The time is afternoon, after the slap incident, me and Inna continued with our session.
I was so surprised when Inna got down and kissed my shoe that i started telling her it's okay i should've anticipated physical punishments since she meant no harm in it.
Did i switched from abandoning the relationship to stay too quickly?. Yes. Seeing Inna get down for me completely changed my decision. How can i say no to an apology like that, I'm still shocked from it.
So what now?. I'm going to stick by Inna's side, she told that there will be no more violent punishments, and only ones are homeworks and physical if necessary.
"Okay that's enough for today, let's go have some coffee." Inna just said.
"Oh, i can't wait, I'm so tired right now... Hey Inna, are you feeling okay, you're not mad or anything."
Inna responded with a very comforting smile. One that makes you feel calm and relaxed.
"Shut up, you think you made me mad, how disgraceful, it was certainly unpleasant, but let's not exaggerate things more than they are."
"Uhhh—okay, I won't."
I'm seriously not going to argue any further with Inna, she's so solid and strict, which is i guess good for me, but it's very tiring to keep up with her. Unless i switched the subject.
"Now that i think about it, my cheek feels so hot even though it been an hour and a half."
"It going to sting next and then it going to fade away eventually."
"Hmm, seems like you are talking from experience."
Inna stayed silent.
Eventually she approached me, and she did something very unexpected.
"Here, give me your cheek."
It definitely caught me by surprise, feeling like a cold breeze is hitting my cheek, her face was close to mine. I was shook for a moment then i cooled down and relaxed.
"Does it feel better now."
"... Y-yeah."
What a sweet moment, no matter how much she seems hard to be with, her heart is still beautiful.
...
"It's not that far from school, we just got to walk like five minutes."
"That's actually pretty close, i never went that way before..."
Me and Inna are leaving school together after i invited her to a café.
"You like to go out a lot Ruby, don't you."
"Who doesn't— I mean i could be doing it a lot than a normal person, but i never get sick of it, i try to do as many things as i can."
"Like what."
"Going out with friends anywhere that can let us in, the main streets downtown, one of our friends place, and— yeah that about it."
I realized i shouldn't talk too much as i could reveal some bad things.
"What about you Inna, do you have habits you like to do."
"Well, i don't have that much expanded social circle. I like to go out with my cousins, my mom let's me go to movies and theatres, sometimes sports games with them. My older sister too she's takes me out sometimes. And when I'm not studying i like to uh— yeah that's about it."
I was admiring Inna's habits and how simple her life is. I know she hates people so she doesn't seem the social type. But maybe all a person need is just some cousins and a sister to hang out with — besides me.
After sometime we arrived at the café, it's very large, at least than the usual ones, also very mainstream.
We picked a table and ran through the menu, i already know what to order, i bet she's going to order a macha tea or something healthy.
After a running through the menu we both put it down after i decided on what to order
"Frappuccino chocolate."
"Macha tea latte, with less sugar."
How predictable.
"Alright, i will order us two cinnamon rolls."
I don't want to make assumptions about Inna, but maybe she's watching her weight, she's not that thin, she's just what a girl who all the calories that she takes go to her brain.
While we were waiting i took a picture of us in the café.
"Quit being an eye-catcher, I'm already doing a lot by coming here with you, don't make evidence of it"
"Come on, you sound like you rather be somewhere else, are you not glad we went out together."
"Not when you're drawing attention, look some boys are staring at us."
"Boys!?, where"
I realized the suddena act of interest in me, so i toned it down.
"Oh, you mean the ones next to the register?. I didn't notice them."
"Yes, and also, you seem like you were trying to get at them just now, what was that."
Ooo, i think i was caught. What should I respond to that.
"Well, I'm just dealing with a little situation lately, personal stuff, nothing to worry about."
"Hmm, personal stuff... Makes sense."
"Hahah..."
I can't let her interact with that side of me, only my close friends know how i am
"So Inna, do you have a crush or interest in boys?."
"You think I'm interested in talking about that with someone like you?."
"Someone like me!?. I'm just curious as you are my tutor, i want some advices from you on that matter you know, that all."
"... Well, no. I never been in a relationship with anyone, I'm... Never been approached by someone i like, and i always chicken out of doing it in my end, add that to the fact that I'm hard to approach."
"You seem quite aware of yourself, not many people would be honest like that."
Inna seems to think of herself as someone whose bad at social interactions, that her problem is being antisocial as she kind of hate people, but later i realized the real reason why she never been in a relationship.
Later the waitress brought our orders, One cinnamon roll and frappuccino for me, and one cinnamon roll and macha tea latte with less sugar for Inna.
"The frap looks delicious, too bad it not as healthy as the tea."
"Yeah, that's why you are having the macha tea, you seriously think i was going to let you have all that disgusting sugar in you."
"... Huh!?"