Love Confession

"... she pinched his shirt from behind, trying to stop him from going..."

At the ballroom that going to held their annual dinner later in the evening, where she and him were in charge for the dinner. They were alone in the ballroom that full of tables, doing the final checking, make sure everything is ready for the night.

"I think everything is settled. We can go back now and dress up for the night." he said, as he turn and head to the door.

He is heading to the door, so she quickly pinched his shirt from behind, trying to stop him from going.

"Wait", she said. "I had something to tell you."

"Huh?" he was surprised that she pulled his shirt, going to turn around to face her. As soon as she feel he is going to turn around, she stopped him.

"NO! Please dont turn around, just stay like this." Her voice is soft and shaking, as her heart beat accelerating.

Although her voice is soft, it still strong enough to reach his ear. Although the weird action making him concern about her, he still follow her request not turning, just checking on her over the shoulder.

Her chin touches her chest, red cheeks, biting bottom lip. And her eyes were closed, so hard, like she hit on something and try to fight back the pain.

"Are you OK? You look sick." He wanted to turn around take a better look on her, the force from behind remind him that her hand still holding his shirt.

"I'm fine. Just that, I wanna say something."

"What it is?" Maybe felt her tension, his heart started to accelerate too. What will she say? is it something she want to ask? Like running a simulator in his mind, analyzing the situation.

After let out a long breath, she said: "Two years ago, when I first joined the company, I was nothing. A girl that fresh in  society, stupid and naive. It is you, who teach me step by step. You give me chance to attend training. You give me strength to voice out my opinions. And you always there to back me up when I have troubles."

After a long speech, she pause awhile to catch some breath and continue. "I always admire you as superior. But there is one time, that you defence me from getting blames from other department in a meeting. Ever since that, I can't help myself from looking at you, try to getting closer to you. I think... I likes you at lot."

Then, silence running free around them for a couple of minutes.

"Er..." He was ambushed, blank minded, in stead of saying anything, he reach out his hand to hers that still pinching his shirt. Its like sending an electrical pulse run under the skin when their hands touches, both of them shocked. He shocked because of her hand is freezing, and she shocked because of his sudden move, she removed her hand immediately.  

The awkwardness slowly appear in the atmosphere. Don't know what to do or what to say, he rubbed the back of his neck with one hand. At last, he try to break the ice: " Your..." hands are freezing.

At the same moment he start speaking, she speak out too, "I'm sorry to surprised you this way," keeping her hands over her beating heart, "Let's go back to get ready."

Still keeping her eyes away from his face, from the moment she pinched his shirt until now, she running to the door.

He reach out a hand, but all his grip is fistful of air. "Hold on!" He shouted to her, but she already passed the door.

Let out a long sigh, he dropped his hand back to his side. Then, staring at the way she ran away, reminds him of her red cheeks, and he can't help thinking to himself, she's really cute with that face.

The corners of his lips curved upwards. This is better than winning the lottery, which the girl he love actually loving him back. And she get confess to him.

"That sweet little thing," he shaking his head as he talk to himself, and start walking to the door. "You better be well prepare for the night, ready for my answer."

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About this story:

I always think that pinching someone's shirt is kinda timid and shy. It's like you want him to stay but you don't want to let him know how desperate that you want him to stay. And that's how I get inspire for this story. Hope you like it~

Candee Tang

20/04/17