The Defiance novel

---- "Mark? Really?", his deep voice edged a touch of warning. "Come on, babe. Surely you don't believe him when he kid about having a crush on me", I chuckled eating another caramel flavoured pop corn. "He does. Have a crush on you, I mean", I could almost feel him roll his eyes.

He was a good friend with Mark but I've noticed that he started getting irritated with the man when there's one time our group of friends teased Mark about his crush and he blurted out that he would choose me over any other girl. We all knew he was joking about it. He was so in love with Jessica that time but Seth started throwing glares whenever Mark and I were near to each other or talking about little things. I've explained it to him but he was not listening at all.

He was jealous and he's cute that way. "He doesn't" "He does" "He doesn't" "He does", he gritted out. "T've already told you. He is in love with someone else " "T know", he replied. It caught me off guard and left my hand stranded in the air as I attempted another ---- taste of my pop corn. "You know?!", I shrieked, "And still you get annoyed when I talk to him?", I started getting exasperated with him. He was being unreasonable all this time. I pouted waiting for his explanation.

He stared at me for a long time, say, 10 seconds and unexpectedly pecked my lips with a feather -like kiss. Surprised , I stilled staring at him, his face was too close to me making my heart beat faster. "T know that he was in love with someone else but that doesn't mean he won't fall for you when he has this attraction for you. You don't see it because you don't look at him properly . I can see it because I can see him the way I was before when I started wanting you for myself.

I want to get closer and believe me that he wants to get closer, too", he explained I blinked a few times before processing all of his words. Him being so close to me was not helping me quicken my thinking process at all. It pressured me. I couldn't focus well but at least I understood some of it. "You don't get it. But make sure you get that I love you ", he revealed the words with so much weight of emotions. It was like he was so sure about it.

He looked back at the screen and continued watched the movie. I was still looking at him and swore that I would always remember this time in the future. This moment. Him. ---- The only man I knew to have the power to simply blurt out words of love in the simplest ways and make you feel loved. The only man I knew to love romantic movies more than action movies. I reached out my hand to touch his face.

He then looked at me again but this time, with a smile on his lips and I knew my smile was so wide it could break my face. I pulled him down to me as I meet him half way to planta kiss. "T love you..", whispered and we laughed together , while the characters on the film were having a lover's quarrel. I would surely remember these times. End of flash back I broke down crying. Sliding down on the cold tiles of the bathroom, tears were sharper than the water spraying all over me.

I sobbed my heart out. It hurts. I was still in love with those times. I was still in love with him. That's why it hurts so much.