Within micro seconds of seeing the man in front of him, the curly-haired guy trailed off and terrifically dropped the knife that was in his hand. Lisa immediately moved away from him and she watched as the man raised his fist in the air and connected it with the curly-haired guy's face.
"I hate cowards like you the most," the man growled as he raised his hand in the air and connected it with his face again.Something cracked, and the guy cried out in pain."Fight me if you can," the man said as he wrapped his hand around his neck, raised him in the air, and flung him away. "Since the second I saw you guys at the club, I knew you were up to no good."He tilted his head in Lisa's direction and focused his eyes on her.Lisa became curious about who the mysterious man was and she began to wonder what he looked like because, apart from his heavy masculine figure, and height, Lisa wasn't able to make out any other features.They were in a dark corner in the middle of the night, and the only light that was beaming on them was the moon.Lisa's subconscious asked: "Green, black, brown, or blue?" She began to wonder what the color of those eyes that were focusing on her were.A few seconds later, when one of the guys began to rise, the man abruptly turned his head in the direction of the guy and started approaching."Stop!" Lisa shouted.She hadn't realized that she had said it out loud until she saw the man stop.Her mouth was slightly open in shock, and she had no idea what to say next, even though she knew that she had to say something.After a minute of silence, Lisa spoke. "I'm sure they are already regretting their actions now. You don't have to continue... beating them."An awkward silence reigned between them after that for almost two minutes, with Lisa's subconscious telling her that she had stepped out of her boundary while the man just stood there like a lifeless tree. The man slowly turned around, focused his eyes on the girl, and said, "And who are you to order me around?"Lisa shivered at the resentment and coldness that followed those words. She felt those words deep inside her bones and wrapped her hands around herself.But even with the fear and the coldness, a part of Lisa wanted to challenge the man. Her mouth opened of its own free will and she spoke. "I wasn't trying to..."She trailed off when she realized that the man she was talking to was no longer where he had been standing earlier.He was now standing in front of one of the guys who had struggled to get up onto his feet. He clenched his fist and hit him across the face.The guy hummed out in pain and fell down.The man unclenched his fist and tilted his head in Lisa's direction and said, "Nobody orders me around."Lisa swallowed her saliva and nodded her head in understanding."Clear?" He asked. "Sure, clear," Lisa said as she nodded her head again.The man turned around and started approaching her.Lisa released her hands, swallowed her saliva, and her heart began to beat faster than how it had beat when the knife had been placed on her neck some minutes ago.I think running is a good idea. Her subconscious warned, but a part of Lisa that Lisa had never met until today turned down the warning. That part was eager to meet the man.Any ordinary girl would have escaped after watching how he had destroyed five supposedly strong men in front of her, but surprisingly, Lisa was still on her legs, waiting for him.Finally, the man was standing in front of her, and Lisa was eager to know what he looked and smelled like.She carefully sniffed him in, and the second his scent hit her nostrils, Lisa's subconscious screamed. "Run!"That stubborn part of Lisa shrugged one of her shoulders and smiled at Lisa's subconscious."And what are you supposed to say, girl?" The man who had been staring at her for a few seconds without saying anything finally spoke up."Thank you," she mumbled."Say it like you mean it," he ordered.Lisa raised her eyelids and connected her eyes with his in the darkness. She was curious. She really wanted to know who the man in front of her was and how he was able to make her fearful of him without him even raising a finger.Out of all Lisa's friends, Lisa had always been the strong one and her friends' savior in difficult situations. Even Summer once commended her on the fact that she could kill cockroaches and wall geckos without blinking an eye.But that strong girl's legs had begun to shake in fear. "And the way to your house?" The man asked."Sorry? " Lisa asked."And the way to your house?" The man said slowly this time around."It's over there. You don't need to accompany me. I don't want to owe you more than this, " she said as she pointed at one of the five guys that were still groaning in pain.The man followed her finger, looked at the helpless man that was on the floor with disgust before turning his head back at Lisa."OK," the man said flatly as he began to walk away. "Lisa, stop him and ask for his name." Lisa's stubborn part said, while her subconscious warned. "Don't you dare!""Guys, don't fight!" Lisa screamed into her head, trying to calm down her angry subconscious and her curious, stubborn part, which wanted to know the man."I think it's better this way," she murmured and shrugged. "No strings attached" Her subconscious jumped up in joy while her stubborn part turned red instantly. Her stubborn part had always thought Lisa was a strong woman until today, and that part of her was beyond pissed.She left the groaning guys to their bad luck and started heading home. Home sweet home. She thought as her apartment came into view.She put her purse between her armpits, rubbed her palms together and sighed heavily.Some minutes ago, she had thought that she would never see her apartment again or her parents or resume her job at Megabiz Inc, but thankfully, a man had shown up from nowhere and saved her."And you think you don't need to know his name at least?" Her stubborn part, which had been quiet for a few minutes, said. "You need to know his name.""Stop!" Lisa screamed, and her voice echoed down the street.She closed her eyes for a few seconds in order to calm herself down and speak more quietly, "Stop. Just stop it. You are making me go crazy. ""I'm just telling you the truth," her stubborn part said."I'm not going back and that is final," she said, with a tone of finality.I'm so disappointed in you"The last thing Lisa wanted was for any part of herself to be disappointed in her. So, she stopped on her track, turned around, and began to run back in the direction of the club. ~About three minutes after she had begun to run, Lisa spotted the man walking slowly towards the club. She came to a halt on her path, her left hand clutching her purse and her right hand akimbo, and yelled. "Hey you, saviour, what is your name?"Three minutes earlierAs Lisa turned around, her subconscious asked curiously. "What are you doing?""Going back," Lisa replied."Don't!" Her subconscious warned."I'm going back, and that is final. I don't want to be a coward. The man only hates cowards"."Yay!" her stubborn part screamed in triumph.Lisa's last statement gave her some strength, and she began to run until she felt as if the air would be knocked out of her.She was doing all this because she wanted to meet the man before he entered the club.There he is. She thought as she saw him walking slowly towards the club, and with her purse in her left hand and her right hand akimbo, she tried to calm herself down by inhaling a large amount of oxygen for a few seconds before shouting."Hey you, saviour, what is your name?"The man slowly turned around, his eyes narrowing as he realized the girl he had assumed was now inside her room, trying to sleep, wa
Lisa joined the man at a table, which was placed in an extremely dark corner of the club, and she looked around inquisitively. Other than the people that were in the lighter part of the club, you could hardly see the people next to you.Suddenly, her eyes connected with her former table, which was now occupied by a couple.Curiously, Lisa looked at the man who had not said a word to her since they had been seated and said, "Was this your former seat?"The man shifted in his seat but didn't say a word."Hmmmm. I guess it was, " Lisa said, nodding her head countless times. "So, the whole time, you were watching me from this dark corner.Lisa's stubborn part found that very funny, and Lisa began to laugh until she felt tears in her eyes."That was so cute." She laughed harder and clapped her hands. "I've only read about knights in shining armor in novels. I didn't know that I'd get to meet mine in real life. "She rolled her eyes into the
The next morning, the man who had hardly closed his eyes rose on his feet to the sound of someone knocking on his bedroom door. He looked at the girl that was sleeping peacefully on his bed, walked to the door and checked out the visitor through the peephole before opening the door.He slightly opened the door and stood between it.When the woman that was knocking on the door saw him, she smiled wholeheartedly and tried to hug him, but when she saw the look on his face, she stood on her ground and said, "Longest time, Brother."Without showing any sign of affection, the man glared down at her and said, "What are you doing here?"With the woman's smile still on her face, she replied. "To welcome you back. You were gone by the time we got there. "The man said nothing."Dad also sent me to you," the woman added."I have nothing to do with him." The man said."He said he wants you back home."The man's eyes narrowed, his jaw tightened, and h
"Don't you remember anything?" The man asked.Lisa froze, looked into space and began to rack her brain. And after some seconds, she faced Ricardo and replied. "Nothing. I remember nothing."The man scoffed, put down his leg, and said "You took it off by yourself. You said you were boiling in it."Lisa's jaw dropped in disbelief, and her eyes became as round as saucers.How could she do such a thing? She thought. Because she knew the type of girl she was. She was one of those girls that was ready to stay in one piece of clothing for years if it was going to protect her from men.Ricardo rose on his feet and began to walk towards a door that Lisa hadn't noticed until now."Make sure you're fully dressed before I come back," the man said without looking at her.He pressed the door handle and was about to open the door when her voice stopped him."Please, before you go";"What?" He replied with his hand still on the door handle and wit
Ricardo's amusing face immediately turned into a cold glare with daggers, and that satisfied Lisa's stubborn part which had been planning to get back at him since last night.It jumped up in joy and winked at Lisa's subconscious, which was now in full support of things.For the first time since last night, Ricardo was caught off guard, and that pleased Lisa."It's not my fault," Lisa shrugged. "It's your visitor's," she added.Her smile became wider, and she licked her bottom lip. She was enjoying every second of this to the fullest.Ricardo fully turned around and took a step closer to her, with his glacier look chilling her more than the early morning freezing temperature."That is not my name," he said.Lisa faked being surprised, and her mouth formed a huge 'O'. "Ooh... Ooh. It's not your name. "Her expression changed from surprised to puzzled, and a deep furrow appeared on her forehead.She hugged herself deeper and said. "Who
He said calmly, "She's not someone you know," andfaced the grave. "And she hates stalkers like you."Slowly, Lisa moved closer to him, to the grave, and read what was written on it."Ellen Swift, we love you"She tilted her head and looked at the quiet Ricardo who was standing next to her.His blue eyes, which were fixed on the name that was embedded in the grave, were calm and sad at the same time, and that raised a billion questions about the identity of the woman and who she was to Ricardo, to start racing throughLisa's head.She heaved a sigh in order to get Ricardo's attention.Ricardo gave her a questioning look."I guess she was a nice person," she said, and fixed her eyes on his.Ricardo's eyes twinkled for a microsecond, and Lisa would have missed it if her eyes hadn't been fixed on his.Ricardo took his eyes off hers and went back to looking at the name on the grave without saying a word.Lisa added
"Who was that guy?" Summer asked the second Lisa was inside their joint sitting room."Who?" Lisa inquired, as if she had no idea what Summer was on about.Summer raised her eyelids and gave Lisa a questioning look before replying. "Who was the guy who just gave you a ride?"Lisa shrugged one shoulder and replied. "Just a guy you don't have to worry about."After replying, Lisa moved her feet and started heading to her room before Summer's words stopped her.Summer scoffed, adjusted her sitting position on their worn out couch, and said. "Did you spend the night with him?""No," Lisa replied, without turning around. She knew where this conversation was heading, and she didn't like it one bit. She hated it when Summer played detective on her.Summer rose up and began to move towards her with a thick folded paper in her hand. She raised the paper and said, "Then, explain to me how this was still betweenthe doors when I came back."
"What are you doing here?" a familiar voice said coldly behind Lisa.Lisa shivered as she turned around and looked at Ricardo, who was walking up to her.She had been standing in front of his room for the past forty-five minutes, shouting and knocking on his door with the thought that Ricardo was inside the room but didn't just want to answer her."I'm..." She trailed off as her eyes made contact with his blazing blue eyes and she took her eyes off him as fast as possible in order to avoid being burned."Waiting for you," she said while looking down.Ricardo halted in front of her, used his right hand to slowly raise her head.An undeniable electricity shot through Lisa as his hand made contact with her skin and her legs wobbled."Waiting for me?" Ricardo chuckled as he made her look into his eyes. "You're are very funny kid"Lisa's eyebrows knitted together, and she said. "I'm not a kid."Ricardo acted surprised and gave her a ridi