5Chapter 3
"So how has life at Princeton been?"
Tyler smiled into the phone when he heard Lynn's question. He had spoken to Reid before her and his first question had been the exact same one. The more he thought about their relationship, the more sure was he that Lynn was made for Reid and not him.
"Fine. What about you? Harvard treating you well?"
Lynn chuckled. "Yea. Better than Reid is treating me anyway."
Tyler gave a laugh when he heard Reid reply a "Hey! I heard that!".
"Listen. I have a question to ask you."
"Go on. I'm listening."
"Okay, there's this girl.."
But before Tyler could get any further, Lynn interrupted him. "Ooh. A girl. Now I'm really listening."
"Haha, Lynn, very funny." Tyler sighed. "Okay. I met her at an Art Exhibition that I was dragged to and the problem is that I can't stop thinking about her."
"Ahuh. Sounds like you've got a crush on her then."
Tyler shook his head. "No. It's not that. It's definitely not that. I would know if it was a crush. But it's more of a drawing towards her."
"Yea, Tyler. It's called a physical attraction." Tyler could hear Reid yell from the background.
"It's not that, guys. It's like there's something about her. Something special."
"Tyler. It does sound like you have a crush on this girl." Lynn said.
"But Lynn," Tyler began. "I barely spoke to her. How can I have a crush on her?"
"Love at first sight? Physical attraction?"
Tyler sighed. "Okay, nevermind guys. You guys don't exactly understand my meaning. Okay, I've got to go. Talk to you guys some other time."
Tyler snapped his phone shut and frowned. He stared at the ground, pondering. He was sure that it wasn't just some kind of physical attraction. He would know that feeling. He had been encountering that for the past few days every time he met with a girl named Rebecca Mason. So, he was sure that what he was feeling towards the girl he met at the Exhibition was not physical attraction.
Tyler looked up to take in his surrounding. He had let his legs simply take control of his body while his mind was busy whirring, trying to make sense of everything. Tyler was surprised to see that he had reached a small park that was close to his apartment. But what surprised him the most was that on a bench, just a few feet away from him was the girl that his mind was so preoccupied on.
He wondered if he should go to talk to her. After all, he didn't want to cause a scene in the park if her bodyguard was around. Finally he made up his mind.
"Hey," he greeted as he sat down beside her.
Her bent head rose. Surprise was evident in her eyes as her eyebrows rose.
"If I recalled correctly, we didn't exactly get off on a good start."
Tyler felt uneasy when he saw frustration and what looked susiciously like anger flash across her face. She was easy to read because most of the time, whatever that she seemed to be feeling would always show on her face. But that didn't make her any easier to be understood.
He waited expectantly for her to say something but all she did was look back down to what looked like a drawing pad on her lap.
"Look, I'm sorry if I ever offended you or anything because I sincerely didn't mean it."
This time the look that she shot him was a mixture of expressions that took Tyler a while to figure out. It was confusion, sadness, anger, pity, all mixed up.
Tyler felt more lost and hurt than ever when the girl got up to leave without a single word. He also felt a pang of anger. How could he not? He had come here with an unnecessary apology and he got brushed off without an explanation. Even an explanation was unnecessary because a single word in reply would be sufficient. But he got nothing and that left him even more frustrated than ever.
Note: Sorry it took forever for me to upload but I've been stacked with work. Anyway, yes i know, this is really short and probably not that good. But hey, at least I'm updating. Haha.