Nathania’s POV Nathania was clearly shocked. What just happened? She wondered. Xavier clearly looked like he was in pain and she only just wanted to offer her support, she didn’t know he loathed her touch so much that he would even run out of the kitchen. Is she that bad? But he doesn’t seem to hate Nana’s touch or her presence, so why was it so different when she is Oliver? Does it matter if she appears different, after all, she is still the same person inside, right? She wanted to run after him, to apologize if she had crossed her boundary but she recalled what Teresa said, that the best thing to do when Xavier wants to be alone was to leave him alone. In as much as the conversation wasn’t flowing and the vibe wasn’t there either, Xavier had actually intended to stay in the kitchen with her, so obviously he left because she just couldn’t let him be. She bit her lip, wanting to curse herself for being too troublesome, however, try as she may, she just couldn’t
Xavier’s POV “What did you do in the kitchen?” Xavier asked, watching Oliver and taking note of every facial expression and reaction he was giving off. “Well,” Oliver shifted from one foot to the other. “It was obvious that you didn’t like me touching you. I mean, I should have taken the hint with how you behaved when I suddenly grabbed your hand back at the beach, I shouldn’t have repeated it. I am deeply sorry and to show my goodwill, see, I made everything you requested.” He pointed at the tray of food in the bed. Xavier didn’t care about that. He was more concerned at the impression he had given Oliver by running out of the kitchen. Hell, he wished he could tell him that he didn’t run out because he loathed his touch but rather because watching him cook had given him a boner he couldn’t calm down. Xavier cleared his throat and looked around, not able to look at Oliver for the time being as he was reminded what he had done in the bathroom and wit
Xavier’s POV Xavier had been shocked hearing that Oliver flirted with other boys, but just before he could wrap his mind around it, Oliver had gone denying it and claiming not to be a gay. For some reason, that didn’t sit well with Xavier and he wanted to figure Oliver out once and for all. However, when he took a step forward, Oliver took one back, surprising him. He took another and Oliver repeated his and for some reason, it just messed with Xavier’s mind, giving him the upper hand and the feeling that he was cornering the girl crushing on him or this time, the boy. As he held Oliver to the wall, he remembered something Oliver owed him, a bet, and as he reminded him of it, he spoke the very thing that came to his mind. “Kiss me.” The words had left before Xavier could take them back but he held on, he had to shoulder this embarrassment once and for all. The fact that Oliver didn’t punch or push him away made Xavier wonder if perhaps Oliver had b
Nathania’s POVNathania was shocked to see Xavier and the fact that he was now dressed in lose shirt and track pants made her gulp and also remember his shirtless chest when he was pinning her against the wall. Remembering how his voice had said ‘kiss me’ made her flustered once more and she closed her eyes, wishing she could somehow retreat to her room so that she could think about everything to great length.“Why would you say that to me?” Teresa cried, “do you have any idea how all of were worried. If it was you, do you think I would be worried? After all, everyone knows that’s how you are. But Oliver isn’t, and him acting like is so unlike him and irresponsible.”“So, I’m irresponsible?” Xavier asked.“How could that be the only think you picked from all that I said?” Teresa pouted.“It’s fine.” Xavier waved her off. “He is here, everybody is here, there is nothing to be worried about. He already knows he is wrong so he won’t do it again, isn’t that enough?”Teresa pouted some mor
Nathania’s POVThe remaining day of the trip was fun and Xavier stayed home the whole day but even though he was, Nathania found herself staying away from him for fear that he may bring up the dare and Xavier stayed on his own as well, letting them be and did his best to disassociate himself from their fun and on Monday morning, they found themselves in the jet and flying back home.When they landed at the airport, everyone said goodbye and Teresa walked Nathania to her truck. “It was fun. Honestly.” Nathania said.“Is it? When you abandoned me and kept following Xavier around like his lackey.”“Hey, I didn’t do that. I just wanted to make him feel among, like a part of us. You know.”Teresa rolled her eyes. “I will let it go, but only because you made up for it yesterday.”Nathania smiled, knowing she had won her over once more. “You are my number one priority, and you know it. Never you doubt it. If I follow Xavier around, it’s only because I want to be friends with your siblings s
Nathania’s POVIf Nathania said it seemed like Xavier had gone back to withdrawing to himself, it was an understatement. For two weeks, two whole weeks, Xavier lived like she was not in the world. Ever since they came back from Hawaii, he had been ignoring her like she was a carrier of a deadly plague. Even when she goes over to their house to visit Christy, he locks himself in his room and only comes out when he was on his way out and even then, he wouldn’t even glance at him. At first, Nathania had liked it, believing she needed time to get over what happened in Hawaii, however, as the days stretched and Xavier showed no sign of backing down, she knew it had became serious and so tried to ask what his deal with. However, dear ol’ Xavier refused to honor her with his attention and time.It got to a point that she even went looking for him in the nerd house as Nana but only to be told that he has not visited the place since the week that went to Hawaii. And it only made her wonder, if
Xavier’s POVXavier stared at the boy in front of him. Two weeks, for two good weeks he had ignored him, wanting to forget about him and the stuff in Hawaii but every day, every single day, instead of hating him or forgetting him like he had hoped, he had found himself being drawn to him the more and now, here he was, making the first approach. Isn’t he cursed? He almost laughed at himself. In those two weeks, he had tried to understand himself, he had gone to club, meet women, talked to a few, made out with a few but none, absolutely none of them had succeeded in getting this boy out of his mind.He had also visited gay clubs, got hit on by a few but none attracted him like the boy in front of him. He even forced himself to entertain a guy in the club by giving him his full attention but when the guy had touched him, he had felt irritated. And nearly had a fall out with the guy when he wanted to force himself on him. Well, if it wasn’t for the bouncer, Xavier was sure he would have k
Nathania’s POVNathania tossed and turned on her bed. Sleep was impossible like it has been for the past seven days. She still found it hard to believe that she had kissed Xavier. Whether it was only for a second, it was still a big deal for her. She found herself thinking back to that night for the thousandth time. When she had decided to kiss him, she had placed a bet that he would laugh it off, punch or, push her away or withdrew himself. Nothing, absolutely nothing had prepared her for the fact that Xavier would stand his ground and that she would kiss him.She could still remember how shocked she was and how Xavier had stood staring at her, not saying anything or even shouting at her. She on the other hand had been to shocked to say a word and if it wasn’t for Teresa coming out for that moment and saying that she had been looking for her, she wondered how she would have escaped Xavier that night because she had used Teresa as an excuse and also begging Xavier to take her home bec
Nathania’s POVCatherine’s rejection indeed reigned the school for days until the news of Chloe waking up from the hospital and Tyler being found made everyone forget. Chloe had confessed to Tyler being innocent and having nothing to do with her accident but everyone wanted to know why Tyler was hiding and only came out when she woke up. No one knew the full details and the principal had told everyone to leave the case to the authority to focus on their exams coming up. Nathania had been trying her best to meet with Xavier but all to no avail.She had even purposely gone over to his room on the days on visiting Teresa but only to discover the room always locked. No matter how she tried to make a contact, it was Xavier always knew what she was planning and was prepared for her. She even tried calling him with a payphone and he picked up, but that only happened once. He had ended the call instantly when he discovered she was the one and hadn’t picked up any call from a payphone again or
Nathania’s POVXavier didn’t come to any of the morning classes and neither was he seen at P.E. Nathania knew he must have gone off somewhere to be alone and may be avoiding her. She just wished she knew all the hiding places he usually frequented to sleep but sadly, she only knew of the Library and since the teacher found him that day in the storage room, the room was always locked and she had heard Xavier complain about it a few times. As she packed her books to get ready to head for the cafeteria, a loud commotion sounded on the hallway along with excited screams of students. The rest of the students in the class all rushed out to know what was going on and Nathania’s interest was picked as well as she grabbed her back and left the classroom.Getting the lockers hallway, she saw a crowd of students, everyone was whispering and she could make out from their conversation that someone was confessing to someone and the girls high pitched voice was urging the one being confessed to, to
Nathania’s POVNathania stiffened at the sound of Xavier raising his voice. She knew it would be like this, even she would find it difficult to forgive herself for what she did. No matter how justifiable her reason may be, it doesn’t remove the fact that she played with his emotions and gave him a lot oof emotional break down.“Do you know what I went through?” Xavier asked. “I had to fight with myself about my orientation. I knew I was straight, I have always been. But from our trip to Hawaii, I haven’t been myself, thinking about and wondering what was going on with me. Nana, no matter how you look at this, you really broke me. And to think I had altered my orientation just to be with you, do you know what that means?”“I’m sorry,” Nathania said and Xavier scoffed and stood up.“You know, ‘I’m sorry’ were the words my mother heard a lot from my father after finding out he already have a family. Judging our case, it doesn’t look too different from what my Dad did to my Mom. I’m sorry
Xavier’s POV“Xavier, I’m sorry, please,” Nathania said but Xavier was not himself. His mind was going through a lot of thoughts and the most affected was his heart. How could she play him like this? And then again, why? Everyone in school believes her to be a boy, why did she lie about her identity, about her gender? Xavier ran his fingers through his long hair, he opened his mouth to speak but no words came out. He brought the glass of water to his lips and nearly emptied the it in one sip. He placed the glass on the coffee table and stared at the girl in front of him, her beautiful gray eyes were covered in tears but he didn’t want to be affected by it, in as much as it was a hard battle to win. He just couldn’t believe that she has been deceiving him for months, months!“Why?” He asked in the end, “why do you it?”“Can you sit down?” Nana asked.He struggled but at the end, he sat down, his eyes not leaving her for one second when she sat opposite him once more. “I have a brothe
Nathania’s POVNathania had found it hard sleeping or doing anything else. Her mind was always preoccupied with Xavier’s confession and what she has to do about it. No matter how she thinks about it or look at it, the only way she can be together with Xavier is by telling him the truth. However, the problem now was how would she do it? How will she approach the topic? When her Granny told her to help her get her medication and the chemist didn’t have it, she didn’t think twice on driving to the city to get it. Anything to get her busy and prevent her from thinking about her situation with Xavier. When the old man asked her to help him get some beverages, she was happy as well, the more busy she can get, the better.Now standing in front of the Chemist, standing face to face with Xavier and knowing deep down in her heart that he must have heard their discussion and even if he didn’t, he could obviously see Oliver’s car, she was actually relieved than scared. Now, she would have no choi
Xavier’s POVXavier kept going through his words he had prepared for Nana in his mind as he ride to her place. It was until he heard a loud honk and the angry voice of the driver speeding past him that he decided to keep his mind clear until he reaches the town. Approaching the town, he stopped in front of the Nerd house and took off his helmet, staring in front of him, the street that leads to Nana’s Neighborhood. Oliver had left his house yesterday immediately after leaving his room. He could still remember Teresa sulking over it that she even came to his room to ask him what they talked about and why Oliver had to leave so soon. He had spent the whole night wondering if maybe he did the right thing? Should he have waited a little more before confessing to him? But why wait? Oliver lets him do whatever he wants with him and he shouldn’t be blamed if he wants to do more than just stealing kisses. He shouldn’t be blamed if he wants to openly claim him and be with him. He sighed and s
Nathania’s POVNathania had been shocked seeing Xavier with two different eye colors, at first, she had thought he had on lens until he told her to ask. And now hearing his story and discovering that he has been wearing contacts all his life simply because he thought his eyes were not beautiful was a big surprise to her. She slowly approached him, being sure not to overstep her boundaries despite knowing Xavier had kissed her as Oliver a good number of times but since he had said nothing, she just doesn’t know where she stands with him, even as Nana.“You can’t possibly know what I’m thinking.” She said.“Of course I do, you have been quiet, obviously,” he rolled his eyes.“Just because I am quiet doesn’t mean I think your eyes are not beautiful. Xavier, you do know that some people are born like this, right?”“Yes, but theirs are different, it wasn’t caused by an accident.”“Can I ask you something?” She asked and when he nodded, she licked her lips, “why is that you didn’t hate the
Xavier’s POVThe days grew longer with Xavier spending time with Nana and the little he can with Oliver. With each passing day, he was getting to the conclusion that he was falling for both of them and hard. He still has his secret alone times with Oliver while he openly asked Nana out to dates. With each passing moments, he knew that being with both of them would do nothing but hurt him, however, he doesn’t know the one to let go. He loves his open outing and flirts with Nana but also cherish secret moments with Oliver. He knew he can’t go on like this, he would have to let one go and the best person to let go is none other than Oliver. And he has reasons for that to be. Teresa loves Oliver, he could see it, besides, which girl would happily date a guy that won’t kiss or touch her? So taking Oliver away from her would hurt her and it might ruin his relationship with his uncle and aunt.But at the same time, he wants to help Oliver to come out. It was official, Oliver is gay, if not,
Xavier’s POVOn getting to her neighborhood, Xavier remembered what she had said the first time and stopped in the spot he always did during the times he came looking for her. They both climbed down from the bike and Nathania handed him her helmet.“I had a really great time.” She smiled in thanks.Xavier took the helmet with a smile. “Me too. You made me forget about a lot of things but got me to talk about a lot of things.” They both chuckled at that. “When next we meet, it’s your turn telling me about your family. I will like to know a little about you.” That was true but he really just wants to know if she was related to Oliver, but he can’t tell her that.“Of course.”“Now can I have your number?” He raised an eyebrow.“Actually, my phone has an issue but I can give you my granny’s number. She hardly uses it her phone so feel free to call anytime from six pm.”Xavier nodded with a light chuckle, “I will be sure to.” He handed her his phone and she punched in the number and handed