Game of Love Ch. 11
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Eric was seated in his office trying his best to concentrate on the sketches that he was doing. But he kept on messing them up. He ripped the paper and threw it on the floor were hundreds of others were. This was so not him. Whenever he tried to sketch, he always did it with such ease but this time, that wasn't the case.
'You rascal, how dare you touch, Eric?' Sergio's words rang through his head. 'You bastard, you shouldn't have touched my Eric!'
Adrenaline flooded Eric's system, pumping and beating like it was trying to escape. There were times when he felt like the world was slowly disappearing in front of him, or maybe it was just him who was fading away. His heart was hitting his chest so hard that he thought it was gonna break his ribs.
'You shouldn't have even talked to him.'
'Only a man in love can act the way he did. Don't tell me you're the only who doesn't see his love for you.'
Eric was restless. He tried to stay calm and just concentrate on his sketches but he soon found himself thinking about Sergio. He was so worried. He had come prepared for work that morning and had left really early, before Riya woke up.
He was dressed in a sexy wine red designer's suit which was a little tight on him, a sky blue shirt inside and blood red shoes on his feet. His hair was made in a long lack hair bun that just looked so amazing. But he was worried, so worried that he couldn't even concentrate on anything.
Eric sighed, staring at his phone like he was expecting something to come out of there. He took a nervous sigh and picked it up. But as fast as he had picked it up, he put it down, groaning angrily. He didn't even realize how much his hands were shaking.
"God, keep it together!" He sighed, rubbing in his head. "You need to concentrate."
Eric took a deep breath and held his pencil tighter. He was about to start sketching when he heard a voice, a really familiar voice.
"Why are you so confused?"
Eric slowly raised his head and when he looked at the person that was there, his heart twisted and sunk with nerves. His breaths came in sharp pants and he tried to gain control, but nothing was working.
The boy who was standing on the other side of the table looked just like him. He was dressed just like him but he looked fiercer, more confident and he had a grin on his face. His arms were crossed on his chest and he was staring right at Eric.
"A man was trying to get so close to you the other night, Sergio almost killed him. That is where the confusion is coming from." The boy chuckled. "Look at you, Eric! You are becoming too soft. You're losing your focus because of Sergio."
"I am not becoming soft!" Eric said harshly, shaking his head. "I am still the same boy."
"Really?" He raised his eyebrow. "I highly doubt that. Have you forgotten what your plan was, our plan. You were going to cause so much pain to Giada and her family and you were going to use Sergio in the process."
"I have been successful in that." Eric gasped. "And my plans are still pushing through."
"But Trevor slapped you the other day. What did you do about that?"
"He'll pay for it." Eric snarled. "I haven't forgotten about that and the stunt that Giada pulled the other day."
"You shouldn't forget about it. Giada and Trevor had caused you so much pain." The guy spoke harshly. "There's no way they're going scot-free. But we both know that this isn't about them. This is about Sergio and what's been happening with him. I see the fear and the confusion in you today."
Eric felt Sergio's voice ringing in his head. His fingers slowly curled into a fist as he hesitantly looked away from his shadow, shaking his head. He couldn't think straight. As the images of Sergio started kicking in, Eric felt like he was going insane.
"You had a whole different plan when you came here. But you realized that Sergio was still very much in love with you." The guy spoke with a chuckle. "And after all the encounters, you lost yourself in the game. You've now realized that he loves you so much."
Eric gulped, staring at his other self.
"The confusion here is that, after everything that has happened between the two of you..." The boy paused and made Eric freeze while staring at him. "...how can you still love him? He had hurt you." The guy leaned on the table, smiling at Eric. "You are scared of repeating the same mistake, going through the same pain again."
"What are you talking about?" Eric chuckled bitterly. "This is me and I don't have any feelings for Sergio. What we had was destroyed years ago. I am only using him to hurt Trevor and Giada because... because..."
"You can't even lie to yourself." The other him laughed. "You were afraid of the truth. That is why you kept running away from those feelings, the reason why you keep running. You thought that as time passes, those feelings would fade away, but no!"
Eric didn't even realize he had tears in his eyes.
"In fact, those feelings kept on growing stronger even when you were in Australia. Once again, you're faced with a really difficult situation right now. You've seen Sergio, he's suffered a lot and you've pitied him once or twice."
Eric shook his head, furiously rising from the chair.
"What the hell are you talking about?" He snapped. "You're talking..."
But when he looked in front of his desk, the boy was gone. He sat back furiously on the couch, gripping his hair.
"What the fuck just happened? I am officially going insane." He gulped. "I think I need some hot coffee."
He quickly picked up his phone and left his phone. He didn't wanna hear anything about Sergio anymore.
