Since that Thanksgiving incident, Brian didn't talk much. Not even with Ethan. He only talked to Kira. Kira said that he just wanted to be alone.

My parents also didn't say anything after the incident. They didn't even say goodbye when they left which was fine for me.

Days passed, and it's almost Christmas, my favourite kind of holiday. But before the holiday, we would have our final tests.

Now, I was preparing for them. Some of our professors had given us the topics for the tests and being the good student, I tried to start reading the materials.

I was practicing my math when the door knocked. The door opened and it was Ethan. 

"Hey, dinner's ready", he said and smiled to me. I just nodded and he closed back the door.

I got up from my chair and headed to the kitchen. Brian was placing a big plate of lasagna.

I looked at him in shock. He never cooked such thing ever. He tried it one night, and it was awful.

He noticed my look and he chuckled. "Don't worry. It's gonna be good this time. Kira's been teaching me"

I just nodded and took my usual seat. I grabbed a plate and put the lasagna on it. The smell wasn't so bad.

I took a bite of the lasagna and it was surprisingly good. It wasn't amazing but it was a lot better than the last time.

"Good, huh?", Brian said after I swallowed it down.

"Yeah", I said.

"Man, this is not so bad", Ethan said while chewing the food. "The last time you cooked this, it tasted like garbage"

"Shut up" Brian said, fake punch his shoulder.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you that I'll be going to Washington on Monday", Brian said.

"What for? ", Ethan asked.

"I need to attend a court. I didn't know how long though. But it'll be over before Christmas", he said after he noticed my shocked face.

The room became silence and the only thing heard was the sound of us eating and chewing.

Great. I'll be left alone with Ethan. That would be so awkward. Ethan kept taking glances at me but I just ignored him.

We finished the dinner without saying any words. I directly went to my room aftet washing dishes.

I opened my phone, scrolling on my Facebook when I got a text from Mike.

Hey, babe wanna hang out tomorrow?

Sure. Where will we go?

Not sure yet. Just come to my dorm first. 😉

OK. I'll be there tomorrow at 12.

OK. See you 😘

I didn't reply after that. Me and Mike had been going fine this far. No fighting and dramas.

I often heard from my girl friends that they mostly got a fight during their first 3 months together. I gueesed I was lucky, then.

The next morning, I was kind of late.  I woke up at 8 AM. I had to be at Mike's dorm in 3 hours.

After I did my business in the bathroom, I went to the kitchen for breakfast.

Ethan was sitting there reading a newspaper. Brian was nowhere to be seen. He gave me a smile when he saw me.

"Morning. Brian's at the office and he won't be at home until dinner", he said. "Oh, I made you breakfast", he got up,placing an omelet and bacons on my plate.

"Thanks", I mumbled. He seemed surprised. He smiled widely and nodded. Creepy.

"I'm going out today", I said, eating my omelet. It tasted so good.

He frowned. "Going out with who?"

"Mike", I answered.

He looked angry but he didn't say anything. I ate my whole food faster and washed it.

I quickly got out of the kitchen. I was kind of scared seeing him angry. He had bad temper.

I got to my room and locked myself until it was time to go out.

I chose to wear a grey high neck sweater with black jeans and a pair of sneakers.

I didn't see Ethan anywhere when I went out. Maybe he was in his room I thought.

I walked slowly to Mike's. The weather started getting cold so I tighten my coat around my body.

I knocked on Mike's door. I waited almost a minute before he opened it. His hair was messy. He looked like just woken up from bed.

"Hi. Sorry. I just woke up", he smiled apologetically.

I chuckled. "It's fine", I  said, getting in his warm room.

I took off my coat and placed it on a chair near me. "So, what're we going to do?", I asked, sat on his bed and turned on the TV.

"I don't know. What do you want to do?", he yawned.

"I'm kind of lazy going out now. It's freezing out there", I said, grabbed a blanket and wrapped it to my body.

"Then we'll just hang out here then. I'll shower first", he took clean clothes and went out to shower.

I waited for almost 20 minutes and I was kind of sleepy because of my comfortable position. So I closed my eyes.

I didn't know how long I was out but I woke up with hands surrounded my body.

I opened my eyes and saw Mike looked fresh and smelled heavenly. He peck my lips when he realized I'd woken up.

"Sorry. How long I was asleep?", I asked and yawned.

"Not too long I think. But you looked cute when you're sleeping", he whispered seductively and bit my earlob. I moaned and he started to kiss my jaw then moved around my neck.

Luckily, I wore the high neck sweater but he didn't look please with my choice of clothing. So he lowered the sweater that surrounded my neck.

He hit my weak spot and moaned again. I fell on my back and he was on top of me, hovering on my body.

He slipped his hands inside my sweater and touched my bare skin with his cold hands making me shiver a little.

He then placed his hands on my bra and slowly messaged my breast. My heart beat so fast with his touch.

He slowly lifted my sweater almost revealing my body when I stopped him. He groaned and got up from me.
I got up too and fixed my sweater. He looked pissed because I stopped him. I didn't dare to say anything.

He got up from the bed and going out of the room. What the hell? Did he just leave me?

I looked at the door in disbelief. What was wrong with him. Was he mad just because I didn't let him hit the base?

I sat there waiting for him to come back but he didn't after I'd waited for an hour. I tried his cell but he left it in the room.

I decided to go home. The weather getting chiller than before. So I walked faster.

I still tried his phone when I got home and he still didn't pick it up. I started getting worried.

It was almost dark and he hadn't contacted me. I wanted to see him but the wind was getting stronger.

After dinner, still no news from him. I was now worried sick. What if he was injured? I decided to call Hailey.

She answered at the second ring. I explained everything and asked her to try knock on his door.

She did what I asked but she said that the room was unlocked and no one was inside just like before I left.

I hang up and laid on my bed. Where the hell did he go? I started getting sleepy. So, I changed my outfit into pajamas, ready to bed.

I turned off the lamp,leaving the room dark without any lightning. My window was shivered because of the strong wind.

I closed my eyes and tried to sleep with hope Mike went back to the dorm safely.