Avril needs space from Chris

CHAPTER SIXTEEN
AVRIL
Seeing Chris's cute smile one would be forced to overlook his crimes but not today.
"What brings you here my lady?" Chris asked still wearing a cute smile.
"Your lady?" I scoffed.
"Am I truly your lady or just some toy like other girls you can just play with and dump?" I asked moving close to Chris.
"I don't understand you, what is going on Avril?" He moved closer to me placing his right hand on my chin.
I hit them off forcefully.
"What is the matter?" Chris asked placing both hands in his pocket.
I fixed my gaze on his hands in his pocket for some time and exhaled deeply before giving a reply.
"You are not human are you?" I asked bluntly taking Chris aback.
He went completely mute, he lost his balance at the instance.
"What? You're deaf now?" I mocked him.
"I... I... I don't understand what you're talking about", he replied feigning ignorance.
I scoffed at his reply, then clicked my tongue twice. I did that whenever I was really angry or lost my patience.
"You don't dare lie to me Chris, I already know why to hide it?" I asked.
"Ariel told you right?" Chris inhaled deeply and raised his head to the sky tilting his head backwards and then forward, I watched his every step with keen interest.
"Does it matter?" I asked then bit my lower lip.
"You know what annoys me more Chris? You had the guts to still lie to my face", I barked angrily.
"You know what Avril? I was just scared okay? I didn't know how to tell you, I haven't told my parents, I was scared out of my ass that you were going to........"
"I was going to what Chris? You know Chris there's no excuse for lying. You took me for a fool and couldn't trust me enough to tell me that you're a warewolf".
"I admit that I am wrong, Avril you can hit me if you want" he lifted my hand using it to slap his face.
"Stop it, Chris, just stop it!" I withdrew my hand from his.
"For how long?" I asked
"Avril please not now......"
"Answer me, Chris, for how long have you not been human? For how long have you been a warewolf?!" I barked at him raising my voice.
Chris sniffed, exhaled deeply then finally spoke up.
"Sin... Since I was four", he replied shocking me to my marrow.
I lowered myself gently until my buttocks could touch the tiled floor, I sobbed gently.
"I am sorry", he said in a whisper.
"13 years? 13 years Chris you have been a monster and no one knew about it? Not even your parents?"
"Avril please you are breaking my heart. I am not a monster, yes I am a warewolf but not all werewolves are evil, we are not monsters".
"You lie, Chris, Chris Hoffman you lie. All werewolves deserve death! Only the human race is supposed to live happily on this earth".
"Avril, are you going to tell my parents?"
"Chris you know I won't do that, I just hope you do the right thing someday".
Chris walked up to me and bent beside me holding my arms.
"Avril they are going to kill me. Your parents, my parents, are going to torture me, cut me in half and then slit my throat. Avril you have a perfect life and a happy family, mine is the other way around my parents will never spare me and they already see me as a failure".
I freed myself from his grip and stood up, he stood up also.
"For a very long time Chris I wondered why you wanted to bring peace between the human race and the werewolves I never knew it was for your own selfish interest. I was a fool to think you were something you weren't".
"I deserve the way you're treating me right now but I hope that someday you'd come to realize that I wasn't wrong after all, that there's always a reason for everything including the bad ones".
I stared at Chris unbelievably for some time, I so badly wanted to hit him the whole time.
"On that faithful day, on the day of the dinner we didn't wear matching dresses by mistake did we?" I asked Chris wiping my tears with the back of my palm.
He shook his head gently.
"I saw you through your window bring out the blue dress from your wardrobe, I ran back home and dressed up quickly. I am sorry Avril".
I shook my head and sniffed.
My head was aching badly, it was a result of the fact that I was sobbing.
"You... Did you kill the woman on the first night of the full moon last month? The woman that was killed beside my house?"
"It was in self-defence, I went there to stare at you through your window. I was still in half warewolf half-woman form and she attacked me. I didn't have a choice, I fought back".
I was more shocked, my feet wobbled, and my hands as well. I moved closer to Chris and punched him severally.
"You are a monster! You are evil! You are rootless you monster!" I screamed as I punched his chest repeatedly.
"Avril, please! Can you listen to me?" Chris asked holding me both tightly stopping me from hurting him... I could feel his grown claws on my arm.
"You killed a defenceless woman? Now you're going to kill me as well?" I asked amidst tears.
"That woman wasn't defenceless, whoever told you she has lied. She was armed, and I also wondered why she had so many weapons. Think about it also what was she doing in your house at that time of the night?"
"That wasn't enough reason to kill her Chris, that wasn't enough reason!"
"I didn't mean to kill her, I was only trying to defend myself. I really didn't mean to kill her".
"But you did, you ended up killing her, didn't you? Why not take responsibility for your actions if try you were right? Why didn't give yourself in during her murder investigation?"
"I should have told the police what? I was a wolf and was trying to defend myself from....... What was I going to tell them?"
"The truth Chris, the truth!" I yelled into his face.
"You're crazy", he replied calmly and I slapped him twice on both his left and right cheek.
Chris hissed, smiled and tried to hug me but I pushed him away.
"I am sorry", he kept on apologizing it was beginning to piss me off.
"You know what Chris? I need some space, enough space. You need it also Chris, we both need space", I said and for the first time, I saw a drop of tear escape Chris's eyes.
Chris smiled weakly staring at me like a moron without uttering a single word.

CHRIS
Avril's words pierced my heart like a blazing sword... I felt my own tears drop to my feet.
I thought she was going to be my forever, I couldn't imagine a day without Avril and now she's asking for enough space.
How was I going to cope? Seeing Avril every day in school and not talking to her knowing she's mad at me.
What was I going to do? How else am I going to plead her forgiveness?
"Avril please let's not do this, I promise you that I'd make it up to you. Whichever way you want it, I am ready to do whatever you want to gain your forgiveness right away Avril, but I can't give you the space you are asking for", I pleaded going on my knees.
"Chris! Chris! You don't have to do this", Avril said raising me to my feet.
"I still love you, Chris, I promise you I still do but we do need this, we need space, enough space".
"Why? What do we need space for?"
"To think things through, to get thoughts off our head and mind, we have to sleep over this issue".
"We don't Avril, we don't! We don't have to sleep over anything or give each other space, we don't need any breaks. Why can't we settle this right here and now? Why?!" I yelled.
"We do Chris, we need it".
I hugged her tightly, I hugged her like I was scared that she may be stolen from me, I felt like she was going to disappear and never come back.
She was sobbing uncontrollably, I felt her tears fall freely on my back...
"I know I wronged you but I hope you can forgive me, I hope you can forgive me, Avril, I am begging you I can't live without you, I didn't mean to hurt you or lie to you, I was only trying to protect what we shared. I was trying to save you and me the heartbreak, I didn't want you to feel awkward with me".
Avril pushed me away from herself slowly and gently.
"I am sorry Chris", she said and started walking away towards the door...
She was still sobbing uncontrollably.
"AVRIL!!" I screamed her name at the top of my voice and she came to a halt right in front of my door.
She sniffed and exhaled deeply.