"Or are angry that…,"
"As far as I recall I wasn't asking you a question so will you shut the hell up if you don't have better use for your mouth," Amos snapped. His response and cold expression showed he wasn't a simple target.
"You are…,"
"Why are you both bickering so much?" Joanna intervened when she noticed that they were at it again.
"Do you know that you both remind me of those market women I always see in the market?".
"Don't you think I am too handsome and hot to be categorised under them…,"
"If you don't want me to think this way then I advise that you both try to get along. I am too young to get annoyed to death by the two of you, don't you agree with me?" Joanna asked.
Her gaze moved from one frowning face to another.
"Getting along with him is just impossible…,"
"I was about to say the same thing. Did you read my mind?" Raymond asked.
[Everything he does gets on my nerves. I wish Joan lets me hit him once on the mouth to put him where he belongs]
Amos glared at him without saying a word.
"If you want to keep fighting then good," Joanna said as she struggled to her feet. "But count me and Bacon out of this because I am out of here," Joanna concluded. She tried to walk but lost her balance and almost fell had the two agile guys not grabbed her at the same time.
Amos let go of her hand and moved to stand in front of her. He squatted afterwards.
"Hop on, and let me take you home," Amos said as he prepared himself to receive her on his back.
"Miss Butterfly, my back is sturdier. I am sure you will feel more comfortable riding on my back so hop on hmm," Raymond said as he also squat in front of Joanna.
Turning around to see how the two guys had made her the centre of attention again, Joanna wish the ground would just open up and swallow her.
That way she will be free from their troubles.
"What did I get myself into," Joanna lamented as she stared at both their backs.
She knew they won't let her move an inch if she decided to walk. She was aware that she had to choose between the two of them if she wanted to leave there.
In the end, she ended up going with Amos but that didn't stop Raymond from following them.
Some minutes later a guy in a blue shirt was seen following them. But he made sure to stay at a distance to avoid being found out.
[His Majesty's car was just parked in front of the campus so why didn't he drive Miss Joanna home but instead decided to choose a much more difficult way]
Chris quickly hid behind a pole when he saw Raymond glancing behind.
When they reached the tall apartment building Amos expected the guy to turn back and return to wherever he came from but to his greatest dismay, he didn't leave.
"And where do you think you are going?" Amos now standing in Raymond's path demanded coldly.
"Isn't it obvious that I want to see where Miss Butterfly lives…,"
"Don't you think she has been way too kind to someone she met today…,"
"Point of correction we didn't meet today but our encounter traces back to eight years…,"
"So what is the difference between a stranger and someone you haven't seen for eight years huh?" Amos cut in sharply.
No matter how hard he tried he couldn't hide his dislike for Raymond.
Anyways which man in his right senses will entertain the presence of a love rival?
"You have been gone for eight years and I am sure you both didn't keep in touch all these years. Heaven knows whether you are a foe pretending to be a friend…,"
"You have crossed the line," Raymond yelled, his deadly glares centred on Amos.
"Did you draw a line?" Amos quizzed as he looked around like he was searching for something.
"How come I don't see any line huh?".
"I swear I will…,"
"Guys, I don't know what you ate to give you both so much energy to fight every second but what I know is that I don't possess the same energy as you so will you spare me from your fights?" Joanna intervened in a soft tone.
"I am afraid I will collapse before I get upstairs if I use the little remaining energy to settle your fight…,"
"What's is wrong? Are you ok?" Amos and Raymond chorused.
Raymond avoided Amos' face after they said the same words.
"If you both care about me like you want me to believe then please spare me the trouble and stop quarrelling even though it's just for five minutes hmm?" Joanna who was mentally exhausted by their fights pleaded.
The funniest thing was that she didn't know the reason why they were fighting over every little thing.
"Raymond, it was nice to finally meet you after such a long time but I wish you will go home. I know even though not today we will have time to catch up," Joanna said after there was silence from both sides at last.
"You also want me to go home?" Raymond asked, not able to hide his disappointment.
"When I reach my room I will need to freshen, dress up, get my wounds treated and do some other things. It's not proper for me to do all these things in front of you…"
"But it's alright to do it in front of him?" Raymond said in almost a whisper.
"Did you say something?" Joanna demanded after she heard him mumbling words she can't hear.
"I said since you don't want to show me what your house looks like, it's alright for me to walk you to the door, right?" Raymond lied without stuttering.
The way he effortlessly came up with such a lie surprised Amos.
[How did he know that Joan often spends time in my apartment and why did he say otherwise when she questioned him?]
Amos threw suspicious stares at Raymond. Although the guy looked very normal, he couldn't bring himself to feel at ease around him.
"Sure," Joanna replied.
[As long as I can get rid of him to give Amos and me some privacy then I am ready to be inconvenienced for a few minutes]
Joanna smiled as she held Amos' neck a bit firmer.
Even when they reached the front of Amos' apartment Raymond still found it hard to leave.
Despite that he looked so sincere Amos believed he was pretending.
Even best friends who haven't been in touch for five years act awkward after a reunion, not to mention eight years of no contact with a person you hadn't been that close to.
"Sorry, Raymond but I really need to go now. Apart from me, Bacon also needs to get treated," Joanna said as she stroked Bacon's feathers.
"Thanks for everything," Joanna said. She didn't waste time sliding into the room afterwards.
"What do you think you are gazing at?" Amos questioned. He moved to the right to block the view of the guy who was stretching to get a glimpse of his room.
"What a cheapskate…,"
"I can even do worse by closing the door," Amos said. He stepped out and closed the door.
"Since she isn't here and I won't have to worry about hurting her feelings then I would be honest with you," Amos said. He started walking away from the door.
"I don't like you…,"
"And I don't like you either. I think that's something we made very clear earlier with our actions even though we didn't say it," Raymond said nonchalantly.
"Although I don't know what you are scheming, I will ask that you put an end to it because it won't work as far as I am around," Amos was blunt with his words. The last thing he would do is pretend to like him when she dislikes him.
"You have only met her a few times but I have known and been with her for as long as she was a baby. No matter what you do she won't choose you over me…,"
"This sounds like a word coming out of a terrified man. Are you doing all this because you are afraid of me?" Raymond said beaming. He turned and leaned against the pillar.
"Don't you think it is too early to start feeling this way? I mean I haven't started anything yet," An evil smile lingered on his handsome face.
The way he acted showed he loved seeing Amos agitated.
"If you know what is good for you then you will stay very far away from her. Don't let my fine looks deceive you because I am not as nice as I look," Amos warned with a stern expression.
"Sorry dude but that is not left for you to decide," Raymond responded with his shoulders raised high. He turned and strolled to the elevator.
Amos clenched his fist as he looked at the guy standing in front of the elevator.
[Even though she likes him I don't think I will be able to keep my cool if he keeps up with this attitude. It will only be a matter of time before I teach him a lesson]
He turned and input his passcode and entered the house after seeing Raymond step into the elevator.
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