Shoot! I forgot to look what was inside the gift Dominic gave me !
I opened the box and saw a beautiful bracelet.A slender silver chain ,catching the light with a soft, unassuming gleam. A single, smooth moon- like stone, no larger than a lentil, rested at its center, its pale surface holding a quiet, milky light. There were no other embellishments, just the simple elegance of the metal and the stone, a touch of understated grace.
I know it's a bit exaggerated but it was beautiful! I would thank him later. But come to think of it when did he even buy this, wasn't he with us all the time?
The next morning I went down , and greeted everyone. Suddenly Ria came and sat beside me .
"So..... i saw Dom giving you something. Was it a gift?" She whispered abd raised her brows at me mischievously, teasing me .
I was about to respond when , aunty interrupted us ,
"Ria, you're going to be late for school . "
"Yeah I forgot! Bye everyone, see you later"
She left hurriedly.
As everyone finished and left , i thanked Dominic for the bracelet. And he just shrugged and went out. Wow.
I spent most of my time ,in the room.
Then I heard someone shouting ,
"Why are you not picking up my calls?!" A girl shouted. I opened the window and saw a beautiful girl, but she looked furious and when i saw who she was berating on, I saw Sam, who looked flustered,
"Hey, calm down, someone will hear you." He tried to calm her down , but I don't think she wants to listen to him . Then she looked up and saw me
"Hey you! Come down here and settle for us" she said , it felt more like and order. My brows twitched, Why is she talking to me as if I'm her servant . I took my hoody and went straight to the garden.
"What?" I demanded .
"He..." she pointed at Sam "He has been engaged to me for six months now , after proposing to me ,and now he's not picking my calls" She huffed. "Should i break up with him?" She asked me .
Huh? Why are you asking me? You should decide on your own its your life!
"I think you should calm down and listen to him. " I suggested. I said that , but trust me I have the worst experience with these things .
"Sort this out after you listen to his side of the story , okay?" I said .i looked at Sam telling him to explain himself .
"My phone fell and broke, I was trying to fix it the whole morning , I'm sorry " he explained . He's seriously so bad at this.
"He'll make up by treating you with dinner , right?" I said and looked at him, and again just aggressively nodded his head. Geez, I hope they both make to end of it.
"By the way, who are you ? You look familiar." She asked , "I'm Elisa , my father is friends with uncle James" I replied. She too feels familiar.
"OMG, Elisa! I'm Amy, we four used to play together! Remember?" She jumped up ,
"Yes! I do , I do" i said with the same excitement.
"So now that the misunderstanding's gone , I need to go , I have some business, let's hangout later bye!" She said and ran out .
I waved back smiling.
"Thanks for helping me" Sam said , as we started heading back.
"I think you should know how to handle these situations, else you might lose her for good" I said almost scolding him.
"Yeah. I will, from now on." He replied nodding his head.
"By the way I didn't knew you were engaged? But why would I, we are not that close" I said mentally smacking myself.
Why would you know? He doesn't owe you anything! Why would he tell you?!
"Yeah ,since our parents are friends, they thought it would be nice to marry us" He replied.
"Were you forced? I mean thats what happens when parents are bussiness partners" I said .
"No , I really love her" He replied determined.
"Oh OK then " I said abd headed to my room.
That way the second day was over. Abd we all sat for dinner.
"Dad!its your birthday in two days !" Ria said excitedly.
"Yeah and we planned a big party, since my friend's here too." Mr. James replied happily.
Oh great! more people, more social battery draining. Obviously we have to attend this party. Now I know why aunty bought me a gown, that dress suits the parties. So cunning, ha? You are the worst! Making me attend parties! Humph!
Anyways two days passed in a blink and the night birthday came.
The dress was beautiful , it was black with various flowers printed on it it was three fourth sleeved and full length. And I have to admit , I looked beautiful!
I got ready and headed downstairs.
I wished uncle again and gave him the gift I bought secretly , because when I told Aunty about it she was adamant not letting me saying our (my?why?) presence was a gift .
"Elisa! You look stunning! Now I really want you to marry my son" Mr.James said . I blushed and kept mu mouth shut. Because I knew I would only embarrasse myself if I spoke.
"Please stop teasig her father" Ria said .
"But yeah I would like to have a beautiful sister in law" She winked .
Then she came close and whispered "All those girls aroundhim are sneaky b*tches, you are far more better than them"
Excuse me !you tell your father to stop the teasing and then proceed to do it yourself.
B*tches? Oh, Yeah since your brother is 'hot'? Yeah I admit but sorry I don't think of him that way.
Then after that I excused myself for 'refreshing'. And... I got lost . Its the fifth time!The first time , the gardener helped me, the second the chef!, the the rest of the times Dominic always came out of nowhere , like now. And I fell , by tripping on myself! Gosh could this get any worse?
As I was trying to get up , he interfered and thanks to that , I fell again , but now on him.
"Hey!" I said telling him to stop moving .
"Sorry" he apologised . Then suddenly someone guests came . And he pulled me to a corner .
"Uh... why did you drag me here? I could've just walked out." I said stating the obvious.
But he just hushed me by placing his hand on my mouth.
"Yeah we could've, but thats my aunt , we would have been in trouble if she saw us together, sine she wants to marry her daughter to me" He replied.
"Fine then" I sighed through his hand .
By the way why are we so close? why don't you remove your hand?
I wanted to say that but his aunt won't leave!
Then finally after bitching about someone she left. I sighed in relief.
"By the way you look beautiful " He said ,inching closer.
"Yeah , thanks" I said and pushed him away.
Why are you flirting after acting aloof this whole time.
I was about to walk away , when he took my hand , and started leading me to the hall.
"Hey! Didn't you say it will be trouble if your Aunt sees us? Why are you dragging me there yourself?" I asked.
"It's true that she wants her daughter to marry me , but I don't know her , she just came to our house once before" He smirked.
"You! Let go !" I said. Then suddenly he stopped and i bumped into him . He took my other hand and said "Listen, before you say anything i want to tell you that i like you, and if possible i would like to marry you"
I was about to talk when he started walking again. I was about to tell him to stop but it was too late we were already in the living room , with more ppl now!
He dragged me all the way to where our parents were, then let go off my hand . His father gave him a knowing look,but didn't say anything. Then he looked at my father and said "Uncle , i would like to talk you when the party's over" Then he left. And I could feel my father's glare, my whole life he told me to stay away from boys , but he might give it a chance if it's his cherished friend.
Then Amy out of nowhere dragged me out .
"No need to thank me , I know you were in trouble" She said , when we were finally out of sight. "Thanks"
"I need to go tho , my father's waiting for too long , here my no. I will contact you later" She said and left. What a busy girl.
Soon everyone left , abd only our families were left . We sat in the large living room.
"I would like to marry your daughter, i know you might think I'm not good enough, but please give me a chance. " Dominc said in one go. I was shocked . And when I looked at father, he glanced my way and said "Fine I'll give you a chance , but remember if you break her heart , i will break your bones"
Now shocked is an understatement, not only the fact that he said that on his own , buy also that he accepted Dominic's request so easily! I was so exhausted that I just left to sleep.
As I changed and got into bed , my phone chimed with a notification, 'Hey!it's Amy ,save it and meet me at the cafe two blocks away. At 3 . I'll be waiting.'
'Okay' I replied and went straight to bed.