You Are Mine

CHAPTER 47

~Brian's POV~

"Y-you're.... Brian? Kinsley? I..." recognition and remembrance glimmered in her gorgeous orbs. I had removed the duct tape because she kept uttering muffled pleads.

She remembers me now... I guess.

"Yes Cupcake. I'm your Lee. Your childhood buddy" I added with a smirk. She appeared adorable when confused. It's as if she was trying to piece things together.

"How? I- I thought y-you moved away? I think because your dad?" She asked trying to clear her perplexity.

"I did move. Up to New York because dad got a promotion. I didn't want to leave but since we were so young.. my pleads weren't heard" I averted my gaze as I thought of our separation.

"I still remember that day.. when we parted. From cute shoulder cut hair to your tiny toes. That 9 year old Yolanda whose last embrace I savored...." I trailed off, a mental image of her still embedded into my mind, the image I could never forget while I was away from her.

I glanced at her. She was looking away from me, probably absorbing all of this.

"Then w-why do... this? I thought we were childhood buddies?" Her voice seemed shaky as if she were on the verge of tears.

"As much as I missed you, not a day passed that I didn't think of you. The more distant I was from you, the more I thought of you and the more effectively my feelings transformed towards you. For 4 years I survived with that 9 year old image of you.... I didn't expect you to...." my heart ached immensely.

"Forget you? Brian, I was 9 years old-"

"So was I but I kept you in my mind all the time" I countered, as her head drooped lower keeping silent.

She kept avoiding my gaze even though I so wanted her to gaze into my eyes.

I brushed a strand of my hair away from my face while simultaneously leaning back into the chair.

"I came back" I stated bluntly. Her gaze immediately locked with mine.

Finally!

"When?" She asked, tilting her head in curiosity, a habit she had ever since we were young.

"Freshman year. After much argument, my dad permitted me to study here but than....." that pain intensified the more I pondered about that day.

"Than?" She asked eagerly.

I smirked as a combo of sadness, anger and disappointment filled my heart.

"I arrived a little late to school on my first day. Everyone else was hurrying to get to their next class and that's when I saw you. That 9 year old image of you was replaced by that exquisite sight-" I wanted to continue but she cut me off.

"How did you even recognize me?" She asked, a strand of hair fell over her eye. I instinctively moved to brush it away from her face, causing her to flinch.

With my right hand, I cupped her cheek and rubbed it gently with my thumb.

"Your amber eyes. I can never forget those lovely orbs that have instilled into my mind" she moved her cheek away from me, gazing in the other direction.

I sighed.

"Anyways.. with the excitement bubbling in me, I strode towards you but than someone else got to you before I did. You greeted him with a sweet smile that I dreamed to see again...." my smile dropped and I gazed at her with a stern look.

"It just took six words that left his mouth to halt me in my tracks. 'Will you go out with me?'" I mimicked Logan's nervous tone.

She stared back at me, stunned by the fact that I was there when Logan asked her out.

"But that didn't hurt me. Not at all. Your response did. My heart was torn apart and pulled out of my chest when you happily said 'Yes'!" I grabbed her chin and forced her to look at me.

"Look at me when I'm talking to you!" I hissed at her in anger. Her eyes flared with rage as she uttered something against the restraint.

"I left that instant. Back to New York. Angry and hurt. I couldn't bear to see you embrace him! I decided to forget about you since you obviously forgot me. I finally decided to start a new life. To forget my past and trust me, I tried..." I paused to catch my breath as she continued gazing at me.

"I got into street fights. I began drinking and intoxicating myself just to get a good night's sleep. I dated girls in hopes of eliminating you from my head. But no! You were glued adamantly into my brain. I wanted to hate you but it turns out I fell more for you..." I had to tell her what I went through while she cluelessly enjoyed her life. I had to express how much I adore her.

"I tried, ok? I tried for 3 years. When it dawned on me that you're unforgettable I knew you were the only one for me. I decided to reappear in your life. To help you realize that you're meant for me. We're meant for each other...." I gazed at her longingly, still in disbelief that she's seated right before me.

Unsettling silence graced upon us. The wind howled in the darkness of the night as the tall primeval trees swayed and it's leaves rustled.

"Look Brian. You can't blame me for whatever happened. We were so young. I get that we were neighbors and were almost like siblings. I get that. Sometimes circumstances in our lives don't go according to plan. You were a friend to me. Nothing more. I'm sorry...." She croaked. I glanced at the marks on her wrists.

Crap!

"It's alright cupcake. That's the past now. You've just been brain washed while I was away. Don't worry though, you've got me now and together we'll revive the love that died out" a look of shock and alarm swept over her face.

"B- Brian... you don't get it. I can't be yours, ok? I love-" I refused to hear her next words so I sealed her mouth shut, replacing the duct tape back to block her words.

She screamed in rage and kept struggling against the restraints, the chair moved and scraped against the wooden floor.

"Yolanda! Stop fighting it. You know better than to struggle. You know what? Why don't you spend the night here, on the hard chair and in the void darkness!" I stood upright and walked away towards the door.

I glanced back at her as she stared with widened eyes.

"Unless you want me to release you?" She rolled her eyes and spoke muffled remarks.

Stubborn cookie.

"Fine suit yourself.." I flipped the lights off and was about to close the door when I uttered something else to seal our conversation.

"Oh and you said that circumstances in our lives don't go according to plan, right? Well look where we are now. My plans came through successfully. Fate is now on my side and you'll slowly learn to accept and love me. Good night cupcake" I shut the door and pranced to my room, a smile of extreme hopefulness and joy plastered my lips.

Today I will have a good night's rest.

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