đź’‡SOMETHING ABOUT USđź’–
(When A Tomboy Loves…)
✍️Written by Nuri .F. Chisom Pearl✍️
🥀Chapter 31🥀.
⚠️❌DO NOT COPY OR REPOST❌⚠️
Elizabeth inhaled de-eply as she took steps towards Collins.
He quic-kly shifted the chair giving little allowance for Lizzy to pas-s and seat.
She went past him and sat down. She adjusted her dressing and looked at Collins who walked to his seat which faced Elizabeth.
“Noona, what do you want to order?” He smiled now sitting down on his chair.
“Something light and uhh… cheap” She replied.
“Huh? Noona. Do you think I’m still a little kid that can’t get you what you want. Order whatever, I’ve got my card here”
“Your dad’s card?”
“What? No”
“Okay… Let’s see the food menu”
“Here” Collins replied taking the menu from the table. He handled it to her.
“Uhh, I’m gonna have this and this” She smiled pointing at some places on the menu.
“Okay, Noona. Waitress, plea-se can you take our order?” He asked st©pping a waitress who was pas-sing by.
“Yes, what do you want?” The waitress asked smiling.
“Uh.. I’m gonna take this, and my–uhh, she’s gonna take this” He replied pointing at the menu.
“Okay, plea-se wait. I’m gonna take your order.. But who’s she?” The waitress asked.
“Who? Her?” Collins asked using his face as a sign by pushing his face at Lizzy. The waitress chuckled and nodded.
“Well, she’s my–
“Sister. I’m his sister. He’s my little brother”
“Oh. Is this some sort of family meeting?”
“Waitress, It seems you talk too much. But I should answer that, right? Well… He decided to treat me to lunch. It’s been long since we’ve seen each other” Lizzy replied
“Oh.. One of you lived abroad then, that’s nice” The waitress said. She left them taking their respective orders.
“Aiish! She just spoilt my mood! She asks unnecessary and irrelevant questions!” Lizzy frowned. She noticed Collins calmness and quietness and quic-kly shifted her gaze to him. He was unhappy and kept looking at the table.
“Hey? Kiddo, is everything alright with you?” She asked.
“Noona?” He called with sadness in his voice still looking at the table.
“What? What?” She asked.
“Who am I to you?” He asked slowly turning his eyes to her.
“You? To me?”
“Yeah”
“I don’t want to say it. I don’t wanna hurt the guy that saved me from bunches of bad thvgs and had a wound cause of me”
“Just… Just say it, Jebal(plea-se)”
“Collins, .. ….You’re just my friend’s brother. Nothing more, Nothing less”
“No. Who am I ap@rt from that, who am I in your life?” Collins asked.
Elizabeth sighed and looked at him. He looked back while silence c@mÂŁ in between.
“Collins, You are nob©dy to me–
“Here is your order! Enjoy” The waitress interrupted.
“Oh Thank you” Collins smiled inhaling de-eply.
The waitress smiled and walked away.
Without uttering a word, Collins started digging into his food. Elizabeth sighed and looked at him.
“Collins–She called but was eventually interrupted by Collins.
“Eat, Noona. Your food is gonna get cold, I’m also eating so table manners plea-se” He retorted with a smile.
Elizabeth began to wonder if he actually heard her. She sighed and joined him in eating.
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“I wonder what you are up to, ken” Flora sm-irked.
“I’m just a good guy trying to find a path for you”
“Path for who? Me? Humph! As if” Flora scoffed sitting.
“You shouldn’t be sitting down. Let’s go alre-ady” He retorted
“Firstly, Where are we going to?”
“Somewhere”
“Where?”
“Let’s go. You are gonna find out soon, Let’s go!”
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“Wait a minute? What’s this? A cinema? What are we doing here? I didn’t tell you I wanted to watch a movie” Flora frowned
“Just come on in first. I want to show you something”
“Alright. You are ma-king me curious though” Flora said. –(P. S📣♡This scene is going to continue in the next chapterđź–¤)
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*******(THE NEXT SATURDAY)******
“You are here again?” Laura chuckled
“Sure” Alicia smiled
“You don’t give up, do you?”
“Well. You could say it p@rt of my skills”
“Wow. I like that, You are so confident”
“Thank you” Alicia replied
“That wasn’t a compliment, I was being sarcastic”
“Well, I’m gonna take that as a compliment” Alicia smiled
“What?”
“At least if you wanted to be sarcastic. You could have have sounded like one”
“Was my voice sincere” Laura smiled with scorn.
“Sort of”
“Wow. You are quite tough” Laura said
“Are you being sarcastic now?” Alicia asked
“No. It’s a compliment” Laura chuckled
“I’m gonna take that then”
“I guess you are 10, You’re quite smart I must confess”
“Nah, 8….I’m clocking 9 next month”
“You’re 8?–Laura paused and scoffed loudly. “You got to be kidding me, when I was 10, I was still building sand castles,–The smallest ones”
“I’m gonna tell you a secret–Alicia whispered.
“I still build sand castles” She added.
Alicia smiled and looked at her.
“By the way, Unnie…I didn’t know you were quite fun. I like that” Alicia said
“Whats up with this girl, Why would you like that?”
“Huh… Because, I want to?” Alicia shrugged her shoulders.
“Don’t mind me, I’m not fun” Laura glared at her with a wicked face.
“Ayyy. There’s no way! To be exact, you are actually getting more fun”
“Hey Kid, Cut the cra-p. Do you think a 8–
“Nine… It’s 9” Alicia cut in mischievously.
“Whatever! You’re aren’t 9 yet–
“Next month is in a few days”
“Can you allow me talk” Laura ch!pped in aggressively
“Okay.. Sawrry! Sawrry!”
“Sawrry? It’s “Sorry”…You are bad in English” Laura sm-irked stressing the word “Sorry”.
“Well.. Unlike you, I haven’t been outside Korea. You speak English in commercials.. I know just a few though”
“Hey, Why do you keep changing whatever I wanna say?”
“What? When?” Alicia asked.
Laura inhaled de-eply trying to calm down. She was alre-ady tired of this talkative.
“You know what. Just listen! A Nin–Eight year old like you can’t possibly get something from me. Never” Laura blurted
“I’m actually 25” Alicia laughed
“What? Twen….Twenty what?” Laura stuttered looking at her head down to her w@!st.
“My br@in is 25–Alicia started pointing at her head close to her ear.
–While I’m 8 getting to 9” She completed.
“I don’t get your trash” Laura’s face was written boldly “I’m lost plea-se!”.
“You’re curious huh?” Alicia asked with a smile.
“Huh?”
“You want me to explain?”
“Whatever you want”
“Well.. Before telling you this. I should introduce myself, We ought to know our names or don’t you think– (Silence eludes, Awkwardness starts).
Alicia coughed loudly embarras-sed. “I’m gonna take that as a “Yes”…I’m Alicia Lynn, I know you who you are. Model Laura Green, I’m correct huh?–(Thick ch!pping silence again, Uncomfortable Alicia is seen).
“Huh, I wonder why you are quiet” Alicia said quite embarras-sed.
“Your questions are just foolish. I think you can answer them yourself..I shouldn’t stress myself”
“Well. Uh! I’ve seen your pretty face in a lot of TV commercials”
“I didn’t ask you” Laura whispered staring at her with disgust.
“Uhh. So, Uhh…
(Darn, Unnie.. You just made me embarras-sed.–Alicia thought b!tt!g her bottoml-ip)
….Anyways, As I was saying, When my mom gave birth to me.I was born with a rare br@in condition…It’s more like a disease. Its makes someone a genius. Its makes them smarter than their age. The br@in grows 10X than their age” Alicia explained wi-dening her hands as a sort of demonstration.
“Hmm. So fascinating. I’m quite surprised and impressed too” Laura replied after being immersed in Alicia’s explaination.
“Yeah. You are right. But its got its demerits too”
“What’s that?” Laura was curious now.
“I suffer for it a lot. As people would say, An advantage would also have its disadvantage. As Little as I am, I have to bear with unbearable pains. From intense headaches to Heart attacks. Then to Dizziness, Fatigue, Allergies and others of that field”
“Huh? Such sufferness for a kid?”
“Huuhmp! You guessed right. But don’t worry, Every month Dad and Mum take me to the hospital for check up”
“Why?”
“Why are you asking “why”.. Isn’t it obvious?.. My health? Especially this–Alicia said pointing her f!nger to her head.
“Your br@in” Laura stated.
“Yup. My head hurts a lot whenever I use my br@in. Its also hurting now.. Just a bit, I’ve got painkillers so you don’t nee-d to be worried” Alicia smiled showing her some pills.
“I never said I was worried”
“Your face did. You can never hide your true feeling..You feel pity for me, huh” Alicia asked quietly as Laura sighed de-eply.
“But you like it, You’re smart”
“No….People call it smartness,–intelligence,–brilliance… But it’s just a disease to me. What’s the use of all this when I feel pains whenever I use them??” Alica replied. She looked at Laura whose face was calm and worried. A face of sympathy. A face of sadness. No word could come out from her mouth. She was speechless and in thoughts.
“Unnie…?” Alicia called softly.
“Yes?”
“I’m trying right?”
“Yeah.. You are. Good job, Alicia” Laura replied after a minute silence, as a sweet cute smile formed on her coming angelic face.
TBC.