Hellbound With You (WN)

As if scalded, Alicia retracted her hand. That one move was so fast it made the water splash on the both of them.

She lifted that hand up, palm open and facing him. It was as though a policeman had ordered her to ’hands up ’ while pointing at gun at her. She did not know whether she should scream out in mortification or blabber whatever that came to her mind, just to distract both of them from this embarrassing situation or just curl up into a ball and hope that she disappeared until things calmed down. Her flustered expression was almost comical in its extremity.

For a moment, she struggled to find the right words to say as she kept herself as still as she could, not wanting to have another ’accident ’ of the sort occurring again. Once was more than enough. Her heart would not be able to bear it.

”Oops… ” she said. An ’oops ’ that did not sound particularly surprise or excited nor was it taunting. It was a nervous and forced ’oops ’. ”I ’m sorry… I didn ’t mean to touch your… erm… thing. It ’s a little accident. ”

His expression darkened at her words. Oh damn…

”A little accident…?? ” he repeated her choice of words, his voice sounding darker than usual. ”So… what if it ’s a little accident? ”

She blinked multiple times. ”It ’s not intentional! I really did not mean for that to happen, so… you should accept my apology and… yes, forgive and forget? ” Her tone at the end was pitched higher to sound like a question rather than a statement.

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A sound which seemed to be a half snort and half laugh was his immediate response. ”Forgive and forget… you ’re saying that accidents should be resolved just by saying a simple ’sorry ’? ”

”Well… ” Alicia knew she was in a pinch now. She could only scold herself inwardly for her own words and for the fact that this body of hers was so clumsy to have that accident occur in the first place. Just where the hell did her usual wits go?! She did not like how her comebacks sound so embarrassingly dull and bordering on silly! ”Of course, a sorry would never be enough depending on the circumstances and especially if someone got hurt. ” She quickly reasoned out, trying so hard to redeem herself.

”And based on how you are putting it… it seems like you think that no one got hurt in this little accident? ” He stressed on the word ’little ’. And it seemed to her that he sounded a little sarcastic, but she could not be sure.