Chapter 58

58 Unrequited Love

This is a disaster...

I prayed that no one would recognize him. He had a mask on so half his face was covered but still. If someone recognizes him here, we’ll have no place to run. I wasn’t sure if I should be thankful for the fact that the train was too packed for anyone to pay attention to anything else besides staying on your feet. Everyone was in a rush to get home, and no one paid us any special attention.

“Where are you taking me?” I asked in a whisper.

“You’ll see...” EROS whispered into my ear after leaning his head down.

“Excuse me! Sorry...” a couple pushed past us to get out of the train.

I let out a surprised cry when they bumped into me, pushing me forward towards EROS. I felt the warmth of his arm around my waist as he pulled me closer to him and held me there. I glanced up at him and he smirked down at me. He’s definitely doing this on purpose. Our bodies were pressed tightly against each other and I could feel his body heat all along the front of my body. Slowly, his hand slipped down from my waist to my hips and my ass.

“EROS...” I hissed as my eyes opened wide in shock.

“Stay still. There’s a lot of people in here,” EROS whispered as he wrapped his other arm around my body and pulled me hard against him.

I couldn’t struggle at all as I stood there in his embrace with the side of my face pressed on his chest. He’s too close, I can hear his heartbeat as his smell filled my senses. He’s so warm and his body is so hard and muscular. I felt hot and I wasn’t sure if it was because the crowdedness of the train or because my body had started to react to being in close contact with his.

.....

When are we going to arrive at our stop?

“We’re here,” EROS finally announced that we had arrived at our stop.

He helped me out of the crowded train. Apparently, this was a popular station because many people stepped out with us. I realized that the people who got off with us were mostly teenagers. They looked like highschoolers and university students. They were out so late, and I wondered what they came here for. I’ve never been to this area before either.

“Stop spacing out. Let’s go,” EROS said impatiently as he took my hand into his.

He pulled me after him and I struggled to keep up with his long strides. I couldn’t imagine what my life would be like if I had worn my regular high heels on that day. I looked down at EROS’s larger hand that held mine with a mix of feelings that I couldn’t quite understand.

A short while later, EROS took a sharp turn, and we came to a very run-down building that was decorated with many lights. A large crowd of people were gathered in front of the building while some were queuing to get inside.

“What is this place?” I whispered as my eyes took in the scene in front of me.

“A place where I can get some fresh new ideas...” EROS replied before pulling me after him to join the line.

He paid for our tickets, and we entered the building. The place was packed with people and there was a stage where a band was playing live. That was when I realized that this was an indie concert venue of sorts.

“Do you come here often?” I shouted over the noise around us.

EROS still held my hand, and I was standing right next to him, but I had to shout to make sure that he could hear me.

“Not really...” EROS replied vaguely.

Instead of shouting back, EROS had chosen to pull me closer to him before leaning his head down to talk next to my ear. My body trembled a little at his closeness, but I was sure that EROS didn’t feel anything, his attention was on the band performing on the stage. The music was loud as the rock band continued playing their song. The singer’s voice was energetic and very emotional, I thought that they were not bad.

The next band came onto the stage and suddenly the loud rock music was replaced by a gentler and slower song. When the lead singer of the band started singing, I realized that she was singing a love song. The crowd applauded and I found myself clapping along with them in excitement. She had such a clear and sweet voice.

The song, I figured, was a sad love song about unrequited love. It was about a girl who was secretly in love with a guy but unable to confess her feelings because she knew that he wasn’t interested in her and she would be rejected. The way the singer sang it made it feel so sad and I truly started to sympathize for her. I was so focused on the performance that I didn’t realize that EROS had pulled me back against him.

“EROS...” I whispered his name as I felt his arms around my waist.

He was hugging me loosely from behind as he rested his chin on top of my head. I turned slightly to see that his eyes were on the band although his arm around my waist tightened. My heart leapt in my chest as he continued to hug me to him.

“Shhh...” he hushed up my protest.

I tried to turn around in his arms, but he held me in place. By that time, I had lost all focus on the bittersweet love song that was being performed. All I could think about was how close his body is to mine, his body’s warmth, and his smell.

“EROS...” I called his name weakly.

“Do you like this song?” he asked.

“I guess I do...” I replied softly.

His arm around me tightened as he pulled my body harder against him. He’s pressing my body back into his and now I could feel his hot breath against the side of my neck.

–To be continued...