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(R0m-n-ce is a Meal)
By Sommy Pearl F.
Chapter 57&58.
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May chuckled lightly.
“What’s there to tell you again? I’ve never been so heart broken and disappointed though” She said.
Coral quickly stopped recording and looked at May.
“Mine is worse” She said, bluntly.
“How?” May looked back at her.
“Evans is my boyfriend. We even planned to get married when this month ends. However, My cousin snatched him away from me.
“What? You gotta be kidding!”
“I’m not… She got pregnant for him. Seems they have been cheating behind my back. They’re even married now. That’s why I left him. I had to leave them and come to Ray for shelter”
“So, thats why you came here? This is the situation you were talking about?”
“Well, yeah” Coral replied.
“Darn,, yours is worst,,, you know”
“Well, I guess. But unlike you, I told my cousin plainly about my hurt feelings. I told her and Evans my mind”
“I guess we are both different. I’m not really a good talker. Besides, Sasha already thinks I’m okay with their relationship so I have to continue with the pretense and ignorance” May said.
“Hmm…I’m feeling sleepy already.. Goodnight” Coral said, turned her head over and closed her eyes.
“Goodnight… I’m not feeling sleeply though” May said.
She stood up and went outside. She sat down on the chair and looked at the sea. She heard her phone ringing in her pocket so she quickly took it out.
“Mum?” May smiled, and picked it.
? Mum? Hello?
? My dear….daughter!!!
Sandra’s voice sounded drunk.
? Mum? How much did you drink? Where are you now?
? Where else? I’m at home of course… missed me?
Sandra chuckled, childishly.
May sighed dee-ply.
? You’re Fu-cking drunk. Just sleep, okay?
? May?
Her mother called softly.
? Yes, mum?
? I wanna ask a question…
? Hmmm… Yeah, go on.
? What do you think if mum decides to date?
? You? What?…No…I don’t want you dating. Please, don’t bring in a man. I just want you, and only you.
? Okay…
? Why do you ask, anyways? Are you liking someone already?
? What? Not at all. It’s just,, I was thinking if I just get one.
? Mum, please. I don’t want another parent apa-rt from you. I know you wanna love too but consider what I might feel, please?. I don’t wanna share you with anyone.
May was already tearing up.
? You don’t have to get all worked up. I’m not getting anyone. Its just me and you,, and your boyfriend,, that’s if you have one.
? Mum,, thank you.
May sobbe-d quietly.
? Don’t cry. Goodness, May.
? I’m also so sorry.
? It’s okay, really. I’m gonna rest now. It’s night here.
? Okay, mum. Bye
? Yeah,, I’ll reach you later.
May nodded and the call was hung.
She looked down.
“Here I was, thinking I would yell at her for putting that vibr@tor in my bag. I’m so not alright… I’m not giving her the happiness and joy she de-sires. I’m selfish and greedy but I can’t bear it if she introduces me to a man whom I’m gonna call my dad” May sniffed.
She went in and came out with three bottles of soju and a gl@$$ cu-p. She sat down and began to drink.
May sighed dee-ply.
“I’m so sad here. I thought I would be happy” She thought and took in another filled gl@$$.
“From Raymond to Mum. Can’t this night get any more worst?” May said.
She remembered when she first mey Raymond. She also remembered when her stomach grumbled and rumbled in the airport.
She remembered when he offered her a snack and drink.
She also remembered his words well…
*A meal save lives*
“Was that why he said it? Because of his mum? That poor boy… never knew he was suffering so much then” She thought.
“I hope he’s okay”
****
May finished all the 3 bottles. She stood up, staggering. Her vision was shaky and blurry.
She shook her head vigorously and took her face in front only to see Ryder sitting by the sea, drinking. He was facing the sea, backing her entirely.
“Huh! Its Ryder!” She smiled, foolishly pointing a fin-gerat him.
“When did he come out? Did he walk past me without even calling me?. je-rk!” She mumbled and walked to the sea, staggering helplessly.
She sat down close to him and Ryder looked at her. His hand gently held the drink can.
“You here?” He muttered and looked back at the sea.
“You!” She exclaimed.
He slowly looked at her.
“Did I do something wrong?” She asked.
“What? Like?” He asked, back.
“I don’t know. Your face looks like you don’t want me here,, or by your side”
Ryder sighed.
“Go inside. Its cold”
“No!!… Is it because of your 120 million dollars, my hu-gger?”
“Go and sleep, you’re drunk”
“Don’t worry,, I will work ha-rd, save a lot, then give you your money including interest so you don’t have to give me that look again”
Ryder looked at her in a serious and strict way. He was still hurt on how May paid attention to Raymond, ignoring,, and ignored him.
“Aiish! I said don’t give me that look” She said, drunkily and held his face by both cheeks. She pressed it ha-rd.
“Hey? What are you doing? Let’s go of me” Ryder’s voice muffled.
May smiled brightly at his face which made Ryder’s heart beat fast.
“You’re so cute this way so why the rash look?” She muttered.
“Just let me go first, okay?”
“Ryder? Wait a minute” She quickly said, opening her sleepy eyes wide.
“What’s it?”
“Now that I’m looking at your face properly, you look different”
“How?”
“Are you always this handsome?” She smiled.
“Eh?” He shivered nervously.
“How come I’ve never noticed?” She whispered, and glanced at his reddish and bright li-ps, pouting out due to her press against his cheek.
Ryder said nothing. May smiled wi-dely again and quickly took her li-ps to his. She ki-ssed him lightly and withdrew her li-ps back.
“Cute” She whispered and let his cheeks go.
Ryder was still staring at her with his shocked, wi-dely opened eyes when her head fell on his shoulder.
She immediately dozed off on his shoulder. Ryder squee-zed his che-st.
“Hey… easy please,, stop racing too fast. You might burst out of my che-st at this rate” Ryder thought.
He slowly took his other hand to his li-ps and tou-ched it. He smiled and folded his li-ps.
“She took my first ki-ss away, Na-ughty girl” He said, and kept her head on his thi-ghs.
He quickly pulled his jacket and wore it on her, before relaxing her head back on his broad shoulder. He took his head on hers and closed his eyes.
Raymond who was behind them, sighed dee-ply and looked down before retiring inside.
The Next Morning***
Raymond quickly ran out of the tent. He met Ryder and May still asleep on themselves.
“What’s this? They never came in?” Raymond said aloud, and rushed to them.
Coral walked out and the instant her eyes fell on Ryder and May, she began to boil in anger.
Without asking anything, she barged back into the tent.
“What’s her problem now?” Raymond thought after noticing her character.
He woke them up and they quickly opened their eyes.
May and Ryder exchanged glances before looking at Raymond who was on his feet, before them.
“Did you guys sleep here?” Raymond asked.
“Geez! We both didn’t realize” May yawned.
Ryder coughed.
“Hey… seems you’ve caught the flu” May said, and looked at him.
“What?” Ryder muttered.
“You look sick. You’ve caught a cold” May said, and tou-ched his forehead.
Ryder felt his whole bo-dy vibr@te and his heart racing rou-ghly.
“I’m gonna go in now” Ryder quickly said, and stood up.
May watched him leave, confusedly. She soon noticed the jacket on her bo-dy.
“Wait… He wore his jacket on me? That’s why he caught the flu” May told Raymond. She let out a sigh and stood up.
Raymond kept his hands in his pocket.
“Do you remember what happened last night here?” He asked.
“Huh? I just remembered drinking and that’s all. Did you see me after that? Do you know what happened last night?” May asked Raymond, who glued his sight at her.
Leaflets Entertainment***
Sandra and Percy linked arms as they walked down the p@$$ageway.
“West must be angry” Sandra said.
“Why?” Percy rolled her eyes.
“I’ve been dodging the car, thanks to you. He normally gives me a ride but since you moved in with me, you have been the one taking me to work”
Percy laughed.
“He should better un-derstand”
Sandra laughed but her facial expression took a turn when she saw Carlos coming towards them.
She stopped and Percy did too.
“He’s the one… The one I like” Percy whispered.
Sandra said nothing. Her mind was elsewhere. She was thinking of what her daughter said last night.
May was right. She had to let Carlos go. They weren’t fated to be.
“Percy?” Sandra called.
“Huh?” Percy replied.
“Should I set you two,, up for a blind date?” Sandra asked and Carlos stopped walking right in front of them.
Tbc