38-The Other’s Obsession
Maynard had somehow found me and taken me to the basement. He had his arm wrapped around me and my blanket under his arm. He told me the hurricane hadn’t even gotten worse yet so whatever I saw there was nothing compared to how it will be in the next few hours.
Once we arrived in the basement, I found Mr. Tripper calming everyone down.
He watched me enter late and frowned and sprinted to have a word with me.
“You don’t forget to create troubles, do you?” he glared at me but soon his glare broke because Maynard snatched his attention by responding to him.
“Don’t you see she is frightened?” the aggression in Maynard’s tone silenced the crowd that Mr. Tripper was trying to hushed down for minutes.
“Go and sit down in the corner,” Mr. Tripper pointed at the only empty corner. I passed around a quick glance and found Thiago sitting on the other side of the wall with his head resting against the wall. He was staring at us but didn’t react to my arrival. Lazlo was sitting beside him whilst Maynard and I quickly took our places at the darker corner.
“It will get even colder in a few hours,” Maynard mumbled undertone while wrapping my blanket around my body and bringing his bag closer
“Are you alright?” he continued to be concerned for me while I was blankly looking at Thiago.
Thad only one question in my mind, did he not panic when he arrived here and didn’t find me?
“Miss Omega?” Maynard gently tapped a chocolate bar against the back of my hand to get my attention.
“Thank you,” I replied to him and took the chocolate. I desperately needed some sweets to boost up my energy.
“How did you end up on the rooftop?” he whispered, steadily pulling his body closer to mine.
“I heard some cries,” I explained, “It felt like somebody was in trouble. I went to the rooftop to help the person in need but -“|| paused because I remembered what happened.
“But what?” he asked as he bent his head down to reach my level.
“But they pushed me onto the rooftop and locked the door behind me,” it hurt so bad thinking I was trying to help that person and they did that to me.
“That is ridiculous. You are too kind and good to help those fools. Somebody must have planned it against you,” His body didn’t waste a minute before radiating heat.
“But I am fine now, thanks to you,” as soon as I passed him a comforting smile, he calmed down.
“Did you see anyone?” he inquired while waiting for me to respond.
“No!” I shook my head.
“Hm! It’s okay. We will deal with it later,” he uttered and then looked at the ceiling when we heard a loud thud coming from above.
Some monster must have knocked itself down with the door of the rooftop.
“How did you find me there? you were supposed to be in the basement,” I watched his face, avoiding any eyes on me.
“I was waiting here for your arrival but when Thiago arrived and you weren’t with him, I got worried. I left the basement and started looking for you. I found your blanket near the staircase,” he explained and it made sense. The only thing that bothered me was the fact that Thiago didn’t see the blanket, or did he see and didn’t bother?
But why would he not care?
I was now flooded with countless worries and no answers. I had to remain calm until it is all over to be able to speak to Thiago.
“Thank you, Maynard! I was scared for my life,” I said as I watched Thiago closing his eyes to take a nap. What happened to the aggressive and possessive mate? What changed in a matter of a few hours?
I began to doze off but every time I closed my eyes, I woke up to the jeering noises of the monsters and creatures screeching.
“Are you tired?” Maynard questioned because he noticed I kept dozing off and waking up.
“A bit,” I answered in half-sleep, “Why are these monsters so loud?” I complained like a child and he laughed a little at me.
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