" I have missed you too" I felt hesitancy in her speech.
"I sound kind of selfish right…I mean asking you to forgive me."
" Yes you do." Her lips smacked a little bit and her eyes shook as she stared into mine. Her words stung a bit, like I had a severe burn all over my body and it was being
" Can you close your eyes for a bit" her voice was shaky, her body gestures said one thing but I could tell that she still was uneasy.
Close my eyes? she wanted me to close my eyes, I felt a subtle subterfuge behind her intentions. I looked into her eyes, I could always tell if she was being sincere. I held her eyes in mine, but she removed it after a few seconds.
She wriggled her nose while touching her nose briefly with her wrist. Then stared at my neck and not my eyes.
"Don't you trust me, I mean, this was the same thing that got us separated…lack of trust."
" All right Peace, I will do whatever you want me to do." I closed my eyes and immediately feathers grazed my palms as I heard footsteps fade down the hall.
I closed my eyes tighter, peace, I finally found you. I smiled and I watched her run make a run for it.
Stacie
I had not seen Peace after her award had shattered into shards, strangely the man that was our current investor followed her down the stairs. I wondered if there was any other reason she was so overwhelmed, I placed my finger on my chin as I walked through the hall with my wine glass in my hand.
Andrew is no fun, he left to go search for Boss, I wonder if she is his oxygen I guess I will have to explore this place all on my own. I was deep in thought when I had bumped into a person.
I gasped for air " hey! Couldn't you watch where you were headed?" I looked up and I saw an angel, pointed jaw lines, with rounded hooded eyes and pink lips as pink as my Barbie makeup collection. His nose were rounded like a bean and his face had a tribal mark by the side.
"I am so sorryyyy." He reached out for his handkerchief and dusted the stain of my black pant junk suit. He apologized with such enthusiasm, where was he getting it from. I became attatched to it at an instant, he was like a coffee drink; refreshing and invigorating.
I cleared my throat " you don't have too, it is black anyways."
" I am really sorry about that."
" if everyone said sorry as often as you do, we would all get bored by it."
" Just apologizing to make sure that I had not offended a damsel such as yourself."
" I know right." I smiled, I could sense that the energy died down, I did not want to unclick. I had not connected with someone ever since I met him...
" What are you going to do to make it up to me?" I asked then I puffed my cheeks up. He giggled a bit. Bingo
" I am not busy right now, and my boss left on such a quick notice, what could I do to offer help?"
" I want you to walk me hand in hand around the centre."
" That is all?"
" Should I charge you with more requests?" I asked intrepidly. I was unafraid
I took his arms and we both started walking. He was so cool with my ungraceful behavior, what a champ.
" My name is Stacie, yours?" I wanted to know his name, I could get married to him, what kind of to be wife doesn't get his to be husbands name.
" My name is Joshua, personnel manger of Get it."
" what! What a twist of fate! I am frooomm…" my voice trailed behind when I decided to keep quiet. We were both colleagues then. I wanted there to be a look of surprise on his face when he knew that this pretty lad and her wonderful boss was going to be working with him. The more men, the more liklehood of finding a suitable partner for my peacy peachie. Then after I have chosen the richest, strongest and most authentic for her, I will choose the second best richest and strongest.
" from where? Oh I want to keep my company a secret but I am a production manager, you will soon find out after we go on several dates together."
" several?" he stopped walking then turned to me as he asked with a tint of ludicrous laughter. He should not smile at me that way. Very dangerous, what if I am falling for peacy future fiancée. Don't forget your goal, don't be distracted.
" you seem to trust strangers a lot?"
" Not all, only the lucky ones." I tilted my head and placed my tongue out.
I heard Andrew call out my name from afar "Stacie!" He must have been calling because of something work related, he is no fun at all. I knew I had to escape somehow. I looked up at the man who was distracted from fireworks that blew up scintillatingly in the sky. " carry me" I pointed my nose as graceful as I could to the balcony where the fireworks and a lot of people were, to hide myself.
He grabbed my hands fiercely and passionately and I felt like a hot woman trying to be split between two men " The fire works right? I think they are beautiful too" the man that was maintaining a phlegmatic kind of behavior became feral and pulled me to the balcony, while laughing.
I hummed sweet wedding bells sounds to myself as I sprinted while trying to keep up with his hurried steps . I followed him to laugh uncontrollably.
What!?!? Laughter is contagious isn't it? why don't you give me a smile while reading, yes I can see the lines. I can see it, uhu, wider, wider. A little bit more. Then ease tension with a giggle. Perfect!
I felt crazy, I was talking to myself.