Chapitre 34: Field
The imparting agreeable attractive fragant or sweet scented sniff I had, made my stomach growl.
The turkey pungent desirable scent, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, julienned where all a passerby to my nose.
My eyes spun open.
The first glimpse I had where my hands, they where rapped around my body. I tried stretching. At some point I found it wierd how this couch was really comfortable. That was the best night I had on a couch.
Without having a second thought, I stood up to check out what made me wake up.
It's scent nice.
I know.
With slow steps I managed to reach the mini kitchen, I wasn't surprised anymore I knew it was all him. He is preparing breakfast. It got me confused, he could cook.
That's rare.
My presence wasn't yet known, I decided to head back to the couch I was, while turning back my hands mistakenly hit the edge of the wall that had a frame placed there. It was definitely the frame I had hit.
Ouch.
I stopped walking, knowing he had already seen me.
"Gela? Your awake" he said. I slowly turned back and smiled nervously. I nodded, he smiled. I walked in.
He had focused on the meatball, I didn't want to ask anything. He actually kept to his promise and that got me surprised. I went to the refrigerator, opening it I saw different type of groceries, and what I was looking for wasn't in.
I turned and got hit by something, I raised my gaze and figured it was him, he was standing so straight. "Water?" He asked. He just knew that's what I was looking for.
"Yeah" I said. He walked back to a little refrigerator that I didn't know exist in the kitchen. He had passed the water to me. I dranked slowly and said. "Why differentiate them?" I asked
He turned to me and said. "Raised in that way" he said bluntly. I clenched my jaw. "Can you cook." He asked.
I scoffed. He raised his head to me. He noticed what I had done and chuckled. "You can't?" He said and smiled.
To be honest, my mom had cooked for me all my life. I haven't really been in the kitchen to prepare something before. Is not possible I can't do something, I raised my gaze to the smiling Alex and said. "I can" reassuring my self.
He just looked at me.
Without hearing anything from him, I walked down to the Ingredients he kept on the counter. Okay...
I can do this.
I reached for a Knife and held what they call ginger. Of course I knew that. I could still feel his gaze on me. When I raised my head he wasn't checking on the meatball he had been preparing but just fold his hands and kept his gape on me unbelievably.
I removed my eyes immediately and back to the ginger, I tried as much as I can to carefully peal but failed meslessly. It would definitely be my shame if I didn't peal it. Before I could register my thoughts I found a big hand by side, I raised my gaze and found Alex there. He leaned closer. "You don't have to prove anything Gela" he smiled and took the knife away from me. "I could teach you" he said and grabbed another ginger.
He had pealed it carefully and gestured for me to try. I did and still made little mistakes.
Of course you would.
After he had try teaching me he went back checking on the meatballs and I was left to sit on the counter and watch how his back had blocked my view from the gas. I decided to ask. "What are you preparing?"
He didn't turn but said. "Honey Sriracha meatballs."
That's spicy for a breakfast. "I thought you don't eat breakfast" I remembered what he had told my mom.
He turned after he was done with what I assume was breakfast. He passed plates for me, I believe I know how to set up a table. After setting the table we had sat an he answered. "It's lunch Gela"
What.
When hearing that I forcefully put a meatball in my mouth. "How long have I been sleeping?" I mumbled to myself. He seemed to have heard it and said.
"Long enough for me to watch you sleep" he said. Oh, I hope I didn't sleep badly. My mom had onces told me I sleep like a horse, I wish she was just exaggerating then.
I didn't utter a word and just ate. Realizing I had school. "Don't you school?" I asked. I knew he did but he doesn't seem interested. I wondered what he studied.
He looked at me when I asked. I could feel he was contemplating to answer or not but he ended up saying. "It's boring" I didn't catch that.
What does he mean it's boring. I knew literature was a very interesting study for me. I would never say it's boring. It's brings out life in me when I didn't have one, I also believe when someone say school is boring it definitely means either the person doesn't find pleasure in the study or he or she doesn't have much friend's. Seeing Alex is definitely the first option.
I kept a skeptical face expression and asked. "What do you study?"
"I study you" he said and waited for my expression, when I chuckled he also did.
"Seriously Alex" I smiled when saying this.
He now kept a serious expression and bit of a meatball when he Sayed. "I don't ....really know Gela" he didn't care when saying this one.
Oh okay...
I didn't push it, he have a good reason for the 'i don't know' answer. I bit my lips.
"We should go, it's getting late" he said. I just wanted to say that. I nodded. He quietly took the dishes to the sink and I could see him wash them. That's another surprising thing.
Noticing he was still on the dish, I went to check on my phone that had been laying down on the couch for a long time. I didn't see mine but saw Alex's, it rang all of a sudden. I said. "Alex, your phone!" I yelled so he could hear.
Without having a second thought, I went searching for mine. When he didn't show up for his I yelled again. "Alex, your phone had been ringing" thinking about, who said the Easton's doesn't use mobile.
Kourtney.
Thinking about that, back to reality. Last night I had been in a dream world now I had to face reality again and again.
He walked in and said. "Who was that?" He asked.
I raised my gaze to him and he was keeping a surprise expression to me, When I realized why, I knew I was in the bar searching for my phone. It probably got him surprised.
"I didn't-... check" I said genuinely. He just looked at me and walked up to his phone.
He picked it up and said "You didn't check or answered?" He asked again surprised.
I now stood from where I have been searching and said. "Why would i, that's your privacy Alex. Nevertheless have you seen my phone around?" I asked.
He just looked at me unbelievably and answered.
"It's with your friend....uhm Isabella"
Oh...
***
After a long journey as we argued about him dropping me off at school and how he takes me somewhere.
He won.
He always take me to places I had no idea with. I always wondered why, now am wondering what he had planned in that mind of his.
He pulled over at a baronial building. I tried checking out the area but didn't really get a clue where I could be. The thing is I literally don't know places around here. I was always used to going to school then back home, work and back home till is weekend and my normal schedule rides again the following week. It was clear why I didn't know places.
We hopped out and he led me in.
The halls where quiet, it was more like no one was in this building. Alex had walked sideways with me but i could see he knew my confusion.
When we where out from the halls it was a surprise to me how we appeared in a field. Football field.
That wasn't just it, what also got my attention was literally the fact that this field wasn't contain with adult like Alex's friends, I suppose. But this field where just children in it.
I raised my gaze to Alex who had been staring at my confusion.
He raised his brows and said. "You like Kids?" He asked.
I didn't answer, knowing I didn't know what to say. I removed my gaze from him and walked further. Approaching the field I could see how green it was, I kind of liked the color. Realizing something I figured I knew this kids. They where obviously the same kids who thought I was thier coach.
What now?
All their eyes turned to both me and Alex. They all yelled. "Alexander!" They rushed up to him.
I peered at them at how they all hugged him. Why those Alex surprise me all the time with little things like this. He didn't like the touch but still embraced them.
"Alex, do you know how it felt without you" a boy I supposed was 9 had said.
"You have grown tall, Alexander." Another boy had said. Which got giggles from everyone.
"What about James he didn't come with you?" This boy had peered around and sighed. "Am happy he didn't between, I didn't like his vibe" he whispered but everyone could hear that.
I just smiled.
"And who is she?" A girl had asked. All attention went straight on me. Alex had turned also.
"Wait! We know her!" A boy had yelled.
"She stole Chase's ball, remember!" A boy also yelled.
Alex eyebrows was being raised in confusion. I nodded to him.
"What's her name?" A boy had asked Alex which got his attention, i didn't recognize him from last time.
My jaw clenched.
"Gela" he said.
I rolled my eyes.
"It's Gelatinous" I said. Alex brought his gaze back to me and kept a surprised expression but didn't utter a word. He just stared.
They all got surprised. "Isn't that just like a Jelly?" The girl from last time asked.
I know right.
"I thought it was Angela?" Another girl asked. I nodded a no, Alex's gaze where still on me. How do they think of so much question.
"Is she your girlfriend?" A boy asked and pocked Alex. He couldn't wait for the reply so he said. "She seems small, I mean if she is your girlfriend she won't be 5 feet short" he said, Everyone laughed but Alex used his hands in tapping his head gesturing for him to stop the mockery.
And am not his girlfriend.
Well, he wasn't lying am small. Anyway this kids reached Alex at his waistline while I am kind of taller...
"Who wants to play!?" A boy had yelled and threw the ball for Alex in a heads up. Alex caught it within a second.
Alex turned to me and said. "Playing?" He raised his head up.
Thinking about it...no. Seeing all this kids, they are intimidating. They all know their way around and if I join, I would just be embarrassing myself. I nodded a no.
He mouthed. "Sure?" I nodded again. He looked at me for some while before heading to the kids.
I just watched how they all get along, to my surprise Alex could play. He had done some tricks which got the kids surprised. When the ball had been passing around till finally Alex had scored, a boy had used the ball in hitting straight at me.
I flinched to the ground.
They all rushed, some had laughed towards it while some kept a sypmatizing expression. "Are you okay?" A girl asked, the boy who had done this was probably the same who had insulted my height. I nodded I was fine. Using my hands to hold my head as I stood up slowly. Alex who had been watching now walked towards me as slowly as he can.
"Who did this?!" He asked as soon as he had reached the crowd.
There was no answer. I myself didn't know who did it. Finally I stood up by myself. He added. "We should go Gela" he gestured.
"Am fine." I said with a small smile.
This is so embarrassing...
***
After assuring him I was completely okay...he went back to the field.
When I was getting tired of standing a girl walked up to me.
"Hi" She said.
"Hey" I said back. Giving her a nervous smile. Am not really good with kids.
"I know you aren't short, he always finds a way to mock people" she said pointing to the boy who had called me short. Who am sure shot the ball at me.
I smiled, there was something off with the way she looked at him. I asked. "You hate him?" I tried getting something.
"Am furious with him" she said while still staring at him. I also looked and saw how Alex had been staring at me and the girl.
I got her attention with my question. "You like him, don't you?"
She didn't try saying a word. But when she did she said."His so mean to me, but I still like him I don't know why"
I bit my lips.
"Have you told him you do like him?" I asked.
"Ew....I would look desperate, my dad always tell me never to go for a boy" she said. I looked at her trying to figure the best advice for her. I mean liking someone that is mean to you is literally annoying.
"How did you and Alex end up?" She asked, when I tried talking she said. "Alex doesn't usually bring ladies here, and he did now, means he really cares about you. I wish River and I could be the same." She said.
Oh.
His name is River.
She should definitely know Alex isn't my boyfriend and he doesn't care, He had only cared one's.
"What's your name?" I asked her.
"Natalie" she said shyly.
I smiled. "Alex and I aren't.... dating"
She giggled. "I know right, if you aren't dating then your couples" she uses her hand in covering her smile.
For a minute I could have said she didn't know what she meant by if you aren't dating then your couples but she is a kid, I don't have to.
I decided to say this even."Your definitely pretty and if River is mean to you he obviously have a reason to...have you asked yourself if he actually likes you too?" I said, giving her a slight smile.
She nodded and said. "He doesn't, if he did he wouldn't be so mean to me"
"Natalie, you should know some people use a hard way to express their feelings." Kate's quotes. I added. "Maybe his finding it hard to tell you." I said, giving her a reassuring smile.
She also smiled before she could utter a word a woman yelled "Who are you two!?"
I raised my gaze to her.
A boy yelled. "Coach is here!"
"Alex get your girlfriend and leave, the coach is evil!" Another boy yelled.
Before I could register what was going on. I felt a hand that had grabbed me on my wrist.
How did he get here so fast.
He held me tight and dragged me gently with him, I didn't have the time to say goodbye to Natalie but my advice was probably useful.
"Come back here!" She yelled.
He had pulled me together with him as he tried to run from the coach. He ran into the halls with me as I could feel her movements behind us.
Was she really running after us.
We where definitely running in circles, I had laughed a few times cause he literally didn't know where he was leading me to. When he noticed I was laughing he pulled me into a room and closed the door gently.
Realizing the room he had opened. Utility closet, seriously.
It was obviously tight. The long lines of his arms the ripple of his muscles where relaxed, I didn't know the effect he had on my wrist till he had pulled his thick hands away. His tight and masculine body had taken all the space in this room.. I was just like a mice while he was the bigger one.
I gave him a fake smile while i said. "Seriously Alex" I rolled my eyes. I didn't need to say a word cause he definitely knew what I was talking about. He didn't answer though, he just quietly kept his hands at both side of the wall as my head where in the middle.
"Gelatinous huh?" He said.
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