Chapter 80: Chapter 80

Sitting on the cozy seat with a stranger who tattooed me at her tattoo studio near my old apartment, while my eyes keep looking at Lena’s picture in my hand, the weather felt so good, it’s not hot, neither cold. I'm about to go to Rosa’s apartment to see them before I decided to stop my steeps in this nice tattoo studio. Lena and I did a lot of things this year, and we spent our 12 months together every time she’s back in town.

I’m holding Lena’s picture in my hand, admiring her beauty. I took this picture on our trip in Doha and I remembered every single detail time I spent with her. I know that wasn’t a normal trip for me but at least I got a lot of meaningful memories on it. Lena wore a thin, translucent white dress in this picture, accentuating the black bikini that she uses at that time and Sheffa was sitting next to Lena, she's probably admiring her beauty like I was.

“It represents spell and beauty… and appreciating beauty” I say.

“So why did you decide to get it in a spot where you can’t see it?” The woman replies.

“Ah, it’s not for me. It’s for other people” I say as I keep looking at the picture.

“Did she propose you?” The woman asks.

“Yeah, she didn’t say specifically after but it doesn’t matter” I reply.

“You know… she’s so beautiful, if you see her you may fall in love with her…” I laugh softly.

“Yeah, I can see that through the picture...” The woman replies as she keeps doing my tattoo.

“There are a lot of girls in this world, but I choose her over everything because she’s different” I smile as my eyes keep staring at her picture.

“How different she is?” The woman asks.

“I don’t know… it’s hard to explain. Even though if there’s a girl who looks like Megan Fox or Adriana Lima likes me, I’ll choose her over them” I chuckle.

“What’s her name by the way?” The woman asks.

“Oh, she’s Lena. Her name is Lena” I reply.

“She was so busy with her work in this past year, but she’s always had time for me. She took me to many places this year… She took me to Cambodia, Maldives, Swiss, Moscow, Africa, and more places. She even took me to Bali on my birthday this year and visited her mom. I never asked for that, but you know... she just gave me everything and we had a lot of fun there, everywhere I wanna go, she’s always taking me to the places” I sigh and smile.

“Oh, and she even gave me this…” I show the woman my bracelet.

“Wow, it’s real shit! And beautiful…” The woman surprises when she saw my priceless diamond bracelet.

“What do you do there? You work for her?” The woman asks.

“Nope, I was there just as a companion” I reply.

“And what did you gave her? She acts as you spell on her” The woman asks.

“Mmm… love, maybe. I didn’t give her anything you know… because she’s already had everything” I explain.

“But I remembered one thing and it’s a hilarious story!” I laugh softly as I remembering the story.

“I gave her a painting, her portrait. I made it by myself, and she really likes it, but we left a lot of laughs at that time” I state as a sweet smile comes through my face.

“So, she sent me her nude picture, like literally naked, without a single thread wrapped on her body. I drew the picture and surprised her on her first month back in town, and now we had the paint displayed in our bedroom” I chuckle.

“Well, girl… she really loves you” The woman shook her head, admiring the story.

“Yeah… she does. And I feel like I’m in a time machine when I spend my time with her. Everything felt like never ends… and when everything ends, we had our way to create the new moment again” I smile, my eyes keep looking at the picture.

“I didn’t spend so much time like I used to with her this year, we only have once a month, but we’re on video calls every time, sleeping like crazy people through the phone every night. It’s kind of strange and cute” I laugh, my mouth form into a sweet smile after as my eyes keep looking at the picture, admiring her beauty.

“What’s her job?” The woman asks.

“Hehehe… it’s pretty hard to say, but it doesn’t matter” I chuckle, deciding to not telling the woman the other story.

“So, what’s the point you made this tattoo when you cannot see the beauty?” The woman says.

“Like I'd said, this tattoo is not for me, is for other people, other people who fail to see the beauty even when they are in the most beautiful place on earth, looking at the magic wildlife up close. Just because they don’t have enough money for vacation and watching the wildlife animals on TV, or because they got a little airsickness on the way on the trip” I start.

“And believe me, I get that it’s no fun to barf on the airplane. But you drink some water, you take a nap, and move on. You don’t sit inside for days and mope when the wide field, sun, and life happening outside. You know?” I end.

“Sounds like trouble in paradise” The woman replies.

“Well, it’s trouble in paradise. It’s trouble in Europe and it’s trouble in every place she took me” I roll my eyes.

“Maybe you’re incompatible” The woman says as she keeps doing the tattoo.

“Oh, we’re completely incompatible. We don’t work at all, the entire thing is stupid and we're from a different world. But she’s back today, she says the business more stable right now and she doesn’t have to check on the business regularly and she can work from home” I state.

“But yet you’re here getting a wild cat tattoo on your back to remind her of beauty” The woman says as she shook her head.

“Mmm-hmm… because I love her” I hum.

“And I made this tattoo to surprise her when she’s home” I say, looking at her picture in my hand and smiling.

I sit for hours before I got my tattoo done and I’m pleased because Lena will finally back in town. She called me last night and told me that she will reach Queens this afternoon, and it’s almost 4 PM in here but I haven’t got any messages or calls from her. I bet she will be here at 3 or 4 or maybe 6. I cannot wait to hugs her, because after one year, she finally back in here and not leaving me again.

I can finally wake up next to her, seeing her beautiful bare face every morning she wakes up. Kisses her soft lips and make her smile for the rest of the day. Do silly things with her, cook her for breakfast and dinner, and wears the clothes that she just wore, feeling her smells on me. My phone suddenly rings “Oh, excuse me…” I reach my phone inside my bag and pick up the phone. The tattoo artist cleans my back and off from her seat after.

“Hey, babe… you got here?” I ask through the phone, Lena just called me. “Hey, honey! Yeah, I’m finally right here. Where are you? I’m on my way to Rosa’s apartment now. Are you there?” Lena asks through the phone. “Yeah, I literally only five blocks from the apartment, I’ll be there before you reach the apartment, okay?” I reply. “Alright then, see you!” Lena says. “Bye…” I reply, and I hang up the phone after.

“Is that her?” The woman asks. “Yeah, that was her” I smile. “Well, it’s a lucky day! Your tattoo is perfect” The woman says. I up from the seat and looking at my back in the massive mirror, it’s only a small tattoo near my neck, but it’s perfect. “Wow, it’s beautiful!” I surprise as I’m looking at myself in the mirror. “Thank you so much! I love it” I say in whispers, admiring the new tattoo on my back. “Well, you’re welcome!” The woman replies.

I keep smiling because of the happiness that I got today and I can’t believe that I had Sheffa on my back to remind of Lena’s beauty. Love is like a cheetah, moving fast and not knowing where it will take, as long as there’s something that fills you and makes you strong, and I reflected this tattoo for the beauty of Lena. When people say beauty attracts trouble, they were right. And I didn’t deny that.

Beauty attracts trouble, they making someone who loves herself more than anything on earth become someone who loved and addicted to other people. I make my way out of the tattoo studio and stops at the cake shop two blocks near the apartment before I walk to the apartment. I bought some red velvet and chocolate cakes for us, Lena and I will have a family dinner with Rosa and Alison before we back to our house in Whitestone.

“Thank you so much!” I say as I grab the cakes and paid the cakes to the cashier. “You’re welcome! Have a nice day” The cashier man replies. I make my way to the apartment and smiling all the way, reminding of the days I spent with Lena. Today is her birthday, it’s 10th November. People say Scorpio and Gemini do not fit each other, but I didn’t believe that because I believe in the power of love.

It doesn’t matter what star sign you are or what color you are, the most important thing is you love each other and take care of each other. Love is beauty when you put the other person’s happiness is more important than your own, and the most magical thing happens to me when I learned how to accept myself that I'm different because I love woman, I accept my differences from others and Lena is the most beautiful thing I keep inside my heart.