My hands were trembling. No. My whole body was trembling while we were in the car, it was moving so fast and I was so scared but I can't complain. I can't open my mouth and shout at the driver to just go slow down. But although I wanted to, I can't, I can't even look onto his eyes.

"Get out of the car, Celeste. " A guy spoke calmly, but I can sense how mad he was at that point of time. My eyes were looking at my hands and when I heard him said those words, my eyes immediately looked at him with shock.

I glimpsed at the surroundings, the car already stopped, and there was no people anymore. Peace. Quiet. And... and... Dark.

"W-why? Y-you're not allowed to leave me here. " I said with a low tone of voice, he knew me, I easily get scared in dark places with no people around me. How he could just say that to me so easily without thinking how afraid am I right now?

"Get out of the car!" I flinched when he shouted. The tears, that I have been resisting not to flow, started to flow slowly from my eyes. And they were unstoppable. Scared. I was so scared. My eye sight were blurry already because of those stupid tears I wished not to fall, yet they just did.

I gulped and shook my head aggresively. Saying to him that no matter what I won't get out of his car. I won't, really.

"Damn it, Cel! Just get the fuck out of my car! Do you want me to hit you again?! You're not listening to me and I get frustrated even more whenever I see your face!" He said. Wow, that words stabbed a million times.

He was the guy who told me that I was the most beautiful girl he has ever seen, I was so precious to him before. Why it ended up being like this? 

My eyes caught his attention when he got out from his car and went to my side. I widened my eyes and my tears started to fall again, I was so scared and I just wish this thing will stop.

He opened the door, I moved backwards away from him so he couldn't get me, but it was not enough. As soon as he grabbed my right arm, he pushed me immediately out of his car.

"S-stop, Jude... It hurts. My arms..." I said, begging him to stop from grabbing my arms to tightly. I thought that will be the only thing he will do to me that night that definitely will bring pain for me, but I was wrong.

He grabbed my hair aggresively while we were already outside of his car. He made me look onto his eyes and so I did while my tears were falling. Continously. Without stop. They did not rest.

"S-stop... It h-hurts. " I said in a low tone of voice. But he just scoffed and formed a teasing grin on his lips. I sobbed. He doesn't care about me that time, all I see was the evil side of him.

That some people did not know.

"I told you beforehand, right? To not to make me jealous. But what did you do? You still go near that fucking guy. And because you disobeyed me, you will suffer. " Jude gripped his hand on my hair even more tightly. I closed my eyes hard, complaing in my mind of how much pain it gave to me.

"I-I'm sorry... I just n-need to—"

"You better stay your hands away from her, dude. " I was in shook when someone appeared out of nowhere and spoke. I couldn't see him, he was probably at my back and I can't turn to him since Jude was still gripping my hair tightly while my hands were on his hand.

I saw Jude scoffed of disbelief, he squinted his eyes and leaned forward slightly.

"And who are you? You will save this girl? Well, bro, she doesn't need to be save. " My tears stopped from falling. Thankfully, since my eyes were tired. It was midnight already.

"Again, stay away your hands from her. You wouldn't like what will happen to you if I'm going to repeat myself again. " That guy said. Jude looked at me, and I felt scared again. I looked down so I won't see how evil the insides of his eyes.

Jude ungrip his hand from my head aggresively and made me almost fell on the ground but luckily I managed to balance myself. When I got the chance to escape from him, I went to the guy and hid behind him. From there, I wiped my cheeks and tried my best not to make a noise even though I was sobbing already.

I doubted that guy did not hear it.

"Bullshit, people. " Jude exclaimed. I heard his car door opened and closed loudly. He probably left.

"So you are. " The guy whispered.

I sighed heavily and did the breathing exercise so I could stop from crying. I don't want to give this a guy a duty to do for me.

He moved. And faced me. I looked down and couldn't look at him in the eye.

"T-thank you. " That's what all I can say.

"Is that your boyfriend?" He questioned to me calmly. He was so gentle. A gentle that I haven't felt from Jude. I felt it before, but as weeks passes by, it slowly fade away. He easily changed his attitude and I still want his old self back.

Where did it go?

I nodded at him. "Unfortunately, yes. "

He chuckled, because of that I had the courage to look at his eyes. I don't know, I just suddenly felt I wanted to look at his face.

"Unfortunately, huh? Then why you won't break him up?" He questioned. I know that is the right thing to do, but the destiny wouldn't allow me. They kept on hindering me to do so.

I scratched my nape slightly and sighed.

"I guess... You're tired. Yeah, you really are. I'll drive you home, where's your house?" He was offering a ride for me. And... And scared feeling hit me again. I gulped and shook my head at him. And he was confused about my answer, it was obvious with his furrowed brows.

"Why?" He asked, his face became serious.

"If he will sense I am at my condo, he will definitely go there and disturb me. " Jude always do that before whenever I did something that he really dislikes, and we will ended up arguing and fighting. But eventually, I will lost. Luckily, the walls are sound-proof, my neighbors wouldn't be able to hear how evil my boyfriend was.

He sighed heavily. "Fine. Come with me, then. " He offered. I blinked two times and stared at his eyes, and gulped.

"Don't worry. You can trust me. I'm not like your boyfriend. I don't like to hurt other people, unless they did it to me first. And, particularly, I don't hurt girls. Unless we're on bed. " I gulped aggresively when I heard it. He flashed a smirked on his lips while looking directly on my eyes.

"You can trust me, Celeste. Follow me. There's my car. " I think I can now breathe widely. That guy... Wait, what was his name? Why he knew mine?

"Where did you got my name?" I questioned while I was behind him, he was walking first towards his car. I glanced at my chest, my name plate wasn't there. So, where did he get my name?

Did he just guess it? And then, boom, suddenly it was correct?

"Hey!" I shouted while running towards him.

"Lucas. " He suddenly spoke when we were already on his car, he was driving it towards I do not know. To his place, he said. I looked at him with a curiousness flashed on my face.

"It's my name. Lucas Apollo. " He added. I nodded at him slightly and laid on my seat. My body was in pain. But, the lucky thing is I feel safe now. Don't I?

"So, where did you get my name?" I don't know how many times did I make myself repeat to him so he could feed my curiousness, but until now he haven't answered it.

"I just know. " He said proudly and calmly. I stared at him directly. His tall nose was hit by a street light, his jaw line was visible even though it was dark.

"Are you done admiring my face?" I rolled my eyes when he talked. Lucas chuckled and glanced at me.

"Nonsense. "

"Break up with your boyfriend. You don't deserve that. " He said. I chuckled, maybe yes, I don't deserve it. But, I don't know why these stupid feet haven't decided to ran away from him. I don't know why I couldn't left although Jude always harass me physically.

He's not the same Jude you've met, Celeste. Ran away.

"I will.. It's just... I am waiting for the right time."

"Right time? Isn't the right time was earlier? You could've said that you two are breaking up. I pity you, Celeste. " I gulped. That was harsh. But, he was right though. It's just... I had a difficult time saying those words as if he will still change his behavior.

I nodded slightly and forced a smile. I noticed on my peripheral vision that he looked at me. "That's right. But now, just rest and have a chill with me. I won't hurt you, you're safe to me. And first thing tomorrow, break up with him without meeting that asshole on person. " Lucas advised. I looked at him and smiled slightly.

I hope I could.

"So, this is your place?" I questioned to him as soon as we entered his condominium unit. I wandered my eyes inside and admired the interior design and the furnitures. It was really obvious that he's a neat person.

"Yeah. My parents paid for this. And my expenses. But, by next month I will insist to pay the bills and anything and they will just give me their money. " So, he wanted to be independent. That's nice. I was doing the same thing.

"Did that guy bring you to his condominium, too?" Lucas suddenly questioned. I stopped from wandering my eyes and looked at him preparing something on his refregirator.

I smiled, bringing back those memories we had.

"Yeah. It... It was before. I think 2 months ago. And after that, when we started to argue almost everyday, he decided not to bring me there. And I chose not to as well. His condominium was the first witness... how Jude hurt me physically. " I smiled again. But the smiled this time was filled with pain. I can do this, I won't cry.

Lucas went to me while handling a two bottles of beer. It does not have too much alcohol though.

"I bet you drink?" He offered one bottle to me. I chuckled softly and grabbed it from his hands.

"Yeah. I do, sometimes. "

Lucas gestured his hands, he was pointing his terrace. He has a terrace?

"Come this way. You can refresh here. You can go here everytime you want just call me. " He said when we both stepped out foot on his terrace. He placed his hands beside me with his palm facing upward. I furrowed my brows when I looked at his hands.

"Your phone, I will save my number to you. "