Chapter 14: Eye to Eye

The sound of the door closing seemed to rumble for Ally. She stood still for a few seconds, back turned at the young man she had been with for the past hours, not knowing how to deal with him now that they are inside one of the cubicles.

"There's no time limit," Noah said calmly while looking at her trembling hands. He knows that no matter what he says or does, he cannot remove the nervousness and fear from the young woman's system.

Ally took another deep breath. She blinked again and again, hoping her tears would recede. It took all the courage in her body to finally face the young man. "Let's finish this task."

Noah found himself staring at her face again. He then closed his eyes tight and took a deep breath. "I'm sorry—"

"Don't! Or I'm going to think you really have something to do with this."

"I'm in this situation with you."

"Then don't be sorry."

Noah had to close his eyes one more time and sigh. When he opened them again, he looked seriously at the young lady in front of him. "Do you want to close your eyes?"

"I want to make sure you won't look," Ally answered directly. She herself approached the young man. "Keep your eyes on mine."

For some unknown reason, Noah swallowed before slowly nodding.

The young man's reaction made Ally's eyebrows raise. "Is this also your first—"

"No!" Noah's defense was whispered but high-toned. It was too late when he realized what he had said.

Ally's lips slightly parted then she nodded innocently. The young man frowned because of that and he quickly leaned her against the wall.

"We're finishing this task," Noah whispered again, this time with a different intensity.

Ally just found herself nodding again. She met the gaze of the young man who immediately avoided hers. She quickly grabbed his cheek to make him face her again.

"Keep your eyes on mine," she repeated.

Never breaking their eye contact, the two silently removed all the clothes on their lower body. Noah put on the object from his box.

"J-Just look at me..." Ally continued to swallow as the distance between her and the young man gradually narrowed. Her strength completely washed out when his breath hit her face and she felt something down her body.

Noah sighed again while still looking seriously into her eyes. "I'm sorry."

Ally's lips parted but no voice came out of her mouth. She just looked at the young man with wide eyes.

"Still have to go deeper."

Ally's eyebrows slightly crossed, not understanding what the young man meant. She was just about to ask him when he rested his forehead on hers.

And it happened.

Not knowing what else to do, Noah hurriedly held both of the young lady's cheeks when he saw how the intense pain appeared on her face. He didn't move for a few seconds and just stared into her eyes.

Ally couldn't stop her tears from falling. She felt like she was going to throw up because of the intense pain mixed with something she had never felt before. She was sobbing as she stared into Noah's eyes where a mixture of pity and conscience could be seen.

"I'm sorry..." the young man whispered.

Ally bit her lower lip and leaned on the young man's shoulder. A few seconds passed before she felt him move. She just continued to sob through the intense pain she was feeling.

When the task was finished, Noah quickly walked away and turned his back. He fixed himself.

Ally also dressed quickly with her shaking hands. After that, she couldn't stop herself from sitting on the floor with her hands covering her face. It seemed that only then did her brain register what happened, also because of the constant pain she is feeling down there.

Noah's eyes also warmed when he saw the young lady's state. He quietly sat in front of her and she seemed to feel his approach. She slowly lowered her hands, and he felt weak when he saw her eyes.

"I'm sorry," Noah said again as he pulled Ally into a tight hug. "I'm really sorry."

They stayed that way for a few seconds until the young woman calmed down. Noah stood up first and held out a hand to support her.

Ally hadn't even gotten to her feet when she sat down again because of a loud thump that came from the cubicle next to theirs. She and Noah looked at each other, both surprised by what happened, both thinking the same thing.

Noah was still holding her hand when he opened the door to their cubicle. He saw Kingsley, Hailey, and Arkin looking in their direction. He looked at Ally again as he lightly squeezed her hand.

She sighed. "I'm alright."

Noah was about to speak again when the cubicle next to the one they came from banged again. It was followed by a stressed whimper from a woman. He frowned especially when Ally suddenly let go of his hand.

"Allysa!" Noah quickly pulled the young woman who suddenly went knocking on the door of the cubicle where the banging came from.

"Get out!" she shouted.

"We're not done yet!" the man from inside the cubicle replied. That didn't move Ally and she just slammed the door harder. At that point, Kingsley and the others also approached.

"Allysa!" the former president of the Student Council also tried to stop her, but even he was ignored.

"Open the door! Get out!"

"I said, we're not yet done!" the man screamed from the other side of the door again, sounding mad this time.

Noah and Arkin looked at each other. Kingsley also frowned and moved closer to the door of the cubicle that didn't stop thumping.

"Oh, you heard that, didn't you?" Hailey asked Ally. Even though her eyes were red from crying, she raised one eyebrow again. She acted offended when the young lady did not even spare her a glance and just continued knocking.

"Get out!"

"Allysa!" At that moment, it was Arkin who approached and grabbed the young woman. He only pulled her once and got her away from the door. "I thought you're the only sane person here?"

Ally just stared at the young man who was still holding her arm tightly. "I know who's inside and she's not someone who would agree with that way of doing... doing t-that..."

Arkin tilted his head and smirked when the young lady couldn't finish what she was going to say. He only laughed harder when she glared at him. "Are you sure?"

Ally's eyebrows slightly furrowed but she seriously nodded at Arkin.

"You should have told me sooner," the famous bad-tempered young man from their batch casually said, before kicking the door of the cubicle

With how harsh the door was opened, the people inside were pushed and fell down on the floor. They found a large man without any covering on his body lying on top of a crying woman with messy hair and torn clothing.

"Ella!" Ally gasped when she confirmed that it was indeed her friend that she heard crying inside that cubicle. She was about to enter and get her but Kingsley quickly pulled her back.

"You know how guile whoever's behind this can be. You might have to do that again if you enter that cubicle," the former president of the Student Council reminded her. He turned to Noah and just used his eyes to tell him to take the young lady away from there.

Ally let Noah pull her while not taking her eyes off the cubicle. They moved slightly away from it, just enough distance so that other curious graduates wouldn't block their sight.

"Get out," Kingsley ordered seriously and loudly.

The man just glared at him and then pressed himself against Ella again. She cried out in despair.

"What the fuck!" Arkin shouted. Annoyed, he entered the cubicle while taking off his jacket. He kicked the man and when he fell to the side, he put the jacket on the crying Ella.

"You son of a bitch!" Arkin growled again. He effortlessly picked up the young man, regardless of the fact that he was bigger than him. He punched him in the face before pulling him up again, just to throw him outside.

"Don't step outside!" Hailey nervously warned Arkin even though her eyes were on the naked man standing up in front of them.

"Beat the hell out of that motherfucker!" Arkin just said. He was about to get annoyed because no one dared to approach the man, most of them even stepped away, but a young woman filled with anger walked towards him and slapped him without saying a word.

"A-Allysa..." Noah said in surprise then quickly stepped in front of her. When the man recovered from the slap and looked at them angrily, he immediately punched him.

"That's my cousin!" Arkin commented, still using his usual arrogant tone, making Kingsley and Hailey shake their heads. "Good job too, Allysa. Nice slap."

Breathing slowly and deeply, Ally looked at Arkin and then motioned to the other person with him inside the cubicle. "Help her get up."

"Alright." Arkin nodded still grinning. "Please call my partner too. Tell her, our schedule has been moved."

"I don't know who she is."

"Just look for someone crying there."

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