Her Untold Story

Neighbors

Victor's POV

I was confused all throughout the lesson, Rose, sick! She looked fine yesterday as she was talking to her friend. She was jolly how could she be sick. The bell was sounded for break, I immediately turned to Nickie. "Do you know where Rose lives?" I asked her. I was not sure if I was ready to show up at her place unannounced but I was going to give it a try. "Yes, but why do you need to know where she lives!" She looked confused at me. "Can you please tell me, please" I looked at at her seriously, I did not want to play or joke right now. She scribbled down her address on a piece of paper and handed it to me, I looked at it and blinked twice. Rose lived opposite my home all this time, we were neighbors. No wonder I found her singing in our neighborhood that night I had gone out jogging, I laughed at myself. She was always so nearby.

I muttered a thanks to Nickie and turned to leave. "Wait!" Nickie called after me so I turned to look at her with a raised eyebrow. Why was she calling me. "Are you going there right now?" She asked me. "Yes! Do you want me to bring you a sandwich from her place!" I asked sarcastically and smiled. She pouted, "No! I was just asking" she replied. "It's okay, yes I'm going right now" I said to her. "Okay say hi to her for me" she said turning her attention away from me. With that, I turned and rushed out of school.

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I arrived at her doorstep, I was scared to knock. Maybe this was too much and I had to go back to school. What was I even thinking in my right mind when I decided on coming here. Right now I was even surprised at my actions. This was insane! I turned to leave, though my brain was telling me I should knock. I turned back to the door and raised my hand to knock on the door but again I failed. I stood there for about ten minutes still thinking on what to do.

Finally my fear got the best of me and I turned to leave. As I was leaving, I heard the door creak open. I froze in my tracks. "Hey!" I heard her call. Oh my God, it was her voice. Should I turn? I asked myself.

I stood there frozen for some seconds then, "Victor?!"she said, I flinched at her calling my name, wait had she said my name before. Why did it feel like I'm hearing her say it for the first time in her life, or since I met her. Oh how sweetly it rolled off her tongue. As I was thinking, I had a touch on my shoulder!

I turned slowly only to be met by her confused face, I looked her up and down. She was still wearing her pajamas and her hair was messy. God she looked so damn beautiful this way. Was I staring at her? Yes! Did I care? No!

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Rose's POV

I moved out to take the rubbish outside. I was startled to see someone in front of me. "Hey" I called but got no answer. I looked at the back of the person, it was Victor. Victor?! What was he doing here. How did he reach at my home place. Then I remembered, Nickie. That girl could never keep her mouth shut, "Victor" I called and he flinched. I almost laughed, so even Victor can flinch. But he did not respond or turn to look at me. It was like he did not hear me call. What was wrong with him?!

I moved closer to him and tapped his shoulder, he was startled. But he turned to face me, rather slowly. There he was the charming Victor O'Roberts in my compound, what for? I do not know. But he was standing right in front of me. He looked at me up and down, then he focused on my face. He looked at me for a while and Oh my God was he staring.

"Hey!" I called him again, he composed himself and stood straight. "Hi!" He greeted while scratching the back of his head. Okay this was new, was the famous Victor O'Roberts nervous. And nervous because of me, I almost laughed but kept my composure. "What are you doing here?!" I was trying to sound as serious as possible. I do not know if I succeeded but I tried.

"Nickie told me you were sick!" He said while looking at the ground. I could not longer hold it in, I laughed and really laughed out loud. He looked at me confused which only increased my laughing. I laughed for some good time until he asked, "What's funny?!" He c****d his eyebrows questioningly. I slowed down my laughing until it stopped.

Victor looked around confused, "Why on earth are you laughing?" He asked again.

"Do you not see your self and how you are acting" I said pointing at him up and down trying to show him what was obvious. But still he did not take hint.

He crossed his arms to his chest and looked at me in a demeaning way.

"Hey do not look at me like that!" I pouted. "Then why are you laughing" he asked again rather seriously this time.

"Okay! It's just that you are acting like some nervous teenager, asking his mom to allow him sleep over at his friend's house" I said with a cheeky smile "when he actually knows he will be out clubbing" I concluded with the same cheeky smile.

He sighed and said, "Can I come in please madam" he pointed to the door, "Or are you planning to keep me at the door way" he continued when I said nothing.

I think I could let him in, what's the worst that could happen when he is invited in.

I opened the door to let him in, he entered with a smile. "I could never in this life place it in my head that we were neighbors, imagine just opposite my house .. that's funny" he said as he settled down on the couch. And I froze

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