Chapter 119

“What are you doing here? ” Adam asked, his brows furrowing as he opened the door to his room.
There,standing with a worried frown on her face was his grilfriend, Saira. Instead of answering him, her eyes narrowed with suspicion as she tried to peer past him into the hotel room, but he stood firmly in the doorway, blocking her view. The way he positioned himself only made her more uneasy. Was he trying to hide something?
Taking a deep breath, she shifted her focus back to his face, and scanned it carefully. Had he taken something? Drugs? Weren’t his eyes supposed to look strange if he had? Bloodshot, dilated—something like that? But they seemed… normal. Still, she couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off. The message had warned her that he was doing those things.
“Who’s inside with you?” she asked cautiously refusing to back down. There was silence behind him so it did not look as if he was having a lot of people over for the party.
Adam’s frown deepened in confusion as he looked at Saira’s odd behaviour. “What are you talking about?”
Before he could say another word, she shoved past him, ignoring his startled reaction. Her heart pounded as she hurried inside and her eyes darted around the room, searching for any sign of what he was hiding. Drugs? Someone else? Evidence of whatever trouble he had gotten himself into this time. Because she knew he was in trouble.
But as her gaze swept over the space, she was met with nothing but a messy bed and scattered clothes.
Had the message she received been wrong? But why would Spencer lie to her. He was worried about his younger brother too…
As she stood in the middle of the room, her worry about him taking drugs and cheating on her seemed silly. The atmosphere turned ambiguous and she felt shy as Adam closed the door behind him and walked towards her slowly, “So that’s what this is about? You thought I’d be cheating on you?”
Saira pressed her lips together, looking away for a moment, as if trying to gather her thoughts. When she finally met his gaze again, she could only look away and them mumble, “What am I supposed to think? Why are you even staying at a hotel instead of at home? There are so many rumors about you. Of course, I’m going to have doubts. What else am I supposed to think?”
Adam chuckled, and covered the distance between them. Before she could react, his hands slid around her waist, pulling her against him in one swift motion. “Saira,” he murmured, his tone teasing as he gazed down at her, “have I ever given you a reason to doubt me?”
She stared up at him, her breath hitching slightly at the closeness. After a second, she shook her head, albeit reluctantly. “No, but—”
“But?” he echoed, tilting his head as he studied her expression.
She sighed, her fingers curling slightly against his shirt. “You’re the most popular boy in school while I am a simple girl. You’re always surrounded by those girls who want to talk about being close to you! And your friends—God, Adam, all of them are playboys. They’ve slept with so many girls from school! What else am I supposed to think when you start acting secretive?”
His smirk softened slightly, and the teenage boy grinned and pushed a hand through his hair, feeling pleased that his girlfriend was jealous. But, even so, he softened his voice and tried to explain,” I am not being secretive, okay? i just have a lot on my mind due to problems at home. Don’t let the silly rumors worry you.”
Saira still couldn’t shake the doubt completely. “Maybe,” she admitted, “but rumors always start somewhere. And when I see you surrounded by all those girls, always laughing and joking with them, what else am I supposed to think?”
Adam let out a quiet chuckle and tilted her chin up so she had no choice but to meet his gaze. ” You’re supposed to trust me,” he murmured. “And more than that, you’re supposed to trust yourself.”
She frowned. “What does that mean?”
His thumb brushed against her jaw, and he looked at her soft lips. “It means you should be more sure of yourself,” he said simply.
Saira blinked, feeling caught off guard by the intensity in his eyes. “I don’t understand.”
Adam sighed,and shook his head at the innocent girl in front of him. He wanted her. He knew he should wait. His grandmother had warned him about being soft towards a girl’s feelings, but at this moment, he wanted to kiss her and reassure her.
Slowly, he places a soft kiss on her lips and said,” Saira, you act like you’re not enough for me, but do you even realize how special you are to me?”
She scoffed and looked away. “I’m not special. I’m just… plain. I don’t stand out like those girls. I don’t even know why you’re with me in the first place. Maybe it’s because I was the only one who didn’t throw myself at you like the others.”
Adam exhaled and chuckled, “You really think that’s the only reason? I really do like you, you little fool. What about the fact that you are really beautiful?”
Saira blushed then and looking into his eyes, she slowly kissed him lips. He kissed her back softly before breaking off the kiss as he said,” Saira, baby. You need to go. We are too young but I want you and there is no one to stop us. Come on, I’ll take you home.”
Bu instead of agreeing to return with him, Saira looked into his eyes, and raised herself on tiptoes and quietly kissed his lips,before pulling away. ” I want you, Adam. I want you to be my first. If we’re together that way, then maybe I won’t have doubts anymore. Maybe I won’t keep questioning what we have.”
He grinned then and hugged her quickly, “Silly girl.”
A knock on his door had Adam jolt back from his old memories and he shook his head, running a hand through his hair. Ever since he had seen Saira last month and then received her message, he had always been thinking of their time together. The first time they met. The time they agreed to see each other and then the time when she asked him to make love to her.
With a sigh, he opened the door and stared for a moment, before asking,” What are you doing here?”