AT MY PLACE
984 Words
The next day I was in front of her school again. Yes, I definitely failed. But still ... she approached the car and knocked on the glass. I looked at her in utter disbelief and it took me a few seconds to gather myself and get out of the car. That's not that little darker girl. This was Nalla. The real Nalla. She was without makeup, without black clothes. She looked in line with her age.
"Will you greet me?" She smiled.
"I'm sorry ... I'm a little shocked ..." I bent down and kissed her on the cheek
. "So you don't like me as I realy am?"
"I like each of you ... where do you want us to go?"
"Wherever you decide. I do not care."
"Do you want to go to my place?"
"I ..." she stammered and blushed.
"I will be polite, I promise. If we go to a cafe, there is a great chance that someone will join us, and then I will have to be rude, to get someone out of the conversation ... "
"Okay, take me wherever you want, just stop blabbering, please!"
"I'm not blabbering, young lady."
"You're blabbering on." She smiled and winked. "Shall we?"
"Let's go."
I watched her as she got into the car. She is so tiny, tiny. Tiny. I wanted to hold her hand, to take her everywhere with me, to guard and protect her. I put my hand over hers. And I will forever remember that look she gave me.
"Yes, I like you," I said. "Yes, I know you are much younger than me. You're even forbidden for a while. But I still like you. "
She was silent, rewinding something in her mind and just watching the path we were taking. She was thinking of something.
"Talk to me, little one. What are you thinking about?"
"What do you expect from me?"
"Listen..."
"No,you listen to me! I want to try everything I need to try, to feel everything I think I should feel ... "
"Well, at least now I know what to expect. Do you drink anything but coffee? ”
"I don't drink alcohol, imagine." She laughed. "At least not on weekdays."
"OK. Hungry? ”
"Not really. Are we getting there fast? ”
"We're here." I said as we turned into the alley behind my building. "Now another elevator ride, not too long."
I couldn't take my eyes off her in the elevator. She was nervous, but she tried not to show it. She weighed me as if thinking about the chances of her escaping. She was probably thinking about the worst case scenario. I raised my hand, wanting to feel the skin on her cheek ... and laughed like never before.
"Are you crowling at me?" I laughed when I saw her upper lip play and reveal her teeth. "Little savage. May I touch you? ”
"If you must ..."
I touched the most tender skin my worthless palms had ever felt. She smiled. Now I was sure she was smiling.
"Put the guard down ..." I whispered as I let her into the apartment. "Emergency exits are here and through the balcony. And I promise I won't do you any harm. Sit back and enjoy while I make coffee. "
"You don't have to ..." she whispered.
"You don't want coffee, you don't drink alcohol, you're not hungry ... you want juice?"
"Okay, make coffee. Sweet. "
"Black like me? Or with milk? ”
"Black." She laughed sweetly.
"I'm glad you're here. My apartment is immediately more beautiful. "
So, the coffee machine has never worked slower. I went crazy waiting, aware that a goddess was sitting in my living room. When the machine finally took pity on my poor soul, I thought she might have already escaped. I was relieved to see that she was still sitting in the same place with her fingers intertwined. She cracked her ankles nervously. Those fragile fingers ...
"What you're doing is not healthy ..." I said, lowering our coffee to the table in front of her. "Here, black and sweet."
I sat in the armchair opposite her. It is close enough that I can take her hand, but also far enough away that she feels safe. Perfect place.
"I promised not to try anything. Why are you afraid of me? ”
"I'm not afraid."
"If you're not afraid, then I'm a f*****g ladybug."
"And why did you bring me here?"
"First, stop being so upset. I swear, I won't hurt you, "I said without thinking. "Damn, you're already heavy."
"And the second one?" Oh, hell, she's really pissed.
"Second. Would you agree to a platonic relationship? If you understand me..."
She looked at me like that, "come on, don't f**k around" and I had to bite the inside of my cheek so I wouldn't laugh. She is confused, but completely.
"Are you okay?" I asked her purely to check if she was still mentally present.
"Why?" She asked confused.
"Why what?"
"Why me? You said yourself, I'm forbidde for a while, and you ... so let's not lie, you can have any girl you want. "
"Honey, I'll wait," I said. "But will you wait for me?"
"Me waiting for you?"
"I will have to go to the Kingdom for a short time. I have to resolve the paperwork, and knowing their administration, it will take about a month and a half. "
"You have plenty of time to change your mind." She sounded relieved.
Hell, I wanted to shout, I won't change my mind! I will not give up on you! I wanted to grab her by the shoulders and shake out of her all that nonsense that comes to her mind, but ...
"I will not change my mind," I said as a promise.
"You will," she said calmly. "I know you won't come back."
"Nalla, I'll be back!" I shouted.
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