Chapter 69 - Mosquito?

Clara finally woke up 5 hours later and use her hand to cover her mouth as the memories of her shamelessness became clearer and clearer in her head.

'A camel? idiot? oh, my god! that was too far, and he actually carried me on his back? it's all that damn demon's fault, how do I face him now?' Clara keep questioning herself.

She stood up and head towards the bathroom, and immediately she passed by her dresser, she halted her steps and reverse back.

She gasped at her reflection, as hickeys were all over her upper body. She moved closer and examined it.

Her first thought was Leo got his revenge last night. "I knew he wouldn't allow the insult to pass." she muttered as her hand traces the spots.

She also wondered why her crop top was off, but it's possible that she removed it while sleeping. She didn't think much about it because the hickeys didn't touch places that the cloth covers, which she assumed that, whatever Leo fed her to, didn't managed to get inside her clothes, but her exposed skin.

She had her guess on what could make her skin look like this and put on a casual outfit before dashing out to look for Leo. 

…...

Meanwhile.

Leo was sitting casually in his living room, on his comfy zebra skin design couch, with an unlit cigarette in his hand, he kept flickering it around, looking emotionless. 

He heard footsteps but didn't look up till Clara walk up to him and stood in front of him, yet he didn't react, he kept playing with the cigarette and staring into space. 

Clara who has came with a fighting spirit was now having mixed feelings and couldn't go all out, but then, Leo finally spoke up.

"You are awake. I was worried about the interview tomorrow for nothing. I thought you weren't  gonna wake up until next week." he said

Clara regain her confidence, "well, as you can see I'm awake." Clara replied and raise up her blouse, while Leo eyes met with the artwork created by his lips, "can you please explain this?" Clara asked. 

Leo's heart skipped, 'this is not gonna be good,' he thought

Leo began to stammer, "hum, you were so drunk earlier and...."

Hearing the part so drunk, Clara felt embarrassed and cuts in, not allowing him to explain himself, which was fortunate for Leo, as he has been really scared about how Clara will take it.

"Is that why you deliver me to some mosquitoes to feed on?"

"Mosquito?" Leo's eyes turned red immediately due to anger, he has not had a wink of sleep since he left Clara's quarter, thinking of how to explain and speak his mind, but now he was referred to as a mosquito.

He was so surprised at how he always seem like a kid whenever it comes to Clara. All his coolness and acting since he heard Clara's footstep was now for nothing, he was actually refer to a god damn mosquito.

He shouldn't mind it, but didn't know why he felt pissed about it. It should sound funny, because of Clara's childish thought, but it actually angered him.

Seeing Leo's enraged look, she began to doubt if it was really a mosquito bite, 'could it be the after effect of excess drinking?' she thought, and kind of feel bad for accusing Leo. After all, he carried her on his back all the way home.

Clara only recalled up to the part where she fell asleep on his back, and being someone who doesn't understand much about life, the few she understood is not up to intimacy level.

When she woke up with the upper part of her body naked, she didn't mind it, because she usually sleep without her clothes on, but when she saw the hickeys in the mirror, all her believe was Leo must have makes this happen to her, because of how she was usually rude to him.

Assuming that she is in the wrong, she decided to change the topic. She decided to forgive him for not telling her about Mick, In return for his help.

"Why did you not tell me about Mick?" she asked.