My ex, my Fiancee's Son

Chapters 13. Armistice

Now I'm eating at the dinner table with Marcus. I'm nervous and uncomfortable here. Marcus has been acting strange all day. He waited and sat in the cafe until I got home. And without being able to dodge or resist, I was forced to go home with Marcus. Throughout the trip we were silent. The atmosphere was so unfamiliar and uncomfortable just like today. There was only the clink of the spoon and fork hitting the plate.

We are like two strangers in the same place. Very awkward and not knowing what to say. I repeatedly swallowed the words that almost came out of my mouth. I was afraid that my words would ignite Marcus' emotions and destroy his calm. But I'm not comfortable with this silence. I hurriedly finished my dinner to get the hell out of this place. The air in this dining room really choked my neck.

I was done and got up and took the dirty dishes to the dishwasher and washed them immediately. Then walk away without a word. While at the door, Marcus stopped me with his voice.

"Thank you."

My body stiffened instantly. It was as if my blood flow had stopped so quickly and my whole body could not move. Is my hearing wrong? I heard Marcus say thank you. THANK ME?

My eyes grew wide and turned quickly towards Marcus's back. The man did not budge and remained relaxed eating his food. My forehead shriveled until the eyebrows almost fused together. I think I heard wrong. I have to check my hearing tomorrow. Then turn around and walk again.

"Thank you for taking care of me." Quickly my neck turned and looked at Marcus who was now watching me. My eyes blinked. I still don't believe in my hearing. I looked at his handsome face. He looked at the black eyes of the man to find the truth there.

"Thank you, Shelina." Marcus said it again and a small smile appeared on his face. Then the man turned around and continued eating. Like he didn't say anything. It was as if he didn't realize what impact he had made on me.

That sentence, even his little smile, was all strange and foreign to me. I've been getting bad treatment from Marcus for over a week so it's impossible to change just overnight I'm sure he's not Marcus. Is it possible that he was possessed by a spirit when he was sick yesterday? I looked at Marcus for horror and fear. Walk backwards while keeping an eye on him. And immediately ran towards my room. Oh my God, Marcus is more terrible than he was a week ago.

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I can't sleep tonight. Marcus' good attitude has disrupted my mind. So, I went to the living room to watch a movie. Looking for movie tapes in the closet next to the tv. There are a lot of movies there.

This is Naruto's sixth film. I haven't seen this Naruto movie. It might sound strange, a girl like me likes naruto. I didn't like Naruto at first but since Marcus used to take me to watch the anime, I slowly liked the cool and handsome character named sasuke in the anime. Ah forget about that mentally ill man and immediately watch a naruto movie instead.

"Do you like Naruto anime?" I looked to the side and jumped straight away.

I screamed in shock that Marcus was sitting next to me. Oh, my God, my heart almost fell out. I regulated the hunting breath and normalized my heartbeat.

"Why haven't you slept and watched a naruto movie here?" Marcus seemed indifferent to my surprise at his presence. He stared at the tv screen and opened the snack jar on the table. I pursed my lips and swore without a sound. Really fucking.

Me and Marcus were sitting on the same long sofa. With a considerable distance. But I still slide my ass to sit near the armrest of the long sofa. Stay away from Marcus as much as I can.

I told you, I'm just an ordinary girl who won't be immune to charm let alone touch. So in order to avoid such a thing that night, I better stay away.

"You haven't answered my question?" His tone was calm with his eyes focused onto the tv screen. I took a deep breath and controlled my emotions. Relax, I need to calm down.

"I couldn't sleep, so I watched a movie." I acted indifferent and stared at the tv screen. But I was always watching Marcus' every move beside me. My eyes can squint because I am always focused on the corner of my left eye and pretend to look forward.

"Why watch here? Isn't there a tv in your room?" I returned snorting. If only I could watch tv in my room, I wouldn't have bothered to come down here.

"The TV in the room is broken."

"You ruined it?" Marcus asked quickly with a look towards me.

"Just kid! The TV was already broken before I came here," I replied quickly in a slightly high tone. It's good that he accused me of that.

I looked into Marcus's eyes, which were now glued to me. He watched me closely, as if searching for the truth from the look in my eyes. And I also returned that look. To let him know, I didn't damage the tv in my room at all.

My heart raced fast. My heart is in the middle of an unexpected question. This is too shocking. Marcus asked me something I never imagined. Did he really say it? He wants to know why I can't sleep. Why do I feel this kind of thumping feeling, just because he showed a little bit of his attention?

"Shelina's." Marcus's soft voice rattled my heart. The voice that is always present in my beautiful dreams. Marcus' eyes are still on me. It was as if I was the whole center of his life and never wanted to look away from my face for a second.

I have trouble sipping saliva. I told you my heart is not made of steel. I could be devastated if he behaved like this to me. I turned my face towards the front. And pretend to re-focus on watching Naruto movies.

"I just can't sleep." I can't say I can't sleep because of her. Because of his strange attitude all day.

From the corner of my eye, I caught Marcus unmoved. He kept staring at me. Being stared at for so long made my face heat up. I was confused as to what to do, so that he would stop his strange actions. I don't care about it, but why doesn't he stop looking at me.

"Can you stop looking at me!" my sniffle with a vexed face towards Marcus.

"Why?"

Why did he say? Argh, I'd love to gouge out those eyes and strangle Marcus to death. How could he say 'why' so calmly?

"I don't like it!" I screamed and turned back to watch TV. The man beside me even chuckled a little which made me even more inflamed. I clasped both hands in front of my chest and looked at Marcus sharply.

"Nothing's funny Marcus." Instead of stopping, the man laughed even more. I must admit that his crisp laughter was so sweet in my ears.

"It turns out you're still the same as you were five years ago."

"What do you mean?" My eyebrows raised next door demanding Marcus's explanation.

"You're still childish and adorable."

"Aa—what?!"

"You sure you want to be my stepmother? You're better suited to be my sister Shelina." And Marcus laughed again. I can't argue with him and throw my face away. Because I just realized the shameful attitude I just showed her. Ah embarrassing. My face is very hot and I don't want to look at Marcus one bit. I'm getting up. I better get back to my room. I can watch a Naruto movie next time.

"Where are you going?"

"Go back to my room and sleep." I can't control my voice to keep it from tearing. I'm really upset and embarrassed.

"Don't be angry, I'm just kidding. Sit down again, I'll keep you watching." I turned to Marcus and looked at the man's face. He didn't look at me, just focused on the tv screen and occasionally ate snacks.

I took a deep breath. If I go back to the room it will look childish. Lagupula looks like Marcus has no intention of finding trouble with me. I sat back and watched a movie.

This sixth Naruto movie is really exciting but my eyes are slowly getting heavy. Drowsiness approached me. My eyes blinked so that I would wake up and watch. But it turns out my drowsiness is so great. Until my eyes finally closed. At the limit of my consciousness, there was a hand that pulled my head and leaned on something. I don't know what it is, because the darkness has finally drowned me.

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