Chapter 15

“ NO! she hates abroad. She won’t ever go there. Please tell me you are lying please”

Grey was a crying mess. All he wanted to hear was it to be a lie.

“ you drove her so mad that she is willing to go somewhere she hates just so you never see her face again. You are the one who made this wish so live with it”

“no…NO……NNOOOOOO” Grey yelled on top of his lungs crying hysterically. How could he let this happen? How could she do this to him? She promised!

She promised to never leave him alone. She promised she would always be by his side no matter what. She said she couldn’t imagine her life without him so how could she just leave?

She didn’t even give him a chance to apologize or make it right like she always did.

No, she didn’t even let him see her face after that day and now. Now she just disappears forever.

Grey wasn’t the type to cry and not in public at all but right now he didn’t give a single fuck.

“ ADINA PLEASE NO! DON’T LEAVE ME LIKE THIS”

“ I would never go abroad” The memory of Adina saying that played in his mind

“ why not?” Grey and Sam asked

“ I just hate it. going somewhere far away from my family and friends. Just the thought makes me shudder” Adina literally shuddered saying that.

‘It’s all my fault! It’s all my fault’ Grey blamed himself. Sam wanted to comfort him but couldn’t. He was torn between helping his friend whom he considered a brother and helping a friend who was the reason he and Elina were able to get married.

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*Back to present*

“Nope I ain’t going”

“ I don’t care you are coming” this has been the conversation between Sam and Adina since the morning.

“ come on Adina. Pool parties are fun you would love….”

Sam got cut off by Adina telling him she doesn’t like being around people. Sam argued back telling her that she doesn’t need to socialise with anyone.

“ It would be fun Adina I promise” Grey reassured Adina. Adina wanted to say no but for some weird reason, she couldn’t. So in the end, she agreed but with the condition that she won’t get inside the water.

The next day everyone started gathering at Sam’s house. The plan was to gather at his house and go together to the party. Everyone arrived except for Adina who was running late.

Everyone called her but she wasn’t replying.

“ Did she ditch us?” Ezra said

“ she won’t do that” Grey replied.

“ yeah right” Ezra’s sarcasm was getting on Grey’s nerves. He glared at him causing him to shut up. Grey was 6’2 with broad shoulders and a good physique. Anyone would be intimidated by him.

“ You should call her Grey” Elina suggested. Grey didn’t want to as he was afraid. Did she really ditch them? Ditched him? NO! She would never lie to him. He chooses to trust her. He picked up his phone and dialled her number after two beeps everyone heard ringing from outside the room.

“ Told you she won’t ” Grey looked at Ezra.

“ Sorry guys. The Uber I took got punctured “ Adina came into the room to find everyone staring at her making her feel even more guilty for being late. Little did she know they weren’t staring at her because they were mad but because she looked drop dead gorgeous.

She had worn a deep red body con dress that showed her beautiful curves. The dress covered all parts of her body but still made her look so sexy it was a bit unfair. Everyone always saw Adina with her hair either tied in a braid, bun, or pony so seeing her dark brown luminous hair in beach curls dancing as she made even the slightest movement made everyone question whether she was the same Adina they knew. If it wasn’t for her makeup and jewellery being simple and clean with little makeup but a red lip matching her dress and complementing her green eyes they would have thought of her as an impostor.

“ Guys you are making her uncomfortable” If it wasn’t for Sam who knew how long everyone would have stared at her?

“ let’s get going” Everyone started moving towards the cars. Grey walked alongside Adina.

“umm Grey” Adina called to which Grey looked at her and forgot to blink.

“ Do I look weird?”

‘ do you even know the effect you have on people?’ Grey wanted to tell her that but instead, he replied NO

“ why was everyone staring at me then? Was it because I was late?”

‘NO Adina it was because you made them forget how to breathe without looking at you’

“ yes, but it’s fine” Once again grey didn’t tell her what was on his mind. How could he tell her without sounding weird? He never once saw her like that. Yeah she was always beautiful but when she walked in the room with that confused and innocent look on her face he completely forgot that everything else even existed.

Was she just humble or stupid? He remembers her telling him that she believed that she wasn’t pretty. For someone to look so pretty and not take notice of it felt like a crime now. Was she even aware that this quality of her made her even more beautiful? She was completely unaware when people stared at her when she walked through corridors or a group of boys challenging their friends to approach her. When girls get jealous of her because their boyfriends keep stealing glances at her or when their crushes reject them because they are in love with her. Was she unaware or just doesn’t care?

Countless times guys approached Grey and Sam asking whether Adina was single or not. Loads of them thought that she and Grey were dating. They always denied but for some reason Grey wouldn’t deny it if someone approached her tonight.

WHAT? AND WHAT?

Why would he not deny? And why was he feeling irritated about guys approaching her? What was this weird feeling of possessiveness?

Grey told himself that he needed to snap out of it. Adina has a boyfriend and he was in no place to think that she looks fucking fire right now sitting beside him as he was driving towards their destination. Adina was staring out the window. She was very still if only she knew she was driving too.

She was driving Grey nuts.