After completing what I intended to do, I looked up a few files related to the new case , which we got earlier today. At that moment someone knocked on my door.
"Come in", I yelled as I looked behind to see who it was.
It was Alexia. Their filmed had ended and that's why they were back at home.
"How was the film? Was it an happy ending?" I said rolling my chair to face her, as she sat on my bed.
"I'm not giving you the spoiler", she said, with a smile.
I rolled my eyes before giving her an 'I'm done with you look' .
"Did you have dinner?" she asked with concern.
"I didn't. Do we still have them out?" I said as I looked at the watch which was hanging on the wall over my bed.
"No, have you seen the time? It's past dinner time. Isn't it obvious that they'll take them away? What have you been doing, that made you miss dinner?" she questioned like a mom.
I turned back to my table and put a folder on her lap.
"I've been going through this new case, I've sorted out few datas on this case. It's more complicated than it sounds", I said rolling my eyes.
She looked through a few pages and put the folder back on the table.
"Let's not talk about study and work all the time, shall we? Come on, these days we bearly got any girls time. And even though we got it today but you intentionally missed it. But guess what? I brought you dinner. Do you realize how lucky you are to have me," she said in a proud voice, still smiling.
Well, even though all the four girls in the team were my best friends, but Alexia was my closest friend. I had opened up completely with her. She cared for me as much as I did for her. Maybe it's her brown and black medium hair and brown eyes and pink white skin and her long intense fingers that made me like her the most.
"What did you bring me?" I asked with surprisingly happy eyes.
"Take a guess... I brought you your favorite thing " she had this mischievous face on.
"Bamboo dumpling? Pizza? Hamburger?" She said no to all of them and rolling her eyes she said,
"Sweetheart you have serious gastic problem and in spite of that you think I would bring you pizza or anything like that at this hour, it's so bold of you".
When I shot her an embarrassment look she said, " I have brought you.. Apple pie", even though she said that with excitement but I was dissapointed.
I mean who eats apple pie for dinner...?? She understood seeing my dejected face and so she quickly added, "It's the last one from 'MacHills'. With your favorite rainbow frappuccino".
My eyes lit up hearing her. Actually MacHills is the most famous bakery of this town with the best deserts. And rainbow frappuccino is a Starbucks item, which is always on the top of my favorite drink list. I literally had even lined up for MacHills apple pie but I never got it. And now if you throw me back my words and ask, who eats apple pie for dinner? Then my answer is 'I do'.
I was about to run outside to eat my dinner, when she said, "Elsa is heating the pie again. It'll take a while. And in that meanwhile, I guess we have got something to talk about?"
She made it almost sounds like a question with a demand to know the answer. Her face looked as if she has been waiting for me to have this talk with her long enough to make her patience run out. She had a smile on, but behind that smile she had so many questions. I knew what she was talking about.
By the 'talk' she meant me and Raidan. I was actually puzzled about what to tell her cause there was nothing, whatsoever to tell her. But then suddenly I thought of something.... something Raidan had told me that I had forgotten to react on. And as saying goes, "Attack is the best form of defense", I obeyed the saying.
And then a wicked smile appeared on my face as I said, "You are right. We actually got something to talk about".
As expected from her, she quickly saw through my wickedness and nodded, "So, you know. He told you, didn't he?"
"Yeah. And I'm assuming you know about mine too, even though I never intended to hide". This was a taunt that I throwed on her, to let her know my disappointment .
"De, you have got to listen to me, trust me. I never intended to hide it. I was engaged to him even before my birth. And as soon as I had my first period, I was married to him. I never liked him, neither did he. And so I never gave it much importance, which I guess you already know since you have seen how we treat each other ", she said as guilt washed all over her face.
Honestly it didn't matter to me as long as she is happy. "Oh. OK. I believe you". I said , and I meant it. Of course I believed her after all she has been with me through all thick and thin for the past 5 months.
"About me and Raidan.... He asked me but I haven't answered him yet", I said running my hand over my face, like I always do whenever I am nervous or worried or tensed.
"Why are you delaying? Are you afraid of anything?" she said looking at my face, reading right through me. She is right. I'm afraid.
"I'm afraid that, just like the first day and the other days.... he'll turn cold to me again, after our marriage. You know how nicely he talked with me at our first meeting and you also have seen how fucking cold he has been to me through out these monthes". I felt a tear rolling down my face. I quickly wiped it away.
"I understand sweetheart and your concern is justified but what if he doesn't treat you cold? Wouldn't it be a loss to not agree on the fear of disappointment?" she tried to make me understand and what she said does make sense too. And also thanks to her therapy session and sister Bella's idea, I had eased up a little.
Monday morning, the 'now or never ' it's just in few hours. I'm scared, I'm nervous, my heart it's beating as fast as it has never been. I feel like it's going to explode.
"It's alright. It's just the nervous system, that is letting out signal of stress inside", I told myself, a failed attempt to calm my brain.
My exam ended at 12 and he picked me up at 3 pm. We didn't talk at all throughout the way to the cafe. He had already booked a side room in the restaurant. As the waiter took us there, I saw a table right beside the window, where sunrays are playing. Honestly it's hard to see sunlight in England during this time of the year, but in this part of the country, you can see a clear sky and sunlight sometimes.
As a gentlemen as he is, he held out my chair for me and then the waiter left telling us to call him whenever we were ready to order. He closed the door behind on his way out. There was this crazy heat in the air of the silence between us, that ever with 4 degrees outside, I felt way too hot. I took off my coat as he took off his.
And here we were sitting face to face, without any conversation. Ever though I'm not ecstatic but I'm happy to say that, he was the one to break the silence.
"How was your exam? I remember English lit was always your thing", he said, with a smile in the corner of his lips, almost too small to notice. And maybe that's why I failed to notice.
"Yeah. Yeah... ummm.... English lit's good", clearing my throat I added, "the exam was good too. Question was easy".
"Good .... Umm.... So..??" he said, hesitating to complete. Honestly, it was a new thing. I'd never seen him hesitate. But yeah, even though he hesitated, I still know what he meant to ask. He wanted to know my answer.
"Are you one hundred percent serious about this whole marriage thing?" she said, her eyes are locked up with mine.
I know she is trying to see through me, my intentions. To be honest, if it was that day, I might have looked away. Cause everything I had said that day, was unintentional. But these past few days I've thought over it. And now I was sure that, I would marry her right away if she says yes. So, I wasn't afraid of her seeing through me.
"Yes, I'm one hundred percent sure", I said looking right into her eyes.
Well, today I couldn't take my eyes away from her even if I wanted. Because she had worn a violet dress , a pink puff sleeve short sweater , a cute bunny cap and double color (violet and pink) stockings. She looked gorgeous in them. It was hard for me to take my eyes off her, especially when her black long hair was blowing with the wind. And her brown and black bangs they looked as cute as ever , when they rested over her rose pink forehead. Her orchid colored lips were looking beyond alluring. And her brown eyes, my gosh!! I've always fallen for those eyes.
She stared at me with those beautiful brown sparkling eyes.
"When will you divorce me?" I was shocked as those words left her mouth.
"Divorce? Why would I divorce you?" I said, looking confused.
"What? You don't plan on divorcing me, after everything's done?" she said, calm and still trying to see through me.
"I think you have some misunderstandings about me. If we get married, why would I divorce you? To me marrige is a big thing. And I don't think of divorce. I think of forever being together". I said my actual point of view of marriage.
I don't understand why everybody thinks that I'll divorce her after a few years.
"Ok, so you won't divorce me?" she made it sound like a question.
"We won't get divorce until you want to. I'll be the one to starting this relationship with you, if you agree, and it's ending, it'll depend on you", I said.
She stared at me for a while before asking another question, "Ok.... But what makes you think I'm the one?" she said, looking clueless.
It's funny how she and M both had the same question. Now I know why M hates her. Cause both of them have same mentality, and he hates to have something in common with someone else. Well, I'm an exception though.
As for what makes her the One. Well, I've been watching her for a long time. When I was thirteen, I had a dream, of us, of that waiting room, of me falling in love with her at first sight. Eventhough I had never given much thought about it, but I could never forget her due to my super memory. Because of this memory I always remember everything, I can never forget anything even if I want to. And maybe because of that I would always think of her whenever I'm bored or I'm down. And then I didn't even realize when she, I mean that dream of ours became my safespace. Every time I am angry or upset or fed up with everyone and everything, my mind will eventually travel to that memory of ours. And then in an instant everything would seem better, more comfortable. And since then I knew that she is the one. I've been looking for her since then in my mind.
It was then when I had seen her in the waiting room, I realized my dream coming true. And talking with her was probably the most amusing thing I had done so far. I've seen her innocence and for who she is, is enough for me to know that she is 'The One' for me.
"What would you like for drink? What's your favorite?" I asked attempting to change the topic.
"Not my favorite but since it's a tradition place, I wanna drink something traditional. Maybe the breakfast tea or EARL GREY TEA . The later one sounds better actually", she said looking through the menu for a while.
When the waiter came we ordered two EARL GREY TEA with plant milk and tea sandwiches and clotted cream biscuits.
She took out a file from her laptop bag while we waited for the food. She crossed a few lines and then gave me the file.
"If you can sign it , I'll agree to your proposal," she said looking at me with a skewed frown. She was unsure about what I'll do.
I couldn't help but smile, thinking how similar our thoughts were. She had made a contact and I had made a contract too. But the only difference between both contracts were, her contract ensured both our rights and mine ensured only hers. Well, it was just like her, always playing fair.
"Why are you smiling? Federal rights exercise, I study law. How can I not ensure my rights..?? What if you divorce me a year later? Which you said you won't do... But still words can't be trusted", she said swallowing, and as I looked at her, she quickly added, "Don't think I did you wrong. All the conditions here are fair enough for both of us".
"That's right. But you don't study law", I said, trying to be funny.
"I don't study law but I do take law class so, I know a little bit of law", she said making her point.
"Women right act 1964 ... Impressive!! But what is this? Why have you added separation in here? And what rethink?"
I said being shocked as I read half of the first page. She had said that, ' in violation of any rules we were free to rethink our decision. Which I clearly didn't like. There were 11 rules and 2 questions in that 2 page contract. And she was party A and I was party B. I didn't say anything about it though. My gosh, I'm already ready to accept whatever she does, I'm sure that she is going to be the death of me.
"Well, I didn't know what you have in mind about this whole thing, that's why I added it", she said in a low voice.
"Listen, apart from the marked rules, if you want we can negotiate the other rules", she added.
"I don't want a negotiation , but I want to add a rule 'No divorce within a year', I'll sign this contract right away if you add that", I said putting forward my condition. Because I was afraid that she would run away.
"Ok done", she said and in a second she took the file from me and added the rule. She said rules, but these were conditions actually. And after adding my condition there were 12 conditions now.
"Now answer those questions and sign the contract and I'll do it too right infront of you", she said pointing towards the questions below the rules.
"Is it a real marrige, like the other normal people?" I read the question out loud before I continued,
"Of course it is. It'll be like any other marrige, Lam let me tell you clearly, I don't have any intention of having lots of wives or tons of girls in my life. One will be enough for me. And also I'm not only asking you to marry me.... I'm asking for a lifetime company, got it?" I told her.
"Yeah, I get it," she paused for a while before continuing "I also don't treat marrige like a game. To me it's 'once in a lifetime thing'. And I never wanted tons of guys in my life, cause if I did, I would already have many men in my life", she clarified.
She is blushing. Her cheeks look as red as tomato. I couldn't help but blush too. Why does she looks so cute all the time?
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