"What?" he asked plainly.
“Why didn’t you punch him?” I asked a bit irritated.
Shock was all over his face when I asked him that.
“I thought you love him? Why do you seem sad that I didn’t hurt him?”
I rolled my eyes at his question. I love Xavier but what he did was wrong, he’s at fault.
“He’s at fault, Lucas.” I said.
“But if I hurt him, will that be okay with you?” he asked, looking at me intently.
I didn’t say anything and looked away. I acted like I have to change the cotton I’m using to clean his wound.
“I don’t want him to be hurt but he’s at fault. He came to you and started a fight. You should have done something to protect yourself or stop him,” I said in a low voice. I continued focusing on his wound after that.
I’m avoiding his gaze so he wouldn’t see my reaction and he wouldn’t know what’s running on my mind. 
“You should have told me that before. If I knew you wouldn’t mind, I already punched that asshole,” he said it slowly as he looked at me even more.
I faked a cough. I distanced myself again and told him I’m done with his bruises.
He touched his lips while he was looking at me with his small smile on it. I looked away and was about to turn my back on him but he held my hand.
"Now tell me, what did he do to you? Did he hurt you?" he asked seriously.
I bit my lower lip as I felt the pain as he held my wrist where Xavier hold me tight earlier.
He looked at it right away, I hid it to him that made him look at me even more serious.
“He hurt you,” he said as his jaw clenched. I looked away again, feeling nervous.
“Of course, we broke up. I’m hurt,” I tried to joke around to avoid the topic but he remained very serious.
“Give me your hand,’ he said firmly. I bit my lower lip as I felt my heart beat faster than usual.
I didn’t move that’s why he did it for himself. He touched my wrist softly so he wouldn’t hurt me.
He was very quite. His face darkened as he put some medicine on it. He was still serious that made me even more nervous. I don’t understand why I feel this way. He was very different too, I feel like he wasn’t the Lucas that I am with last night, he was so serious now it made me my heart beat fast.
“I should have punch that asshole,” he said sounding mad. He was done putting some ointment to lessen the pain on the swollen part of my wrist but he remained holding it. While I couldn’t figure out why I let him hold it that way.
He was still busy looking at it while I was too stunned on him.
It somehow touches my heart, he was worried and irritated that I am hurt. I feel like, through the years I was the only one who get worried about other people, and the only person that worries about me is my best friend Gail and sister Mona. Aside from them, I only got myself.
Maybe that’s why I feel this way towards Lucas. I was moved by his concern, he feels genuine and true.
“Do you want to eat? I’m preparing for dinner before you came. You can just eat with me if you don’t have any other plans,” I said and guided him to the kitchen.
He was just staring at me so I smiled at him before he decided to follow me.
He was still quite while he was waiting for me to finish cooking our food. I tried lifting the mood but he remained quite and serious.
I suddenly felt guilty. I feel like he’s like this because of me.
I just walked him to the gate when he decided to leave after we finish our food and minutes of staying in an awkward silence. He was still silent even when he started to put on his helmet and even when he started his big bike.
“Sorry for what Xavier did, and for bothering you. If I get a chance, I’ll talk to him about what he did. I’m really sorry,” I said shyly.
He looked at me, though I couldn’t see his face because of his helmet but I can see and feel that he’s still serious.
“You should sleep after I leave. And don’t talk to him anymore. I can’t assure you to restrain myself from fighting back once I knew he did something to you again,” he said plainly.
I couldn’t say anything and then he left.
I held my hand on my chest, trying to calm myself. Why is he so serious? I feel like I did something wrong that made him mad at me, and he’s just nice to calm himself and be with me even though he’s mad.
But why did he say that? Argh, I don’t understand him.
I stopped myself from thinking more and decided to sleep when I lay on my bed.
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“Vy, have you checked the bulletin board?” Rica told me while she was busy with her lollipop early that morning. She’s with Finn that looked exhausted.
“Why? Do I have to check it now? And why do you look exhausted Finn? Did you get along with Rica’s crazy ideas?” I said without looking at them.
I am doing a sketch for our newly acquired project.
“If I were you, I would check it out now so I won’t be clueless and stupid,” Rica told me in an exaggerated way. I laughed when Finn agreed to her.
“You know what? If I didn’t know you two well, I would definitely think that there’s something going on between you two,” I sad teasing them.
“Fine don’t mind our advice and look stupid there! Argh, can you stay away Finn? I don’t want an issue with you!”
I just laugh as they started to argue. They’re always like that so, I’m not worried. I decided to stop what I’m doing and check the bulletin board.
Jonas is with me to check the bulletin board too. He even told me that it’s been very intriguing to the whole department so he got curious too.
We go straight to the bulletin board and checked the announcement for the annual conference of each department under this company.
My eyes winded as I looked at Jonas that is also shock to see my name in it.
“Omg! You’re the representative of our department, congrats!” he said very excited.
“Thank you!” I thank him excitedly too.
We were both so overwhelmed to see our department there because its been years since the last time our department got chosen to be part of that annual conference because of favoritism. Usually, the representative of our department are from different team even though we got a higher rate just because the team leaders are close with the department head.
It’s our first time again that shocked the other teams who thought we’re not existing anymore. No one expected this!
We decided to go back to our office to celebrate our achievement. We all got carried away that we didn’t notice the time.
I was waiting for a taxi to go home when I saw a familiar bike motorcycle.
“Lucas,” I said when he removed his helmet. He gave me his extra helmet after that. I just realized that his motorcycle is a fucking Ducati Multistrada. What the hell?
I looked at him with confusion. Except that realization, I’m also confused why he’s here. It’s been a week since we last saw each other and it was when he visit me on my apartment. Now he suddenly showed up himself here and hand me his helmet? Where are we going?
“I’ll bring you home,” he said.
I didn’t know if it’s normal but I think something changed on his voice. It sounds more firm and serious but also soft at the same time.
“There’s a taxi here. I’ll just take that.”
“Come on, I’ll take you home,” he insited. He even left his bike and face me to put his extra helmet on me.
I looked away and pouted a bit. Why do I feel like I’m a bit irritated that he didn’t show himself for a week?
“Hop on or I’ll pick you up?” he asked softly after he finished putting his helmet on and sat on his bike.
I just pinched him and hop on his bike. I even got shocked when he left me alone on his bike that made me scream a bit.
He chuckled and I pouted. He removed his jacket and put it on my legs. I am wearing a skirt so maybe that’s why he did that so I could sit comfortably. After that, we left.