CXLIII

Arabella stared at him and did not know what to say. She had been interested in getting into a relationship but not with him.

"I don't know what to say," she said and he nodded.

"I know, you can take your time to think about it"

"But..."

"What made me ask?" he cut her off asking as if he read her mind.

"Yes," she said shocked with a nod.

"I was going to ask for a while now, you know I told you that you intrigue me. Seeing that I almost lost you to that jerk of a boy makes me so sad that I know I must ask you or else I would be cheating myself" he said looking ahead to the road.

"But..."

"Just think about it okay? If you don't want it, I would not pressure you or try to make it uncomfortable for you" he said.

He was trying his best to stay calm as possible. He did not plan to ask her this way or anytime soon. He had wanted to watch himself a bit more. He wanted to see and know if he was over Kimberly or if seeing her was just some way of nature playing a prank on him.

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