Page 63 of Care: Part 1

As his mind trailed back to the conversations he had with his sister, Adrik began to realize she was right. Natasha repeatedly told Adrik that he should tell Avelina about what happened. As much as Adrik knew she deserved the truth, he was scared that he would lose her.

Grabbing his phone from beside him on his desk, he clicked Avelina's contact name. Adrik's finger seemed to hover over the call button.

Anton may have told him to be patient, but it was hard maintaining patience when all longed for was her ocean eyes to captivate him.

Shaking his head, he switched off his phone. Adrik gripped the bridge of his nose frustratedly. His eyes seemed to shut as his thoughts took over his mind.

Angrily, Adrik slid everything from off his desk. He even went as far as standing up and kicking his chair off to the floor. Slamming his fist into the wall, Adrik was welcomed to a sharp pain in his side.

"Fuck," he groaned.

Lifting his shirt, he began to see blood leaking through the bandage.

Adrik racked his brain of the time Avelina had changed his gauze for him. He memorized each function of her fingertips before walking over to the bathroom and attempting to repeat her very same steps.

Even though he was in physical pain, it didn't overwhelm the hurt he regarding the loss of Avelina. He didn't think anything could measure up to that.

Adrik finished taking care of his wound, but he wished it was Avelina doing it instead. He loved it when she touched him. It still perplexed him how he normally disliked when others made any kind of contact with him. However, with Avelina, he craved her every touch. Everything impossible for Adrik's mentality seemed possible around her.

Turning out his light, he walked into his bedroom, where he laid down in his bed—his mind still wide awake. If Avelina were still in his house, he would sneak into her room and lay down beside her. His nightly routine was to press his head against her neck before whispering how he enjoyed his time with her.

Deep down, he knew he couldn’t do that for today. Adrik couldn't do that ever again.