Chapter 5 • Cool me down •

~First love and crush always makes us little like a child~

Alex'S  POV:

I have never encountered a woman like her. She was a woman of such a strong character, such great virtue and and amazing persona.

The day I first met her was the first time I had known that woman could be of such virtuous attitude. 

Her voice was still the same-loud strong and powerful. 

I can't compare her voice with a nightingale. It would be a lie but her voice was the most influential voice in my whole life. I have never heard a voice that carries so much power and so much order in it.

Her rudeness and her arrogance with my outfit designer Risa scared even me too. I didn't know what should I answer and to which side I should belong.

With her dominant voice even I was scared to cut her off in between. How can a woman have such a effect?

But when I heard the word 'Thank you' from her lips, I wasn't able to believe what she had actually told. I mean that wasn't expected.

Then I knew though she was tough on character she has proper heart for right judgement.

When she said' thank you' to Risa, she automatically made my heart flutter.

It was just the two words and it made my heart flustered. How can even a mere thank you can make your heart flutter? 

Risa opened her mouth," It was...," but before she could speak I gripped her hands and gestured her not to speak about it.I wanted to know what she wanted to know.

She complied together with my lies and I never felt so good after lying like this.This lie had no guilt, no fear. It only had pure affection in it and I was loving it totally.

As we were busy handling the lies issue, she was already out of there waiting for us on the elevator.

"let's move," I suggested and continued," Risa...," I motioned her not to open up her lips by pursing my lips with a butterfly posture of my finger.

"Yes, brother," she agreed without any hesitations.

"You all have habit of being late. If I were your teacher I would mark you all with 'E grade ' in punctuation," she said as she stood in front of the elevator and got inside.

I couldn't help myself chuckle. I guess that would have actually happened if we were still students.

"We're coming," I said as I make my way to the elevator.

As I got inside, Brad and Risa we're still standing in there. I knew why they were confused to get in.

Risa would die instead if being together with the that strange and weird aura of her together in a closed four walls.

I looked at both of them.

"We will be heading first then," she pressed the button to the ground floor.

The whole elevator way was silent.She was standing right beside me. She smelt so good. I wonder what kind of cologne she uses everyday. Her long brown hair was cascading on her back.

When I peeked through her face without her knowledge, I couldn't stop but only gazing at her. 

I knew she must be elder than me by what age I don't know but everything that she does makes my heart flabbergasted like a young teenage boy who has just had his first crush and obviously she was indeed my first love.

But I don't even know whether she is married or not. She couldn't be possibly married, right? She asked me to marry her yesterday night. Was that really for me or for someone else? 

Where should I start? How should I start my conversation? How will I ask her whether she knows me or not? 

"So, you are Alex, right? "she asked. 

She said my name. My name from her lips.Oh,it aroused goosebumps in my body.

Does she remember me? 

She hadn't even seen my face clearly that night... 

"Do you remember me? How did you know my name? "I asked her. 

"Of course I remember you," she said tucking her hands on the pocket of pant as she concaved her shoulders in front.

"Really, thank you so much,"I nearly hugged her in excitement.

"Hey, watch out... Are you out of your mind or what? What are you so happy about it? " she was puzzled.

"It's just that you said, that you remember me, so," I was excited.

"I'm not an Alzheimer patient... Why would I not remember the person I saw just some hours ago?"she said. 

Ahhhh and what was I thinking about. My heart it went back to the low energy level, back to zero level.

What was I even  thinking? There would be no possibility that she would remember me. For her I was just some stray kid who was wandering and crying at night.

I pressed the button towards the underground parking lot to grab my car. 

After some minutes, we were out of it and I just grabbed my car as I opened the door for her.

" I still have hands. I am independent and I don't need a gesture so polite," she said on which I had no other expressions other than sighing.

It has silent ride of half an hour and I stopped it in front if mall. I quickly out on my mask and my goggles and also my black cap.

She left a smile seeing me like that.

"It must be hard," she smirked.

"Lot more than you can think," I answered.

We made our way towards the shopping mall. She entered inside a female shop and I preferred to be outside the shop watching the latest entertainment news.

"Aren't you coming in?" she asked.

"But, it's you who has to do shopping. I will just wait you here? " I answers.

She looked at me, "I need you to swipe your card for me," she said.

I could just give my card to her but she just pulled me inside the shop.

I just pulled my mask, up little higher. 

"Let's go there.. "she asked to go over a shop which was smaller than the other shops. 

"You don't have to be frugal you know, I can spend lots of money for you. Just buy in any large shops over there,"I said her proudly. 

She showed me bad forced smile. 

She got inside and bought some black jeans...high quality white cotton v-lined T-shirt and a black jacket. 

"Why do you always wear black? "I asked her. 

She looked at me so confused. 

"Because, you cannot find stains in black,"she replied that but her answer had so deep meaning which I didn't want to understand that time. 

She reached to the undergarments area and trust me it made me lot of nervous to be in there. But,  I was simply following her... Didn't even realize where was she walking to? 

"Are you going to follow me here? Are you sure? I don't think you will be able to handle" I was startled when she asked me this. 

"No, no you can proceed, "I just waited a little bit ahead but I could get her voice. 

"No, no it will small for me, I need a larger 36 size..... cupped.... " she was saying.... 

"Oh! I feel so embarrassed," I said in low breaths. I have never went along with a girl together in a mall to buy her undergarments.

I walked a little further where I couldn't hear that.

She came out after a some time. 

"Are you done? "I asked her. 

"Yes, you can swipe your card now,"she told me swipe my card as if I was her belonging. And I loved that. I would love to swipe my card again and again, if she could be with me. 

Ahhh.... What am I thinking? This thought didn't come to yesterday? Why is it coming continuously to me today? Why my heart is being dragged to her in this way? Am I having a crush on her, right now? 

She kept on looking at the white net one piece behind, 

"Do you want that? Do you want me to buy that? "I asked her. 

" Should I have one?That kind of a dress, I never wore one... Will I look beautiful in that? "she scratched her cheek and questioned herself. 

"Why don't you just try it? "I took the dress out from the hanger and pushed her along with the dress to the trial room. 

I waited for her outside.I was outside eager to see how she would look.. 

The lock was opened, she came out, but what was that?

I  fantasized so much for looking her with dress but she changed to another one.

"This kinda dress doesn't suit me. But, I want to take it. Buy this for me... I will...," she was saying but I interrupted.

"Yes, yes, you will return me the money," I said rolling my eyes.

Actually, it wouldn't matter whether you give me the money or not. It's just that I want a reason, a reason to meet you again.

The goods were bagged. We walked to the elevator. And we got inside. Just the two of us. She suddenly took off her jacket. 

And turned her back to me and gathered her hair and kept it front of her shoulders.I was amazed what should I do? 

"Take off this tag for me, it's making me so itchy, " she said that. 

Oh my God. Her white neck, it had a black mole on it. Oh... God it was making me so nervous and so hot. I could feel my face burning with hotness and my ears.... 

I took off her tag with so much, nervousness. Finally, after being out from the elevator. 

I felt so, so, so hot that I immediately ran to get a glass of cold drink.I needed something to cool me down.