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Emilia felt extreemly tired as she got ready for monday practicals. The weekend had been very rough for her. Mathew called and texted her throughout but she ignored it. She felt like it was rude to do so since he didnt even know what he did wrong. A small voice in her heart kept telling her that Mathew couldnt be like Kelvin. Instead of listening to it, she tuned it out. As she left her room that day, a part of her hoped she wouldnt run into him while the other part wished she could see him again.
It was already lunch time and she had been working with her project partner all morning even though it was very hard to concentrate. As she entered her car, her phone rang. She looked at the caller ID and sighed softly, it was Mathew and there was no way she would pick up. She started the car and drove to where she would eat lunch.
First thing she did after entering was to scan the resturant for him...not seeing him there made her both happy and disappointed. She took a seat facing the door and placed her order. She was about to dig in when two guys walked into the resturant. Her heart stopped. It was Mathew and if he just turned around he would see her. The only thing that came to her mind was to grab her food and rush out of the resturant but she was'nt fast enough..
"Emilia wait.." he stopped her
"whats wrong?..your okay?.." he asked as he caught up with her just as she was about entering her car
Emilia stared at him and felt her heart melt a little. It seemed like forever since she saw him last. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts she answered "am fine"
"then that means your avoiding me...i was initially worried that something had happen to you... Why are you avioding me?" he pinned her with his stare
"i dont know what your talking about..but i think its best you stayed away from me" she replied not looking at him and hurriedly entered her car
"what do you mean...i cant do that" he said frustrated
"am sorry Matt"
She almost ran back to him when she saw the expression on his face as he watched her drive away...he looked so torn. Seeing that she was'nt the only one feeling bad about this situation made her heart flutter a bit. At least she now knew that her feelings were returned.
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The last week of the seminar was already here and Emilia could'nt wait to be out of there and be out of Mathew's way once and for all. She knew she was behaving childish acting this way. But she could'nt help it, she was scared of being hurt again. They were in their evaluation week and it was pretty hectic.
Today, she and her project partner were going to explain how they came about the result of their project step by step. Emilia felt tired just thinking about it. As she made her way to the hall she wished the day would end already.
At the end of the day, Emilia came back to her room feeling extreemly tired. As soon as she changed her clothes she fell on the bed in a heap and went into a dreamless sleep. Midway through her sleep a knock sounded on the door. Emilia woke up and blinked to clear her eyes before going towards the door.
Emilia almost fainted when she opened the door...she blinked her eyes again to be sure she was not sleeping.. Mathew was at the other side of the door
"how did you find me?"
"i really needed to talk to you so i checked your records for your room number...am really sorry for doing that but it was killing me to be near you amd not be able to talk to you..." After a moment he asked "can i come in?"
She nodded as she stepped away from the door and closed it behind him. He sat on the couch while she sat on the bed facing him "so...?
"Emilia why are you doing this to me? What exactly did i do wrong to make you avoid me like this? Just tell me and i will apologize" he pleaded desperately
Emilia took a deep breath before replying "on the night of the fundraiser, i was really exicted to see you...happy for what i felt towards you knowing that i have'nt felt that way in a long time. Do you know that i did'nt want to dance with any other man that night. But you ruined it all when i looked and found out that you were one of the cordinators for the seminar..that was when i decided to stay away from you since you did'nt consider me important enough to tell me" Emilia finished angrily
Mathew looked shocked for a while before his expression changed to one that showed his regret "Emilia am really sorry. It just skipped my mind else i would have told you. You dont know how sorry i am. If you give me another chance i wont ever keep things from you again...you mean so much to me and now that i have met you i dont know if i can still do without you.. Please.." he looked at her pleadingly
Emilia broke down in tears. How could she have been so stupid...he was extreemly sincere..
why didnt i just ask him about it when i found out instead of wasting precious time avoiding him...Emilia thought bitterly as tears ran down her face.
Mathew was now sitting beside her on the bed holding her hand as she cried
She looked at him before replying "yes...i would really love to be with you. Am so sorry i jumped to conclusions...its just that i went through a really truamatic experience that made me insecured...i hope can forgive me for being so irrational"
"there's nothing to forgive you for. Thank you for giving me a second chance. You won't regret it" he promised as he hugged her tightly
"thank you for finding me" Emilia told him, hugging him back
"i could'nt stay away even if i wanted to" he replied as he stared at her face "you really are so beautiful" he told her sincerely.
Emilia looked down smiling shyly. She felt really bad for rushing to conclusions like that. She promised herself she would never do it again. She looked up to see Mathew staring at her intently. She stared back and soon he began to lean towards her. Her breath caught in her throat as she raised her head and met him midway. He kissed her softly as if scared she would break and she kissed back with all the love in her heart. The butterflies in her stomach went on a rampage as soon as their lips met.
Soon she broke the kiss so they could breathe and rested her head on his chest while he wove his hand through her hair holding her gently. Emilia sighed in content. She could'nt be more happier and it felt really good to happy again. Even though she didnt know what the future held for her, she was ready to take it one day at a time.
The End...
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