Chapter 10

A moment later I struggle with my zip. If I don't get it done I'll look like a bimbo. I feel hands touch my back and the zip rolls up. Thinking it's probably Alice I turn around to thank her. It's not her though.

The feeling of hands clamping down on my mouth makes my fear go even deeper. I struggle and shake until I hear him whisper hurriedly into my ear "hey, hey. I'm not here to harm you".

My struggle almost immidiately comes to a halt and I replay what I just heard in my ear. You're not here to harm me but here you are touching my back and having a hand clamped down on my mouth like some amateur rapist. I think he gets the message my eyes are trying to tell him, a moment later I feel the clamp on my lips release themselves slowly, like he was still afraid I was going to scream. I scream.

Alice comes barging in, with a pair of scissors in her hands held at a deadly angle. I didn't know scissors could gleam at the edges like that. She assesses the situation in front of her and a moment later she begins moving closely towards mystery boy "Aunt, what are you doing?" He says cautiously edging backwards the closer she got to him with the scissors.

She ignores him and looks to me, "Tell me how you want him Arya, sliced or diced?". I stand there looking bewildered and she lunges for him, he escapes quite efficiently but the next time she almost gets him, a look of panic appears on his face. "Aunt....., Stop!!!" His handsome face is scrunched up in panic, it reminds me of someone who's having a mental breakdown.

I guess that what's likely to happen when your aunt chases you around her fashion house with a pair of scissors in hand, just because some girl screamed. Said girl is also guilty of watching this little show with an open mouth but right now I'm just damn laughing. I can't remember the last time I saw a boy so utterly distressed about something. He's really cute.

At some point Alice can't take it anymore and starts her own bout of laughter. Mine simply aggravates in intensity as the scene replays in my head again and again. It's almost like he was just harrased. Alice looks at me and calms herself "I see you've met my nephew Arya", I can't even being myself to nod as we both begin laughing again.

Alice's nephew just stands at a distance and looks at both of us with a bewildered and disbelieving look on his face. "Both of you are thugs" he says and Alice picks up the scissors again and smiles menacingly. "Come on Eras, won't you have some fun with your sweet aunt?".

With this statement she begins stalking him again and he moves back once more. She smiles and moves surprisingly quick for her age, bridging the gap between them and wrapping him in a hug. He smiles at this and I can see a full set of pearly white teeth accentuating a wonderfully sensuous mouth. His smile almost makes some sort of reaction in me begin to surface, but all too quickly the pain I was recently feeling threatens to rear it's head again. They detach and Alice gestures to me "I see you've met Arya" she says.

I expect some sort of wicked scowl or some tirade about me being worthless but neither happens , instead he waves and smiles sarcastically "Hey crazy girl".