Chapter 15: Chapter 15

'MariGold'

“ahhhhhhhhhhhhh”

That was Eliza's scream or squeak or squeal.

Just know that if I have any complications with my ears, Eliza's responsible.

“OH my God I can't believe this! Gosh!” she finally said after she finished screaming. She grabbed my arm and gawked at my palm where Wilbur wrote the number

“oh my God! He really wrote this?” she asked rhetorically

I rolled my eyes and snatched back my arm.

“Mari do you know what this means? Wilbur Sanders gave you his number. His private number. OMG!”

I sat beside her on the bed

“so what does this mean?” I asked her

“it means you're the luckiest babe alive girl. He even took you on a date. He took you to a French restaurant. Do you know what French food means to Will? Gosh” she said and hugged me

“why are you yelling so much? For crying out loud I'm trying to take a nap!” that was Simona's croaky voice

Eliza stood up immediately

“excuse me Mrs First Lady of the Philippines! We're not in your room and if you're having problems with our voices, go buy earplugs!” she yelled back and sat down on the bed then rolled her eyes

“don't let me come in there and pull your tooth out!” Simona yelled and banged on my door

“and what are you going to use to pull them out? Your skeleton hands?” Eliza retorted and I laughed

‘‘guys it's enough. Simona just go back to your room and sleep. We won't make noise, okay?” I said amidst laughter.

We heard her huff and hiss then I'm sure she left

“you should tell Will to get you a private house so you don't get to live with snakes” Eliza whispered and I laughed

“Will is going to do that. I know” she whispered again and I pushed her away from me

“you're imagining things.” I said and began to run fingers through my hair

“Mari, could you please call Wilbur?” she asked like a little girl talking to her teacher. I looked at her

“and why should I call him?” I asked sarcastically

“because he said you should. Come on its almost twenty four hours since then.”

“I can't call him. It would be like I'm desperate or something” I replied and laid on the bed with my belly

“you know that's not true. You've already been a nuthead for months. If you were the desperate type, you would have collected his business card that first night you saw him. And you would have called him immediately” she stated and laid down too

“I still don't want to call him. I can't bring myself to” I told her and puffed out air from my mouth

“sometimes, I wish I could open your head, reset some things in your brain and close it back” she said relentlessly

I laughed and played with her cheeks but she pushed me away and I fell from the bed. She was frowning

“ouch that hurts!” I winced and held my waist

She sat up on the bed

“you know the crazy thing about this whole drama? You're the one seeing him and still misbehaving. And I can't even get a glimpse of him. This is so unfair!” she blurted out and pouted her lips. I burst out laughing

“gosh, that face was so cute” I said and she smacked my head. I laughed and placed my hand on the spot

“I have a class in thirty minutes. I'm leaving. And I won't come here again. Or talk to you. Or see you as my friend” she was pointing at me with a stern face

“and why?”

“because you're so stubborn and don't know what's good for you and I. You're misusing a golden opportunity” she said and stood up, look her jacket, wore it and took her bag

“bye” she said and huffed before storming out of my room

“you're being ridiculous!” I yelled out but I heard the front door closing loudly.

How did she get to the front so fast?

I shook my head and chuckled. Eliza, always so dramatic!

I looked at the telephone on my table and then looked at my palm. The black numbers were still written there despite the fact that I showered. Or maybe I deliberately left it unwashed.

I ran my fingers through the numbers. He wrote this himself. With his girlie hand, so soft and smooth.

I stood up and walked to the table, I took the phone and wanted to punch in the numbers but I hesitated. I didn't have the courage to.

What would I even tell him? That I wanted to hear from him?

I sighed and gathered up courage then imputed the first number. A knock came on the door and I lost my courage again. I dropped the phone and strolled to the living room. I'm quite sure it's Eliza. She has probably come to give me another warning

I opened the door and my eyes widened as I stared at the brown eyed man standing in front of me

“hey” he flashed a sideways smile

I flapped my lashes and breathed in

“how did you... know here?” I asked

“you entered here yesterday. I decided to check on you” he said gently and licked his lips.

“uhh... Come inside” I said and made way for him to pass though I didn't expect him to. I thought he would object since the house isn't so luxurious. My expectations were dashed when he passed beside me and entered the living room.

“wow” he muttered as he looked around

I wonder what he's wowing at.

I looked at the room. Not bad. There's a television, a nice table, a couch and the rug is blue. Not bad at all

“I like here. It's comfy” he said and looked at me. I smiled and closed the door.

“you can sit down” I said and he sat down on the couch. I scratched my head not knowing what else to do. I don't even have a drink to offer him. Should I just give him water? Wouldn't that be disrespectful?

“Goldie, did you stop working at KFC?” he asked looking up at me

“yes, I couldn't combine it with school work.” I replied as I walked to the front of the room.

“school work?” he asked

“yeah” I replied as I sat on the rug just few steps from him

“I got an admission into this University” I added and he smiled

“congrats” he simply replied

“thanks”

We were awkwardly silent for five minutes. I was thinking of things to say but I didn't want to say them.

Then the thought of Simona came up, she could come out any moment from now if she hears a masculine voice. There's no way I can let her see Will.

I looked up at his face and got stuck in my bones. He was staring at me and smiling with his teeth shining. Why the heck is he looking at me like that?

“any... problem? Sir?” I stammered

'Wilbur'

She sat on the floor and I chuckled within me. This girl amuses me in all ramifications. Even when she was acting stubborn, it amused me cause I haven't gotten such attitude before. Not from friends, not even Eduardo acted stubborn like that. Just Wini and I could always curtail her stubbornness.

It amused me that she who was, well, less privileged than the people I know, would act stubborn

I stared at her face as she looked at her fingers after we talked about her admission.

She has dark straight hair, the same color with Eduardo. Her hair is long, it's shoulder length I think.

Her eyes are dark and large with long lashes.

She's a cutie

Her eyes fluttered and met with mine. I was smiling and she was taken aback

“any... problem? Sir?”

“nope, why'd you ask?”

“nothing” she replied and looked at the direction of a hallway.

“what's your favorite seafood?” I asked

“grilled salmon and cheese” she replied

“can you cook it?” I asked and she nodded

“I have to go now. When will I see you again?” I asked as I stood up.

She stood up too

“I don't know. You're the busy one” she replied and I smirked and took her hand. She shuddered and let out a little scream. I pulled her hand up and looked into her eyes then smiled at her.