The Troublesome Girl

"Because your feelings will hurt, I don't want to take responsibility," Elvan honestly answered. Leaving Nayla momentarily silent, once again shocked by the man's response.

"You can like someone else, and vice versa. After we are engaged, you should not seek attention from me when we are on campus. You have to pretend not to know me," Elvan continued, without considering Nayla's feelings at all.

Elvan even tried not to care about his words that might have hurt Nayla's feelings. Because Elvan just wanted the girl to hate him.

Elvan also planned to be romantic only in front of their parents. Outside, of course, he would treat Nayla as a stranger.

That was his plan, but isn't life always full of secrets?

And Elvan hoped everything would go according to his expectations.

Nayla laughed bitterly after being silent for a while and just listening. She then turned to look at the charming face of Elvan. "What if I'm already in love with you?"

Elvan let out a long sigh, he wasn't affected by that statement. But rather felt extremely disgusted. He could definitely tell that Nayla was now emotionally affected by her words. It was better that way, and Elvan liked it.

"I don't care. The most important thing is I've warned you about the consequences if you fall in love with me. It's up to you if you want to maintain that feeling, but I don't want to take responsibility because I won't return your feelings of love."

"Because no matter what, I will continue to hate you," Elvan firmly continued.

Nayla felt a stabbing pain in her heart. "You're so cruel."

Nayla immediately averted her gaze to the car window again as she couldn't bear it anymore. A small, hollow laughter filled the air, followed by tears glistening in her eyes. Elvan was truly ruthless even in their initial meeting.

"And you should hate me," Elvan responded with a smile.

 ***

Embarrassed and greatly annoyed by Elvan's current situation.

How come?

Can you believe that Elvan had to go to the convenience store to buy women's pads and pain relievers because of Nayla's unexpected period.

Damn, Elvan truly regretted not speeding up his car to get home quickly and avoid this unfortunate fate. He wanted to be angry and refuse, but Elvan was also upset at the sound of Nayla's pained cries while holding her stomach.

"Why couldn't you hold it until we got home? Where am I going to put my face if I buy something like that?!" Elvan snapped in frustration, still not getting out of the car after parking it in front of the convenience store.

Nayla didn't reply and all that could be heard was the sounds of pain coming from her mouth who knew for how many times. Her face also paled and cold sweat dripped from her forehead.

Seeing Nayla like that, Elvan harshly rubbed his face and sighed irritably. He cursed in his mind, trying to push away any compassion and maintain his emotional facade.

"Damn. I can't bear to see this!" Elvan thought, as much as he hated Nayla, but damn, seeing the girl in pain truly made him feel sorry and compassion arose involuntarily.

"Please, buy them, Elvan," Nayla whispered softly. She curled up on the car seat, clutching her stomach painfully.

Elvan took a long breath. He closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them again after calming his mind. Whether he liked it or not, he would consider today's tragic event as a first and last for his lifetime.

"I'm doing this out of necessity. Remember that," Elvan said before opening the car door and heading into the convenience store with stiff steps.

Nayla remained silent, though she smiled happily in her heart. It felt like she already had a handsome husband like a Korean idol, even though he was very harsh and unfriendly.

On the other hand, Elvan hesitated to walk to the sanitary pad aisle because there was a female guard standing in the corner, while he was in front of the snack aisle not far from the pads.

Then, the item he was looking for was right in front of the woman. Suddenly, the pain relief medicine was also on the right side shelf. Unexpectedly, there was a mother shopper who was browsing through the items.

Elvan appeared confused and disorganized as he had been only glancing and repeatedly touching some snacks. In reality, he had no intention of buying them.

Elvan grumbled internally, feeling trapped and unable to return home quickly due to his pride.

But he was also embarrassed to ask, so instead of directly taking the pads in front of the woman, he waited for her to leave, although he wasn't sure because it seemed like the woman had been watching him.

Damn. He wanted to help, but now he was trapped in embarrassment. How annoying.

"Hello? Can I help you? I noticed you haven't picked up any items and have only been touching them."

Elvan almost blacked out when the woman walked closer to him. He swallowed hard, then turned around and awkwardly smiled at the woman in front of him.

"Um, could you please grab a pack of pads for me? I really have to do this," Elvan nervously replied, after struggling with his repressed embarrassment.

The woman seemed to understand and nodded. "Certainly. Please go to that aisle over there and you can choose the brand and size of the pads you want. By the way, do you also want to buy pain relievers? Let me get them for you."

Elvan cleared his throat, although he let out a relieved sigh as at least the woman was perceptive. "Yes. Thank you in advance."

The woman nodded, holding back a broad smile before walking off to the medicine aisle. She rarely discovered men who paid attention to their partners like the recent customer, she thought.

While Elvan, who had been holding back embarrassment the whole time, let out a relieved sigh without dwelling on what made the woman smile at him.

"That girl really made me feel harassed. Just wait, if something like this happens again, I won't care," Elvan thought to himself, clenching his fists at his sides.

 ***

"Um, thank you for earlier, Elvan. And I'm sorry for causing you trouble on our first meeting," Nayla said apologetically in front of Elvan. They had now arrived at her house.

"I don't want that to happen again. Even if it does, I won't care," Elvan retorted.

Nayla blinked, then pursed her lips. "Oh my goodness. Don't be so cruel. You're going to be my fiancé. A woman should be treated gently, Elvan."

"Our relationship is just a status. I won't really consider you my fiancée, let alone pay attention to you. Except in front of our parents," Elvan responded firmly and coldly.

Nayla frowned slightly. "But what if someday you eat your own words? Like, what if you suddenly fall in love and care for me?"