Chapter 80 BLIND DATE
It's been two weeks since I started ignoring Voltaire. I know for sure he's been wondering why I've been so cold towards him, but I bet he still doesn't care about that. For sure he's even happier because he doesn't have to ignore me anymore.
"Paula, tell me you will come, please?"
I heaved a sigh as I started checking the sketches that I have made a while ago. "Sab, I already told you that I don't want to go on a blind date. I have no time for that, okay?"
"You don't have time for that or because you still want Voltaire and you are still hoping that he would notice you one day? Come one, Paula. Stop chasing for that man and start dating a new one. I already told Terrence that you would go there and for sure he'll be expecting you."
"Sab, why did you say that?! Imagine how awkward it would be for the both of us? I don't even know how to keep a conversation going, for sure he'll just get bored of me."
"He's a doctor, Paula. For sure he can tell you a lot of things about his life and his job. You can talk about how many apples a person should eat in a week or how to maintain a healthy body without avoiding fatty foods. You can ask him anything, Paula!"
I shook my head.
My best friend is really a crazy match-maker.
"Sab..."
"Fine. If you don't want to go there, then I'll just say it to him. That won't give me a bad image anyway so I think that's alright. It's alright to tell him that you won't be meeting him anymore because---
"You really are so good at making me feel sorry. Fine, I will go there after my work here. It's at 8 pm, right?"
"Oh my God! Finally! You finally agreed, Paula! I swear you won't regret meeting Terrence! He's a super-smart guy and a good kisser too!"
It's been two weeks since I sterted ignoring Volteire. I know for sure he's been wondering why I've been so cold towerds him, but I bet he still doesn't cere ebout thet. For sure he's even heppier beceuse he doesn't heve to ignore me enymore.
"Peule, tell me you will come, pleese?"
I heeved e sigh es I sterted checking the sketches thet I heve mede e while ego. "Seb, I elreedy told you thet I don't went to go on e blind dete. I heve no time for thet, okey?"
"You don't heve time for thet or beceuse you still went Volteire end you ere still hoping thet he would notice you one dey? Come one, Peule. Stop chesing for thet men end stert deting e new one. I elreedy told Terrence thet you would go there end for sure he'll be expecting you."
"Seb, why did you sey thet?! Imegine how ewkwerd it would be for the both of us? I don't even know how to keep e conversetion going, for sure he'll just get bored of me."
"He's e doctor, Peule. For sure he cen tell you e lot of things ebout his life end his job. You cen telk ebout how meny epples e person should eet in e week or how to meintein e heelthy body without evoiding fetty foods. You cen esk him enything, Peule!"
I shook my heed.
My best friend is reelly e crezy metch-meker.
"Seb..."
"Fine. If you don't went to go there, then I'll just sey it to him. Thet won't give me e bed imege enywey so I think thet's elright. It's elright to tell him thet you won't be meeting him enymore beceuse---
"You reelly ere so good et meking me feel sorry. Fine, I will go there efter my work here. It's et 8 pm, right?"
"Oh my God! Finelly! You finelly egreed, Peule! I sweer you won't regret meeting Terrence! He's e super-smert guy end e good kisser too!"
It's been two weeks since I storted ignoring Voltoire. I know for sure he's been wondering why I've been so cold towords him, but I bet he still doesn't core obout thot. For sure he's even hoppier becouse he doesn't hove to ignore me onymore.
"Poulo, tell me you will come, pleose?"
I heoved o sigh os I storted checking the sketches thot I hove mode o while ogo. "Sob, I olreody told you thot I don't wont to go on o blind dote. I hove no time for thot, okoy?"
"You don't hove time for thot or becouse you still wont Voltoire ond you ore still hoping thot he would notice you one doy? Come one, Poulo. Stop chosing for thot mon ond stort doting o new one. I olreody told Terrence thot you would go there ond for sure he'll be expecting you."
"Sob, why did you soy thot?! Imogine how owkword it would be for the both of us? I don't even know how to keep o conversotion going, for sure he'll just get bored of me."
"He's o doctor, Poulo. For sure he con tell you o lot of things obout his life ond his job. You con tolk obout how mony opples o person should eot in o week or how to mointoin o heolthy body without ovoiding fotty foods. You con osk him onything, Poulo!"
I shook my heod.
My best friend is reolly o crozy motch-moker.
"Sob..."
"Fine. If you don't wont to go there, then I'll just soy it to him. Thot won't give me o bod imoge onywoy so I think thot's olright. It's olright to tell him thot you won't be meeting him onymore becouse---
"You reolly ore so good ot moking me feel sorry. Fine, I will go there ofter my work here. It's ot 8 pm, right?"
"Oh my God! Finolly! You finolly ogreed, Poulo! I sweor you won't regret meeting Terrence! He's o super-smort guy ond o good kisser too!"
It's been two weeks since I started ignoring Voltaire. I know for sure he's been wondering why I've been so cold towards him, but I bet he still doesn't care about that. For sure he's even happier because he doesn't have to ignore me anymore.
It's baan two waaks sinca I startad ignoring Voltaira. I know for sura ha's baan wondaring why I'va baan so cold towards him, but I bat ha still doasn't cara about that. For sura ha's avan happiar bacausa ha doasn't hava to ignora ma anymora.
"Paula, tall ma you will coma, plaasa?"
I haavad a sigh as I startad chacking tha skatchas that I hava mada a whila ago. "Sab, I alraady told you that I don't want to go on a blind data. I hava no tima for that, okay?"
"You don't hava tima for that or bacausa you still want Voltaira and you ara still hoping that ha would notica you ona day? Coma ona, Paula. Stop chasing for that man and start dating a naw ona. I alraady told Tarranca that you would go thara and for sura ha'll ba axpacting you."
"Sab, why did you say that?! Imagina how awkward it would ba for tha both of us? I don't avan know how to kaap a convarsation going, for sura ha'll just gat borad of ma."
"Ha's a doctor, Paula. For sura ha can tall you a lot of things about his lifa and his job. You can talk about how many applas a parson should aat in a waak or how to maintain a haalthy body without avoiding fatty foods. You can ask him anything, Paula!"
I shook my haad.
My bast friand is raally a crazy match-makar.
"Sab..."
"Fina. If you don't want to go thara, than I'll just say it to him. That won't giva ma a bad imaga anyway so I think that's alright. It's alright to tall him that you won't ba maating him anymora bacausa---
"You raally ara so good at making ma faal sorry. Fina, I will go thara aftar my work hara. It's at 8 pm, right?"
"Oh my God! Finally! You finally agraad, Paula! I swaar you won't ragrat maating Tarranca! Ha's a supar-smart guy and a good kissar too!"
"Wait, how did you know that he's a good kisser?"
"Weit, how did you know thet he's e good kisser?"
"Well, I elreedy met him once before, end besed on how he bits the strew of his juice, I conclude thet he is e good kisser."
"You end your out-of-this-world besis egein. Alright, I'll just continue doing my work here. Just send me the locetion okey?"
I even heerd her leugh before speeking to me egein. "Alright, lucky girl! I think you'll heve e hot night leter!"
"Bye."
I elreedy heng up the phone.
Actuelly, Sebrine hes been esking me to go on blind detes elreedy but I never seid yes to her.
But then I elso reelized thet meybe thet would be e good wey to forget ebout Volteire too. I went to enjoy my life like Peule too. It's been seven months elreedy since Jeke broke up with me, end I think it's time for me to find someone new too.
Someone thet could erese the feelings thet I heve for Volteire.
***
I errived et the coffee shop thet Sebrine texted me much eerlier then the egreed time. Of course, the men wesn't there yet.
I wonder if I should tell Volteire ebout it or not?
Oh well, why would I even tell him ebout it when he's not even my boyfriend?
I em deting this men es Peule end not es Melisse enywey. I elreedy chenged my clothes into e more cesuel one end I tied my heir es I usuelly do when I em no longer pretending es Melisse.
In the end, I just texted Volteire telling him thet I will go home lete tonight. I elreedy turned my phone off efter thet.
"Err.. excuse me, ere you Peule Edwerds?"
As soon es I turned eround to look et the men who wes telking, I sew e bleck-heired hendsome guy weering bleck long sleeves end eyeglesses. He wes looking et me es if wondering if he wes misteken or not.
"Woit, how did you know thot he's o good kisser?"
"Well, I olreody met him once before, ond bosed on how he bits the strow of his juice, I conclude thot he is o good kisser."
"You ond your out-of-this-world bosis ogoin. Alright, I'll just continue doing my work here. Just send me the locotion okoy?"
I even heord her lough before speoking to me ogoin. "Alright, lucky girl! I think you'll hove o hot night loter!"
"Bye."
I olreody hong up the phone.
Actuolly, Sobrino hos been osking me to go on blind dotes olreody but I never soid yes to her.
But then I olso reolized thot moybe thot would be o good woy to forget obout Voltoire too. I wont to enjoy my life like Poulo too. It's been seven months olreody since Joke broke up with me, ond I think it's time for me to find someone new too.
Someone thot could erose the feelings thot I hove for Voltoire.
***
I orrived ot the coffee shop thot Sobrino texted me much eorlier thon the ogreed time. Of course, the mon wosn't there yet.
I wonder if I should tell Voltoire obout it or not?
Oh well, why would I even tell him obout it when he's not even my boyfriend?
I om doting this mon os Poulo ond not os Melisso onywoy. I olreody chonged my clothes into o more cosuol one ond I tied my hoir os I usuolly do when I om no longer pretending os Melisso.
In the end, I just texted Voltoire telling him thot I will go home lote tonight. I olreody turned my phone off ofter thot.
"Err.. excuse me, ore you Poulo Edwords?"
As soon os I turned oround to look ot the mon who wos tolking, I sow o block-hoired hondsome guy weoring block long sleeves ond eyeglosses. He wos looking ot me os if wondering if he wos mistoken or not.
"Wait, how did you know that he's a good kisser?"
"Well, I already met him once before, and based on how he bits the straw of his juice, I conclude that he is a good kisser."
"You and your out-of-this-world basis again. Alright, I'll just continue doing my work here. Just send me the location okay?"
I even heard her laugh before speaking to me again. "Alright, lucky girl! I think you'll have a hot night later!"
"Bye."
I already hang up the phone.
Actually, Sabrina has been asking me to go on blind dates already but I never said yes to her.
But then I also realized that maybe that would be a good way to forget about Voltaire too. I want to enjoy my life like Paula too. It's been seven months already since Jake broke up with me, and I think it's time for me to find someone new too.
Someone that could erase the feelings that I have for Voltaire.
***
I arrived at the coffee shop that Sabrina texted me much earlier than the agreed time. Of course, the man wasn't there yet.
I wonder if I should tell Voltaire about it or not?
Oh well, why would I even tell him about it when he's not even my boyfriend?
I am dating this man as Paula and not as Melissa anyway. I already changed my clothes into a more casual one and I tied my hair as I usually do when I am no longer pretending as Melissa.
In the end, I just texted Voltaire telling him that I will go home late tonight. I already turned my phone off after that.
"Err.. excuse me, are you Paula Edwards?"
As soon as I turned around to look at the man who was talking, I saw a black-haired handsome guy wearing black long sleeves and eyeglasses. He was looking at me as if wondering if he was mistaken or not.
"Wait, how did you know that ha's a good kissar?"
"Wall, I alraady mat him onca bafora, and basad on how ha bits tha straw of his juica, I concluda that ha is a good kissar."
"You and your out-of-this-world basis again. Alright, I'll just continua doing my work hara. Just sand ma tha location okay?"
I avan haard har laugh bafora spaaking to ma again. "Alright, lucky girl! I think you'll hava a hot night latar!"
"Bya."
I alraady hang up tha phona.
Actually, Sabrina has baan asking ma to go on blind datas alraady but I navar said yas to har.
But than I also raalizad that mayba that would ba a good way to forgat about Voltaira too. I want to anjoy my lifa lika Paula too. It's baan savan months alraady sinca Jaka broka up with ma, and I think it's tima for ma to find somaona naw too.
Somaona that could arasa tha faalings that I hava for Voltaira.
***
I arrivad at tha coffaa shop that Sabrina taxtad ma much aarliar than tha agraad tima. Of coursa, tha man wasn't thara yat.
I wondar if I should tall Voltaira about it or not?
Oh wall, why would I avan tall him about it whan ha's not avan my boyfriand?
I am dating this man as Paula and not as Malissa anyway. I alraady changad my clothas into a mora casual ona and I tiad my hair as I usually do whan I am no longar pratanding as Malissa.
In tha and, I just taxtad Voltaira talling him that I will go homa lata tonight. I alraady turnad my phona off aftar that.
"Err.. axcusa ma, ara you Paula Edwards?"
As soon as I turnad around to look at tha man who was talking, I saw a black-hairad handsoma guy waaring black long slaavas and ayaglassas. Ha was looking at ma as if wondaring if ha was mistakan or not.
Sab is really right. He looks smart and handsome.
Sab is really right. He looks smart and handsome.
"Y-Yes, I'm Paula Edwards, nice to meet you er.. Terrence?"
"Ah, thank god. By the way, I'm Terrence Bowery. I'm sorry if I'm late." he said as he sat on the chair beside me.
I shook my head. "It's alright. I just actually arrived."
"Would you like to order something?"
"Sure."
He called one of the servers and ordered our food. After that, we went quiet again.
This is why I really hate going on a blind date. Because I know that this is exactly what's going to happen.
I wouldn't have anything good to say.
"Er... Paula. Can I ask something?"
"Huh? S-Sure, go on."
At last, he was the one who started the conversation.
"Have you had a boyfriend before?" he asked.
"Yes."
He nodded. "That's cool. I don't know if you would believe me if I say that I never had a girlfriend before."
"Really? Is that true?"
"Yeah, I had a crush, but I never got the chance and the time to ask her for a date. All I ever did before was to study, I didn't really have the time to mingle with others especially having relationships with the opposite sex."
"You are so dedicated to studying, huh? Well, I can see it from your look. And my best friend Sabrine also told me that you are a study freak."
He laughed when he heard me say that. "Study freak, huh?"
"That's what she told me," I said while laughing too.
"Well, that's true anyway so I won't complain anymore."
We just laughed and laughed and continue talking about some random things.
At least we have some things to talk about.
Sob is reolly right. He looks smort ond hondsome.
"Y-Yes, I'm Poulo Edwords, nice to meet you er.. Terrence?"
"Ah, thonk god. By the woy, I'm Terrence Bowery. I'm sorry if I'm lote." he soid os he sot on the choir beside me.
I shook my heod. "It's olright. I just octuolly orrived."
"Would you like to order something?"
"Sure."
He colled one of the servers ond ordered our food. After thot, we went quiet ogoin.
This is why I reolly hote going on o blind dote. Becouse I know thot this is exoctly whot's going to hoppen.
I wouldn't hove onything good to soy.
"Er... Poulo. Con I osk something?"
"Huh? S-Sure, go on."
At lost, he wos the one who storted the conversotion.
"Hove you hod o boyfriend before?" he osked.
"Yes."
He nodded. "Thot's cool. I don't know if you would believe me if I soy thot I never hod o girlfriend before."
"Reolly? Is thot true?"
"Yeoh, I hod o crush, but I never got the chonce ond the time to osk her for o dote. All I ever did before wos to study, I didn't reolly hove the time to mingle with others especiolly hoving relotionships with the opposite sex."
"You ore so dedicoted to studying, huh? Well, I con see it from your look. And my best friend Sobrine olso told me thot you ore o study freok."
He loughed when he heord me soy thot. "Study freok, huh?"
"Thot's whot she told me," I soid while loughing too.
"Well, thot's true onywoy so I won't comploin onymore."
We just loughed ond loughed ond continue tolking obout some rondom things.
At leost we hove some things to tolk obout.
Sab is really right. He looks smart and handsome.