Chapter 35: Chapter 35

Marigold

It's Saturday night, Simona is getting ready to go to a party and the house would be quiet, left for only me to roam around. I feel really bored tonight and Eliza has refused to come and stay with me. She says there's a distribution of food stuff for the students in the dorm this evening

I was watching a show on TV. It was a game show and I was engrossed in it till my mind darted to Will. It's already two weeks, no call... Not even a glimpse of him.

Is this how he intended to be? Just because I turned him down he went away? Does it mean that I was right all along? That he was with me for selfish reasons? If he truly loved me he wouldn't disappear like that and not care to check on me

I hoped he would come back and show me his love was genuine but I guess that hope is also dashed.

I suddenly heard a car horn outside the house and lights flashing in. I ran up immediately and went to the window. I removed the curtains and saw a black car outside

“OH my God! It's Wilbur!” I exclaimed and ran outside. I ran to the car and just then the door opened and a strange man stepped down. He was middle aged.

“OH” I muttered

“is something wrong Miss?” he asked because he was startled at the way I ran towards his car

“no... No... I..” Simona's voice cut me short

“baby you're here!” she screamed behind me and I looked back. She was dressed in a skimpy silver dress that glittered and she had red lipstick on. She quickly ran to the man and hugged him

“you look beautiful” he said and she giggled and turned around for him. She gave me a mocking glare and I swallowed and turned to go

“hey hey!” Simona called out

“make sure you lock the door immediately you get in. I'll be back tomorrow morning” she said with a tone of sarcasm

I shook my head and went inside. I felt so embarrassed. I sat on the floor and placed my head on the couch. I felt down and lonely

I stayed in that position for about ten minutes then a knock came on the door. I looked up drowsily and sighed as the knock came again.

I stood up and slowly walked to the door. I opened it and I gasped

“Wilbur!” I screamed and threw myself on him

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Will

I removed my cap and pulled up by the roadside. I closed my eyes and rested my head on the headrest.

“I miss you so much Goldie” I muttered

“I really love you” I added and bit my lower lip. I opened my eyes and looked at my reflection in the rearview mirror.

Why doesn't she like me? Probably I'm not her spec.

But she's definitely my spec. With her round face and full lips and her large eyes. She's not as tall as I am and I think I'm slimmer than she is.

She's just someone I'd like to kiss on the forehead

“gosh! Will she ever be mine? Or I'm going about this the wrong way?” I asked myself

I looked at my time and it was few minutes past 6pm. I started the car, turned around and headed to Marigold's place. I know I said I couldn't bring myself to face her yet but I miss her, I better pull back my fears of her attitude towards me changing

When I arrived, a black car was moving out from the front of the house. The car wasn't tinted and I saw that a girl was in the car. I checked probably and heaved a deep sigh when I realized it wasn't her. For a split second there, I thought Marigold might be seeing someone else.

I parked my car and got out, I walked to the front door and knocked. I knocked again after about a minute. The door opened and my heart leaped when I beheld the almighty Mari.

What would be her reaction? Would she slam the door in my face? Or would she give me a reaction that means she doesn't want me around her?

Anyway I'm glad to say non of these expectations came to pass because I was surprised with a lovely hug from her. It was so tight and warm that I had to wrap my arms around her and pull her up from the floor. I walked into the house and dropped her gently

“hey” I cooed and arranged her hair

“hey!” she said excitedly and I smiled

“did you miss me?” I asked and her smile faded

Oh no! Maybe I shouldn't have asked

“well I... I... I missed you Will” she mumbled and my eyes widened. I moved closer to her

“you did?” I asked and she nodded and smiled

“I... I missed you too. I'm sorry I didn't come to see you the past few weeks”

“yeah and you'll have to go through a little punishment” she said and blinked her eyes

“what is it?”

“I wanna eat sushi” she stated and licked her lips

“good thing I know a sushi place. It's Wini's favorite”

“should I change?” she asked and looked at her outfit

“you might wanna grab a jacket”

“I'll be right back”

She ran off and I sat down. She's so excited to see me. I didn't expect this from her. But why does it seem she really likes me but doesn't really have feelings for me? This isn't normal, girls throw themselves at me and I don't want them

But unfortunately the one I want doesn't want me

She came back a few seconds later with a brown jacket.

Haven't I seen her with this jacket before?

“have I seen this jacket before?” I asked her

“a million times. I had it when I started working at KFC. And that's where I met you. It was a man who gave me 200 peso as a gift and I bought my drugs and this jacket... Or was it the two thousand peso you gave me in exchange for my mats that I used? Hmmm... I think I've forgotten who's money I used” she said and shrugged. I stood up and walked to her

“is your health getting better?” I asked looking down at her

“yes. I no longer catch colds easily. The pneumonia is fading” she said and smiled

“I think we should branch at a place before going to get sushi” I said as we began to move out

“where?”

“somewhere” I replied with a chuckle and she pouted. I laughed and opened the door and we stepped out then she locked it

We began to walk towards my car

“how's Eliza?” I asked

“she's fine” she replied and I opened the door for her. She sat in, I went in through the other side and drove off

We didn't really talk while we drove on. It was when I parked that she spoke up

“where is this?” she asked

“the mall” I replied and got out of the car. She also got out without waiting for me to open her door

“why are we here? You want to meet someone? If you're meeting someone I'll just wait for you in the car” she said and made to enter back into the car

“no. I want you to come with me. I'm not meeting anyone, just want to grab something quickly”

“OH okay” she said with a shrug and we walked into the mall. It was filled with people

“I think I forgot something. My cap” I said

“do you want to go and get it?” she asked

“I have to. Don't want camera lights flashing on my face” I said with a grin

“wait here... I'll be back” I said, she nodded and I hurried out