?LIVING WITH
THE
BAD BOY ?
( Hearts Collision… )
CHAPTER 22&23
By, Cassie B.
‼️COPY AND GO TO HELL‼️
★★★★★
MONASH UNIVERSITY***
Julie ran to the restroom, going into one of the stalls and locking the door inside.
She stared at herself in the mirror and quickly cleaned her face with her palms.
Her mind went back to the scene when Axel hugged Melanie from the back, the scene of him carrying her in his arms.
She shut her eyes tightly before opening it back, she released a low groan.
“It’s not what you think, Julie. There’s nothing going on between them” she sighed and rested her back on the door.
“Axel can never date her, he can’t,” she shook her head.
Her phone rang in her back pocket, she brought it out to find Lauren calling her.
“Hey,” she muttered after picking the call.
“Are you okay? Why did you run off that way?” Lauren questioned.
“I suddenly had to use the restroom,” Julie said slowly.
“Where are you? The restroom, right?” Lauren asked.
“Yea…”
“Okay, I’ll be there”
“You don…” The call was already disconnected before Julie could finish her words.
Her hand dropped to her thighs and she released a sigh again. She walked to the mirror and stared at herself for the last time.
She forced a smile out of her lips and walked out of the restroom.
She got outside and met Lauren waiting.
“So fast?” Julie chuckled.
“Yea, I was really worried. Melanie left without a word and you too…” Lauren mumbled.
“Are you sure you’re okay?” She asked, staring intently at Julie.
“Yea, why?” Julie smiled awkwardly and started walking away.
“Nothing,” Lauren said, walking after her.
“Do you know if Melanie is fine? I’ve tried calling her but her number is not going through” Lauren muttered worriedly.
Julie stopped walking and turned to her.
“Her number is not going through?” She asked.
“Yea…”
“Should we visit her? At least, we need to know if she’s fine since she left with Axel so suddenly” Julie said.
Lauren thought about it for a while before smiling.
“Sure, that’ll do. I’m really worried about her” she muttered.
Julie smiled.
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A4’S SUITE***
Ace barged inside the house, jamming the door loudly. He began pacing around the house, looking restless.
Aaron and Aiden entered not long after.
“What’s up with you?” Aaron asked.
“Did you see what happened there? You Füçking saw that, right?” Ace half yelled.
“Yes, we did. So, what?” Aiden muttered.
“Are you serious right now? He Füçking hugged Melanie! Tell me, nothing is going on between them” Ace yelled.
“What the hell are you spitting out of your mouth? Do you think that’s the kind of person Axel is? Going after your Ex?” Aaron suddenly shouted.
“And what’s your business if something is going on between them? You never loved her in the first place, you even dated her best friend behind her back! That’s because you don’t care about her!” Aiden said.
“I do! I care about her a lot!” Ace fired.
“I don’t care about what you feel now but don’t you ever talk about Axel that way” Aaron said.
“He can be a playboy but he’ll never do that,” Aiden added.
Ace ruffled his hair aggressively.
“I’m sorry, okay? I was just mad seeing them in that position” Ace muttered.
Aaron shook his head and walked to his room.
“You really need to work on your anger issues, it ain’t gonna take you anywhere” Aiden said.
Ace never said a word.
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“Arghhhh!!!” Audrey roughed her hair hard. She just finished watching the video of Axel back hugging Melanie.
The video is trending on the Scholl website now.
“Calm down babe, you’re gonna kill yourself at this rate” Sienna said.
Freya glared at her and Sienna raised her hand up in surrender.
“Who the Füçk is this girl? What course is she studying?” Audrey growled.
“Well, she’s a freshman,” Freya said.
“A freshman?” Audrey scoffed.
“Then it won’t be hard getting rid of her” she suddenly smirked.
“What do you mean?” Freya asked.
“Just watch and see, I won’t let anyone take Axel away from me” Audrey said.
Freya rolled her eyes inwardly.
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MELANIE’S APARTMENT***
Melanie sat still on the counter as Axel’s lips moved on hers sweetly. His tongue in her mouth sent jolts of electricity into her skin and it made her nerves ending on fire.
The sudden urge to respond to the kiss overwhelmed her and it took all of her whole being to push him away.
Axel opened his eyes, staring at her pink wet lips
“Did I pass my boundary?” He asked, staring up at her. His hand was still around her waist.
“Erm… You should have bothered to return it, it was a dare after all” Melanie bit her lips.
“No, I ought to return what I borrowed. I’m a good guy” Axel muttered.
Melanie chuckled softly.
“I’m actually seeing another side of you today” she muttered.
“Good or bad?” He raised a brow.
“Good. It’s actually cute, seeing the bad boy acting all caring” Melanie grinned.
“That’s because you don’t know me,” Axel said, removing his hands from her waist.
He walked to the plate filled with the fruits and went back to her.
He picked a fruit and raised it to her mouth.
Melanie creased her brow before chuckling.
“I can actually eat by myself”
“Oh…” He handed the plate to her and walked to the sink. He started washing the utensils.
“Thank you,” Melanie suddenly said.
He glanced at her before facing what he was doing.
“For caring for me, I’m truly grateful”
“I just did what I was supposed to do” he shrugged.
Melanie ate the fruit, glancing at him at intervals. Somehow, it was as though she was seeing another person entirely different from Axel. He seems different from the Axel she knows.
“Erm…. I already washed your jacket, I’ll return it to you when it dries” Melanie broke the silence.
“You can have it” Axel said.
“What? That’s gonna be two of your jackets with me,” she frowned.
“I have a lot so it’s nothing. Besides,” he looked at her.
“You should be taking it along with you wherever you go, you might need it someday” he said.
“I don’t think…” Melanie bit her lips. She would have felt more embarrassed if he was talking about her stained clothes, but he didn’t. That, she was grateful for.
“Are you done?” Axel asked, wiping his hand with a handkerchief.
“Huh?” She faced the plates to find some fruits left.
“Want some?” She asked.
“Nah, I’m fine. You need it the most right now” he said, walking back to her.
“How’s your stomach? Does it still hurt?” His hand went to her clothes and she quickly placed her hand on his, stopping him.
“Not anymore, you don’t have to worry” she grinned awkwardly.
Axel nodded and took his hand away.
“Will you be fine alone? I need to be in my room” he muttered.
“Sure, I’ll be fine,” She said.
Axel walked to the door.
“Axel!” She suddenly called.
He turned.
“Thank you. For caring about me even if I was harsh to you” Melanie said.
Then, he flashed her the most beautiful smile she had ever seen which made her heart skip a beat.
He left the kitchen without a word.
Immediately he was gone, Melanie’s hand went to her chest and rubbed it slowly.
“Gosh, what’s wrong with me?” She mumbled.
She glanced at the plate on her lap, she quickly ate the fruit and washed the plate. Afterwards, she left the kitchen.
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