Last time on 'UNRAVELED LOVE'
"I said get the f*ck away from me"
"I can't loose Ben not now that we have come this far"
"so spill the beans am waiting....." Rachel said listening attentively to what Anthony has to say
"well it started at the party I got his number on my way out the hallway that leads to the restroom...."
"are you OK Benny, hope no injuries"
"this all happened all because I loved you and I still am"
"ohh.... It is nothing special but I just want to tell you or ask you if you want to hangout with me later, just the two of us"
"hello Anthony... What's up???"
" so what Anthony " "say it am all ears"
"I.... I... I love you Ben, and I want you to be my boyfriend!!!!!"
" look Anthony I know you just confessed about your love for me but... But I can't go with it, like I can't love you back am sorry, my heart is still for one person and you know who that it even if we had an issue he still got my heart OK so we can't be together..."
"Anthony am sorry!!!!!"
"where to, young sir" "oh just keep driving sir"
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Ben stopped at the hostel dorm as he walked in the empty hallway to his room he found out that it was passed curfew time and the attendances may have checked the rooms completely, so he rushed to his door quietly and quickly to avoid being caught....
When he was in the safety of his room he fell into the bed and groaned into his pillow
"f*ck... f*ck... f*ck I messed up big time, I shouldn't have tell him in that manner... I was so rude to him and this was supposed to be our first date together but I didn't feel it in the way he felt"
He turned upwards looking at the celling above him as he remembered his words to Anthony
"we can't be together..."
"Anthony am sorry!!!!!"
"someone just kill me... How am I supposed to face him now after all this," "f*ck!!!!" he screamed 'this is bad, really bad.... Why do I always mess things up badly first with Mark and now with Anthony am such a bad person' he thought...
He felt down even more "I would find a way to make it up to him and maybe see what Mark has to say"
He signed as he held his hands on his hair "I wish the morning wouldn't come"
Little by little he draft to sleep without even knowing that.
.......
Alarm... 8:19am..... (peep, peep, peep)
He groans as he gets up from bed to turn off the alarm clock that was disturbing his sleep but something unexpected happened
"ahhhhhhhha..... No no no no, f*ck how did I sleep so deeply am late for class!!!" he screamed as he made his way to the rest room to have a quick shower and brush
... Few minutes later.....
"f*ck..... Get out my way" he shouted as he ran into his class just as the lecturer was about rounding up
"oooh, Mr Ben how nice of you to join us...." he said with a frown on
"Am sorry sir I overslept and got late it won't happen again....." Ben said looking pitiful
"I can let this fly by, you are one of my best students here but don't let this incompetence repeat itself and get today's work from Mark" he said with a face of sympathy
"thank you sir....." he said as he went to his desk to sit
Whispering to Ben "you OK, you look not like yourself this morning" Mark asked
"Am fine thank you..." He said as he turned to face his front not to talk things even further with Mark right now.
'that's odd, he didn't behave badly towards me or did something happen' Mark was thinking about it but was pulled out from it when Ben tapped him for the seventh time
"why are you zoned out, the class is over and I need your book to update mine..." he said as he stood close to Mark
"o...o...ok here you go"
"thanks, see you in the next class then" Ben said as he walked out
"yeah see you..... There Ben" Mark said in surprise
Stopped on his way out the classroom "and oh! Mark," "yeah"Mark replied Ben's call "I need to talk to you later will that be OK with you..... That's if you are free???" Ben asked
"Am always free when it comes to you... So am free later" he said with a small smile
Smirks and waved at Mark "then see you then....."
The few people in class were stunned by the sudden exchange between the two people they new were in a fight
"yeah see you later!!!!" Mark said just loud enough for Ben to hear before the guy went too far away from him
"yesssss... Yesssss.... I got to talk to him this is great, am happy and excited with the change" Mark said as he jumps from his chair
"see you later Benny.... See you later" Mark said as he got his things and went to his other classes that morning....
The morning was buzzing with the drama that went on with Ben and Mark earlier....
But it felt the same to the two main characters in the school as a whole, with Ben focusing on his own work and Mark doing what he does best..... Although he was exited but he was also nervous a out the meeting too.
What felt like a long day between the two came to an end when the bell buzzed and the media Committee started their evening announcements as students walked the hallway out the exit doors...
Mark was just rounding up his work in the photography club when he got a mail with the name Ben written as the sender:
Mark wanna talk so see you later at my hostel dorm later... And when coming come with much room for food ok, we have a lot to catch up on so it will take long soooo, see you soon.
From Benny.
Mark smiles as he finished reading the mail sent to his phone
"he wanna talk huh, let's see how things goes and I better do what he says more room for me to eat his delicious food again so I can't screw this up" (laughs a little) and with that he got up to live for his own hostel room to get dressed...
When he walked the hallways he walked with happiness written all over his face.
The smile didn't last long cause he was stopped by his buddies on his way out the exit doors
"hey Mark, wanna hang out" one of them asked with a twisted grin
"no guys not today, got something to do that needed to be done" he replied walking pass them
"you always have something to do.... Just hang out with us for awhile, it's just for a drink" the other suggested
Mark stopped on his tracks as he turned to them "look guys, am to in a rush here maybe next time" he said and turned walking away.
This scenero was shocking to his friends cause Mark has never turned down drinking with them even if it is a little he will not turn it down, but today something changed and they could feel it... Little do they know that he was keeping a command to make lot of room for food that Ben will be serving later on.
Later on...
Ben heard soft knocks on his door a small smile flashed across his face, he stood up to his feet and walked to the door to open it for the person knocking.
"hey, you made it and with a perfect timing" Ben said with a smirk as if he was teasing the other
"hey... And yeah I do have a good timing thank you" Mark responded with his own teasing words "I was not the one running late today am I"
Gaps with pretends "using that against me is rude Mr" Ben said as he ushered Mark in "come on in or are you going to stand there by my door way all day"....
Mark walked in and saw Ben's books neatly arranged for his by the corner and his bed nicely prepared and there was the smell he missed so much in the room that aroused many moments and memories inside him.....
'this is not the time to be remembering those now focus on what's in front of you' Mark told himself in his thoughts
"so you wanted to see me and talk?"
"yeah.... But before that help me with this first" Ben said as he brought out his book for the earlier class he missed "it is not sticking in, no matter how hard I try... This part just keep getting me down with problems" he points the equation written.
"it's easy, just follow the patterns and get your answers" Mark said as he shows the solution to the problem.
In doing the solving of the problem together their memories refreshed back to the times they were like these doing researches together, solving problems and planning together. This made both of them to smile as they remembered.
When they were done solving the problem with the equation they found themselves hungry and thirsty.... "I see it is that time now, just wait here while I bring in the refreshments" Ben said as he got up from the bed and made his way to his little kitchen were the food he prepared was kept.
This was the time Mark used in viewing the room he had come to missed all this time...
"still the same outline, but different pattern and settings from before..... It's nice coming back here" he signed "I missed this room".
He was brought back from his thoughts he was pondering about with the sound of Ben's voice
"did you say something, Mark"
"nah..... Just missed the room that's all"
"yeah..... Right" Ben said not convinced by Mark's words "anyways, food is served just the way you used to like it" he placed the food down the bed side
"stewed chicken with spaghetti and hot sauce just as I like it, your cooking never changed..... How I've missed this. Thanks for the meal" and with that they both dig in.
For the while they were eating nether did anyone mention a word or words to each other, they just sat there and ate in total silence, each looking at their own food that was before them without looking at the other in front of them.
After eating they both wash the dishes and cutleries used for cooking and eating in silence.
They later they sat down on the bed with silence each facing a different side of the room, with them not knowing what to say to the other...
"soooo... How are you doing???" Ben broke the silence
"cool, better and still kicking... you know. What about you, how are you doing???" Mark asked with his face now facing Ben by his shoulder.
"well, it's kinda a long story but am good now..... Thanks for asking tho"
There was a brief silence between them again and it felt like the air was heavy and pressing burdens that were hidden on them.
(clears his throat) "you wanted to see me, I mean talk to me" Mark managed to say a word to release the tension between them a bit.
"yeah... yeah, I did want to see you and talk to you but first I wanna ask one thing!" Ben said as he held his hands together feeling embarrassed by his actions
"what question do you want to ask???" Mark asked as he fully faced Ben
"how did it feel kissing someone that wasn't in a relationship with you???"
Mark signed with him facing the ceilings "not the same as kissing someone you love that's for sure"
"hmm... Really"
"yeah, anything happened???"
Ben turned to Mark with an embarrassed face "yes, yesterday Anthony kissed me when we went out for an hangout together"
'even after he distance himself from me, this little emotion makes him cute' Mark thoughts were speaking volumes in his head.
"hmm... And did you liked it, cause by the way you sound you didn't like it when it happened right" he made his enquiry clear to Ben.
"no, it even felt like I was cheating"
"Why would you feel that, you are not in any relationship or are you???"
Looks up to Mark and tries to say something but no words came out... Which made him closed his eyes "cause I still wanted you, I still think about you every day and night. It's hard to keep my self from you Mark, I love you that is why I felt like I was cheating on you"
Mark was dumbfounded by the sudden confession and he knew he felt the same way as he looked down at his hands not knowing what to say to Ben in return.
"so that is why I want you to tell me what really happened that night on the dance floor" Ben said as he faced Mark with a serious face awaiting his answer.
Breathes in before sitting straight "OK, I will tell you what really happened. You deserve to know the truth of what happened that night" he then signed
The words were brief and easy to tell and after all this time Ben began to blame him for being so childish and not asking of what happened first before jumping to conclusions
"Am sorry, I didn't know. I behaved badly towards you without knowing what was going on in the first place" Ben said in between tears
"it's not your fault ok, you were jealous and if I was to be in your shoe I'll do the same.... You are not to be blamed for what happened I am, you are not to apologize for what you did" Mark said as he moved closer to Ben and held his hands before continuing his speech.
"I felt my world falling apart when you stopped talking to me and Ben" the latter raised his head up to look at Mark at the mention of his name "am sorry for the bad words I told you that night, they hunted me every single time I close my eyes or look at my side without you there. Am the one to be blamed for allowing the kiss in the first place so am so so so sorry" his face drew closer to Ben's face.....
The moment seem to stand still between the two of them as both faced each other, looking at the face that they have come to love all this time and have come to miss after their time apart.
Ben not being able to hold himself back Ben leaned in and pressed his lips against Mark's wanting to help himself with the need to taste the soft lips of Mark.
The other didn't break back from the kiss either, he held onto the back of Ben's head to hold him still as he deepens the kiss wanting more of the taste of Ben's mouth... The kiss was so intense that neither of them wanted to break free from it but they did cause they both ran out of oxygen.
After breaking free they both began to laugh at each other "look at your face, so red it makes you look like a tomato" Mark said in between the laughter
Not wanting to be out done with words Ben spoke with embarrassment in his tone "oooh yeah, mine is a tomato then yours is a talking clown"
After the brief word exchange and laughs they looked at each other with smile on their faces as they hugged.
"I missed this smell, this warmth that I get from you..... Mark I missed you" Ben said as he held in tighter not wanting to let go.
"I too missed you, all of you that is" Mark said as he held Ben tightly in their embrace
Ben asked as they were still in that position "are you staying tonight with me, I have a lot of things to tell you???"
"yeah I'll love that.... We have all the time to ourselves so am going nowhere Benny".
Even if Mark couldn't see Ben, he knew that he was smiling cause he missed his little pet name that he normally call him..... Thus night will be a long one.
This is amazing, the two coming together even after being apart they still had this love for each other that struggled to bring them back together again so am happy this happened too so guys lets see what will happen next after all this, will they face more problem or break apart just like before... Now guys my book Title: MARRIED TO THE MAFIA KING. Is currently out now you can read it and support me anyhow you want but don't forget to like, share, support, recommend and share your insights on this chapter OK so later my lovies.....