"Answer me" Miles said for the third time. Gusty turned and stared at him coldly.
"And if I don't?" He smirked
"Gosh Mann, what's your problem" Miles said as he stood up angrily "I think I need to call the boys" he added as he brought out his phone from his pocket.
"They're sound asleep " Gusty said as he stood up and walked to the mirror, he touched his hair, drawing it back and smiled.
"Don't stress them " he added turning to miles, hands in his pocket.
"Just stop denying the truth, it's so evident" Bose said frustrated
"Truth?" Gusty said feigning innocence, miles groaned, covering his face with his hands. Gusty was enjoying this, he smiled as he saw how frustrated they were. Especially Miles,he was holding in his frustration, but it doesn't look like he could hold it for long.
"I'll ask for the last time. Why is Tasha still with you?" Miles asked between gritted teeth.
Gusty moved round the room slowly, he touched the bedstand and bent admiring it, he smiled slowly, moving forward to the bed lamp. He was doing this on purpose, Bose thought, he was frustrating them on purpose.
"What's your business?" He asked suddenly, eyes still on the lamp. Bose sighed loudly and moved to the fridge. He opened a bottle of water and drank, shaking his head.
"You're changing. What the fuck are you hiding, Mann?" Bose said slowly staring at him. Gusty raised his head and looked at him smirking.
Eyes locked, he moved closer.
"What do you think?" He asked as he stood face to face with him.
"I can't deal with this. Shit" Miles said angrily and left, slamming the door. The room shook and Gusty smiled.
"You know what I think?", Bose said as he moved to the door "you're having feelings for Tasha Adele, and I hope it isn't true because if it is...., you're finished Mann, really finished " he added bitterly as he left.
"I won't leave without seeing him"Sharon said as she folded her hands stubbornly. Her friends stood around her, facing Zana angrily.
Zana sighed and shook his head, he looked sideways before bending down close to her face.
"I don't want to have to drag you out of here, cause I promise, you'll leave with a bloody face" he said menacingly.
They gasped in shock and stepped back slowly.
"My boss has warned you never to come to his room. Why won't you just go. Besides, he isn't inside, Tasha's in and resting" He said as he stretched his huge body, guarding the door more.
"Tasha's still in there?" Sharon asked surprised as she looked at her friends.
"Why hasn't she left?" Lucy asked. He looked at them and smirked.
Mandy huffed and turned to her friends. They huddle together.
"You know what that means" Silver said and they shook their head.
"It means maybe Gusty has gone soft on her to keep her in his room till now" She said.
"No" Sharon gasped stamping her foot on the ground.
"What are you going to do?" Sandy asked Sharon. Sharon broke the circle and moved to the Zana, she leered at him and left. Her friends looked at him, hissing and ran after her.
*
"Guess what" Lily said as she entered, sighing loudly, she hugged Tasha lightly peering at her face.
"Arghh, I hate guessing" Tasha groaned, Lily laughed.
She was getting better, at least, colour has returned to her face, Lily thought. When she saw Sharon and her friends storming off, she was scared they had hurt Tasha. Again.
She still felt the relief that she felt when she saw Zana guarding Gusty's door, refusing to let them in. She could have hugged him but she restrained herself. It would have looked weird, awkward.
"Your mom called"
"She did?" Tasha gasped "I've totally forgotten about her since all this"
"What did she say?, she asked of me right?, I know I shouldn't have switched off my phone, she would have been trying to reach me several times" Tasha groaned, she looked at Lily exasperated "I can't talk to her, not yet, not like this"
"Chill....I took care of it" Lily said sitting down
"Took care of it?" Tasha said raising an eyebrow
"Yeah" Lily said yawning but...
"Lily?, what did you do?" Tasha asked suspiciously "you didn't say the truth right?, it'll kill her"
"Chilll" Lily laughed "of course I didn't tell her the truth "
"So?"
" I only told her your phone got swallowed by a gaint octopus when we went to see the sea creatures, and the octopus has been taken into surgery to get the phone out cause it's pregnant " Lily said smiling confidently.
"Oh no, you didn't " Tasha said covering her mouth with her hands..
"What?" Lily said rolling her eyes "and the most interesting part, she was so worried, in her words, 'oh that poor octopus baby', see, she bought it".
Tasha burst out laughing. Lily was hilarious, and how her mom bought it was beyond her.
"I'm so good at lying " Lily said smiling
"Indeed" Tasha replied shaking with laughter, Lily rolled her eyes.
"So, how have you been?" She asked
"I've been okay. Getting better " Tasha yawned stretching.
Just then, Lily's phone beeped. She looked at the screen and blushed, smiling widely.
"Who's that?" Tasha asked
"Nobody " Lily replied, the smile vanished from her face so fast Tasha wondered if she has imagined it.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I've got to go" Lily said and stood up "bye".
And just like that, she was gone. She was hiding something, Tasha thought, which was so unlike her.
****************
As he got to his door, he hesitated, uncertain. Bose's words still rang in his head.
"Boss?" Rony and Zana said simultaneously.
"You alright?" Zana asked noticing how pale his face was.
"Is she asleep?" He asked instead
"No, her friend just left"
"Good"
He entered, expecting that rush of adrenalin people in love often feel when they see their partner or crush. But he felt nothing, only relief, relief that she didn't die, relief that his image wasn't tainted, his Dad image won't be stained.
He sighed and moved to the bed. She raised her head and looked at him, weirdly.
"How are you?" He asked
"When can i leave here?" She asked instead
He smirked. It looks like the coma she recovered from made her sharp witted.
"You know I don't care about you right?" He spat bitterly
"Like I give a fuck about you" She retorted heatedly sitting upright. They stared at each other angrily, eyes locked, hot eyes.
"If you think you can get in my good books after all you've done, think twice" Tasha said between clenched teeth, so angry. He caused this, he was the reason she got drowned, this spoiled bully brat.
Gusty burst into laughter, not those you fake on meetings or party when whatever was said was boring but you had no choice than to laugh. Not those kind, he laughed like she said something really funny.
"You think that's what I'm doing?" he asked as he sat on the bed, she shifted away from him.
"Now, chill, I don't bite" he murmured smiling as he moved closer. Tasha's heart raced, why on earth did she anger him, he may do something nasty to her now. So much for confidence, she groaned
He was close, so close that she could feel his breath on her skin. She quirked her nose, Mann, his perfume was luxury, he smelt refreshing, intoxicating and....and...sweet?.
Gusty's eyes searched her face, her eyes, nose and finally it rested on her lips. Flashbacks of the Valentine's night came to his mind. He felt a pull towards her, surprisingly, he moved closer, covering the only space between them. He felt her breath, it came hot, fast. That was when he fully saw it.
She was beautiful. Not all those beauty accomplished with makeups, not that. He was surprised, he hadn't noticed it before. He hadn't noticed how bluish her eyes were, how glossy her skin was, and her hair?
His hands moved and touched her hair, he closed his eyes as his hands ran through it. That Val's day was the day he saw Tasha Adele, that day changed everything.
She licked her lips and his eyes followed her every movement. Her lips were rosy pink, it was calling on his inner being. Boyy, what was she doing to him?. His face bent towards her but....
"Hey Mann" Zuba said entering inside "ohhhh" he stopped seeing them, eyes widen in shock.
Gusty stood up instantly, without another glance spared at her, he left.
"Huh" Zuba smirked and followed him.
*
"What the heck was that?" Zuba asked as they strolled. Rony behind them.
"What?" He asked
"Since when do you start hiding things? Zuba asked
"Since when did my personal life become your business" he growled
"Touché" Zuba said "you almost kissed her" he added
"But I didn't"
"That's cause I got there on time. Do you like her?" Zuba asked. Gusty stopped and stared at him.
"I hate her" he replied and continued walking. Zuba stood confused.
"You're living a complicated life" he groaned and continued walking.
*
Tasha sighed. She didn't realize she was holding her breath.
"What just happened" she murmured hugging the pillows. They almost kissed, if not for Zuba interruption. They would have kissed and she wouldn't have stopped it. What was wrong with her?
His perfume wafted through her nose, again. She frowned, he wasn't here. She sniffed and realized it was from the pillow, she groaned and threw it on the floor. She needs to leave here.
Answer me" Miles said for the third time. Gusty turned and stared at him coldly.
"And if I don't?" He smirked
"Gosh Mann, what's your problem" Miles said as he stood up angrily "I think I need to call the boys" he added as he brought out his phone from his pocket.
"They're sound asleep " Gusty said as he stood up and walked to the mirror, he touched his hair, drawing it back and smiled.
"Don't stress them " he added turning to miles, hands in his pocket.
"Just stop denying the truth, it's so evident" Bose said frustrated
"Truth?" Gusty said feigning innocence, miles groaned, covering his face with his hands. Gusty was enjoying this, he smiled as he saw how frustrated they were. Especially Miles,he was holding in his frustration, but it doesn't look like he could hold it for long.
"I'll ask for the last time. Why is Tasha still with you?" Miles asked between gritted teeth.
Gusty moved round the room slowly, he touched the bedstand and bent admiring it, he smiled slowly, moving forward to the bed lamp. He was doing this on purpose, Bose thought, he was frustrating them on purpose.
"What's your business?" He asked suddenly, eyes still on the lamp. Bose sighed loudly and moved to the fridge. He opened a bottle of water and drank, shaking his head.
"You're changing. What the fuck are you hiding, Mann?" Bose said slowly staring at him. Gusty raised his head and looked at him smirking.
Eyes locked, he moved closer.
"What do you think?" He asked as he stood face to face with him.
"I can't deal with this. Shit" Miles said angrily and left, slamming the door. The room shook and Gusty smiled.
"You know what I think?", Bose said as he moved to the door "you're having feelings for Tasha Adele, and I hope it isn't true because if it is...., you're finished Mann, really finished " he added bitterly as he left.
"I won't leave without seeing him"Sharon said as she folded her hands stubbornly. Her friends stood around her, facing Zana angrily.
Zana sighed and shook his head, he looked sideways before bending down close to her face.
"I don't want to have to drag you out of here, cause I promise, you'll leave with a bloody face" he said menacingly.
They gasped in shock and stepped back slowly.
"My boss has warned you never to come to his room. Why won't you just go. Besides, he isn't inside, Tasha's in and resting" He said as he stretched his huge body, guarding the door more.
"Tasha's still in there?" Sharon asked surprised as she looked at her friends.
"Why hasn't she left?" Lucy asked. He looked at them and smirked.
Mandy huffed and turned to her friends. They huddle together.
"You know what that means" Silver said and they shook their head.
"It means maybe Gusty has gone soft on her to keep her in his room till now" She said.
"No" Sharon gasped stamping her foot on the ground.
"What are you going to do?" Sandy asked Sharon. Sharon broke the circle and moved to the Zana, she leered at him and left. Her friends looked at him, hissing and ran after her.
*
"Guess what" Lily said as she entered, sighing loudly, she hugged Tasha lightly peering at her face.
"Arghh, I hate guessing" Tasha groaned, Lily laughed.
She was getting better, at least, colour has returned to her face, Lily thought. When she saw Sharon and her friends storming off, she was scared they had hurt Tasha. Again.
She still felt the relief that she felt when she saw Zana guarding Gusty's door, refusing to let them in. She could have hugged him but she restrained herself. It would have looked weird, awkward.
"Your mom called"
"She did?" Tasha gasped "I've totally forgotten about her since all this"
"What did she say?, she asked of me right?, I know I shouldn't have switched off my phone, she would have been trying to reach me several times" Tasha groaned, she looked at Lily exasperated "I can't talk to her, not yet, not like this"
"Chill....I took care of it" Lily said sitting down
"Took care of it?" Tasha said raising an eyebrow
"Yeah" Lily said yawning but...
"Lily?, what did you do?" Tasha asked suspiciously "you didn't say the truth right?, it'll kill her"
"Chilll" Lily laughed "of course I didn't tell her the truth "
"So?"
" I only told her your phone got swallowed by a gaint octopus when we went to see the sea creatures, and the octopus has been taken into surgery to get the phone out cause it's pregnant " Lily said smiling confidently.
"Oh no, you didn't " Tasha said covering her mouth with her hands..
"What?" Lily said rolling her eyes "and the most interesting part, she was so worried, in her words, 'oh that poor octopus baby', see, she bought it".
Tasha burst out laughing. Lily was hilarious, and how her mom bought it was beyond her.
"I'm so good at lying " Lily said smiling
"Indeed" Tasha replied shaking with laughter, Lily rolled her eyes.
"So, how have you been?" She asked
"I've been okay. Getting better " Tasha yawned stretching.
Just then, Lily's phone beeped. She looked at the screen and blushed, smiling widely.
"Who's that?" Tasha asked
"Nobody " Lily replied, the smile vanished from her face so fast Tasha wondered if she has imagined it.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I've got to go" Lily said and stood up "bye".
And just like that, she was gone. She was hiding something, Tasha thought, which was so unlike her.
****************
As he got to his door, he hesitated, uncertain. Bose's words still rang in his head.
"Boss?" Rony and Zana said simultaneously.
"You alright?" Zana asked noticing how pale his face was.
"Is she asleep?" He asked instead
"No, her friend just left"
"Good"
He entered, expecting that rush of adrenalin people in love often feel when they see their partner or crush. But he felt nothing, only relief, relief that she didn't die, relief that his image wasn't tainted, his Dad image won't be stained.
He sighed and moved to the bed. She raised her head and looked at him, weirdly.
"How are you?" He asked
"When can i leave here?" She asked instead
He smirked. It looks like the coma she recovered from made her sharp witted.
"You know I don't care about you right?" He spat bitterly
"Like I give a fuck about you" She retorted heatedly sitting upright. They stared at each other angrily, eyes locked, hot eyes.
"If you think you can get in my good books after all you've done, think twice" Tasha said between clenched teeth, so angry. He caused this, he was the reason she got drowned, this spoiled bully brat.
Gusty burst into laughter, not those you fake on meetings or party when whatever was said was boring but you had no choice than to laugh. Not those kind, he laughed like she said something really funny.
"You think that's what I'm doing?" he asked as he sat on the bed, she shifted away from him.
"Now, chill, I don't bite" he murmured smiling as he moved closer. Tasha's heart raced, why on earth did she anger him, he may do something nasty to her now. So much for confidence, she groaned
He was close, so close that she could feel his breath on her skin. She quirked her nose, Mann, his perfume was luxury, he smelt refreshing, intoxicating and....and...sweet?.
Gusty's eyes searched her face, her eyes, nose and finally it rested on her lips. Flashbacks of the Valentine's night came to his mind. He felt a pull towards her, surprisingly, he moved closer, covering the only space between them. He felt her breath, it came hot, fast. That was when he fully saw it.
She was beautiful. Not all those beauty accomplished with makeups, not that. He was surprised, he hadn't noticed it before. He hadn't noticed how bluish her eyes were, how glossy her skin was, and her hair?
His hands moved and touched her hair, he closed his eyes as his hands ran through it. That Val's day was the day he saw Tasha Adele, that day changed everything.
She licked her lips and his eyes followed her every movement. Her lips were rosy pink, it was calling on his inner being. Boyy, what was she doing to him?. His face bent towards her but....
"Hey Mann" Zuba said entering inside "ohhhh" he stopped seeing them, eyes widen in shock.
Gusty stood up instantly, without another glance spared at her, he left.
"Huh" Zuba smirked and followed him.
*
"What the heck was that?" Zuba asked as they strolled. Rony behind them.
"What?" He asked
"Since when do you start hiding things? Zuba asked
"Since when did my personal life become your business" he growled
"Touché" Zuba said "you almost kissed her" he added
"But I didn't"
"That's cause I got there on time. Do you like her?" Zuba asked. Gusty stopped and stared at him.
"I hate her" he replied and continued walking. Zuba stood confused.
"You're living a complicated life" he groaned and continued walking.
*
Tasha sighed. She didn't realize she was holding her breath.
"What just happened" she murmured hugging the pillows. They almost kissed, if not for Zuba interruption. They would have kissed and she wouldn't have stopped it. What was wrong with her?
His perfume wafted through her nose, again. She frowned, he wasn't here. She sniffed and realized it was from the pillow, she groaned and threw it on the floor. She needs to leave here.
Answer me" Miles said for the third time. Gusty turned and stared at him coldly.
"And if I don't?" He smirked
"Gosh Mann, what's your problem" Miles said as he stood up angrily "I think I need to call the boys" he added as he brought out his phone from his pocket.
"They're sound asleep " Gusty said as he stood up and walked to the mirror, he touched his hair, drawing it back and smiled.
"Don't stress them " he added turning to miles, hands in his pocket.
"Just stop denying the truth, it's so evident" Bose said frustrated
"Truth?" Gusty said feigning innocence, miles groaned, covering his face with his hands. Gusty was enjoying this, he smiled as he saw how frustrated they were. Especially Miles,he was holding in his frustration, but it doesn't look like he could hold it for long.
"I'll ask for the last time. Why is Tasha still with you?" Miles asked between gritted teeth.
Gusty moved round the room slowly, he touched the bedstand and bent admiring it, he smiled slowly, moving forward to the bed lamp. He was doing this on purpose, Bose thought, he was frustrating them on purpose.
"What's your business?" He asked suddenly, eyes still on the lamp. Bose sighed loudly and moved to the fridge. He opened a bottle of water and drank, shaking his head.
"You're changing. What the fuck are you hiding, Mann?" Bose said slowly staring at him. Gusty raised his head and looked at him smirking.
Eyes locked, he moved closer.
"What do you think?" He asked as he stood face to face with him.
"I can't deal with this. Shit" Miles said angrily and left, slamming the door. The room shook and Gusty smiled.
"You know what I think?", Bose said as he moved to the door "you're having feelings for Tasha Adele, and I hope it isn't true because if it is...., you're finished Mann, really finished " he added bitterly as he left.
"I won't leave without seeing him"Sharon said as she folded her hands stubbornly. Her friends stood around her, facing Zana angrily.
Zana sighed and shook his head, he looked sideways before bending down close to her face.
"I don't want to have to drag you out of here, cause I promise, you'll leave with a bloody face" he said menacingly.
They gasped in shock and stepped back slowly.
"My boss has warned you never to come to his room. Why won't you just go. Besides, he isn't inside, Tasha's in and resting" He said as he stretched his huge body, guarding the door more.
"Tasha's still in there?" Sharon asked surprised as she looked at her friends.
"Why hasn't she left?" Lucy asked. He looked at them and smirked.
Mandy huffed and turned to her friends. They huddle together.
"You know what that means" Silver said and they shook their head.
"It means maybe Gusty has gone soft on her to keep her in his room till now" She said.
"No" Sharon gasped stamping her foot on the ground.
"What are you going to do?" Sandy asked Sharon. Sharon broke the circle and moved to the Zana, she leered at him and left. Her friends looked at him, hissing and ran after her.
*
"Guess what" Lily said as she entered, sighing loudly, she hugged Tasha lightly peering at her face.
"Arghh, I hate guessing" Tasha groaned, Lily laughed.
She was getting better, at least, colour has returned to her face, Lily thought. When she saw Sharon and her friends storming off, she was scared they had hurt Tasha. Again.
She still felt the relief that she felt when she saw Zana guarding Gusty's door, refusing to let them in. She could have hugged him but she restrained herself. It would have looked weird, awkward.
"Your mom called"
"She did?" Tasha gasped "I've totally forgotten about her since all this"
"What did she say?, she asked of me right?, I know I shouldn't have switched off my phone, she would have been trying to reach me several times" Tasha groaned, she looked at Lily exasperated "I can't talk to her, not yet, not like this"
"Chill....I took care of it" Lily said sitting down
"Took care of it?" Tasha said raising an eyebrow
"Yeah" Lily said yawning but...
"Lily?, what did you do?" Tasha asked suspiciously "you didn't say the truth right?, it'll kill her"
"Chilll" Lily laughed "of course I didn't tell her the truth "
"So?"
" I only told her your phone got swallowed by a gaint octopus when we went to see the sea creatures, and the octopus has been taken into surgery to get the phone out cause it's pregnant " Lily said smiling confidently.
"Oh no, you didn't " Tasha said covering her mouth with her hands..
"What?" Lily said rolling her eyes "and the most interesting part, she was so worried, in her words, 'oh that poor octopus baby', see, she bought it".
Tasha burst out laughing. Lily was hilarious, and how her mom bought it was beyond her.
"I'm so good at lying " Lily said smiling
"Indeed" Tasha replied shaking with laughter, Lily rolled her eyes.
"So, how have you been?" She asked
"I've been okay. Getting better " Tasha yawned stretching.
Just then, Lily's phone beeped. She looked at the screen and blushed, smiling widely.
"Who's that?" Tasha asked
"Nobody " Lily replied, the smile vanished from her face so fast Tasha wondered if she has imagined it.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I've got to go" Lily said and stood up "bye".
And just like that, she was gone. She was hiding something, Tasha thought, which was so unlike her.
****************
As he got to his door, he hesitated, uncertain. Bose's words still rang in his head.
"Boss?" Rony and Zana said simultaneously.
"You alright?" Zana asked noticing how pale his face was.
"Is she asleep?" He asked instead
"No, her friend just left"
"Good"
He entered, expecting that rush of adrenalin people in love often feel when they see their partner or crush. But he felt nothing, only relief, relief that she didn't die, relief that his image wasn't tainted, his Dad image won't be stained.
He sighed and moved to the bed. She raised her head and looked at him, weirdly.
"How are you?" He asked
"When can i leave here?" She asked instead
He smirked. It looks like the coma she recovered from made her sharp witted.
"You know I don't care about you right?" He spat bitterly
"Like I give a fuck about you" She retorted heatedly sitting upright. They stared at each other angrily, eyes locked, hot eyes.
"If you think you can get in my good books after all you've done, think twice" Tasha said between clenched teeth, so angry. He caused this, he was the reason she got drowned, this spoiled bully brat.
Gusty burst into laughter, not those you fake on meetings or party when whatever was said was boring but you had no choice than to laugh. Not those kind, he laughed like she said something really funny.
"You think that's what I'm doing?" he asked as he sat on the bed, she shifted away from him.
"Now, chill, I don't bite" he murmured smiling as he moved closer. Tasha's heart raced, why on earth did she anger him, he may do something nasty to her now. So much for confidence, she groaned
He was close, so close that she could feel his breath on her skin. She quirked her nose, Mann, his perfume was luxury, he smelt refreshing, intoxicating and....and...sweet?.
Gusty's eyes searched her face, her eyes, nose and finally it rested on her lips. Flashbacks of the Valentine's night came to his mind. He felt a pull towards her, surprisingly, he moved closer, covering the only space between them. He felt her breath, it came hot, fast. That was when he fully saw it.
She was beautiful. Not all those beauty accomplished with makeups, not that. He was surprised, he hadn't noticed it before. He hadn't noticed how bluish her eyes were, how glossy her skin was, and her hair?
His hands moved and touched her hair, he closed his eyes as his hands ran through it. That Val's day was the day he saw Tasha Adele, that day changed everything.
She licked her lips and his eyes followed her every movement. Her lips were rosy pink, it was calling on his inner being. Boyy, what was she doing to him?. His face bent towards her but....
"Hey Mann" Zuba said entering inside "ohhhh" he stopped seeing them, eyes widen in shock.
Gusty stood up instantly, without another glance spared at her, he left.
"Huh" Zuba smirked and followed him.
*
"What the heck was that?" Zuba asked as they strolled. Rony behind them.
"What?" He asked
"Since when do you start hiding things? Zuba asked
"Since when did my personal life become your business" he growled
"Touché" Zuba said "you almost kissed her" he added
"But I didn't"
"That's cause I got there on time. Do you like her?" Zuba asked. Gusty stopped and stared at him.
"I hate her" he replied and continued walking. Zuba stood confused.
"You're living a complicated life" he groaned and continued walking.
*
Tasha sighed. She didn't realize she was holding her breath.
"What just happened" she murmured hugging the pillows. They almost kissed, if not for Zuba interruption. They would have kissed and she wouldn't have stopped it. What was wrong with her?
His perfume wafted through her nose, again. She frowned, he wasn't here. She sniffed and realized it was from the pillow, she groaned and threw it on the floor. She needs to leave here.