Chapter 3-2

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Chapter 3- 2

Nadia's POV:

Even though I spent an entire week beside grandpa in the hospital, I was more than ready to pass my final exam so I could finally chill out and enjoy my time. However, I couldn't help my mind from drifting to the dinner of that night.

I had no idea what I would hear from that women, I knew in some point I had to see her again but was it the right time? Was I ready to just forget everything and move on? How could I go there and pretend that everything was just fine while I was still broken?

I gave the professor my paper then headed out immediately after sharing few brief conversations with my friends since I was in no mood to share a discussion with anybody so I grabbed my phone and texted Zack.

'I'll be in the parking lot in five minutes, meet me there'

'Stop being bossy, a please wouldn't hurt' I received a text from him after less than a minute.

'Come on' I was getting more irritated by every second which passed.

'Hey stop that attitude of yours' He answered me right away.

I was about to answer him to just stay wherever he was and leave me when I felt a pat on my shoulder, I turned my head and there he was with his famous smirk on his face. I was drained and I had no strength to keep arguing with him so I just heaved a sigh and kept walking.

As soon as Zack unlocked his car, I settled on the passenger's seat and laid my head back with my eyes closed, overthinking like usual. I felt him slid beside me but I didn't bother myself to open my eyes, I just enjoyed the peaceful bubble I created myself within only a minute although it wouldn't last much.

For the very first time in my life I really liked what Zack was doing in the car: Being silent. Although he tried to tease me couple of times by approaching me to buckle my seat belt or when he blew at my face to get some sort of reaction from me but he failed miserably so he just gave up and drove silently.

In the hospital, I didn't want to tell grandpa that I was going to meet that women for dinner because I didn't want him to exaggerate things like usual or maybe think too much about her as his doctor mentioned that grandpa had to stay out of anything which would make him mad or nervous. His heart stopped two times after all.

Although I acted like everything was fine, grandpa kind of felt that something was wrong but I blamed college and shrugged it off. I hated lying at him but I had to keep some parts of my life for myself, I was only protecting him.

Zack didn't stay for so long, he just wished grandpa the best recovery and went with his grandma who kept blabbering about how much Zack and I, we looked cute when entered through the door. However, I on the other hand, I spent the whole afternoon in the hospital taking care of grandpa.

"The doctor said that you'll be discharged tomorrow" I beamed at him, genuinely.

"Yeah, finally" He inhaled deeply.

"Ann will be here in few minutes, I have to go now but I'll be back later" I stood up and kissed his cheek.

"Ann will sleep here, you don't have to come back" He held my hand and patted it.

"No arguments" I answered sharply before heading out.

I walked out of the hospital ready to take a Taxi when a man in a grey suit approached me, he said that he was a driver and he was asked to drive me to the restaurant, I hesitated in the beginning but then I nodded my head and went to the car with him.

Before the driver started the engine, I asked him where my destination was and he told that we were going to my favorite restaurant. I was confused at first but then it hit me, he was talking about dad's and my favorite restaurant: Franny's.

I hadn't been there since dad died, we started going there ever since I was ten years old, we used to go there every weekend to eat since their food was delicious and the staff was amazing, they surely knew how to treat their customers right. Overall, Franny's was our escape and it became a tradition for us.

I was lost in my thoughts throughout the entire drive since I was scared and anxious about the whole meeting. However, I knew that it was something that it had to be done eventually so I tried to gather every ounce gut I got before stepping out of that car.

After what seemed like forever, we finally reached our destination, and my feelings were all over the place by time I stepped out of the car. Flashes from the past crossed my mind like a movie, the first time mom and dad brought me there since I had nothing to do home, knowing that my brother was in a summer camp, the moments I walked cheerfully with my brother through that door I was looking at, and every single memory that I lived in that place.

Realizing that I probably stared at the entrance for a while, I took a deep breathe and walked through the door; it was crowded like usual but I could spot an empty table so I walked to it, and saw a note on the table.

'I'm sorry I'm late, I'll be there soon' I looked at the note before taking my seat.

'It's starting good' I thought to myself, sarcastically. A man walked up to me and asked if I wanted to drink anything but I declined politely. I looked around me and stared at all of the families standing beside me, they looked happy and peaceful as they were obviously enjoying their time.

I waited for more than forty minutes and no one showed up so I decided to wait twenty more minutes before leaving because I was starting to regret my decision of agreeing on going to that dinner and by every minute which passed, I felt like history was repeating itself and nothing changed since dad's death.

I couldn't stand it anymore, I put money on the table even though I didn't ordered nothing since I occupied the table for forty five minutes; the fresh air hit my face as soon as I stepped out of Franny's, giving me chills on my entire body but I rushed and took a Taxi, tears started whelming my eyes at the stupid situation I put myself into.

/*I wouldn't put myself in that position again*/

After 4 month:

Nadia's POV:

Even after four month of pretending that Zack and I, we were happily dating, we still hated each other even more, because day after day, I got to spend more time with him, bearing his stupid jokes and smirks, with no way out of it because it was the only way, to make sure that people would buy the act.

Just like any other afternoon, I was home with grandpa in the lounging room, we were watching TV and eating Ann's delicious cake that barely contained sugar, specially cooked for grandpa like his doctor ordered. And thank god, Anna found her ways to cook delicious but yet healthy meals for him since he was like a little baby when it came to food.

We were peacefully watching National Geographic until my grandpa's phone rang, and being the gentleman he was, he left the room right away since he thought that a phone call only mattered for his/her receiver and no one else should listen to the conversation. That's why, whenever my phone rang, he'd give me the permission to excuse myself.

Looking at grandpa's back as he was leaving, I felt a desperate need to sleep knowing that I barely slept the night before because of an annoying guy named "Zack"; he called late at night, saying that he couldn't sleep and even after trying so hard to dismiss him, I was stuck with him, he even threatened me to show at my door at almost 3 am.

I just couldn't believe that I was going to spend an entire year with him while I couldn't bear him for a single night on the phone. However, despite his stupid comments and annoying statements, he really killed my boredom for an entire hour before I decided to literally hang up on his face when he didn't budge to leave me sleep.

As if he could hear my thoughts, my phone rang immediately and his name popped on my phone screen, I hesitated in the beginning of whether I should answer it or just leave it because I honestly had no mood to argue with him like usual, but what if it was something important?

"Ahhhh" I sighed at myself before picking up and answering him snappishly "What?"

"Wow, you should probably change that tone of yours" He chuckled at me "So grandma is probably talking to Mr. Mathews right now, you two are coming for dinner in my house" He spoke casually.

"And what's the dinner for?" I asked him suspiciously.

"Grandma decided to check up on the love birds, aka: us" He stated "By the way, wear something cute"

"Hey, but what should we do?" I asked hurriedly because I felt like he was going to hang up as a payback.

"We can handle ourselves" He laughed at me before hanging up.

By time I put back the phone on the table, thinking about visiting Zack's house again, grandpa came back and told me that Mrs. Collins invited him to have dinner in their Mansion and that she insisted that I would be there with no excuses.

I went immediately to prepare myself for dinner, and although I had plenty of outfits, I had nothing to wear since my closet suddenly looked empty; I threw everything on the floor and started swimming in the giant ball of clothes I created until Ann entered the room and started laughing at me.

"What are you doing?" She tried so hard to hide her laughter but failed miserably.

"Obviously searching for an outfit to wear" I stared at her with a look which said 'what a question'

"It's just dinner" She moved closer, kneeling in front of me.

"But I have to be appropriate as the heiress of the Mathews" I reasoned still looking at the clothes.

"Is it the only reason?" She questioned skeptically.

"Yea-Yeah" I stuttered.

/*Why did I stutter in front of her Ugh*/

"You're just like Sam to me, I can tell that you're lying" She patted my shoulder and when I didn't look up at her, she lifted my chin so I could face her "Tell me, who do you want to impress?"

"Mrs. Collins"

"Why" She raised her eyebrows at me.

"Because she's a sophisticated lady and I want to be like her" I admitted sincerely.

Mrs. Collins managed to look absolutely adorable, classy and powerful in the same time, and she kind of reminded me of grandma, therefore, being like her, was defiantly going to create the image of the powerful heiress of the Mathews, the image that I spent my entire life building.

"So?" Ann caressed my cheeks, pointing at my clothes "Just be you, you're already elegant my dear"

"Thanks, I should have a shower first" I stood up, sighing at myself.

"Have a nice bath" She waved before leaving the room.

I stood up and went to shower right away, I turned on the faucet to fill the bathtub, poured some Vanilla and strawberries' soap since I liked the way it smelled as it always soothed me whenever I was stressed out, and finally when the water was ready, I eased myself into water, enjoying its warmth and the smoothness of bubbles.

I closed my eyes, held my breath and put my head under water for more than thirty seconds; I enjoyed the sound of bubbles' interaction with my ears since it gave me a feeling of security and confidence, which I tried my best to learn throughout years. I always admired my showers since I could free my mind and actually mediate but unfortunately that day, I heard 'Burn' By Ellie Goulding echoes in the background, which meant that Zack was calling and I wished that he could actually burn.

/*Not really*/

"What?" I sighed at him "Couldn't you leave me alone?"

"Glad that you are happy to hear my voice" He chuckled.

"What do you need?" I questioned impatiently.

"Well, finish your shower, you still have two hours to prepare yourself" He pointed out.

"How did he know that I was showering?" I thought to myself.

"Well, I know that you're probably asking yourself how do I know" He spoke seriously, paused then proceeded talking "You'll never know"

"Why is this night so important?" I wanted to know because it seemed important to him.

"I sent you an outfit, wear it" He suddenly whispered.

/*An outfit?*/

"Hey, I have clothes" I yelled at him because I hated being put in the corner.

"Grandma insisted" I could imagine him running his hand through his hair nervously "Goodbye" He hanged up before I could even talk.

Realizing that I only had less than two hours to prepare myself, I finished my shower, dried myself then decided that it was time to see what Zack had sent for me; I wrapped a towel around my body and one on my head then headed back to the bed area where bags sat on the bed, and Ann was putting my clothes back to the closet. However, I told her to leave them since I didn't like when she cleaned after me.

Ann didn't insist much and left right away, obviously to give me more space. The first thing I noticed was a beautiful knee length flower print flare dress with belt, everything in that dress looked stunning although it was too simple and that's why I liked it, I loved its simplicity.

I checked what else he bought for me and a small box caught my attention, it was probably a watch; I opened the box slowly and just like I thought, it was a Gucci YA128521 women's G-Frame leather strap watch, Tan/White. I liked it because it was elegant and defiantly matched my style.

He even thought of a bag and a matching shoe; the bag was a brown Tory Burch shoulder bag- Robinson Adjustable and the shoe was a Michael Kors shoe, and to be more specific, it was brown SOMERLY WEDGE leather sandal of a 9cm heel.

/*I liked them*/

I put back everything in its box and started thinking if I should wear those clothes, I was determined on wearing my own clothes but when I saw what he sent, I was quite impressed, he apparently made efforts but were they enough for me to change my mind?

Instead of wasting time in thinking, I decided to get my hair done first so I dried it and curled its ends because it was black and it reached my waist, adding a special effect on my face and eye color. Moreover, dad always liked my long hair, he used to buy all type of hair accessories for me and used to play with the curly ends of it, twirling it around his finger every time he talked to me.

I hated putting a lot of makeup so I just applied angle Max Factor eyeliner om my eyelids with Max Factor masterpiece Max Mascara on my eyelashes in order to flatter my eyes. Then, I looked at my makeup collection to pick which color I'd put on my lips and my unconsciousness immediately thought of what would Zack like on me, would it be red? or maybe a brighter color?

I started grinning like a fool at my reflection in the mirror just by thinking about him. "What's happening to me? Why am I thinking about him? I shouldn't be doing so" I thought to myself as I shook my head and picked Rimmel Kate Nudes lipstick since it was classy but yet attractive and it matched all of my clothes.

Feeling satisfied about my look, I turned my head and faced my bed. My heart kept telling me to just pick the bags and do what Zack told me. However, my brain like usual, wanted me to refuse and break his word. And my brain won. Because I strode to my closet and picked a random dress as I kept telling myself that I didn't have to follow his commands.

The dress was a beige knee length dress with an open laced back. Barefoot, I opened my wardrobe to choose a shoe and a bag, and and after examining what I had, I picked a saddle brown bag and a beige flat sandal. It was beautiful and elegant,I hummed as I glimpsed at myself in the mirror.

As I was checking my look one more time in the mirror, I heard a knock on the door and after few seconds, Ann entered and told me that grandpa was ready and was waiting for me downstairs so I picked my bag and headed out.

"You look stunning my dear" Grandpa grinned at me widely the moment he caught my eyes.

"Thanks" I winked at him.

Ann was standing by the door, holding what seemed like a basket of cookies, she gave it to the driver, who opened the car's door for grandpa then did the same to me. I thanked him and stepped-in, feeling like I was doing something wrong but why did I feel guilty? Why did I feel like I was making a mistake?

/*Annoying feeling*/

Zack's POV:

Grandma was excited that the Mathews were expected for dinner, she almost choked on her water when I told her that Nadia and I, we were dating, she was so happy that she insisted on inviting them for dinner since Nadia was the first girl that I ever told my grandma about.

She even stalked me and tried to see if I was really dating Nadia, that's why I called Nadia the night before when I saw grandma standing beside my door. However, I honestly liked talking to Nadia on the phone since I had fun and killed my boredom by teasing her.

Oliver knocked on my door, pulling me out of my train of thoughts, he said that the Mathews were in the lounging room and grandma was calling me so I sprayed my 'one million' perfume and headed out, wondering if Nadia wore the clothes I bought for her.

As for the clothes, I was at the mall a week ago, buying a watch for grandpa when my eyes landed on a brown watch, it was simple but yet beautiful with the leather straps, totally Nadia's style. Therefore I had no idea what had gotten to me and I bought it.

I never bought something for a girl before because I never dated for real but although my relationship with Nadia wasn't any different, we were faking our dates. We went out twice a week for the past four months, we went to restaurants, parks and picnics, only to learn a little bit about each other since we wanted everyone to believe our act.

After buying the watches, I was ready to leave the mall but a beautiful dress caught my attention right away. It was a knee length flower print dress with belt. I thought of Nadia right away but I debated with myself whether I should buy it or not. However, after few minutes I found myself inside the store, buying it along with a bag and a matching pair of shoes as the assistant in the shop suggested.

I had no idea how I was going to give the gifts to Nadia because I didn't want her to be cocky about it, so I kept them in my closet until grandma said that I had to be nice and romantic with Nadia so I sent those clothes to the Mathews' Mansion then I called her and told her about it.

Knowing her for a while then, I knew she was going to ask about the outfit so I just told her that grandma insisted and hanged up. I didn't want her to think that I was suddenly interested in her because I wasn't, I was just getting used to her although my feelings toward her didn't change.

Exiting my room, I headed immediately to the living room where I sighted Mr. Mathews sharing a deep conversation with my grandpa, and Nadia sitting with grandma who was obviously talking about our relationship since Nadia's cheeks were flushed red.

I couldn't see what she was wearing from my point of view, I could only see her hair, it fell freely on her shoulders as its ends were curly, just like I liked them. I was honestly curious to see if she wore my clothes or she followed her ego and wore something else.

As if Nadia could hear my thoughts, she turned her head immediately and faced me. She looked absolutely breathtaking, her face was flawless with the bit of makeup she put on. I started walking towards her as she stood up and met me halfway.

She was wearing the clothes I bought for her; the dress looked stunning on her since it reached her knees and

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