Bad Liar

He Wants To See Me

We have reached at our working place. "See you at lunch time" I tell Lauren. "Sure, but before you go. Should I give him your phone number?" she's asking me, but I'm kinda confused. Which "him"? What the heck is she talking??

"What are you saying? Who are you talking about?" I ask her surprisingly. "What the heck..! You didn't read the texts I sent you yesterday or are you playing dumb?" she ask me. "What texts?" I'm really confused right now, I mean I haven't checked my phone since last night when I was listening to music. I found my phone off, I just charged it in the morning when I was preparing myself.

"I sent you some texts last night. Miles what's your line, I texted you to ask but you never replied" she tells me. "I didn't see your texts, I'm pretty sure my phone had already gone off when you sent the text and I haven't checked my phone yet" I tell her. "Oh... well, when you read them, text me back. Bye" she starts walking right away.

I enter my office, I clean it and later I sit down to check what Lauren was talking about.

Texts...

Lauren: "Hey sweetness, I was talking with Miles. I think he's into you, I kept bringing topics about you, he was asking a lot of questions about you. Asked me to give him your digits, but I couldn't so I told him to wait until I get your permission. Should I give him?"

.......

"Wait what? He wants my line?? Why does he wants my line? Did he perhaps heard what how I complemented him yesterday?? I ask myself bunch of questions thinking maybe I was too loud yesterday when I said he's cute. Unfortunately I'm not giving him my line, I remember I told myself not to love again after what had happened when I was in high school.

"Don't give him. Tell him that I'm a lesbian and I hate guys" I reply Lauren's text and in seconds she replies back like she was waiting for my text. "What the heck! When did you become a lesbian?" she replies and I can tell she thinks I'm serious about being a lesbian. Dahhh I just don't want the so called Miles to have my phone number. Instead of replying, she calls me. "Ni hao (hello)" I reply in Chinese just to tease her. "quit your language, when did you become a lesbian huh??" she sounds serious. I knew she thought I'm serious hahaha. "Come on, you know me better than anyone. I'm kidding, I just don't want your Miles to have line dahhh" I tell her sarcastically. I hear her sighing upon hearing my answer, gosh did she really thought I have become a lesbian. Crazy.

"Miles is a very nice guy amongst my male friends, there's no harm in being his friend" she tells me. I really don't want him to have my line, but anyway since he's Lauren's friend, I will try to be friends with him. "Fine, give him" I reply her. I hear her cheering.

It's lunch time and I'm almost fainting, so I grab my phone from the table and call Lauren. "Hey you, I don't know if you know that it's 12pm, because I feel you don't want to eat today, but I'm not gonna starve myself ok. I'm coming outside right now, I should find you outside" I tell her and 2 minutes later I'm already at the door step, we go to our restaurant. Today I want to eat something different so I order chicken burrito bowl and rice. today we ate silently because Lauren isn't feeling too well, I told her to ask for permission to go home, but she didn't reply. A man is standing right besides our table and it's known other than Miles, why is he here. Is it because Lauren has given him my line. He greets both of us, Lauren tells him to sit down, he pushes the chair and sits down. "I was at that table, I was having my lunch. You don't look too well Lauren, what's wrong?" he asks her.

"I have painful stomachache" she replies. "That's bad. But why haven't you taken permission to go home?" He asks her. "Well..." I don't let her finish, "She's too stubborn, I've been telling her the same thing, but she won't listen" I reply, cutting Lauren her sentence. "Fine, let me go right away, I'm done eating" She tells us while standing up. "Wait let me finish then I escort you" I tell her. "No, finish eating, I'm fine, I will manage. See you guys later" she tells me and don't give me chance to object, she walks away.

Great! I guess it's the so called Miles with me alone. "So, uhmmm I heard you wanted my line. Why?" I ask him. He's smiling like an i***t. "I'm sure I've asked you something" I tell him. "Well, yes I did ask Lauren for your line. I was gonna call you, but then I thought you might be busy" he replies.

We talk for some time, I even forgot I'm supposed to go back for work. He's surely a nice guy. Lauren texts me saying she has board a tax, she's on her way home. I pay the bill and we stand up and go back to work.

"Hey can I see you after work?" he ask me. "Uhmmm sure. I will let you know when I knock off" I tell him.