Listen to me

There she was, working at her office and scribbling notes off the internet. She liked being sure about things, doubly perhaps. She got in this habit of subconsciously biting her lips when she was confused and fiddling with her pen. She had had enough of work that day, when she saw the time it was close to 6:30 in the evening to which she sighed in relief and sprawled off her chair and shut her notebook close.


"You better be not working." said one text on her phone from Him. "We are going out for a movie :P" said the other. "Reply you dumbass" the third and "Fine I'll ask one of those chicks out then" said the last text in a span of what 3 hours? Ok, this was weird she thought. Him? He asked her out for a movie? She couldn't help but smile while she called him up and he answered with a "You are such a little piece of dramaqueen, why won't you reply." he said. "I am still at work, winding up now of course. So what's with the movie" she giggled. "I'm around your work place, come down in 2" was all he said and hung up. "B..." she hated it when he did this. Absolutely mad that he never heard what she had to say sometimes "Prick" was all she said while getting out.

He opened the door for her to help herself in the car. She was putting all her things away while he patiently stared at her like it was an apocalypse and raised a furious eyebrow at her. "What?" she said. He shrugged a rather rude jerk and resumed driving without a word. "What's with you lately?" she shook her head not expecting a reply. "And you have forgotten how to greet me haven't you, you little moron" he gritted his teeth. She laughed loud enough to piss him off and turned to him while he drove and gave him a brief hug and ruffle his hair. "Don't spoil the doo idiot" he said as he pulled her one of her cheeks in return. He hated it when his hair was bad. She shook her head and rolled her eyes and sat back into the seat comfortably. "So where are we going" she inquired "Movie?". "No, I already got someone else to tag along with me since you didn't answer" he said lazily "Oh....ok" she said, partly disappointed. "Who are you going with?" she asked "Someone you don't like" he grinned at her. She didn't have the energy to ask who it was. He pulled her hand and rest it on the steering wheel and said "Hold it for me, I need to look at you while you burn down to jealousy." he was amused at her silence. She hit his hand and pulled hers away as he laughed rather enjoying this.

He drove down to her place and parked his car and turned to her turning the lights off just to see how pissed she was. She didn't turn to look at him. She knew he would speculate and simply said "See you, thanks for the ride..." he poked her rib while she said this. "oww" she complained and turned to look at him to only find him smiling his crooked angelic smile. "I am waiting down here, get changed and come" he said in an even tone. "No! Carry on with whatever you have planned" she said dryly. He shook his head once and held his smile and said "20 minutes enough time for you to get ready?". She hated this. He was so damn annoying and good at convincing her the same time. She breathed heavily and gasped "FINE" was all she said and couldn't help smiling secretly when she got out of his car. She ran up to her apartment and pulled out her clothes to a semi-casual and quickly freshened up and to her surprise was ready in like 10 minutes and back down to the parking. She pulled the door open and saw him on a call, busy blasting someone away. Curiously she wriggled her brows at him and he shook his head while on phone assuring her it was Ok and turned the gas on and drove. His gaze turned to her again and this time he smiled and raised his free hand to make a thumbs up. She smiled at him and asked him to drive in actions. They were rather used to each other. He was on the same call most of the way and she thought of it a good time to reply to everybody's texts and calls. She checked her facebook and saw His status say "Giving In" and she looked at him while he finally hung up and said "You look nice" in the same tone.

"Giving In? What? Whom? Where? What is that about?" she asked ignoring his compliment. He facepalmed and laughed "Don't stalk my profile you little moron" he joked "I am NOT. It's there on my timeline" she murmured. So he didn't want to tell her what that was about, that wasn't new to her. She got really pissed at him, he always wanted to know what she did but never really bothered enough to actually describe what was happening inside his head. "Where are we going, or is that a big secret too?" she snorted "Dinner" he said plainly. "Where?" she asked again. He didn't reply. "WHERE? WHERE?" she nudged him. "Shut up, do you have a cab to catch or something? You're with me, we go where I take you and this is the time when we both unwind, remember?" he said the last word matching her gaze. She felt a wave of giddiness the way he said it. Like it implied something she had forgotten. He smiled victoriously to finally shut her off and said "Now do the honours and turn on some good music baby." he said nodding his head to the player. She couldn't remember the last time he did this. Drive, spending time and being laid back.. dinner outside? She was a little lost for words or to react in any way. She played one of them songs they both loved to which they both looked at each other at the same time and started singing cheerfully. "I like you when you're not a complete ass you know?" she confessed. Changing the gear he smiled and said nothing.

There was this acute need for her to reason out what was happening, but there was this happiness she felt with him at that time which she thought she had long forgotten they both had as friends. She missed spending time with Him. She missed knowing what he always did, his silly jokes, she hated his routine and she hated the fact he was sucked in so many other issues and people and made no time for her. But this .. this was refreshing, like a tender reminder of the great times they had before he got busy. She wanted to ask him what was happening again, but he seemed to happy to really burst his bubble. She pulled his cheek softly and hugged his friend momentarily and pulled back. "Ass" she said "You really need to stop being a pervert baby, you ain't getting it" he laughed. Perfect! They were both at ease again, joking, arguing, being silly and unwinding their day together. "Listen to me, maybe I don't have work tomorrow, come with me tomorrow?" he said. She looked at him with eyes of agreement even without knowing what place or where was he talking about, he knew she wouldn't ever refuse his request, and a request that came out like that? No way in hell would she say no. She nodded and they spent the rest of the evening in glee and fun. Being themselves! Being with the people who mattered, they'd forgotten how happy they made each other. This was a nice change, a change she didn't mind that stayed. She loved all her friends, him, in particular she cared for the most maybe... She just brushed the back of his hand which was busy directing the gears gently and let it go that night, waiting for whatever came the next day.

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Listen to me

It was getting late in the evening, she was hanging out at the cafe all by herself reading her book at peace not realizing the time. She looked up because she thought she scattered the coffee on the table and that broke her concentration.

She looked out of the cafe and saw it was getting dark. She pulled her hand up and checked the time and got a little anxious and thought "Where are you?". She shut her book and called for the cheque and caught herself discussing possibilities in her head as to where he might be. He was a friend, the one she just cared for more than she realized she did. She checked her phone it said she had a message "Come home directly, I have a little work on the way." She was glad he at least bothered to drop a text. 

She caught a cab and directed it to his place. She called up her friend "Hey Rish, Don't wait up, long story short, I might get late, you know he is weird to deal with." She got down at the curb of his building and walked her way up to his apartment. She rang the bell to his apartment and was let in by his younger sister. She tossed her bag on the side of the table and let herself in his room and opened the windows, pulled the curtains down before she felt  her hands get wet. She pulled the curtains up again and saw that it was raining and shut the windows off again cussing under her breath. She knew this would give him an extra excuse to be late.

She asked his sister who was giggling at her irritation and smiled back at her. "Kyle, do you need something? Did you eat dinner?" she asked his adorable sister and hung out with her watching some TV. They were playing a game on the Xbox when they heard the bell at the door. The little girl sprang towards the door and let his older brother in "We have been waiting for you" she said "I know Kyle" he smiled back at her with those loving eyes. Kyle caught his hand and brought him in and asked "Where'd she go?" to which he replied said "I know". He let Kyle in her room and shut the door for her to sleep. He came in the kitchen and saw Her, she was making them both some Green tea and turned and said "You're late" while she handed him the mug with a smile. He seemed to roll his eyes and sip it up and said "And you survived it" while he sipped up another go and hugged her with one arm across her back careful not to spill any tea on her and pecked her head. "Uhhh I missed you" she said as she hugged him back and straightened herself up again smiling.

"What took you? Is everything Ok with all your girlfriends? Where's the gang? Hey do you know this book I am reading is getting a little creepy....." she kept talking to him, happy to finally see him when he broke her off saying "Wow, breathe Grandma" to which she snorted and sat down with her mug on the beanie with no conversation after that. He enjoyed this. Making her furious and catching her off guard, it gave him pleasure; the nice kinds. He felt he could make silly conversation with her without being judged and that she understood that, it was nice to unwind and be at home, with someone. "And now I will be served with the dead Silent treatment for a 5..4..3..2.." he looked at her as he spoke and he saw her smiling already and mirrored her smile with his.

"You cannot do that you know?" She argued "Do what?" He dismissed the argument. "Be a jerk and then know your way into being a suave .. person." she fumbled "Person?" he exclaimed, "I rock your world and you know that" he smirked. She shook her head smiling and got up from the beanie taking his empty mug and hers into the kitchen. When she returned she saw him out in the balcony in the rain. "Don't tell me you're secretly Batman" she joked "Na! I am way more sexy and secretive" he looked sideways at her "And I am Batman" they both laughed. "Its pouring dude, I need to get back home if no one's coming plus you still aren't your usual self, so this leads me to the question again what is wrong with you.. you weirdo" she managed to poke his rib. "Nothing really! Just tired" he said. "So why did you call me here?" she asked "because I thought you would be dying to meet me and you know I am noble like that" he looked at her sideways again, this time with his sly smile. "Oh yeah, I was dying, how you know me" sarcasm was what they both shared at their best. They probably loved the sarcasm they shared, they didn't mind it, it was fun for them, they could go on and on for hours. She breathed in  irritation and he sensed that and said "Cuter with flaring nostrils" she squinted her eyes and said "Shut up before I throw you right down this balcony".

"I am leaving, anyway I will see you tomorrow you jackass of a royal highness" she turned inside the room when he caught her hand and said "You really going? Stayyyyyyyy!" She shrugged and said "You, get bored of me and then end up texting stupid people I don't like which even annoys me more" to which he couldn't resist saying "And you still love me.. Admit it!". "SHUT UP" she said and wriggled her wrist out of his hand. He took her bag and flung in off her hand and said "Shut up and stay". This time, in a nicer way "Listen to me, will you?" he smiled his angel smile. He had a crooked smile, the one that ended one side. She hated it, she hated it when he was nice to her because she would listen to him even if he was wrong when he did this... he smiled the most angelic smile. It made her want to fight the world for him and what made it worse was he knew it. He knew he had that power and right on her. She shook her head and sat on the bed to which he raised his collar victoriously and wiggled his eyebrows. She threw a pillow right at him with force "Prick" she said.

"What are we doing now? I am bored and you are going to end up texting people and ignoring me and then I will end up watching some movie while you doze off" She said. "No I am not" he sounded irritated "Don't judge me you midget, I can't help if girls are in love with me". She facepalmed and picked up her book and started reading again. He came next to her on the bed and took the book away from her and gave her a hug. There was nothing in the world she loved more than his hug, it was crazy calm. She felt at peace with him, she didn't have to try at all. She hugged him back and rubbed his back a moment as she did while hugging. "So you're not so bad" she smiled. He smirked right back at her breaking the hug "I rock your world, I keep saying that. Buy it". 

Her phone rang and it was one of his friends' "Zac" she said "Cut it" he said. She made a face "what is wrong?" He said nothing and turned away. She left her phone aside and crawled to him and asked "WHAT IS THE MATTER?" he wasn't looking at her "You should go" was all he said. She got upset at this and rubbed his back "I am sorry, I'll leave" she was leaving again this time picking up her bag and turned to hug him "Bye Weirdo, call me if you need me" she said as she hugged him tight. He felt a hollow in his heart as he hugged back and let her go. Just as she reached the door.. he pulled her back with force and hugged her again "Stop doing this" he said in a whisper. She was caught off guard and was already pissed since before and didn't know how to react.She could feel the tension in his voice and spoke "What did I do? I mean I can't even ask you anything if I do .." she broke off when he interrupted her "Shut up and listen to me.. stop speaking" he hugged her again gently. She didn't mind it. "You're so stupid sometimes I want to yell at you" he said while hugging her. She was really confused. "You don't see the bad in people, no one cares you know?" he continued "Stop being nice to everyone.. specially me" She had to look at him now but he refused to leave her. "What did I do? I am sorry.. I don't know what do you mean." she was worried now. He squeezed her a moment and left her. She looked at him and saw him smile, he held her hand and took her back in the room "I am sorry I am rude to you" he paused "But this is not in my plan" was all he said and smiled at her warmly fixing a stray hair strand that stuck between her eyes. He was acting differently, she could sense it. Before she could ask anything, he made a silly joke about how funny she looked with her hair tied shabbily as he held her hand and they both headed to their room. She wanted to know badly.. she needed to know what he meant earlier. But she had to wait a while before she did ask him, she knew he would get angry if she asked him right away.



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