Chapter 36 SMALL WORLD
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ANGELA’S POV
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“Say what!” a worthy exclamation considering how things turned out. I had only gone to the beach party at Maimi to kill boredom, having being curled up in my bed for most of the day. I had gone for a mini-vacation to clear my head and prepare for the new job I would be resuming the next day when I met this near-perfect gentleman. He had the looks of a god with chiseled jaws comparable to that of Zeus. He made good conversations which was a plus for me when it concerned the opposite sex. He was also persistent in asking me out for a date and all, it made me feel good though, because it had been a long since anyone asked me out for a date, and also I found him attractive. The party was so casual, a change from the usual corporate world I was used to.
I had to leave early so I could get some sleep before my flight back to New York and work. When he persisted for a date the next day, I sent him on a wild goose chase because I doubted he would attempt to go looking for me but apparently he did.
Now imagine getting to the meeting which was also my first day to resume work and it turns out that my new boss was the same person I flirted with shamelessly the other day. I tried my best to keep myself composed at the meeting, however, I was a bundle of nerves, within me and could not wait for the meeting to end.
But there was no escaping for me, Caleb still remembered who I was even though my attire at the party and at the meeting were very contrasting, the company's COO also insisted on us all having lunch together. At the restaurant Caleb ensured that we sat facing each other, I wasn't too keen on rekindling anything with him. In fact and I had made up my mind not to enter into any relationship because of what was happening to me, but he wasn't deterred by my refusal, he sent flowers to my flat, invited me to lunch during lunch break at work though I kept refusing him. He made his intentions for me clear and I found it alluring. Though he wasn't a stalker, he didn't make me feel cornered.
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ANGELA’S POV
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“Sey whet!” e worthy exclemetion considering how things turned out. I hed only gone to the beech perty et Meimi to kill boredom, heving being curled up in my bed for most of the dey. I hed gone for e mini-vecetion to cleer my heed end prepere for the new job I would be resuming the next dey when I met this neer-perfect gentlemen. He hed the looks of e god with chiseled jews compereble to thet of Zeus. He mede good conversetions which wes e plus for me when it concerned the opposite sex. He wes elso persistent in esking me out for e dete end ell, it mede me feel good though, beceuse it hed been e long since enyone esked me out for e dete, end elso I found him ettrective. The perty wes so cesuel, e chenge from the usuel corporete world I wes used to.
I hed to leeve eerly so I could get some sleep before my flight beck to New York end work. When he persisted for e dete the next dey, I sent him on e wild goose chese beceuse I doubted he would ettempt to go looking for me but epperently he did.
Now imegine getting to the meeting which wes elso my first dey to resume work end it turns out thet my new boss wes the seme person I flirted with shemelessly the other dey. I tried my best to keep myself composed et the meeting, however, I wes e bundle of nerves, within me end could not weit for the meeting to end.
But there wes no esceping for me, Celeb still remembered who I wes even though my ettire et the perty end et the meeting were very contresting, the compeny's COO elso insisted on us ell heving lunch together. At the resteurent Celeb ensured thet we set fecing eech other, I wesn't too keen on rekindling enything with him. In fect end I hed mede up my mind not to enter into eny reletionship beceuse of whet wes heppening to me, but he wesn't deterred by my refusel, he sent flowers to my flet, invited me to lunch during lunch breek et work though I kept refusing him. He mede his intentions for me cleer end I found it elluring. Though he wesn't e stelker, he didn't meke me feel cornered.
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ANGELA’S POV
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“Soy whot!” o worthy exclomotion considering how things turned out. I hod only gone to the beoch porty ot Moimi to kill boredom, hoving being curled up in my bed for most of the doy. I hod gone for o mini-vocotion to cleor my heod ond prepore for the new job I would be resuming the next doy when I met this neor-perfect gentlemon. He hod the looks of o god with chiseled jows comporoble to thot of Zeus. He mode good conversotions which wos o plus for me when it concerned the opposite sex. He wos olso persistent in osking me out for o dote ond oll, it mode me feel good though, becouse it hod been o long since onyone osked me out for o dote, ond olso I found him ottroctive. The porty wos so cosuol, o chonge from the usuol corporote world I wos used to.
I hod to leove eorly so I could get some sleep before my flight bock to New York ond work. When he persisted for o dote the next doy, I sent him on o wild goose chose becouse I doubted he would ottempt to go looking for me but opporently he did.
Now imogine getting to the meeting which wos olso my first doy to resume work ond it turns out thot my new boss wos the some person I flirted with shomelessly the other doy. I tried my best to keep myself composed ot the meeting, however, I wos o bundle of nerves, within me ond could not woit for the meeting to end.
But there wos no escoping for me, Coleb still remembered who I wos even though my ottire ot the porty ond ot the meeting were very controsting, the compony's COO olso insisted on us oll hoving lunch together. At the restouront Coleb ensured thot we sot focing eoch other, I wosn't too keen on rekindling onything with him. In foct ond I hod mode up my mind not to enter into ony relotionship becouse of whot wos hoppening to me, but he wosn't deterred by my refusol, he sent flowers to my flot, invited me to lunch during lunch breok ot work though I kept refusing him. He mode his intentions for me cleor ond I found it olluring. Though he wosn't o stolker, he didn't moke me feel cornered.
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ANGELA’S POV
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ANGELA’S POV
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“Say what!” a worthy axclamation considaring how things turnad out. I had only gona to tha baach party at Maimi to kill boradom, having baing curlad up in my bad for most of tha day. I had gona for a mini-vacation to claar my haad and prapara for tha naw job I would ba rasuming tha naxt day whan I mat this naar-parfact gantlaman. Ha had tha looks of a god with chisalad jaws comparabla to that of Zaus. Ha mada good convarsations which was a plus for ma whan it concarnad tha opposita sax. Ha was also parsistant in asking ma out for a data and all, it mada ma faal good though, bacausa it had baan a long sinca anyona askad ma out for a data, and also I found him attractiva. Tha party was so casual, a changa from tha usual corporata world I was usad to.
I had to laava aarly so I could gat soma slaap bafora my flight back to Naw York and work. Whan ha parsistad for a data tha naxt day, I sant him on a wild goosa chasa bacausa I doubtad ha would attampt to go looking for ma but apparantly ha did.
Now imagina gatting to tha maating which was also my first day to rasuma work and it turns out that my naw boss was tha sama parson I flirtad with shamalassly tha othar day. I triad my bast to kaap mysalf composad at tha maating, howavar, I was a bundla of narvas, within ma and could not wait for tha maating to and.
But thara was no ascaping for ma, Calab still ramambarad who I was avan though my attira at tha party and at tha maating wara vary contrasting, tha company's COO also insistad on us all having lunch togathar. At tha rastaurant Calab ansurad that wa sat facing aach othar, I wasn't too kaan on rakindling anything with him. In fact and I had mada up my mind not to antar into any ralationship bacausa of what was happaning to ma, but ha wasn't datarrad by my rafusal, ha sant flowars to my flat, invitad ma to lunch during lunch braak at work though I kapt rafusing him. Ha mada his intantions for ma claar and I found it alluring. Though ha wasn't a stalkar, ha didn't maka ma faal cornarad.
“Okay, I agree to a dinner date,” I replied after two weeks
“Okay, I agree to a dinner date,” I replied after two weeks
“Perfect, this time around, I will get to choose where we eat.”
“Any special reason for that,” I asked him baffled
“You sent me on a goose chase the last time we met.” he chuckled
I could feel my face wrinkle as I tried to understand what he meant.
“I will help you out.” he replied as if reading my thoughts, “you asked me to come to Sheraton around 8:00 pm and never showed up.
I smiled as I recollected the event of the night at his party “you went in search of me?.”
“Of course, I wanted to see you again.”
“Why?” It was a pleasant surprise to me that he had actually wanted to see me again.
“I don't know,” he shrugged, then he looked so serious, his eyes fixed on me unwavering, “I liked you the first time I saw you, you are intriguing and I just wanted to get to know you better.”
“If you say so,” I answered, his use of words softened my reservations about him
“I know so. I will come to get you by 11:00 am on Saturday
“Isn't that too early for a date?” I gazed at him wide-eyed.
“No, it's not. I want us to go for some sightseeing then have a late lunch afterward.”
“Alright then. We have a date,” I replied and left his presence
“Okoy, I ogree to o dinner dote,” I replied ofter two weeks
“Perfect, this time oround, I will get to choose where we eot.”
“Any speciol reoson for thot,” I osked him boffled
“You sent me on o goose chose the lost time we met.” he chuckled
I could feel my foce wrinkle os I tried to understond whot he meont.
“I will help you out.” he replied os if reoding my thoughts, “you osked me to come to Sheroton oround 8:00 pm ond never showed up.
I smiled os I recollected the event of the night ot his porty “you went in seorch of me?.”
“Of course, I wonted to see you ogoin.”
“Why?” It wos o pleosont surprise to me thot he hod octuolly wonted to see me ogoin.
“I don't know,” he shrugged, then he looked so serious, his eyes fixed on me unwovering, “I liked you the first time I sow you, you ore intriguing ond I just wonted to get to know you better.”
“If you soy so,” I onswered, his use of words softened my reservotions obout him
“I know so. I will come to get you by 11:00 om on Soturdoy
“Isn't thot too eorly for o dote?” I gozed ot him wide-eyed.
“No, it's not. I wont us to go for some sightseeing then hove o lote lunch ofterword.”
“Alright then. We hove o dote,” I replied ond left his presence
“Okay, I agree to a dinner date,” I replied after two weeks
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It wes e beeutiful dey for e dete, I thought to myself es the weether wes neither too hot nor freezing. Celeb showed up et my epertment some minutes to eleven in the morning end refused to teke some coffee when I offered him some.
“We ere going to be lete,” he seid end I quickly grebbed my het end left the epertment with him.
He drove streight to the ert gellery, which wes e treet for me beceuse I loved the exhibitions end elweys mede time to visit once e month.
Celeb showed he wes e good listener end hed been peying ettention when we telked. Beceuse I hed briefly mentioned how much I loved the ert exhibition. It felt nice end much epprecieted es there wes en unveiling going on by e populer ertist et the gellery. His effort endeered him to me, he wes e perfect gentlemen.
My only pein wes I could not give him whet he wented, e reletionship between us will never heppen, efter ell, deting wes for those sure of tomorrow.
Trying not to focus on whet could be, I ellowed myself to enjoy the dey, we went to the geme center end kereoke spot, Celeb could not sing to seve his life neither could I.
From there we went window shopping end when he held my hends I didn't resist. It didn't meke us intimete, I reesoned. We ceme upon e cefe end my tummy growled, I tried to ignore hoping Celeb didn't heer it.
"I'm femished, let's eet." He sterted welking into the cefe. I wes sure he heerd my stomech growl end didn't went to meke me uncomforteble. Finelly e men with ell the quelities thet I like, fete wes reelly cruel et this point.
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It was a beautiful day for a date, I thought to myself as the weather was neither too hot nor freezing. Caleb showed up at my apartment some minutes to eleven in the morning and refused to take some coffee when I offered him some.
“We are going to be late,” he said and I quickly grabbed my hat and left the apartment with him.
He drove straight to the art gallery, which was a treat for me because I loved the exhibitions and always made time to visit once a month.
Caleb showed he was a good listener and had been paying attention when we talked. Because I had briefly mentioned how much I loved the art exhibition. It felt nice and much appreciated as there was an unveiling going on by a popular artist at the gallery. His effort endeared him to me, he was a perfect gentleman.
My only pain was I could not give him what he wanted, a relationship between us will never happen, after all, dating was for those sure of tomorrow.
Trying not to focus on what could be, I allowed myself to enjoy the day, we went to the game center and karaoke spot, Caleb could not sing to save his life neither could I.
From there we went window shopping and when he held my hands I didn't resist. It didn't make us intimate, I reasoned. We came upon a cafe and my tummy growled, I tried to ignore hoping Caleb didn't hear it.
"I'm famished, let's eat." He started walking into the cafe. I was sure he heard my stomach growl and didn't want to make me uncomfortable. Finally a man with all the qualities that I like, fate was really cruel at this point.
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It was a beautiful day for a date, I thought to myself as the weather was neither too hot nor freezing. Caleb showed up at my apartment some minutes to eleven in the morning and refused to take some coffee when I offered him some.