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-----~[AMELIA]~-----

His stare is persistent and soft, filled with the glitters of admiration, want, desire...... What the.... I really don't know if it is my imagination..... But that is exactly what I am seeing in those spectacular eyes of his that have long ago stolen my sanity. 

I swallow and take a deep breath finding it severely hard to return my focus back to the composed poem Lily is trying to show me as we stare at each other with neither of us backing out. 

"This particular one talks about meeting the guy for the first time even when........... " Lily's voice beside me slowly drifts into mumbles as I find myself getting engulfed in the flaming oppressive overwhelming aura emanating from the man a few meters away from me piercing me with the most arousing stare like I am some precious treasure that he can't take his eyes off.

 I myself can't even find any single amount of strength within me to look away. I just..... I...... 

"Dinner is ready." Mrs Mitchell's voice suddenly jolts us both and I sharply direct my focus back to Lily beside me acting like I have been listening to her for a long while. 

Man I am so glad Lily didn't notice our long hard staring contest just now. 

Mr Mitchell clears his throat and adjusts in his seat racking his fingers through his hair in the most arousing manner and I feel my eyes water. 

Cut it out Amelia!!!!

 "Come on girls, it's time for dinner." Mr Mitchell says and abruptly stands up from his seat walking briskly towards the dinner table as if trying to avoid something. 

okay I know I promised myself that I really want to do everything within my power to abstain from him, but right now his current action is slowly beginning to make me rethink my decision....... 

'Nooo!!!!! Amelia!!!!!! Don't even fucking think about it. Avoiding him is your final decision and you must go through with it!!!' my mind screams intensely at me and I gulp. 

Without thinking I also stand up immediately, with my systems as jumpy as ever trying to rush towards the dinner table to avoid him also. 

And by doing so the unexpected happens. We fucking bump into each other. 

CRRRAAPP!!!!!! What the heck?!!! Fuck you nature!!! Why the hell are you doing this to me? Of all the times in the world, he also had to stand up right at the very moment I was also about to head to the dinner table. That moment suddenly becomes as awkward as ever and it seems like the entire world is in a standstill. 

We both glance at each other the moment we bump into each other and I nervously move away to give him space to pass but awkwardly at the same time he also cleared the way for me to move. 

We both look at each other and then I attempt to move....... But he also moves at the same time and then we bump into each other once again. 

Crap. 

Can this moment get any worse? Just what the hell? He chuckles and shakes his head. 

"Are you confused, pretty Amelia?" He says and I feel my head swell. I can tell right now that my entire face and not just my cheeks is as red as a cooked tomato.

 Jeez. Just take a look at my silly reaction at him calling me pretty. I need deliverance. 

Lily who has been watching this scenario between us both just keeps on laughing uncontrollably like she is viewing a comedy.

 "The both of you are clowns honestly." She says and the flush on my face increases. 

Shit. Mr Mitchell just shrugs and shakes his head. "It is your friend here that is the clown." He says and I grit my teeth with embarrassment. "She seems pretty confused from what I can see right now." He says that I find myself glaring at him with a look that says ' really?', biting my lip. 

He smirks and then winks out of the blue. What the..... I feel a glass shatter in my brain. Did he just...... 

Crap. 

No way.

 'Run Amelia!! ' I chuckle nervously and shyly divert my attention to Lily. 

"Come on Lily. Let's go get the table prepared." I say and Lily smiles.

 " Sounds like a plan. " She says and closes her poem book before dropping it on the sofa. She joins me and then we both depart towards the kitchen. This is nothing but just part of my plan to escape that man in any way I can. Yes I really have to. I am trying as much as possible to convince myself that the gesture he just displayed to me right now is nothing but my own silly imagination playing tricks on me.

 It is totally not possible..... Come on...... I mean...... No way. It's not possible. There is really no way he will do that on purpose. I find myself in a nervous uncontrollable giggle situation as I and Lily make our way to the dinner table and she observes me for a while. 

"What's the matter? Are you okay?" She asks with amusement eyeing me up and down. I smile and wave my hand at her. 

"Ah.... Forget about it. it's nothing. I just remembered something funny which I experienced at a certain time. " I say and she beams as her arm tightens around mine. 

oh great I guess I've gotten myself into a lot more trouble. Why the hell did I have to give that excuse to the queen of all gossip? She will definitely want to hear more details about it. There's no two ways about it. It is inevitable. 

Well at least for once nature finally provided me with something strong and powerful enough to distract my silly thoughts away from Mr Mitchell. 

But it won't last for long.

Yeah it won't. I irresistibly glance back at him as we take our exit to see him standing with both hands in his pocket and as usual, staring at me.... relentlessly.

Something in my gut is telling me that this is just the beginning of much more dangerous encounters to come.

God. I am in a loop, and it seems there is no way out of it.