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CHAPTERS 03

‘’There’s no girl here.’’ The man in the stall with me calls out, making rumbling laughter erupt from the other side.

‘’I know she’s in there, man. Just let me have her after you’re done, I can wait.’’

‘’I told you she’s not here, go look somewhere else.’’ He snarls, almost inhumanely, which makes me reel back in surprise.

‘’Fine, step out and prove that she’s not in there.’’ I think this drunkard is quickly sobering up, why isn’t he leaving me alone ?

He looks down at me with an expression that reads, ‘He’s going to find you.’ I bite my lip in panic and look around the stall as if the answer is scribbled onto its walls. Smiling widely when an idea pops into my head, I catch his attention and point at my stomach before clenching my fists, gesturing to the toilet and bringing my hands outwards as if an explosion has happened. He shakes his head vehemently, making me slap his chest and narrow my eyes at him in warning.

He keeps shaking his head with me forcing him with my eyes before I curl my hands into fists and pretend I’m crying. He doesn’t take that very lightly and in return, shoves me making me bite my lip to stifle the bubbling scream and grasp onto his jacket to stop myself from falling.

He sighs before pressing his lips together, tightly. ‘’I can’t.’’

‘’And why the hell not ?’’

‘’Chronic diarrhea.’’ He mutters in reply, glaring at me when I slap my hands to my mouth and muffle my laughter.

‘’Yeah right ! I don’t hear anything.’’ The drunk man scoffs before almost whining. « She’s nothing special, just –«

I freeze when the man who towers above me starts shaking, his fists clenched. He turns and unlocks the door, swiftly landing a punch to the man before doing a roundhouse kick, the powerful hit sending him flying into a nearby wall. I watch with wide eyes as he fights with the drunkard, who has no chance with his pathetic hits, finally slumping to the ground, unconscious and bleeding.

Stepping out from the stall, I stand there staring at the man who merely straightens his shirt before crossing his arms. He hadn’t even broken a sweat ! Green eyes snap to mine and stare right back, the silence consuming the room. Where he is calm, I’m bouncing on my toes with a grin.

‘’That. Was. Awesome !’’ I exclaim, watching as a slow smirk spreads across his lips whilst he shakes his head.

‘’Glad you liked it, Котёночек. . Now, are you going to tell me what’s happening ?’’ (Little kitten.)

‘’Koty – what ? And I was trying to find my terminal when I bumped into him. He started feeling me up and dragging me to the bathroom to do God knows what.’’ I nudge the unconscious man with my foot.

When I look back up, his eyes have darkened with his fists clenched and a furious expression on his face. He is trembling slightly, making me panic at the sudden change of events. Why is he mad ? I think to myself. Either way he looks handsome as hell so I’m not really complaining.

‘’He. Touched. You ?!’’ The man growls.

I nod slowly, slightly freaked out with how inhumane his voice now sounds. The man hits the wall with his fist and breathes harshly. I look towards the main door, wondering if I should leave or stay. It’s an internal struggle, one that continues for a few minutes before I finally sigh and walk over to him, stepping over the drunkard. Inside, I’m screaming at myself to stop, that I don’t know him and I shouldn’t be doing this but my feet have a mind of their own as they continue forward. I blame it on that damned pull dragging me towards him, something that’s forcing me to admit that I don’t like seeing him upset.

Grabbing his arm, I turn him around to see his closed eyes and clenched jaw. He lets out a sigh and suddenly, I’m pulled into his embrace. I wrap my arms around his neck, nuzzling my cheek against the rough leather of his jacket, I can feel every inch of him against me. His arms travel down to wind around my waist while he skims the curve of my neck with the tip of his nose and breathes in deeply.

« Я не могу пройти через это снова. Почему ты так со мной поступаешь, богиня Луны ? » He murmurs absentmindedly, his voice hoarse. (I cannot go through it again. Why are you doing this to me Moon Goddess.)

I frown, wondering what language he had spoken in before shrugging it off. Pulling away, I notice how he is hesitant to let me go when his fingers tighten on my waist before releasing me. Smoothing out my sweater, I smile up at him.

‘’A hug a day keeps the doctor away.’’ I say before turning and making my way back to the main door.