Zoey wore a long blue dress and put her hair into a mini bun; She started preparing for dinner. One by one she washed and sliced all the ingredients she"ll be needing before she starts boiling the meat.While slicing the ingredients, the entrance door opened and Nickel went inside. Happy approached him gladly and wiggling her tail towards the guest. Nickel and Happy"s relationship improved from time to time since he is the one feeling her when Zoey isn"t available.
Happy can also response to him whenever he is calling her baby or my baby. A true father daughter thing he said. Nickel approached the kitchen area and saw the calm yet concentrated Zoey slicing the eggplant.
"Do you need help?" He asked although he didn"t know anything about cooking.
"OH MY G.o.d! You startled me! I didn"t notice you arrived." Due to her undisturbed attention, she didn"t hear Happy barking at him hastily.
"I"ve been here a few minutes ago. You really didn"t hear anything?" "If I did, I wouldn"t be this surprised Nicanor."
Somehow Zoey calling him Nicanor gives him an indescribable feeling; something he couldn"t explain in layman"s term.
"Okay fine! Is it okay for you if I"ll stay here?" Zoey nodded then Nickel pulled one kitchen counter chair and sat.
It was a happy sight for him to see someone dedicated in cooking dinner for him and even though it is supposed to be a thank you gift to him, Nickel couldn"t help himself to consider more expectations.
"How long have you been with Happy?" He randomly asked, of course watching her all moves will be too awkward if he continued more.
"Seven or eight years I guess. She was just the abandon dog of my cousin in Montana. I just secretly took her instead of throwing it away." Nickel listened to her as she continued. "Happy was the smallest and weakest of the puppies back then. And because of lack of attention from my cousin. She acquired ticks days after she was born." Nickel didn"t know that even a dog like Happy had a tragic story behind.
"My aunt didn"t want the other dogs to have what Happy had, so they planned on throwing it out or giving it in to the nearest animal shelter. I asked them if I can have her when they said yes that"s the start of our history."
"Why did you decided on keeping her even of she was then smallest and weakest? Didn"t it even crosses your mind that Happy was just unfortunate to live in this world?"
"No one is ent.i.tled to live miserable. Even if fate is testing your limits there is always a reason or person in terms of Happy"s case to serves as a light and hope. And also, I saw myself to Happy."
"Don"t tell me you have ticks when you"re young?" and then he laughed but stopped right away when Zoey glared at him deadly.
"I"m just joking, jeez." "I was also an outsider before. My aunt"s family despise seeing me around. That is the reason I came up on renting my own place during college so there wouldn"t be any reason for them to shoo me away."
Why is this girl have a lot of issues in life. It makes Nickel even more want to protect her dearly.
"I"m sensing that would be a sad story from your past, let us change the topic. Shall we?"
With his mini monologue, Zoey now is shining with her sweet smile.
"Why kind of love potion did you used to Michael? That a.s.shole wouldn"t stop." They said keep your friends close and your enemy closer. In order to beat this c.o.c.kroach Nickel should know first what intimacy did they had before to strategically plan his tactics.
"Seriously? You"re asking me about that guy?" Zoey felt a little pain somewhere in her heart when Nickel asked about her and Michael. Why was she having this feeling?
"I don"t know? Why? Do you prefer discussing office matters on a free Friday night?"
Choosing between the two, Zoey choose the least annoying topic he gave.
"First of all, I didn"t use any love potion with him. Second of all, it was all because of my beauty and charm that"s why Michael couldn"t forget me."
Nickel acting like he was about to vomit due to her self-confidence. Even Happy who was happily biting her chew toy suddenly got choke and did a vomit motion after Zoey uttered her words.
"SEE! Even Happy disagreed with you. Hahahaha!"
"Whatever!" Zoey turned her back and check her pots.
"Hey! Don"t try to run away missus!" Zoey leaned her body to the kitchen counter adjacent to Nickel. "It was just a one year and half relationship.
I meet him on the day of our entrance exam, which is also my birthday. He sat beside me then be started being friends. Unknowingly my Granny who was with me that time also meet his grandmother, and they became friends. Two families became well acquainted with one another. During that time I already had a boyfriend. Perhaps you can say that I start flirting with an opposite s.e.x at a young age, imagine having a boyfriend during grade school? Even though, I was involved in a romantic relationship I didn"t forget my studies. I still top my cla.s.s.
Anyway back to what I was saying, Even if he already knew that I had a boyfriend he still openly told me that he liked me. And that it is okay for him to be my other man. Oh! My G.o.d! I still have these chills whenever I remembered that day. He actually creeps me out. I strongly declined him and stopped communicating with him to pay respect to my boyfriend that time.
Michael still insisted his ideas to my other man, he visited me at home, forcing her grandmother to invite our family for a dinner etc.
One day I decided to talk to him and said that if he still wants me to be his friend, he needs to stop in an instant. The next day I"ve heard that he and the girl from the other section were together.
One year had pa.s.sed my boyfriend and I broke up with a mutual decision. They will be migrating abroad. We don"t want to be in a LDR situation, so we end our relationship.
One month after that Michael and that girl from the other section cooled off with eventually turned into break up.
Michael and I"s previous friendship starts flourishing after nights of talking and him visiting me every day. Until texting and visiting turned into formal courting. Michael isn"t a stranger in our house so my parents allowed us in case we want to be together.
Months pa.s.sed by and then the D-day of my Yes day came. Everything went well, or that is what I"ve thought.
One friend of mine saw them together walking hand in hand in a mall with America, the girl you meet on the wedding. I"ve found out that he was having an affair behind my back.
Our break up gave a lot of tolls in my life. Perhaps moving in a new place will be my fresh start that"s why I went to Montana."