He Wants To See Her

Lena swallowed hard.

"Ask her why she would sleep with my fiance"

Alicia cried out.

All eyes turned on Lena with a question mark and she could only look down in embarrassment

"Lena?"

Her mother called and she swallowed hard. She should have left when she had the chance. She thought.

"Is.... is this true?"

She could not open her mouth.

"Answer me!"

"Answer her Lena. Oh, please do. Let everyone know how much of a slut you are"

"Don't talk to her like that!"

Lena's father said and for a second, Lena was glad but the dread feeling was still there.

"Lena?"

She looked up. One thing she could never expect was the outburst from Alicia. They were really close, well, not until recent, but she would deny it if someone told her this was going to happen

"Yes"

"Wow"

Someone said.

Both mother's were at loss for words.

"But that was before I knew he was Alicia's fiance."

"How could you not know?"

"How would I know? I've never seen his picture before"

"You have Lena. I sent it to you earlier this year"

Alicia said and Lena looked at her

"And you expect me to imprint his image in my brain and carry it around?"

Her voice was now raised and she could look up. "Why is everyone now looking at me? I'm not at fault. If you're going to call me a slut Alicia, what do you know call your fiance? He's engaged to you but yet, he's seeking other ladies out. I'm not the engaged person in question, no. So please none of you can accuse me"

And it did not take her long before she vanished from their midst back up into her apartment.

"How did your dinner go?"

Vero asked dropping herself onto the chair with a slice of pizza in her mouth

"It was bad."

Lena said dejectedly bringing a slice of pizza into her mouth

"What? What happened?"

"You that guy? Mark? The guy I brought home?"

"Yeah? What about that hot guy?"

Vero asked lazily

"Well, newsflash alert, the idiot is engaged to my cousin who's like my buddy. Or at least we used to be."

"Wait what?"

Vero asked almost choking on her pizza

"You heard me right"

Lena chuckled. "Saying that makes me remember what he said to me when he came to meet me"

"What did he say?"

"He came to meet me to tell me not to tell Alicia something happened between the both of us. Like durrh, I was not even planning to. And he said it a very annoying way... and then I was like what? And he asked me if I was hard of hearing"

"He didn't"

"Yes he did"

"No way"

"I was surprised bro. He had the audacity to command me and even say that. I was so angry but I kept mute. I was not about to throw a tantrum in my parents house because, I could not even begin to start lying and stuff."

"Wow."

"And now, the whole family now thinks I'm a slut"

She said bringing another slice of pizza to her lips.

"Why?"

"Because Alicia had a big outburst about it"

"How did she know? I thought you said he legit told you not to tell"

"I'm still confused about that whole part"

Vero scoffed

"You mean she ratted you out in front of the whole family?"

"Yeah."

"Wow"

"I did not even do anything. I mean, yes, she did send me a picture of her fiance in January. But, hell. It's been a long time. How the hell does she expect me to remember his face."

"She's sick"

"Well I told everyone not to accuse me because I was not the one who was engaged. I'm not the cheating fiance"

THE NEXT MORNING

What Lena was not expecting out of a tiring day was a call, from an unknown number.

She eyed the phone as it rang. She was already so irritated from the days work and her mother's text to check if she was okay. But she just rolled her eyes and picked it up.

"Yeah?"

"Hello, this is Mark. Am I speaking to Lena?"

He did not even need to say his name before she recognized his voice. She brought the phone from her ear and stared at it. Contemplating on hanging up the phone or to listen to whatever he has to say. He did not have anything to say.

"Yes. What do you want?"

"I want to see you. Are you free this evening?"

"Why would I be free this evening? And even if I were, why on earth would I want to see you?"

"Because I want to see you."

His tone was annoyingly indifferent- cold, and she hated his answer. Why did he always have to talk like he's some overly rich guy that can just talk to anyone as he pleases. He really had no manners

"You're joking"

She said and hung up the phone.

"Foolish man" She muttered under her breath, returning to the job she was working on. But as soon as she started to concentrate on it, her phone rang again. She was not going to pick it.

She flipped a page of the file she was working on. Ugh, the ringing tone was just too annoying...

She picked it up and brought it to her ear

"How the fuck did you even get my number?"

"I have my ways."

"I feel like punching you in the balls right now"

"I think I understand how you feel" She heard him release a breath into the phone and it sounded like he was frustrated himself.

Well, she didn't care.

"But I really have to see you... Please, are you free?"

Lena raised a brow

"Wow, did you just say freaking please? Wow well, I'm surprised. You seem desperate. By the way why?"

She asked fiddling with her pen

"You'll know when you get here"

"I hope this is not a fucking set up Mark. Who and who is going to be there?"

"Just me and you"

"Where the fuck are we even meeting eh?"

"I'll pick you up at work in the evening. What time do you close?"

"Four or something like that."

She dropped the pen and brought her hand to her hair.

"I'll be there by four on dot."

"Wait"

It was her turn to release a breath.

"I'm not usually this kind. If you fuck this up, I swear I'll kill you Mark"

"I guarantee you won't do that"

He said.

"I don't think I-" Her phone vibrated in her hand. He'd ended the call.

"Bastard"

He didn't even say bye.