DIANAI stretched up my legs to get some tissue paper from the top roll since my legs were too short but I was unable to.It wasn’t as if I was that short because I am five feet four and even though I stood on my tippy toes, I still couldn’t reach it but suddenly I saw a hand from behind me stretch to get it for me. “Thank...“ I trailed off when I saw the face of the person who had helped me get it.“Albert,“ I called, a little surprised.“There you go,“ he said putting it inside my basket for me and I thanked him.“Thank you,“ I muttered to him.“I see you are shopping. I also came to shop too and trust me, I did not trail you,“ he said and I chuckled at his statement.I didn’t accuse him although I wanted to accuse him he said what I had in mind already.“I never said so,“ I denied and he nodded his head.“What did you come to get?“ He asked me.“Nothing much. Just some milk, sugar, toiletries, and some chocolate,“ I told him and he chuckled.“Wow. Still loves chocolate,
DIANA“Let me take you home,“ Albert said.“I do not need your assistance. Can’t be owing you all of the time,“ I replied to him before continuing on my path but he stopped me from walking as he placed his hand around my arms.“Nobody says you will be owing me anything and besides you are the one refusing favor from me,“ he said and I rolled my eyes.He chuckled. “If you keep doing that, your eyes will fall out soon,“ he said and I pulled my arms from his hold. “I do not need your help. I can manage,“ I told him.“Why are you doing this? I thought we are cool now?“ He asked and I sighed.“Yes. We are cool but that doesn’t mean I will be close or friendly to you,“ I retorted.“What do you want me to do? You already agreed to be friends with me and you agreed to give me a chance but you are not opening up to me or even giving me a chance to get close,“ he countered.Why was that? It was because I am scared of liking him back again.I do not want to get hurt anymore. The last o
DIANAAlbert suddenly parks the car in the middle of the road.“What are you doing?“ I asked him.“Look,“ he removed his seatbelt.“I know how things ended for us five years ago was crazy and you are still hurt from it. I’m sorry and like I keep saying, I will keep apologizing until you decide to give me a chance.“He pinched the bridge of his nose. “My father has nothing to say about this relationship. He already did what he could do in the past and right now I refuse to let him have his way. Who cares if he finds out? I do not care and I’d appreciate it if you do not care either,“ he said to me and I sighed.“I do not think I can just open up to you anymore. I mean I wish that I can but I do not think so. It’s not you Albert, it’s me. And even if your father doesn’t have an issue, I have issues trusting people,“ I explained.“I am not asking that you trust me okay? You do not have to. Let me earn your trust. I am willing to do anything to earn your trust which is why I am aski
DIANAFROM ALBERT: If you are still down for today, let’s meet tonight.I read the message Albert said and yawned. It’s been over three days since I last saw him.I didn’t hear from him all through the next day after he dropped me off and decided to text him after contemplating if I should do it or not.I have decided to take Maria’s advice and see how things will play out. It wouldn’t be a bad thing if I gave him a chance and that’s what I’d do.I texted him yesterday asking if he was free for the dinner I promised him and he said he’d get back to me once he confirms his schedule which he didn’t until this morning. I stared at my phone for a long time, waiting for his reply last night but it never came and so I fell asleep.TO ALBERT: I will see...I stopped typing. I would close from my part-time job by ten and dinner with him by ten won’t be bad although it would be late. I couldn’t leave my kids for that long and Kate wasn’t back yet. Maria was doing enough for me alread
DIANA POV“I cannot believe this. You made this yourself?“ I asked Albert again, wanting to be sure I heard him correctly.“Yes. I did,“ he replied and I gasped in shock.“Oh my goodness. You can cook now? I mean where is the man that literally can’t cook anything other than noodles?“ I asked, staring at home in shock and he shrugged. “Well, I guess that man changed. I learned how to cook while in London,“ he said and my jaw dropped.“You asked me to learn to make something so that I can cook for you someday and I did as told,“ he said, reminding me of my words five years ago.“That’s true. Oh my goodness. To think that I forgot. Wow! So you learned to cook. You did a great job. The food is delicious,“ I told him and he smiled.“Thank. Your compliment means a lot to me,“ he said.“How have you been over those years? I heard of your father. My condolences although it’s late,“ he said and I suddenly stopped chewing the food in my mouth.“Thank you,“ I said before chewing on
ALBERT POVI have been wanting to ask her that for a very long time now but I didn’t but I couldn’t anymore.That first night, she let me drop her in front of the building she rented an apartment but now she refused to and I couldn’t help but worry if there was another.I mean it was starting to make me suspicious. You can’t just keep telling someone to drop you some distance away from your house.She burst into a fit of laughter making me wonder what I had said that was funny. “What? Did I say anything funny?“ I asked.“Oh my goodness Albert. What are you saying? Okay,“ she removed her seatbelt.“Let’s say I have someone else. Do you think it makes sense for another man to drop me off when he is around?“ She replied and I felt my heart shatter into a thousand pieces. I must have heard her wrong right? Someone, please tell me that I heard her wrong because if this is true then I do not know how to handle it.I swallowed the lump that from in my throat, still staring at her c
DIANA“You can stop dreaming already okay? I’m not afraid to be in an enclosed space with you and besides I was at your place and I’m standing this close to you yet I feel nothing,“ I lied and I was doing it well as I wasn’t giving any impression that I was nervous that he was this close to me.“Okay. Fine. Let me walk you,“ he suggested.“And like I said. No, you can’t. You can’t leave your car here. I think you have to go already. Goodnight Albert and make this easier for the both of us, thank you,“ I said, hoping he wouldn’t refuse to listen.“Okay then,“ he said back away and I heaved a sigh of relief.“But wait first...“ Albert pulled me by my arms towards him and placed an opened mouth lingering kiss on my lips, stealing my breath away.“Goodnight,“ he whispered on my lips. I was still finding it hard to breathe. My emotions were all over the place. Just a kiss from him was enough to send me into a frenzy.“Take care,“ he said. I watched as he got into his car and dr
DIANAI have cried before but I haven’t cried this much in a long time.I did see it coming. I knew I wouldn’t get the job yet I wanted to try and now I wished I never went at all.Her words were like bullets to me, piercing my heart. I haven’t gone home. I sat down on a bench, with my eyes filled with tears yet they cannot come out.Her words were still recalled in my heart. I wasn’t fit for the job and I didn’t know why I thought a miracle could happen.After a lot of thinking and a few more tears, I left where I was seated and went back home. I had called in sick at all my part-time jobs and I needed to sleep until it was time to pick up my kids from school.When I got back home, I slept. I didn’t want to think of anything as my heart still felt heavy. I slept and woke up two hours later. By the time I woke up, my phone was ringing. I rubbed my eyes before stretching my hands to get my phone.It was Albert. Why was he calling? I thought to myself.“Hello,“ I said, the