I Bought the exiled king (by Natalie Winter) novel Chapter 32

Chapter 32

Valencia

“Hey” I said as he pushed his hand into his pockets.

“What happened?” I asked, and he shrugged it away.

“Nothing, just a paper cut,” He mumbled, but I wasn’t convinced.

But it was not so important, so I switched to the more important topic.

“Listen Thomas, I am serious. You don’t have to do this. You are a really amazing person and a good friend of mine

I began but he let out a humorless chuckle.

“Really? Am I your good friend, Valencia?”

I was taken aback by the sudden change in his tone.

“Uh, yes, Thomas.” I answered, but he placed his elbow on the table and bit on his knuckle nervously.

“What are you doing, Thomas?” I asked and I could hear him shaking his leg nervously.

“Nothing, I am alright” He said and chuckled again.

I only waited for him to say something but then he grabbed a tissue, wiped his face with it and then rolled it before throwing it up

In the air.

That rolled tissue fell behind his chair.

“So, you say we are friends, right? So tell me, friend, what do you know about me?”

He drummed his fingers on the table and looked up at me,expectantly.

“Uh”

“I mean, you should know everything about me, right?” He asked and slapped his hand on the table.

“Thomas, are you okay?” I asked, and he laughed nervously again, his legs shaking and his shoes tapping against the floor incessantly.

“Yeah, yeah. I am fine.”

He said and put his knuckles in his mouth again and then looked up at me to laugh again.

*So, can you answer me?”

I blinked.

“Friends don’t have to really know everything about each other, Thomas. Friendship is not just knowing what color you like.”

I tried to explain.

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Thomas reached for the tissue box and grabbed a tissue to wipe his face again. The new tissue paper roll joined the one he threw

before.

“And I don’t think you are feeling okay.” I added, but he slapped his hand on the table a bit too hard.

I was taken aback and scooted further back into the seat, and Thomas realized I was staring at him with a mixture of confusion and

fear.

“No, no, no, no…” He got up from the seat and raked a hand through his hair.

*Please don’t be mad at me. I get a little nervous when things aren’t going the way I hoped and my nervousness increases.”

When I didn’t react or reply, he looked at me worriedly and added,

“You think I am a lunatic, right? Shit, man, I feel awful to see that look on your face.”

I took a second to collect myself, but cleared my throat and replied, “It’s okay. People get nervous all the time.”

But then he walked beyond the seat and came to stand in front of me and got down on his knees.

“Thomas, what are you doing?” I said in an alarmed voice as he linked his hands together as if he was praying to me.

*Please, please don’t be mad at me. I am a little eccentric and behave oddly at times but trust me, I really really like you, Valencia, and I don’t want you to hate me.”

*Nobody is hating you, Thomas,” I said in a reassuring voice and I could swear I saw tears forming in his eyes.

“I know you have very high standards and I dont look as sexy or cool as the hot men that girls typically crush over but I am really willing to try. You know I also enrolled in a gym. I am going to bulk up soon and have a six pack.”

I wondered what to say to that.

“Just get back in the seat, Thomas. Don’t sit on the floor.”

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But he shook his head vehemently.

“No, I deserve this. I wanted this to be a special day, but look, I have already ruined it and now you hate me.”

Igently grabbed him by the shoulders and made him sit back on the chairs.

‘For the second and last time, Thomas, nobody hates you.”

He reached for another tissue and sneezed in

“I am sorry for making you feel uncomfortable”

“And you also need to stop saying sorry

I reached for a glass of water and gave it to him. He took it from me and gulped the entire glass in one go.

ny more awkward,

To not make it any

“Sophia told me that you are high school friends.”

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At that he gave a nervous laugh again and corrected me.

She was not my friend. She was just a batch mate. And she kept ignoring me for weeks, thinking I was a scammer until i sent her our graduation pic in which the entire batch was standing together”

I made a sorry face at that..

“Yeah, yeah, I get that look too many times. I should have known better that pretty girls like you don’t think of me as a boyfriend, but just a friend.”

“No Thomas, it’s not like that-

Before I could complete my sentence, the food arrived.

Thomas just raked a hand through his hair and looked at me,

“I mean, if you don’t want to sit with me and eat, you can leave.”

Meanwhile, the waiter was oblivious to our conversation and brought the food and began placing it on the table.

She then leaned close to Thomas and whispered something in his ear.

“Do you want us to bring the violins and the singer now?”

However, I had heard it already.

“No, no. That plan is canceled for now.”

I felt utterly miserable and guilty as they walked away, and Thomas looked at me awkwardly.

I didn’t want to make him feel any more bad, so I grabbed my spoon and fork and said instead.

“Bon Appetit”

He looked up at me blankly and I put on my best cheerful smile.

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