Chapter 21
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Chapter 21
Prince Ezerette Mclane
To say I was not excited would be a complete lie. I was excited as hell and I didn't know what to wear or what to do. Josh had sent me a message, telling me that the date was today and I had told him that I'd get groomed for him. So I was thinking of buying new clothes just for our date. But buying would make me lose some money. I had yet to save money for the tuition fee.
My solution was, I went to Eclair's room and asked for clothes that I could use. Since we almost had the same body build since he worked out - I was way more muscular than him, his clothes fit on mine.
He gave me a Vans shirt with a large print and a black jeans. I matched it with the Converse I got since last year for Christmas.
Couldn't wait for our date, I ran back to my room to take a bath. I needed to get groomed and must look like a prince or something. It was weird to act this way. In the first place, I shouldn't be doing this. But somehow, Josh made me. Willingly.
So after taking a bath, I immediately wore what Eclair lent me and I got a text from Josh, saying that he would meet me at Munchkin, a placed where the famous pastries made. I smiled as I nearly stumbled because I failed to put my foot properly in the jeans. I focused on wearing my clothes and sent Josh a quick reply.
When I was done, I checked myself in the mirror and grinned, feeling confident and over excited. With one last long look, I turned on my heels and went downstairs. Eclair was watching television, his phone in his hands and he's punching rapidly on his phone. I wondered who he was texting. Lately, he had been smiling a lot.
Eclair looked up at me and nodded, then his phone made a sound and he quickly replied to a message, laughing. I narrowed my eyes at him and he never much as gave me a glance since he was so busy. I had decided to walk, since it was just minutes away from me. Maybe 15 or 20 minutes. I could manage. So I got outside of the house and started walking. I wanted to get at Munchkins as soon as possible. For all I knew, Josh could be waiting for me there.
While walking, my head was thinking endless thoughts. If Josh had not met me, would everything be okay? Would our lives be as perfect as the way it used to before? Would Mom keep setting up a date for me? Everything had changed in a small span of time. It was like a blink of an eye. Time had been running faster.
Weeks ago, we were just strangers. We didn't know each other's name. He didn't know if I existed or not, and I did not know if he existed or not. But every aspect, everything around me changed because of the single picture that had been edited by my friend Cheena.
When I reached the Munchkins, Josh wasn't there. The Munchkins store was open and it still had customers inside. I checked my watch and found out it's 7:57pm. So I waited outside of the store.
I kept pacing back and forth in front of the store, waiting for Josh. Every tick of the clock made me anxious. My heart beat faster. I went to sit, run, jog, walk, think, everything just to keep myself compose. But so far, it only made me nervous. What if Josh did not come? Of course Josh would come here right? He would never do it to me.
Then the rain poured down hard. It drenched my whole body and I groaned because this was the best clothes that I got. It wasn't even mine. It was Eclair's.
At first, I thought coming home and change clothes would be a good idea. But what if Josh came here, and did not see me? He would think that I cancelled the date. So instead of going home, I chose to stay. I took a look at my watch and now, it's 8:59pm. Wow. It had been an hour since I got here.
Still, I kept on waiting and every second made me weak. Then my mind started flashing that Josh would never come. Josh was just toying me. Josh was with someone else. Josh was busy. Josh was doing work. Josh had a lot of things in his hand. Josh would never date me. All of it were made of negativity.
But still, I kept my hope on place, never wanting to believe my mind. I just kept whispering that Josh would come, that he was just late, that his car was stuck somewhere. But even though those thoughts should make me feel comfortable, it did not. Because I knew somehow that Josh would not come. And yet, here I was, waiting for him to pick me up here and we could date somewhere.
"Sir," A man said and I jumped out of nervousness and a spark flickered inside me. As soon as I whipped around and saw the man, my smile was replaced with a thin line. "The owner of the store wants you to come inside and get muffins or cookies, anything you want, for free."
I smiled at his offer and shook my head. "Thanks, but I'm waiting for someone. I'll just come in if I want to take the offer. Tell the owner thanks for the offer."
"Okay," the man said, nodding. "But if you want to get dried or something, just go inside. Okay?" I nodded. The man went back inside and I turned my head back to everywhere, wanting to see Josh's presence. Or even his shadow. Or even his car.
But he didn't come. I checked my watch again and saw that it was 10:46pm and I sighed. Josh would not come. That's final.
There was a pang of hurt in my heart when I said that Josh would never come. And it hurt to think that he stood up on me. I smiled sadly to myself, feeling stupid because I agreed to this date. I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes and I was glad that it was raining. Even I was ashamed to admit that I was going to cry. It hurt. Really.
With the hope dying out, I started to walk and think. I didn't want to go home. Eclair would ask me a lot of questions and I couldn't handle that. So I decided to go to Cheena's house. I was already drenched, so might as well enjoy the rain. I put my hands in my pockets and hummed a song. A sad one. While I was humming, I was thinking of Josh.
I reached Cheena's house and saw that her bedroom light was turned on, meaning, she was still awake. I went to the side of his house and threw pebbles on her window. It made a clunk sound and soon, she looked out the window with an angry expression. When she saw me, her eyes softened and then she rolled her eyes then went back in. I waited for a couple of seconds and then she opened the front door for me. She had this frown on her face and before she could say something, I hugged her tight, wanting some comfort.
She never spoke though. She knew something had happened to me and she would like the details soon. She didn't care if I was wet or not, she just ran her hands across my back.
"Go inside, let's talk," she said as she led me inside. I followed her until we reached her bedroom and she handed me a towel.
Cheena had opened her cabinet and grabbed some clothes for me - the one that I left here at her house. I guessed she did the laundry. Cheena handed it to me and she jerked her chin to the bathroom, telling me to wash myself up and then we'd talk. I nodded. So I had immediately gone to the bathroom and washed myself.
She was waiting patiently for me and looking at her laptop's screen. This girl was really into arts and stuffs. She was always looking at the museum's galleries or other pictures that had art in it. She looked up at me and patted the bed next to her. I went to sit there.
As soon as I was beside her, I hugged her again. "It hurts, Chichi. I'm not supposed to feel this way." I said to her, hugging her tight.
"Is this about Josh?" She asked me, rubbing my back. I merely nodded. "What has he done?"
I told her. "He asked me on a date and I agreed. Josh told me he would meet me at Munchkins. You know, where the famous pastries are made. So when I got there, he wasn't there. I waited. And waited. And waited. But he never came. And it hurts, Cheena. It hurts."
The tears were threating to flow out my cheeks again but I blinked it away. It was shameful to let a girl see me crying over a boy. But I couldn't. Tears spilled down mt cheeks and she hugged me tight.
"You know, Chichi. I think I'm starting to like Josh." I said honestly, crying my heart out. "If I don't, I wouldn't be crying right now. I think I like him so much."
"Josh," Cheena said, shaking her head slightly. "He's a bad guy. I'm sorry I made a fake marriage. This wouldn't have happened if I did not edit the picture. I hate to see my best friend crying. Let's just forget about Josh and move on with out lives. Right?"
"Right," I said, agreeing with him. "He's an asshole. How dare he not to go in our date."
"Josh will have his karma soon,"
"That's true. And I'll laugh at him when that happens."
"Now, let's go to sleep?" Cheena offered as she smiled at me. I nodded. "Okay. Go sleep on the floor."
I laughed. "Meanie,"
"Well, suck it up, lover boy." Cheena said, rolling her eyes playfully. "Just forget Mr. CEO and pretend you never met him. Or ever knew his name."
"Okay, I will."
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