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章 3: Chapter 3 - She's Different, So Is He

Gracie stared into the mirror where she was wearing Justin's ex-girlfriend's clothes.

Who? She thought.

For some reason, she was even curious. Want to know who Justin's ex-girlfriend was so that her things and clothes were even still in the man's apartment.

Justin crossed his arms. He looked at Gracie who was standing in front of the mirror after looking ready to go back to her apartment. In his heart, Flemy's clothes really fit Gracie's body. Even before he offered it, he was just guessing.

"It's Flemy's. And you can have it now," Justin said.

Gracie was surprised again. She turned her body. "Flemy?" She asked, surprised.

"That's her name."

"Oh. Well, I'll give it back. Since it's not mine, I can't have it," Gracie said firmly.

Justin sighed. This time he wasn't going to argue. Because this time too, he couldn't force a girl to wear another girl's stuff. They must have felt that they were feeling inferior, only that Gracie had to.

Being escorted home by a strange man she even just met overnight was strange. This was the first time in Gracie's life. Because if she met a complete stranger, Gracie would just say hi or chat completely. But with Justin, she admitted, she felt different.

"My problem is the same as yours. Abandoned for choosing another," said Justin, who suddenly opened his voice on the way.

"Oh."

"The difference is, I don't cry or look pathetic like you do."

Gracie immediately turned and elbowed him bravely. She became annoyed again when she remembered the ridicule from Justin even though it sounded true.

"Since when?" she asked. She tried to be nice because after all, the man had helped her even by force.

"The funny thing is, it happened the day before we met."

Gracie immediately turned to look at him again. And Justin nodded seriously as well as looking reassuring.

"That's the universe's way of being mean to me. Oh, and to you too," said Justin.

It was indeed funny and an unexpected coincidence. But ignorant? Well, I don't even know if the universe is pranking me. Her mind spoke.

"So we are both victims who were hurt," Gracie responded.

"Exactly."

Grace sighed. She imagined what Justin was going through. She couldn't really compliment him on not crying or looking sad, because she knew how men deal with their problems. Most choose silence and pretend as if nothing ever happened.

Occasionally Gracie glanced at Justin. She noticed that Justin was not a bad man. His face was handsome, his jaw was sharp with a beard that even all the girls–well, might fall in love with. Gracie didn't reject the perfection of it all if she got a man like him.

"Have you stopped looking at me?" Suddenly Justin rebuked her, making her gasp, and then looked out the window.

The corners of his lips formed a crooked smile. Knowing that there was a girl who was watching him secretly, was adorable.

"You're too confident," Gracie replied.

"No. Well, I'm used to being looked at that way by most girls."

But why did your ex-girlfriend dump you? She thought.

The question kept etching in her mind. If perfection is what someone is looking for, then why choose something that even has to leave the perfection that someone already has?

***

She looks different, Justin thought.

After he dropped off Gracie, he kept on being overshadowed by that girl. Maybe it was because of her sadness that Justin had never seen from another girl, that he kept thinking about her.

Gracie Samantha ... Her name kept ringing in his mind. Like a test that he kept memorizing in order to get an answer.

"You said if someone knew your name and address then you would deal with that someone. Well, let's see what I can do for you," he said to himself.

The way to his office continued to be filled with Gracie's name, which suddenly made his spirit on fire.

Justin greeted his employees when he entered the office, and he had never greeted his employees like that before.

"How strange, what's wrong with him?" whispered one of his employees.

"Wouldn't it be nice if he greeted us? At least, it's good, right, after he broke up with his girlfriend?"

"That's true. Let's hope he's like this every day."

Of course, Justin heard the rumors. But he didn't reprimand them because his feelings were warm.

While he was in his office, Justin started writing a quote that came to his mind. He always pours ideas that arise suddenly into a notebook.

No one read it and no one was allowed to read it either. Because Justin would only give it to someone he could trust later.

"What's going on? You look crazy! Smiling for nothing?!" Rany, one of his college friends who works at his company, came in carrying a document and gave it to Justin.

"I met a girl. Her name is Gracie. Gracie Samantha. She's cute, beautiful and I think she's different."

"What? You just broke up and look like you already like that girl."

"I do like her, Ran. And I think I'll try to catch her."

Rany was surprised by her friend's hasty decision. She then left while shaking her head, leaving Justin.

When Justin was not busy, he tried to call Gracie. He had indeed been presumptuous to save her number without the girl knowing.

"Who is this?" Gracie picked up his call and greeted him with the question.

"Doesn't matter. You have four hours from now to meet me at the Foody Drinky restaurant, Gracie. Or else I will come to your apartment or office to pick you up."

The call was cut off by Justin right then and there. He smiled because he succeeded in making Gracie even more curious. And luckily, he was using a private number where the girl wouldn't be able to trace him.

Justin began to feel that he and Gracie were starting something new. He just needed to convince her while healing the wound in her heart, his heart too. Because seeing Gracie, he seemed to see something different, which doesn't exist in any girl.


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章 4: Chapter 4 - She Doesn't Like Promises

Gracie borrowed the office car to meet the mysterious caller she didn't know at all. Because she didn't want to take the risk that the man would come to her office and pick her up, she finally chose to come to the restaurant that had been promised.

Her mind kept thinking, who was calling her with the private number? Even if she didn't have an answer, she still wondered.

Gracie didn't know what table to sit at, but she chose near the entrance to see who would come to see her. Her heart was even pounding because there was a feeling of fear of meeting strangers.

"Did you wait long, Gracie?'' Suddenly a man appeared. Justin.

Gracie widened her eyes. Her lips parted slightly, and she too finally stood up from the shock. "You! Again?!" she screamed.

Justin casually sat right in front of Gracie who was still standing. He unbuttoned his suit and smiled. "Please, have a seat. I want to get to know you better."

"Who are you to dare order me? We don't even know each other!"

"You said that if someone knows your name and address, then you will deal with that person. Well, you'll deal with me then, Gracie."

There was nothing wrong with Justin's words. And inevitably, she dropped her ass with a face that looked very annoyed. Even when the waiter came to hand over the menu book, her face still had a sullen expression.

Gracie still didn't speak even when Justin's order was made unilaterally. Because he had expected Gracie's reaction, Justin ordered a set menu for two.

"Well, I'll get to it then," said Justin, "I'd like to make you an offer."

Gracie's eyebrow lifted, glancing up at him. "What offer?"

"Be my girlfriend. We will both heal each other."

And for what reason, suddenly Gracie laughed. She covered her lips so that the shape of her lips when laughing was not seen by Justin. "Are you kidding me? You're asking me to be your girlfriend? Well, we don't love each other. We're just both hurting by people we love. That's all we have in common, Justin!"

Sighing, Justin nodded. "I know. I think our meeting was also due to a purpose created by the universe."

Gracie held the bridge of her nose. She didn't know what happened to her a few days ago until she found a strange man like this. Even offered to be his girlfriend when they didn't know each other.

"You always talk about the universe. Are you that obsessed with the universe you always mention?" asked Gracie, nonchalantly.

Justin leaned closer to Gracie even though he was limited by the table between them. He stared deeper into Gracie's eyes, wondering if the girl in front of him was interested in him or not. Or at least, approaching attraction, remembering well–that they'd only known each other for a day.

"Well, I believe in things that happen on purpose, Gracie. Because I know, there must be a cause for an incident that has happened."

Gracie swallowed hard. She then breathed a sigh of relief because at least the arrival of the food that had been served made her unable to reply to Justin's words. She was too nervous to reply because, in her mind, there were no plans for her future after she broke up with Troy.

She was still heartbroken. And the cause of her broken heart she still remembered clearly in her head. It was a hard thing for Gracie to try to get rid of. Especially with Justin offering to be his girlfriend? Would that make it easier for Gracie to forget Troy right away? Certainly not.

"You can't just keep living in the past, right?" he asked.

"That is none of your business." And Gracie was still indifferent to him. She refused to share what she thought. Because Justin was a man, and she doubted she would believe him.

He smiled. He picked up his food and chewed it while looking at Gracie. He knew that the girl in front of him would not be easily defeated. Because he also knew, when a girl really loves her boyfriend and then breaks up, it will be difficult for the girl to open her heart in a short time.

"What if I make you fall in love?"

"You can't."

"Why are you stubborn when you haven't even tried? Are you afraid that you will fall in love with me, Gracie?

Stop, she thought. Stop calling me that way.

She shook her head. Never once would she show her weakness to Justin. Because she believed, a man who likes to spit sweet words is a man who likes to play with girls. Because she kept equating Troy with that attitude until he cheated on her.

Suddenly Justin took out a piece of paper with a transparent plastic folder wrapped around it. He handed it to Gracie, on which was written a title that astonished Gracie.

AGREEMENT IF I HURT YOU.

"What the hell is that?!" she asked.

"You can take it and read it. If you agree, then you can sign it and call me at the number listed there," said Justin.

But Gracie returned the paper. She chuckled with her head shaking. "You don't have to do this to convince me. Because I don't like promises. I don't believe in promises."

Her tone was so firm when she said it, making Justin a little surprised that there are girls who don't like promises.

"Well, then what do you like, Gracie?" asked Justin looking seductive.

"There isn't any. For now, I don't like anything."

Gracie kept making excuses for the man in front of her to stop. But Justin was also not stupid because he knew how the character of most girls.

"Then don't refuse when I keep trying to get close to you, Gracie."

Gracie shrugged. She stood up, feeling that her conversation with Justin had nothing more important. But Justin stopped her by holding her hand. They then looked at each other. "Gracie, one day you will accept me as your boyfriend. In the near future."


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