book.

"Krystal, I want to issue a book," I asked her.

"Which one?" she asked as she turned toward me to look at me.

I gave her the book which I wanted to issue, she smiled at me and asked, "when will you stop reading these murder stories do you have any plan of killing someone?" and laughed.

"Actually I was thinking of killing someone, it's a girl she works with me and is 2 years older than me," I said pretending to takeout something from my bag.

"Oh! Seriously do you think you can kill her?" she smirked and hit the book on my head so hard. "Go fool around someone else." She said and started filling the entries in her register about the book. When she was done she handed me the book and said, "Just wait for 2 minutes I'll be back. Let's go home together today." I nodded and she went inside a cabin and came after 10minutes. And said, "Let's go."

"Oh! This is your 10 minutes?" I raised my eyebrow and continued "can't you be punctual or can't you tell me correctly?" she smiled and hit my head and said "are you complaining? If yes, then also I don't care." She said while putting her hand around my neck and pressing it tightly and choked me "I'm sorry I'm sorry, really Krystal I won't do that again sorry." I said begging her to leave me. She finally left me from her tight grip and said, "Better not do it again." She said and again put her hand on my neck but not to choke me this time but we started to head outside the library and we talked about everything I missed when I was not in the library. She said, "you know what when you weren't here a boy of around my age asked me for a date."

"Ohh! Was he blind to ask you for a date?" I said laughing and running away from her because I knew after hearing that she would kill me, and she ran behind me for beating me but I was fast than her. When she got tired she shouted "ok, ok I won't beat you just come back I'm tired." She said panting heavily. I went near her and said "What happened next did you accepted his proposal?" "No, I just told him I already have a boyfriend." She said gaining a confused look from me. "WHO?" I asked surprisingly "you never told me you have one, you really kept this big thing a secret from me. You really..." she paused me and said "hey... wait... wait I don't have one I didn't want to break his heart by rejecting him so I just said to him that I have one." I curved my face I an "O" in realization. And said "and he believed you?"

"No, he didn't so I showed him your photo and said you are my boyfriend." She said and I squealed "WHAT???" I shouted and she continued "can't you help me that much you will leave me in this condition I'm your friend your lovely friend, you will not do this to me. Right?" and showed me her puppy eyes and I really melted at that moment. "Ok... ok I will help you this time." I said acting like I was annoyed "but you have to give me some bribe." I continued.

"I knew you can never do my work without a bribe, you punk." She said and looked at me who was laughing "see, it's your choice." I said while controlling my laugh "ok I will treat you 3 meals in a week I that fine." She said annoyingly but I rejected that offer because I didn't want food as a bribe.

She started thinking for a while and said "what about I give you my credit card for 1 week."

"Whoa! Are you serious." I said as I was shocked hearing that. "NO, I AM KIDDING." she laughed and said "tell me what you want." "I want to pay for my supermarket bills every time I go shopping."

"That's way too much." She said denying my proposal

"Ok! Just for 1 month, I don't go shopping daily," I said expecting a yes. And she agreed to my proposal. And we both made a pact.

We were in the parking stand in a few minutes and I took out my cycle from the parking and she did the same, and we cycled to our houses after bidding bye and confirming our pact.

On my way back home I was thinking about many things like 'about being Krystal's fake boyfriend.' 'About Jacob's message.' I was so happy meeting Krystal after a very long time and being with her is very special to me because she is my first friend I made in years after my parents passed away. She was always there to support me. I know she was a bit violent but she is pure from her heart, she is opening minded, she is a free-living and independent girl.

I finally reached home I parked my cycle inside the house and when I looked back Jacob was standing on the door with a wide smile on his face and came running towards me and at an instant he hugged me. "Whoa my heart is going to explode, what is he doing, why is he hugging me. Is he drunk?" and my brain flooded with various questions. But I ignored those questions and when I was about to put my hands on his waist he separated and said, "Finally you are back, Mason." He said and stood there having a big smile on his face and continued, "Come I, I was so bored mason. I had nothing to do at home and I was bored of using the phone too." And dragged me inside the house.

I was blankly allowing him to drag myself, he was really happy seeing me and it was very clear as it could be seen on his face. He finally left my hand and I came to my senses and I realized I was already in my room. He said "firstly change your clothes, the dinner is ready." And after saying that he ran outside the room. I was all alone in my room and I could feel the blood passing in my cheeks and I could feel my cheeks getting hotter and hotter, and my smile; it didn't leave my lips. I was blushing so badly. I quickly changed my clothes and went to the washroom to wash my face and hands.

I headed towards the dining table and saw curry and rice on the table, and made my mouth watery. I ran towards the table and sat there, and waited for Jacob to join me on the table as he was plating the salad and other things. As soon as he joined me I filled his plate with the rice and placed the curry bowl beside the plate. I started eating as I was so much hungry, Jacob also started eating the food and started the chat.

"How was your day, mason."

"It was a good hyung. I met my friend and we enjoyed a lot basically she is my head and is 2 years older than me and she treats me like her brother." I said and started praising her while filling my mouth again and again with the rice and Jacob was only listening to me but not responding. When I finished chatting he just hummed and said "that is great. I've never seen you that happy while talking about someone, basically, you haven't talked about anyone before" I didn't have what he was trying to say but he wasn't smiling anymore.

After a while when the table again became silent I asked, "How was your day? You said you were getting bored the whole day."

"yes, it was really a boring day I didn't have anything much to do so I started drawing something but after a few minutes that also became boring to me." And again started eating and said after a while. "Are Krystal and you together, I mean are you dating?"

"No, we are not hyung. She is just like my sister, but why are you asking this?" I said and saw Jacob staring at me.

"Nothing, you were talking about her a lot so I thought you were dating." He said and rubbed the back of his neck. I nodded my head in agreement.

We ate the rest of the dinner very quietly and didn't talk much. After our dinner was finished I washed the dishes and went inside the room where Jacob was sitting. I sat on the other end of the bed as Jacob was also sitting on the bed. He was looking upset I didn't know the reason so I tried to shift near him on the bed and said "what happened you don't seem to in a good state?"

"Nothing it's just a headache." He said holding his head tightly.

I put my hand on his head asked "do you need a head massage you know in a pro in this, so if you want I can give you." And started massaging a bit he smiled and nodded in agreement. I stood up and brought a bottle of oil from the dressing table and started massaging his head.

He sat on the table and I sat on the bed, I started moving my hands in his hairs and his hairs were really smooth. I asked "do you want to listen to some music?"

He nodded and said "my phone is on charging you can play your playlist."

I turned on the soft music and was massaging Jacobs head while listening to music. My tensed muscle was also getting relaxed. It was such a sweet and happy moment for me.it was already half an hour while I was massaging his head. And then he said, "Now you sit down and I will massage your head."....