Chapter 6: Odd!

Eros felt a weird pinch every time he smiles at her. And God knows who that she is. Every time he smiles, she noticed; how his eyes disappear and an odd glow appears on his bread cheeks. Every time he smiles, she felt a tickle in her chest. Something strange, something new, something unlike. The unknown sensation grew with every passing time, as she continued noticing how bright he is from a far; Crystal and Vivid. She was so lost in his enchantment that she didn't even blink. He was glowing; his skin caramel and pure. He has an aura that makes you feel like he is the only one in the room. Her breath hitches and she felt stuffy. As the uneasiness grew, she left the hall. Sarah was busy with her friends but she managed to wave her and informed her that she is going to be in library.

“I wasn’t expecting to see you here.”

Eros turned to catch him looking at her with a cigarette in between his lips while smug on his face, clearly radiating his dominant aura. He looked heavenly handsome with the suite and cigarette in between his lips, his muscles twitching and veins clearly visible. It was hard to say either he is smoking or he is 'smoking' himself as a person.

“Same though” Eros replied to him with the same intensity to which he chuckled. She somehow always managed to pull herself in front of him and she was proud of herself for doing that.

“Well we haven’t introduced ourselves right? Hello! I’m Orion Rodriguez.” He extended his arm to shake hand to which Eros hesitated first but took his hand afterwards “Hi! I’m Eros Hill.”

“Eros?” He grinned flashing his rectangular smile “It’s unique like you” His voice lowered as he turned back to his cigarette while Eros timidly tucked her hair behind her ear.

"You are the first" She almost whispered but still Orion was a good listener to hear that. "First?" He raised his brow looking more intimidated. "First one to consider my name 'unique' " She joked to which Orion chuckled, taking a step closer to her "I might be going to be first in many things". He stared into her eyes inches apart while she was too stunned to form words. Two were completely into their world when Sarah called Eros but stopped as she saw Orion there as well. “Oh it’s our senior” She bowed to him with her bright smile to which he smiled back with the same bright energy. Man has serious duality issues.

“I was here to ask you if you want to leave. Since I’m leaving, you can join me if you want to.” Sarah turned to Eros. Eros hurried towards her with a nod “Yeah I’ll be thankful if you can drop me” She took Sarah’s hand and led her out without giving any glance to him. Whatever is happening she need to think about it. Also it was tit for tat. Eros chuckled how he left her hanging without giving closure to their conversation last time at the exhibition and she did the same today. All thanks to Sarah.

Eros lay back on her bed adjusting her hand-free with her mobile. She was excited to hear his show today but what's special she still hold towards Eugene when she spent almost all day thinking about the other man? She still has no answer nor was she in the mood to think about that. She was tired because of the party so she just laid there relaxing her body and mind. Suddenly her thoughts went back to Orion; how handsome he looked in suit and how he take all eyes on him without any effort. And so is Eugene, how with a single pull he make his fans go crazy, she knows how his listeners compliment him almost every second. From Orion to Eugene or Eugene to Orion, Eros didn’t know when she drifted into deep sleep.

A deep and husky voice from her hand-free spoke

‘She has become the reason for my next album. When I saw her for the first time; she was bouncing in the air. Falling leaves and air was playing along with her. Crimson red on her cheeks and an innocent smile on her lips, she was looking like a fairy from a story book that we used to read in our childhood. At that moment I thought of her as a fairy but she turned out to be a piece of Art when I met her for the second time. But then I thought of her as an angel in our 3rd encounter. I don’t know who she is but to me she is a butterfly. She was looking at the butterfly and I was looking at her.' He chuckled. 'So yes that's how I named my next album “psyche”. Butterfly that I want to entrap and look at for a very long time.'

She was fast asleep; little did she know that a new story was waiting for her.

She woke up early in the morning almost sobbing that she missed the last show of Eugene and above all she forgot to put her phone on recording, unlike her last times, whenever she failed to catch up the show, which means she has missed the show 'for real'. She has always recorded his show to listen to them later. She didn’t know what kind of craze this was but she found quite leisure in it. She loved listening to his voice whenever she felt down. She can imagine his face with the closed eyes; hazy eyes, bright and wide smile, and glowing face. His silky black perm hairs make him look soft and warm. A smile appeared on the corner of her lips as she thought of him; at this moment she knew she had fallen for him unknowingly.

Can I hug you tonight?

There's so much in my mind

I'm looking for the words

But I doubt if I could find right one

Please Hold me tight,

It's only you or none

I wonder if I could explain

But I'm trying

“I missed you.” Ana hugged Eros tightly with a sad pout to which Eros smiled lightly replying “I missed you too”.

“So how’s everything going on?” Ana asked her as they settled on the corner table of the café.

“There’s so much going on and I don’t know how or what to do” Eros sighed as she looked up at Ana with puppy eyes.

"Okay start, I'm listening"

Eros told her everything about Orion and Eugene and what kind of emotional turmoil she is facing right now. Sometimes it’s Orion she is thinking about and other times she is crying over Eugene. Her heart accelerates as she sees Orion and her breath hitches whenever she listens to Eugene.

“I know it’s weird but why do I feel like they are one?” Eros sighed. “Whenever I listen to Eugene I think of Orion and whenever I look at Orion, Eugene comes into my mind.”

“You can have both of them if you want.” Ana laughed to which Eros chuckled sadly “It’s not time for jokes. I’m serious, if this all continues at this rate I’ll go crazy soon.” She sighed and managed to smile at the waiter who just delivered their order.

"If you want my honest reviews then girl stop thinking about Eugene for a while because you have no idea who he is and look for Orion. You know what I mean.” Ana winked at her. “Give Orion a chance if you like him because that Eugene of yours, sadly you are just another fan of him whom he hardly knows”.

Eros lightly nods to her while taking a sip from her glass.