Hooked by her

Bella threw her back on the mattress that was not comfortable enough. Her eyes stared at the ceiling revolving narrow room. She couldn't understand why Alex kept following her and she thought about what Gracia said the other day. 

remembering Alex, she immediately got out of bed and grabbed a small towel from the toilet room, washed her face, and looked at her reflection in the mirror. Then she started thinking about cleaning her face slowly and gently when she saw her reflection in the mirror earlier and remembered Gracia's smooth face which annoyed her. 

Alex went out to the supermarket before asking to stop by Bela's rental house. He says he wants to buy something for them, he forces Bela to watch a movie together like before, Bela initially refuses and has never accepted his insistent request.

In her hand was a bag of snacks and some toiletries, he was going to stay in Bela's rented room without the woman's consent first. Just about to knock on Bela's rental room, his cell phone rings and it's a call from Gracia.

"Hello."

'Mu honey. How, is there any progress?' Gracia asked on the phone.

"I did what you asked," Alex answered with a tired face, it was clear that he had to, he didn't understand whether he was forced to approach Bela or compelled to fulfill Gracia's request.

'Well, that's good. Good job honey, you have to hold on to her so she will give up and fall into your trap. Don't you want to travel the world with me? We will have a honeymoon in a tropical climate, we have a beautiful resort. It all takes a lot of financial budgets, honey. Work hard from now on!' without any closing words Gracia's called closed the communication unilaterally. 

Alex's signs were getting heavier, even though he had a lot of money from his parents and could make Gracia's dream come true if he had not made a fatal mistake that caused his father to freeze his finances and he had to work hard in the family company. remembering Gracia, the burden in Alex's eyes grew as if happiness would never be in his life again but seeing the door to Bela's room opened, he threw away all the anxiety on his face and smiled.

Bela was surprised to see Alex already in the hallway in front of her room. 

"What are you doing here?" She asked Alex and her eyes fell on the big bag of stuff in Alex's hands. "What's that!" Her feeling was bad.

Lifting the bag in his hand with a cheerful face Alex said. "A lot of snacks, we'll have dinner together and watch a movie. do you have the latest movies in stock?" He said as he walked into Bela's room without permission until Bela's face gaped in surprise while stroking the shoulder that Alex's tight arm had hit earlier.

Bela who wrapped her head in a small towel intending to dry her towel on the balcony stopped her intention and returned to her room, standing behind Alex with her hands on her waist she asked in a strange tone. "You said you'd just stop by and see where I live.. why did you come back here," she looked at the contents of the bag that was unpacked by Alex.

"Alex, please. You have to get out of my room. I want to have a rest!" Putting back the snacks that Alex took out into the bag, Bela intends to kick Alex out of her room.

"Come on!" Alex whined.

"Never want to. You have to get out of my room. I don't want to see a movie with you and I don't have time. I already refused earlier." Bela said firmly.

Alex's gaze made Bela's heart jug especially with the addition of a heavy sigh until his firm shoulders fell, indicating that he still wanted to be here with Bella but Bela remained firm with her principles.

"Go, I say!"

"Only two hours!"

"There aren't any minutes!"

"Please!"

"No!"

"Just for this moment!"

"Still not!"

Alex gave up with a very disappointed face, he put things back in the plastic bag and stopped. "This is for you. I bought this for you too," he said, showing her a bottle of yogurt, Bella's favorite banana yogurt. even though she hadn't drank it in a long time because every time she bought that yogurt she would remember Alex.

But that didn't melt Bela's heart, she pushed Alex's shoulder to leave her room and locked the door. Alex's pile of treats made Bela's eyes heat up, but she didn't care, put her back on the back door until her butt fell to the floor, she felt guilty for kicking Alex but she would be more guilty if she didn't clarify their relationship, she didn't want the relationship to be ambiguous, better stop from here.

Alex stood in front of Bela's room door for a time, pocketing both hands in Coat's pockets and hoping it would open but never, he had to get out of here and tell Gracia if he failed. A strange feeling engulfed his heart between gratitude and disappointment.

his guess was right, his cell phone rang again and it was an incoming message from Gracia.

'Don't forget to take your potion and have a good night!'

He understood the meaning of the sentence just now, but the phone went back into Coat's pocket, Alex turned his head back to the closed door of Bela's room, his lips secretly smiled then he bit his lip and ruffled the front of his hair. For the past two years, he has cut off communication with Bela but secretly stalked Bela's social media which is not updated type but at least he knows the change from his childhood friend.

"Although she is still fierce and indifferent, that long hair is very suited to her," he said, praising Bela until he didn't realize his feet had arrived at the car park in front of the old building where Bela's room was rented.

He is in a relationship and locked in with Gracia, he used to be very fond of Gracia who is beautiful, modern, trendy, and popular. He felt how dating a popular girl made men jealous of him but the longer he dated Gracia the more conscious he became about the satisfaction of relationships. and the relationship, maybe because he is also getting older and he feels the relationship with Bela is the best so he will never be able to forget their past of joy.

The problem was, that he couldn't leave Gracia because of the responsibility for the wrong he had done to the girl's family that made Gracia suffer from an acute mental illness. Alex had killed the Gracia family in a tragic accident two years ago. leaving Gracia was impossible but marrying Gracia was also impossible because his parents would never accept the woman.

Because the wound made by Alex made Gracia go crazy, wasting money, gambling, and alcohol, became Gracia's new lifestyle. It's all Alex's fault.

Now all the money from the family insurance has run out and Gracia doesn't want to live a poor life, she wants all of Alex's family wealth, and she wants all of that to vent her disappointment and anger on Alex.

Alex knew all that and he couldn't say anything but obey Gracia.

"Bella. There are many things I want to tell you. I just want you to listen to me, that's all!" His tears fell as he started the car engine. He went to a small convenience store and bought the same lipstick as Bela's lips. He tried the lipstick color on the tip of his index finger, then stuck it to the collar of his shirt.

This way maybe Gracia won't punish him.