Chapter 3: Handkerchief

Chapter 3

Ian looked at the man in front of him. He was shocked by the two words it mentioned.

Are they close? Ha? Close?

But she did not know why a warm hand seemed to caress her heart when she heard what this man said. Especially when he heard the concern in his voice which was also visible on his face. Because of that, the annoyance that he had been feeling about this man suddenly dissolved.

What is it here and why does it have such an effect on him? There are really people like that, right? Your inborn kindness.

"What?" he asked the man frowning, because he did not know its name yet so he only called it 'man, man, man'. Though he can call it Mister Killer Smile. Its smile is deadly.

"I said that I can't leave you alone," he said and grabbed her neck. He did not know if it was just his imagination but his face seemed to blush slightly.

Where are you, Ian! It is no longer fashionable for men to blush, no. And why would he blush? he talked to himself.

"Why? Do you know me, huh? Leave me in peace, can I? And I might not be able to estimate you and I will suddenly hit you!" he was sick of this man. He was a little further away from here because something in this man seemed to be pulling him.

An emotion she could not put a name crossed his face. But you also disappeared immediately so his sight might fool him again. Again a tender smile appeared on this man's lips. "It would be a pity if you just kept crying over the man who hurt you. Even if you are hurting now but the day will come when you will also know the reason why you are hurting now."

He was not immediately silent because of what it said. He even slightly avoided the tangin of the man in front. What he said resonated in her heart. It was like a knife was being plunged in it. It was painful. Because of his words, memories with Aiden kept on flashing like a movie. She remembered everything. From Aiden's love up to their break-up.

Reason? Is there a reason why he is hurting now? If there is a reason for all this, what is it? Everything was so perfect between her and Aiden. Why does that have to disappear because of what this man is saying?

He was slightly taken aback when he felt the touch of something soft on his cheek. Immediately his hand flew towards the object and he felt his hand on his cheek. He put a handkerchief on his cheek.

"What the hell are you doing ?!" he smirked at the man.

This man just looked at her and did not remove the handkerchief from her cheek. Instead, he even smiled at her. "Drying up your tears."

"Drying up my—" He touched her other cheek. He had not wiped away his tears earlier as he ran crying.

She felt the man gently wipe her cheeks wet with tears. Its hand is very light.

When the handkerchief was removed from his cheek, he was surprised at what he did next. He grabbed her hand and placed her handkerchief on it.

"W-what are you—"

"I know you're not comfortable with me drying up your tears. That's why, here, take my handkerchief. You wipe your tears yourself," he said, still not erasing the smile on his lips.

Does this man know nothing to do but smile at him like that? Your smile seems to suddenly make him forget the incident lately? Your smile that suddenly shed tears earlier intends to drip again?

"Thank you," he said in a low voice and bowed slightly to hide the smile. She did not know but there seemed to be a warm hand caressing her heart because of this man's concern for her sake.

"You're welcome."

"I'll just return your handkerchief when I wash it," he said as he wiped his handkerchief on his cheek. She even slightly smelled the scent of it knowing that she was also the scent of the man in front of her.

"Just put away my handkerchief. When you feel like crying again, use it. Forget what I said was bad to cry. It's okay to cry as long as every tear falls from your eyes, it's the same. is that you forgot the man who made you cry, "he said and when he was shocked again he touched her cheek.

He slightly moved away from this man again because he did not like the heat that his palm brought to his cheek. "I m-must be going," he said goodbye to the man. He did not know why he was still saying goodbye to them, they were not close.

"Wait! That cake of yours!" it shouts at him. He didn't even notice that he let go of the cake he was holding earlier.

It must have been like his heart, it was completely broken.

"It's up to you if you want," he shouted back.

He never looked back at the kind man. It seems that someone is chasing his ten demons because of the speed of his walking.

And until the end, she did not learn his name.