Chapter 10 : ( No title)

''How did you get in ? '' Kris questioned while striding towards the sofa.

He wanted to be as far away from Eve as possible.

''How? '' Kris pushed on, when there was no reply.

'' You mother gave me the keys.'' Eve responded and also started walking towards the sofa that Kris was sitting on.

Eve sat beside Kris.

Kris stood up and went to the rattan chair that his mother was so fond of.

'' Why did you come back all of a sudden ? Didn't you say that you hated me six months back?'' Kris questioned .

'' Kris... I said what I said on the spur on the moment.. surely you know that by now ? ''
Eve pleaded.

'No'' Kris replied firmly.

'' Kris...'' Eve whispered and reached out for Kris.

Kris pushed Eve's hands away and asked, '' So why are you here? ''

'' Oh.. I have to quarantine myself from my mother because she just came back from Malaysia . My mother then called your mother and asked if she could let me stay at your house for a week ! '' My things are all in the spare bedroom already ! ''Eve replied with faint smile on her face.

'' You- WHAT?'' Pure shock registered on Kris's face.

Kris ran to the phone and his hands fumbled with the phone. After several minutes, he managed to get through to his mother.

'' Ma ! Eve staying here for the week ? ''

'' Ya la . Cannot ah ahboy ? I very busy, anything else anot ? By the way, you later fix something for Eve to eat okay ? I cannot make it to dinner. Treat her well okay ! She is our guest ! ''

'' Can let her stay somewhere else anot ma? ''

'' Cannot ! I promise Aunty already. Don't throw my face hor ! ''

'' Okay ma... '' Kris said, resigned to his fate after hearing his mother's authoritative voice.

All the while during the conversation, Eve was standing beside Kris with a foolish smile on her face .

'' Treat me like a guest okay ? '' Eve responded with a lazy grin on her unblemished face.

Kris knew , and he was very sure that he could not bring himself to hate, or even dislike Eve in the slightest sense, when Eve's lazy grin reappeared right in front of his eyes.

He was lying to himself all this while.

Kris hated himself for treating Eve like a friend, despite how he was treated, but one thing he was sure. He did not like her anymore. Eve was just a friend to her.

'' Yes a friend, just a friend only. '' Kris reassured himself.

' Sorry. Need the washroom. Be right back. '' Kris announced.

Once in the bathroom, Kris tried his utmost best to calm himself down and desperately tried to regain his composure.

He released his hands from the basin only when his hands were going bone white from gripping it .

Kris splashed some water on his face as a final preparation to meet Eve and he opened the door .

Knees buckling, he tried to find his way to the sofa and sat down and started to pour himself a glass of water.

Kris gulped down the glass of water and said,
'' Let me show you where to put your belongings''

Kris started towards the bedroom with Eve trailing behind him .

All of a sudden, Kris felt something warm and heavy collapse onto his back, and it was repeating,

''Kris, I love you. Don't ever leave me again ! ''
Kris felt his back getting wet and it stunned him to realise that Eve was crying.

'' Hey Kris ! What homework do you have for today? '' The door opened and a cheerful voice streamed in towards the direction of the door , which Kris recognised immediately as Katy's.

The door immediately closed and a loud bang issued from the behind the closed door, what Kris was positive he saw was tears trailing behind Katy for a split second before the door closed....