CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
Why did you break up with Jake ?
I didn’t break up with him , he broke up with me . Apparently he was into slim girls like you .
What the … that jerk
What’s up with you and Alvin ?
He broke up with me
Why ?
He said he liked you instead
Oh my God !
Don’t tell me you already broke up with that hot guy from last week
You know the drill Laura , they always want you instead of me , honestly I’m getting tired of being your friend .
Zo don’t say that .
I swear if I loose one more boyfriend because of you , I’m breaking up with your ass …
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I dragged my feet lazily into the office as I pondered on what happened yesterday . Zoey is a part of the rare humans that never get angry at Cute people especially at me , so I’m really surprised at the kind of attitude she’s giving me .
I wonder what happened at that stupid date , what did the stupid hot guy tell her ? Damn ! I’m so frustrated right now .
I knocked on her door this morning but she didn’t respond , after knocking like I was going to tear the door down she finally answered and told me to Fuck off .
Something must have happened at that stupid date , I have to get the guy’s number , if Zoey is not telling me what happened then he should .
“ Laura we have a meeting with the CEO now “ Lisa said
“ wait that’s today ?” I asked
“ yup , get your sketches ready , the whole company wants to see your work Miss Paley “ she said which made me smile
“ ok I’ll be there “ I said as I went to pack my sketches and notes
Ok Laura you got this
You got –
A message notification popped on my screen
UNKNOWN : HI
Who is this person ?
Is it Mr Harlow?
Me : Ummm hi , Who’s this ?
UNKNOWN : It’s me , Brandon
Brandon ? I’m pretty sure I don’t know any Brandon
Me : Sorry I don’t know who you are , I think you got the wrong number
UNKNOWN : I’m the pedicurist guy from CHARLOTTE , Big muscles , tattoos ?
Wait a minute Zoey’s date ?
Me : oh my God I remember you now , you went on a date with my friend yesterday
UNKNOWN : Yes , you’re right
Me : so what happened at the date ?
UNKNOWN : I think your friend got the wrong idea , I didn’t ask her out on a date , I only called her so I could ask her some questions
Wait what ?
Me : so you’re saying you didn’t ask her out officially ?
UNKNOWN : yes
This is so fucked up
Me : so why did you ask her out ?
UNKNOWN : I didn’t ask her out , I only told her to meet up so we could talk
Me : so what exactly did you talk about?
UNKNOWN : You
Oh shit !
Me : wait what ?
UNKNOWN : How did you think I got your number ? Of course I got it from her , I called her to ask her about you , I like you Laura
What the actual fuck ?
Now I see why Zoey is angry , this stupid jerk , how could he call a girl out to ask her about another girl ?
Me : why would you even do that ?
I quickly saved his name as Brandon
Brandon : Because I like you and I was so shy , I saw that you and Zoey were close so I had to send her to you
Son of a biscuit !
Me : ok so what now ?
Brandon : Would you like to go out with me tonight ?
This bitch
“ Laura are you still there ?” I heard someone call my name
Me : Umm sure , just text me the time and details , I gotta go somewhere right now , see you later
Brandon : Bye
“ Hey Brian , I’ll be there in a minute , I just gotta arrange this sketches “ I said
“ Oh it’s totally cool , the meeting has been cancelled because the vice president didn’t show up “
Typical Luca
“ ok then I better get back to my work “ I said
After running errands , typing like a maniac and drawing for what seemed like forever it was finally Time to go home .
“ Hey Lisa can I talk to you for a second ?” I asked
“ Yeah sure “
“ Do you have a red dress and a black makeup kit at home ?” I asked
“ uhhh I have a red dress but I don’t have a black makeup kit … I’m white “ she said in a duh tone
Arrrgh ! Why do I always forget my makeup kit in Zoey’s bag ?
“ wait a minute , are you going on a date ?” She asked
“ yes “ I said and she squealed in excitement
“ So why do you need my dress ? You can just go back home and pick one of yours “ she said
“ come on let’s go to your Crib , I’ll explain on the way “
We took a taxi to her house and went straight to her room
“ That guy is a jerk “ she said
“ I know right , He even had the audacity to ask me out on a date “ I said
“ so what’s the plan . I have a feeling you’re planning something very evil “ she said
“ You’ll see “
“ ohhhh suspense ? I love that , anyways this is the only red dress I could find in my closet that will fit you “ she said throwing the cloth at me
I quickly changed into the clothes and wore my shoe .
“ What do you think ?”I asked
“ A Iittle too short but it fits you perfectly , I think you’ll need some lipgloss and mascara “
She gave me hers and I used it , I checked the time and saw that it was 8:30 PM
“ wow I’m super late , I’ll see later boo , thanks for the dress “ I said running out to get a taxi , I quickly got in one and went to the Restaurant address he sent to me .
I entered and saw the guy sitting at the last corner of the room with a rose in hand.
Ok I better get this over with quickly .
He eyes wandered off to mine and they lit up in a smile immediately he saw me , he quickly waved at me and I walked up to the table .
He stood up and came to hug me , then he pulled out my chair for me to seat I sat in front of him and mother a ‘thank you'
“ Hi “
“ hey you look beautiful “ he said
“ thank you “ I replied smiling
“ So ummm you like me uhn ?” I asked going straight to the point
“ yes I do , I was really attracted to you when I saw you at the salon “
“ So why did you talk to Zoey first ?” I asked
“ honestly I didn’t really talk to her , she just kept on talking and talking about her life “ he said
This jerk …
“ so what exactly did you both talk about yesterday ?” I asked
“ like I said earlier we talked about you , I asked her about how I could get to you and all that and she told me everything but do you know the funny thing ?” he asked
“ what ?”
“ She asked me what you had that she didn’t and I told her she was as fat as a pig , I don’t do fat girls you know “ he said laughing
What sort of asshole is this ?
“ Ummm let’s order “ I said
He called in the waitress and she brought the menu
I looked through the whole list and everything screamed expensive .
Ok here we go
I ordered three different dishes , two very expensive wines and a big plate of salad .
He mouth hung wide opened as the waiters started serving them on the table .
“ Wow , y-you … for someone so skinny you eat a lot “ he said
Well that was rude
“ uhhh thank you “ I said
Honestly I’m partially vegan , I can’t eat all of these food . I ate a little out of the salad and cleaned my mouth .
“ Hey I gotta use the bathroom real quick “ I said grabbing my bag
“ you’re going with your bag ?” he asked
“ yeah you know , period troubles “ I said and he smiled
“ see you “ I said going straight to the back door
I met a security guard there
“ umm hi “
“ Sorry ma’am this door is off limits “ he said
“ Oh please I really have to go “ I said
“ I’m sorry ma’am it’s against the restaurant’s policy “
Policy my foot ! I looked into my bag and grabbed a few dollar notes
“ Will this do ?” I asked
“ Are you trying to bribe me ?” He asked
“ Uhhh no , I just want you to open the door please “ I said giving him my puppy eyes .
“ Fine “ he said as he collected the money and opened the door for me .
“ Thank you “ I said running off
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I opened the door and saw Zoey watching a movie , her eyes diverted from the TV as she saw me .
“ Zo I’m really –“
“ No Laura I don’t want to hear a single word of apology from you “ she said
Arrrgh ! She’s still angry
“ Babe I –“
“ No Don’t apologize to me , I should be apologizing to you , how could I tell my best friend to Fuck off because of some guy “ she said
“ Laura I’m really sorry for pushing you away , I’m the fool for passing aggression at you “ she said
“ No I deserve it , every single word you said , I deserved it “ I said
“ No you don’t , Lau you’re too beautiful and innocent for this, it’s that jerks fault for being so annoying “ she said
“ Thanks “ I said hugging her
“ are you ok ?” I asked
“ uhn uhn “ she replied
“ s-so did you g-guys go on a date or something ?”
“ Yes “ I replied then she pulled away from the hug to look at me
“ I took revenge Zoey , I avenged you “ I said
“ What did you do ?” she asked excitedly
“ You’re not gonna believe this , I ordered three different expensive meals with different equally expensive wines “
“ ok go on, I have a feeling this is gonna be dark “
“ Then I stole his wallet and ran off without even eating the food “
“ Oh my God Laura , that is the most badass thing you’ve ever done , what the …, you know what ? I officially welcome you to the dark side “ she said and we both laughed
“ what annoys me the most is the fact that he called me fat , I mean I’m not that fat I’m just a little curvy “ she said
No kidding Zoey is really curvy , you know like Kim kardashian level of curves … ok now I’m just exaggerating
“ Zoey don’t let any man tell you shit about your body , you’re sculpted to perfection “ I said then I held her hand
“ Have you looked in the mirror lately
Wish you could trade eyes with me cause
There’s complexities in complexion
But your skin just glow like diamonds –
“ no no no Laura please don’t sing , I already have an headache don’t add to it “ she said
Wow , so much for trying to cheer her up
“ What ? what’s wrong with my voice !”
“ No offense but you sound like an autotuned whale barfing “
What the ?
“ none taken jerk , I’m pretty sure I don’t sound that bad “
“ oh yes you do “
“ Well too bad I don’t care , I’m still gonna sing to encourage your stupid ass “ I said and she laughed
“ cause you’re beautiful
Yeah you’re beautiful
Then she stood up and joined me in singing while holding my hands
“ them men , dem gon’ fall in love
With you and all of your glory
Your skin is not only dark
I twirled her around
“it shines and it tells your story
Keep dancing I can’t control ya
They watch and they all adore you
Then she twirled me around
“If ever you are in doubt
Remember what mama told you
Brown skin girl
Your skin just like pearls
You’re the best thing in the world
I’ll never trade you for anybody else “
Then we fell into each other’s embrace
“ I love you so much Laura Paley “
“ I love you more “
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P.S : Shout out to every woman out there : Black , White , Brown even pink …. No matter your colour or body shape no man can tear you down because you’re a QUEEN.