I quietly sat on my couch with Liam and Cass in the dining room having supper. I wasn't hungry so I told them to dig in without me. Prim hadn't visited me yet until today and I was a bit worried. Was I too hard on her? Or I was expecting too much from her? I just wanted us to be friends and share some coffee or espresso or cattelatte or some macchiato...anything of that sort. The universe must be against me for some reason I guess. Luring a girl was becoming very expensive and the price was such that I couldn't pay. It was so expensive even my money couldn't help me right now. Was it so much to ask for someone to come make you some coffee? Was it? Then why was she good at making coffee if it was not going to be for the benefit of some of fellow human beings like me? It would have been better then if God had kept the talent in a bottle in his huge palace unlike misusing it in such a manner.
Still in my proverbial thinking,I ended up looking at Liam and he signaled me with his eyes to something and I couldn't figure what it was.
"Omar", Liam called from the dining room "Get the door,will yah?",he asked. I must have been so lost in my thoughts and didn't even hear the doorbell.
"Yeah,sure", I nervously replied walking over the door. I thought he was gonna yell at me for being off. I tiptoed and peeped through the translucent lens on my door. I gasped.
PRIMROSE!!!
She's at my door. So my gibberish was useful after all. I'd have been best if I learnt to be patient. Or maybe....God saw my cry and brought her right to me. We never know. I quickly rushed to the dining . "So...er....you guys have to leave",I said with one hand in my pocket and the other scratching the back of my head trying to find a reason to chase them away.
"Why?", Liam asked putting his fork down.
"Yeah, why?",Cass asked too with her mouth full.
"I have an in mate coming from work so we need sometime", I lied
" H-how come you didn't tell us in advance?",Liam asked. When this big guy starts asking questions, he leaves you inside out and I didn't have time for this detective work.
"Yeah, we would go to my place", Cass asked driving her attention to me. Just like Liam. They were both looking at me and it was freaking me out. Prim rang the doorbell again.
"C'mon",I sighed "I don't wanna keep her waiting"
"It's a her?", Cass asked with this sarcastic smile on her face at the same time getting up.
".... And it got interesting...", Liam smirked
"You.....guys", I shrugged my shoulders and went to the door.
" Wait!",Cass screamed running toward the door. She messed her hair and wore this angry expression on her face. She opened the door and pretended to yawn
"Hie", I heard Prim say from outside the door
" Hello",Cass replied.
"Um....does Omarion live here?", she asked. Am sure she must have been shocked after she saw Cass's look. What will she think of me?
"Oh yeah...he does",she replied in this weird tone and I couldn't figure out what it even meant "...sorry to get the door a bit late.He kept me busy you see...Who are you??.", she asked chewing on whatever was in her mouth hard as though she had been told to do so by the court of law. Liam burst into this rude laughter. I gave him a you'll-pay look.
"Did I come at a bad time? ",Prim asked getting a bit worked up. I felt it. I totally felt it.
"No no",Cass quickly jumped in. "You're on time..and don't worry,am not his girlfriend".she said giving me this payback look.
"I didn't ask...",Prim whispered but the sharpness of my ears got each and every word. That was embarrassing. No wonder Cass ignored it.
"Get in". She told her. They both got in and Cass went to the dining were Liam was.
"Am so sorry-", I began but she cut me.
" It's okay",she smiled "I just wanted to come say hie"
"Thank you" I smiled "Come take a seat",I lead her to the sitting room. Liam and Cass were still at the dining making gestures at each other. I just hope they won't bring up what I said while she was outside about her being my in mate and the whole working thing. I saw them both walk from the dining to the sitting room were I was with Prim.
"Sorry for the fuss I made",Cass said offering her hand for a handshake "I just wanted to tease you a bit...give you the chillz and cold welcome..that's somehow who I am...."she They both laughed it off.
" You actually got me...",Prim said shaking Cass's hand. "I really thought I was disturbing you guys...and I might have thought you're his girlfriend....a wild psycho girlfriend who chews on gum hard". She admitted. I was impressed with how open she spoke up her mind. They just met and she already feels comfortable to hit hard on the target revealing her extroverted nature. I guess it's a girl thing. I love that she's open minded and freely expresses herself unlike some girls who are the shy type. That would make ua go silent for the whole night making ourselves drunk with coffee;but this....this was something else and am loving it. So loving it. It won't be hard tonight. It'll go smoothly.
" Oh,No...",Cass explained "That's Liam. Omar's best friend and my boyfriend" she pointed at Liam who walked down to where they were and put her arm around Cass's neck and crossed fingers with her right after the shoulder he rested his arm upon. For what???!
"Hello", he greeted Prim.
"Liam",He said pointing at himself
"Primrose", she said smiling.
"Okay-Okay", I interrupted. "I think we're done here...." I said looking sharply at Liam and Cass.
"See yah!", I tsked . I held Prim's hand and drove her out of the room;upstairs we went. I didn't know why but anywhere but here would do. Liam and Cass would definitely do something that would chase my guest away. Cass already started with some drama and I was gonna get her for it. Who knew what next was up their sleeve? I took Prim to the kitchen. Where else if not here? That must have been why she came anyway.
" Thanks for coming Prim",I started making her sit on the chair behind the counter."I didn't have supper so some coffee would do.....I wasn't hungry ". I explained after I saw the quizzical look on her face and to avoid questions.
"This is the kitchen... it's all yours",I said opening my arms and turning both left and right in the centre. She started smiling and got up from the chair. She looked around the kitchen and got to work. She took out a hair ribbon out of her bag and tied it.
"Noooo!", inner me screamed. I loved it better when it was down. I couldn't say that yet though,didn't want to scare my butterfly away. And her beautiful long hair. I was still curious about it. Was it natural? Somehow looked like dyed hair. I'll ask sometime during the night. I hoped.
"Make me....espresso in hot cocoa with butter toping ",I said. She smiled while nodding and continued. She took some espresso from the display and put it in the coffee maker and did her magic. I watched as she did everything. With love. I kept my eyes on her. I noticed how a strand q of hair slipped from her ribbon and how cutely she pushed it behind her ear. She washed her hand after that. Hygiene;Impressive. She poured the espresso into the coffee cups and added milk until it almost reached the brim. She then did something I did not understand but I bet she knew what she was doing. She then put the cup on a plate and brought it before me.
"Come to papa",I licked my lips as I smelled the espresso "Now that's what you call expressing espressor...", I said making sure I didn't make it weird. She giggled. I giggled too and was about to take a sip when I thought of something. "Hey...take a picture of me",I suggested taking my phone out. I wanted to make memories.
"What?", she asked completely lost.
"I want a memory of the first time I tasted your espresso right in my kitchen",I told her "take the shot when am about to sip"
She laughed "okay"
I took the cup and motioned her to take a picture and she did. She poured herself some espresso and sat down in the opposite direction to mine.
"Did you visit him?", I asked taking another sip and trying to bring up a conversation.
"Umm....yeah",she replied in an non conversant manner. I could tell I made her uncomfortable. I just wanted to know.....nothing much, I wasn't prying,really. Another cloud of silence filled the environment again. It wasn't awkward. It was the silence that spoke. I looked at her and she looked at me. Then she looked away and smiled. Then she plays with her hair. Takes another sip.Then she catches me looking at her. She shrugged her face and looked away again,putting her hand over her mouth hiding her smile but I still noticed. It made me smile too. She looked so cute when she blushed.
"Why did you run away the other day?", she asked dispensing the cloud.
"Um.....",I said playing with my fingers against the counter as if I was thinking of something amazing to say. I wasn't gonna tell her I saw her die in my nightmare and it brought shock to see her. I definitely wasn't planning on saying that today and cooking up a lie was getting hard.
"Well....I was glad that I met you and....I just didn't know how to handle myself around pretty women", I said concealing part of the truth and making sure she doesn't suspect anything. And of course she didn't. I assumed after I saw her burst into a fierce laughter because of what I said. I was really glad I met her and I decided to befriend her. I wanted to figure out why she was going to die that maybe I might prevent it somehow. Each time I remembered those dreams I got scared. Prim died for me meaning someone was after me. I just didn't know who yet and the first step to my investigation was getting to know Prim.
" Oooh...alright",she said "I felt as if you had seen a ghost or something", she finished leaning back against the chair. I laughed. I knew the whole truth in the story. I really thought I'd seen a ghost that night. Imagine! Someone you see in your dream dead and then you meet her right the next day.! It was extremely horrifying for me and so I couldn't take in and so I just decided to run away.
"I know...am sorry...I can be lousy sometimes",I explained leaning back too. She smiled lightening me up. She really liked smiling. Each time she smiled it would enlighten my spirit and I couldn't understand why a beautiful soul had to die. Die in no accident but what seemed to be a planned conspiracy.
"So....you live alone?", she asked. I got frozen. I didn't see this coming. One of those questions I don't like to answer.
" Er.....yeah",I replied getting up and putting my cup in the sink "you're welcome to stay",I wouldn't mind if she wanted to stay though. I joked driving her away from the main idea of the question. I had a sense of the questions that followed so I didn't want to bring them up. She laughed. I laughed too standing by the sink
" Why?",she asked..
"Long story", I said putting my hands in my pockets and shutting the door so that she wouldn't ask more questions. I didn't like talking about my family. I didn't like literally. I completely disliked that topic. Anger burned in me each time I thought or talked about them. I couldn't let Prim see that. Not yet.
"Oh...okay ", she smiled running her middle finger around the mouth of her cup."I would stay...."she continued "but that would mean my auntie Vanessa will be alone"
"You like with your aunt?", I asked. She didn't live with her parents too? Like me? I suddenly got curious and eager to know everything. Maybe she had better reasons than mine though,if that was the case.
"Why?",I asked after curiosity spread it's venom all over my mind and it was destroying me such that the only tonic was her telling me what I needed to hear.
"Umm...long story too", she replied and got up to put her cup in the sink. That hurt. Payback!
" I guess we have something in common",I joked again and we both laughed. The day went on like that. Laughter,stares and silence. Just these three. It's either we would be laughing. Laughing at something she said or experienced before or thought or did. Same with me. We didn't know where the talks came from but one after another they came like a train and it's bogs. Then we would just stare. Tired of laughing. A cloud of silence would surround us and we'd do nothing but stare. I would just stare at her pretty face. She had a round face with pretty eyes. Pretty silver eyes. Perfectly placed on both sides of her face. A small nose like that of a baby and cute small lips too. I got intimidated each time she caught me staring at her but when I began to smile she'd smile back and then look away. It was the form of silence that speaks. That heals and makes everything seem right for a while. All doubts and anxiousness got blown away by it's ever flowing mystical breeze.
"Where do you work?", she asked making us talk again.
"Um...am an engineer,I work with the N & B auto part companies",I explained. I was gonna ask were she works but I already know she's a waitress at Tweetsz and delights. I've always felt like being a waitress is a lot to handle. Running up and down wasn't my thing. I loved to sit down ,have my legs on a stool and order people around. Little by little,one story after another we talked and at the end of it each one of us having a picture of what the other is like. It's been a long time since a lady came home so I was loosing it on what to do. After another phase of talking I asked her to make more coffee. We went into the kitchen and she made us more. I really loved her coffee ,really loved it. Espresso in hot cocoa and butter toping became my favorite. She told me that it wasn't on the market yet but soon after her boss approves it will be. I bet it will. It's one of those irresistible drinks.
I took her for a tour around the house. I showed her each and every room in my apartment and each time ,she would gasp in delight saying the room was beautiful. Women. She probably expected I'd be a dirty freak because I was a one party system apparently but she didn't realise there's also the smart part of men that surpasses the lady's themselves. She asked if I designed the house myself and I was like yes. Though it wasn't me I just helped out.The guys from House designing and planning ,HDP did it. "You're welcome whenever you like to visit", I said bringing us back to the living room.
" I certainly am gonna visit more often",she laughed and stood there looking around the room. Still amazed by it's beauty.
"Let me show you my favorite part", I held her hand and drew her to the balcony on the windward side of my living room. It was a good point for a view across the town. At night,the lights would look like tiny starts on peoples houses embraces in a whole ocean of buildings.
"Oh My God",she gasped again and put her hands on her mouth "it's just like the cosmic ocean.... It's so awesome. And when the sky is full of stars they twinkle and shine bringing delight into each and every soul",She said closing her eyes and intertwining her fingers on her chest and being drawn into the moment. She really loved the stars. No wonder I found her on the balcony back at the palace on Cass's graduation. She was also looking at the stars.
"Ain't they beautiful? ",she looked at me and motioned to the stars trying to avoid some awkwardness."Everything is beautiful ",I replied looking both at the stars and the city of lights and of course looking at her. She was part of the beauty.
"Am glad you came Prim",I smiled at her."Thanks for the coffee"
"Am glad I came too....we should do this some other time", she winked.
For some reason we both laughed although I personally didn't find it funny. I found it as a point of interaction and realm of words. Prim was some bundle of joy. Happiness personified. Ever since she came it's been nothing but laughter and smiles. And in all of them I saw sincerity.
"Do you ever get sad?",I asked. I just couldn't imagine myself looking at a sad Prim.
"Omar...",she laughed leaning against the balcony and looking at the stars,"Am not an alien,am a human and I have emotions too.Of course I get sad. I get angry too,real angry.... This whole pretty charade am wearing wears off and the vicious part of me unravels",she explained and I got a bit frightened " but I don't let them overshadow my joy. Sorrows will always be there but it's our duty to not let them crush our happiness. I face those situations where I smile for someone's sake. I wipe their tears and tell them it's gonna be okay when deep down I need someone to do it for me.....it's natural. That's how life is. Some people depend on us so showing them a tear would break them."
"You are one strong woman Prim", I told her point blank leaning on the balcony like she did with our eyes fixed on the stars. This was the best night of my life. Prim seemed pretty awesome and I am glad to call us friends already. I found it unique that she actually came to my house because I don't really open my windows often. I don't want birds to fly in. I had my ethics as a man. I'd not go to a woman's house without an invite and same applies to all my lady friends. No woman was exceptional. It applied to all my lady-friends. I didn't want to be a bowling ball which is only of used when you want to use it after that,your done with it. I didn't want to be used, I wanted to be of use. Call me when am needed. I didn't want to just appear in places without an invite as if I had no home. This is why most of my friends thought I was weird .I didn't mind. Exercising our ethics can surely make us look strange among persons with different views but that doesn't mean I should lower my standards to meet their needs. If anything,they raise their standards to my level. Sounds selfish but is the truth. If you become submissive to people,they take advantage of you. Use you until there's no bit left of you. The evil in this world.
I dropped Prim off at her apartment and returned home. She was cool. Awesome. Amazing. Beautiful. Fun to be with. Gracious. All sorts of positive words would suit her. I thought as I drove back hope trying to find an answer to that would fix and link my dots. She didn't seem like someone who would keep enemies to me. So why would she die?
I took my cube and tried to bring the same colour on each side while thinking. Why? This question ran around in my mind. I didn't have an answer. I needed to find it though. To prevent anything bad from happening. I took a shower,put on my M and J pajamas and threw myself in my sheets opting to dream about the wonderful night I just had. I took the cube and put it on top of a note I left on my table so that it won't fall off and making sure Liam will see it..... DON'T WAKE ME UP.
A few minutes after I'd just slept I heard a thud downstairs. Liam! He always slams the door when he gets in. Why was he here so early in the morning anyway? He missed me already or he forgot something from last night? I heard him ran up the stairs to my room. He opened the door and read my note.
"Please", he mocked. I heard him wring it and throwing it in my bin. I felt him slowly pull a pillow from my bed and he hit me on my back with it. " Get up!",he screamed.
"But I just went to bed", I said pulling my sheets over my head. He pulled them off mercilessly and sat on my back still hitting me with the pillow. "Okay-okay", I said holding his hands and looking straight into his face. " I'll get up",I told him. He got off of me and helped me get up.
"Why are you here so early?", I asked rubbing my eyes.
"I just wanted to see you..",he smiled. I really love his smile. His eyes narrow and the end and it makes them sparkle. His cheeks formed these cool curves on both sides of his face spreading the glamour. He looked beautiful. I always told him he had a girly smile and he would always laugh saying I have an insanely weird perspective on smiles. I smiled back but I had the feeling something was up. I bit my lower lip and narrowed my eyes at him while bringing my eye brows together on the middle of my face and raising them. I showed him that face whenever I questioned him.
"Am being serious dude", he said avoiding my eyes and that was clear proof to me that he wasn't beings serious.
"Is it Cass?",I asked walking toward him. He turned around and looked into the mirror that was behind him. I walked closer and stood by his side. My eyes fixed on his right on the mirror.
"It's her right?", I asked. He nodded. Bam! Jackpot!
I turned him around and put my hands on his shoulders " it's gonna be okay",I assured him. I took him to the living room and sat on the couch opposite to his.
"What would you like to eat?", I asked
"Nothing....am not really hungry",he said. I knew that was a lie again
"Okay.....just mention anything....any kind of food"
"Er...chips masala with grilled anchovy and dandelion wine ...."
"That's all?"
"Umm. ... a chocolate ice cream throne sundae..."
I took my phone and made a quick call.."I'd like to have chips masala,grilled anchovy, dandelion wine and a chocolate flavoured ice cream throne sundae.. Cleopatra section 4B..in fifteen minutes". I booked this very cool french restaurant ...le bouffe... It's been recently opened. I get to order food each time I wanted it. I got so lazy with cooking lately so I just thought of doing it.
"Let's talk....", I said putting my phone down. "sup?". I asked
"What the-?", he asked still confused after what just happened.
"Just relax and focus on me...now tell me what up"
"Okay....so...everything is okay..nothing's wrong. I just miss her a lot. Since she got her job she's been really busy for me and I think am beginning to wish she didn't have the job...I know that's a very mean wish but..I just want some 'us' time", he explained ,making quotes for the us with his fingers. " I wanna plan something big and I need your help..... After her graduation I didn't really give her a real gift....",he continued and then stood up as of he was failing to continue.
"Why not?", I asked
"Because... well... Someone already got ...",he said squeezing a cushion against his face making it hard for me to get the last part. I figured it out though. He wanted to get her the bracelet that I got her but he couldn't because I already got it for her and it would seem as if he just copied me. "....that's the truth right?", I asked after I explained it to him. He nodded. That's the good thing about Liam. He's open. He doesn't hide anything. He'd make a pretty good patient for a doctor.
"Am so sorry...",I apologized. "I'll make it up to you...I'll fix this...don't worry.."
"How?", he asked still filled with unbelief. Just then the doorbell rang. They must be here to deliver my order.
"Get the door", I told him. I went and sat on the dinning chair waiting for the food. The delivery man came in,left the food and asked for my signature in his delivery book. I signed and Liam saw him out. He came back running and licking his lips.
" food!",he said in delight "shall we start?" he asked. I laughed "says the man who said he wasn't hungry.....sure you can.....am off to bath"
I said climbing the stairs going to my room. "Don't finish it!" I screamed
"You didn't answer my how", he reminded me sitting properly and fixing his napkin.
"My way...I'll fix it...my way...the Omar way",I gave him this sarcastic smile and left. I went straight to my bathroom and opened the cold shower. I think best when am in a cold shower. I wanted something cool... Something that'll make them do things together. That'll make them find the best in each other. That'll help them see a different loving side of each other. I rubbed my figures through my hair as I cracked my brain.
A day out! We've never gone for a day out before. We would do that. A double date! Liam would be with Cass and I'd be with....well. Prim. Though I needed to ask her first. I got out and quickly called Cass. I asked what time she was going to be free for the day and she said she was actually free the whole day. Perfect. I told her I was gonna pick her up in thirty minutes. She asked what for but I told her not to question the man of love. His ways are always mysterious but always also bring something new. I put some cloths on and ran downstairs to Liam.
"Done?",I asked him out of breath
"Yeah",he replied taking the last bit of ice cream that remained and licking his fingers. He finished my meal. All of it. I didn't mind. I didn't want it anyway.
"Let's go", I said heading for the door
"Where? ",he asked. He was too full to get up from the chair
"To get your love back", I answered trying to sound cool
"We didn't break up", he said killing my vibe.
" Are you coming?",I asked a bit angry now. I don't like it when someone kills my vibe and steals my cool.
"Yeah", he quickly got up after he noticed my change of attitude.
We drove to Prim's restaurant and I told Liam to stay in the car while I go take Prim. I rashes into the restaurant and looked around for Prim. I couldn't see her. Oh No...I bet she didn't skip work today. I was so dead if she did .
"Hey....",I summoned a boy I saw walk around in the uniform that looked like Prim's just that his shirt was black. I knew he also worked here.
"Is Prim around?", I asked " I'd really love to borrow her for today",I explained "I truly depend on her.....may you please Call her for me"
He nodded and left . I stood and started thinking of plan B in case Prim wasn't here. I felt a hand on my shoulder and o quickly turned around and joy filled my heart when I saw Prim.
"Thank goodness", I smiled with a sigh of relief "Prim.....would you like to go on a date with me?",I asked hoping she wouldn't say No
"Sure...why not?", she replied not forgetting a smile on her face.
"Thanks",I said while grabbing her hand.
"Where are we going? Am at work.....", she squeaked trying to free her hand from my grip.
" You just agreed to go on a date with me remember? Don't worry about work...I already handled it "..I explained "The good way....I handled it the good way" I clarified myself making sure she wouldn't think I corrupted or something. I opened the door for her and she got in still wearing this expression on her face that I couldn't make out what it meant. I quickly got in and drove to Cass's. I got out quickly got in to call her and came back.
"Everyone's here", I said peeping throughout the car through my shoulder.
" Fasten your seatbelt guys",I told then starting the car and leaving the premises. I drove all the way to Dino-Rhino. A place I've always to take my girlfriend to. I guess it was a perfect place for Liam. Dino-Rhino was a fun centre at the end of the city. It had very cool tricks that would help me sparkle Liam and Cass. It was designed like Dinosaurs and rhinos hence the name Dino-rhino. I parked our car in a parking lot that seemed like the mouth of a trynasorous rex.
"Are you a dinomaniac?", Prim asked.
"I sure am",Cass replied getting out. Am pretty sure that question was for me but hey....thank you Cass.
"Welcome to Dino-Rhino!!", I exclaimed after everyone got out of the car . After I said Dino-Rhino, fire came out of the mouth of this dinosaur sculpture right next to this thing that seemed like the upper lip of our parking lot.
" I hope we'll be alive at the end of the day",Liam coughed while dispersing the smoke that the fire left.
"Totally", Prim agreed doing the same.
We walked into the building and I quickly rushed to the reception to sign us in. I explained to the receptionist that I had booked the place for the day . She checked in her book to confirm and gave me the keys. I booked the whole place for ourselves. I asked for a tour guide and she told me to wait for a few minutes.
" We'll have the best day ever",I assured them
"Am already enjoying myself", Cass said twisting her hair around her finger. " like for real" I smiled at her as that made me happy. This day was going to be great. I had that feeling and for starters Cass was already enjoying herself which was marvelous.
Just then,a man appeared in our midst. He was tall and slender. I wouldn't use the word thin as that would be rude. He was carrying a booklet and was wearing the dino-rhino stuff uniform and it clicked in my mind that me must be the tour guide. He put his left hand in his pocket and while holding the booklet with his right hand,he began speaking "Hello,my name is Rex Buttler and I'll be your tour guide this morning.Welcome to Dino-Rhino", he introduced himself and led us through a door which had a long corridor behind it. He led us through and into the several rooms on each side of the corridor beginning with the historical room. The room that had the history of dinosaurs.
"Dinosaurs existed millions of years ago.....", he began and I was already put off. I was just following while waiting for this whole thing to end. I wasn't a history person. I just didn't know why things happened or where they came from. Seeking such knowledge brought confusion to me when I'd find myself getting stuck between religion and science and I didn't know which one exactly to believe. He continued for ten minutes while pointing at pictures on the walls and mentioning their respective names. All i could hear was bla bla bla...until he came to the last one and i heard him tell us to follow him as he led us to the auditorium. It was beautiful. Good thing the chairs weren't shaped like heads of dinosaurs because seriously that'd be totally wicked.He showed us the café ;where we were supposed to take our lunch. He also showed us the restrooms,incase digestion happens faster than you expected. He showed us the security room. Where we were supposed to assemble in case of any sort of emergency. He showed us the clinic they had in case of accidents. He even told us we could get on a yacht if we wanted that was on the other side of the building. Finally,he gave us his phone number in case we will need him for something.
"Thanks",I said while waving as he walked away. "We'll meet in exactly 10 after we change into our perfect fun cloths. Cass,you go with Prim and I'll go with Liam. I said in exactly 10 Cass...exactly 10... Prim make sure you bring her in 10", I asked her. I seriously just wanted to mention her name since I had no excuse whatsoever I would use to talk to her. She just giggled and raised her thumb at me. I smiled and left with Liam to the men's room.
"Seriously? This was your plan? This is the Omar way?"
"Don't underestimate the power of an of M & J fan", I smirked as if I had special lessons from M & J on how to plan a date. Of course not but being in associated with such a prestigious shop has always somehow changed my way of thinking.
"Man...isn't this expensive?",he asked.
"You're more expensive",I said giving him a warm hug.
"Thanks buddy", he said hugging me tight,"Anytime".
I pushed the hangers not knowing what to wear. I found a green vest and brown jean shorts with a Mark 'n' Jean label. I couldn't resist. That was totally me. Liam wore black vest with white shorts. He looked cute. We left the room and found Cass and Prim already waiting for us. Cass glared at me "10 you say"
"Um.....I was looking for an M and J label but I didn't really find it", I teased.
" OhMyGod", she rolled her eyes and walked to where Liam was. She held his hand and they started walking. Prim walked to where I was. She was wearing a white blouse with blue jean shorts. She had her hair up in a ponytail and she looked fabulous.She looked at me and chuckled "in 10", she laughed with her hand on her mouth. " Men are full of surprises sometimes",I laughed too and we walked behind Cass and Liam.
" You guys get to pick what you want us to do and we'll all do it",I told Liam and Cass. Cass gasped and looked at me. I nodded and smiled.
"Let's go meet the Hilliness-Rhinosaurous Rex", she said dragging Liam outside the building.
" What is that?",Prim asked..
"It's a game.....so in this game we actually climb the hill designed as the back of a rhinosaurous rex. It has several effects that make it fun along the way", she smiled as we came to this other thing that looked like a mountain. It has well deformed lumps all along and in the end it was shaped as the open mouth of the dinosaur it depicted. It was long and if a reasonable width too. It looked just like a real mountain. This is really going to be interesting. "You see that flag", Cass pointed at a red flag at the top of the mountain and apparently inside the mouth of this monster. Who would get that? I mean it was just moulded yes but what if it suddenly came to life and swallowed you?
"The aim of this game is for you to get it...tagged to it is a prize.."
"Oooooo...prize",I faked an expectant expression and it was just unfortunate that I was the only baby around here. We wore our safety jackets and after the assurance of our safety with this thing, we began climbing the mountain. "The mountain releases blue goo that is very slippery and it is tamed as a volcano",she continued.
"How do you know that?", Prim asked and it was to my advantage as I was going to ask the same question.
"Umm....Rex gave me a copy of his booklet. It has each and every machine in it and how to run it plus everything else we need to know about it", Cass explained again. She seemed to know everything and that made her happy. Miss know it all.
"I am with Liam and Prim's with Omar...two teams...game on",she said stated. We all continued climbing and followed after her. I delayed myself so that Liam would go ahead of me and lead with Cass. Prim sorta noticed what I did and she deliberately slipped and fell into a pool and looked like the mouth of another tryno-whatever Rex. Cass laughed as she kept on climbing. I also climbed a bit because I didn't want to make it obvious that we were leaving it completely for them.
"You've been dinned",a computer programmed voice said as Prim landed in the pool. I also tripped after I stepped into some goo which apparently I didn't see as I was looking at my prize which had fallen into the pool; although I was almost at the top. I was happy for them. Liam seemed happy too.I fell and left the two love birds.....all alone at the top of the mountain.