Chapter 2: Coincidences
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Reng..reng..
“ Okay class, we’ll know what happened to the old lady in our next lesson. Good bye! Hope you enjoy your life at new school!
“ Goodbye teacher! See you soon!”
..
“ Hey, is Diesel the guy called you ladybug?” Julia curiously asked.
“ Yes but i don’t want to talk about it, let’s find something to eat, I’m starvingg!” Natasha responsed wearily.
“ Me too, but hurry up, I have to go home soon, today’s my grandmother’s birthday.”
..
After taking Julia home, Tasha drove alone on the deserted street. It's almost six o'clock, the sun was slowly descending, and the hot rays also gradually disappeared, the cool breeze fluttered her wavy hair, the sweet scent of jasmine flowers filled in the air. She didn’t want to go home that early, so she decided to stroll around the city.
Crack..crack..BANG!
Natasha didn’t know there had been a huge stone there, she then fell out of her motorbike.
“Ahh..”
She screamed terrifyingly.
She came to her senses only after fainting for several minutes…When Tasha’s about to stand up and go home,
“Ouch..!”
She glanced over at herself, both her arms were covered with wounds. And..it seemed like she had sprained her left ankle. This was so bad! It’s getting dark, she didn’t know what to do, even though she really hurted and felt desperate, she didn’t cry, she never allowed herself to be vulnerable.
“ Ow..Well..at least it’s not a fracture.” She tried to comfort herself.
..sighed
“ At least? Ha! What a sily girl.” He snickered.
“Huh?” She turned around.
He parked his car on the side of the road, slowly walked to her.
“ Diesel!?”
He said nothing but sighed, and rolled his eyes, looked down at her wounded legs and knitted his brows.
“ What are you doing here? Don't you think it's a coincidence? That we accidentally meet each other everywhere and everytime, and it’s always in an awkward situation.”
“ Can you please just shut up? You’re injured, you knew it?”
“ It’s non of your bussiness!”
He madly looked at her, then..driving away, let her sit there, alone.
“ ugh, Can't expect anything from that guy!” She thought in her mind.”
About five minutes later, Diesel came back with a tube of ointment. Tasha was taken aback that she does not know what to say..
“ Sit still.”
…
“ Ouch, that’s hurt!”
“ Then be careful next time!” He spitefully stared at her, while his hand was still softly applying the ointment.
“ Well, actually you’re not that evil!”
“…”
“ But..why are you so nice to me? We even never met before? Ah this morning, when you called me lady bug!!” ..“But why?”
“Cause you’re so stupid! I’m done. C’mon, get up!”
Diesel lifted her up, he’s so gentle that it felt like she’s glass and could shatter at any moment.
“ I’ll take you home, you can’t drive by yourself like this.”
“ But what about my motorbike? Oh..It’s pretty badly damaged.”
“..”
“ Wait here, i’ll take it to the repair station first and then drive you home.” Says Diesel.
On the way home, they said nothing to each other,only silence and cicadas chirping. The wind blew through his hair, gave off a pleasent minty scent.
..
“Thanks for helping me today. Now no one owes anyone, we’re not related to each other anymore.” Natasha put off the helmet.
“Not relate anymore?”
“Yeah! You owe me an apology for being so rude this morning, but you’ve just helped me! Did I say something wrong?”
“..”
“W..why are you glowering at me like that?” Tasha confuses.
He didn’t say anything, suddenly got mad and drove away, leaving her staring behind.
“Er..?What’s wrong with him!?” Tasha wondered.
Kett..
“Hi! I’m home!”
She had worn a thin windbreaker to cover her wounds from earlier as she did not want to worry her parents.
“ Oh hey darling! We’been waiting for you! Come here and tell us how was your first day at school.” Her father cordially asked.
“ Terrible!” That’s what she thought.
“ It’s great!”
“Really! Have you got to new friends?
“..”
“Ehmm.. no, not yet. I think i’m gonna take a rest, I’m soo tired!
“Sure, honey. Just.. don’t study too hard, you don’t have to..” Her mother considered that she was stressing for her study, but she actually’d never studied before, except the last highschool test, as she wanted to be in the same school with Julia.
Tasha got to her room, closed the door and fell on her bed. The wounds seemed to have improved a lot, she no longer felt any pain anymore.
“ But why has he been so nice..!”
She thought for a while but still didn’t know the reason why..she then quickly fell asleep because she’s exhausted. It had been such a long day..
In the next morning.
Drawing out the experience from yesterday, Natasha got up earlier today. She now had time to prepare everything properly, readied for school. What a beautiful morning! But she felt like something’s not right..she didn’t know what’s that feeling..Not until she went to the garage did she realize that her motorbike had disappeared.
“That’s right! Yesterday! The big rock blocked on the road, and I had an accident! Oh no!!”
Brr..brr..
“ Hello? Come and pick me up please! My motorbike’s being repaired!!” She called Julia.
“Who’s that?”
“Excuse me?! It’s me! Tasha!
“Oh Nat..Hey, listen, I’m gonna skip class today. I experimented with alcohol last night.. ..Ow,..my head..”
“ That’s bad babe! But how could drink so much in your grandma’s birthday?”
“ My grandma? I didn’t expect her to drink so well..! But do you know what’s much worse?..
“Huh?”
“You’ll be late honey.”
“ Oh no!!! Late again?!! No way!!”
Natasha hung up her phone and ran for her life. She was very hasty, tried to run as fast as possible. Suddenly someone..looked like Diesel, was slowly driving in front of her !
“Diesel!” So coincident! She thought.
He turned around, chuckling. Of course there’s no coincidence. He had been deliberately waiting here for 30 minutes.
She stopped running and gasps for air. She felt that if she took one more step, her lungs might explode.
“Can you take me to school with you?” Natasha begged him with sparkling eyes.
“..” He stared wide-eyed at her, stand still for a moment.
“ How adorable..”
He blushingly muffled his mouth. “ Damn it!”
He had no idea why he has spoken his mind, but fortunately she hadn’t heard anything.
“ Hm? What did you just say? Hey, your face is so red! Do you have a fever or something?”
“Ehm..I..no”
“ Yesterday you said that we wouln’t relate to each other anymore, walk by yourself!” *coughed.
He drove rapidly away because he didn’t want to let her see his face was now red like tomatoes.
“ You’re such an i***t!!! How could you be so chidish!!”
He kept running no matter what she’s shouting behind.
..
Well, it’s not unexpected that our Natasha’s late again!!
- Writer
