Bella
What game are we playing? I asked after a short pause.
I ask you a question you reply with the truth and you get to ask me a question he explains. I looked at him wondering what kind of game it was. This was not truth or dare it was just question and answer. Why call it a game I thought to myself.
Like truth or dare? I asked to get clarification.
Not really you may not feel comfortable playing that with me and I don't want this to turn into an interrogation section where I ask all the questions and you give the answers. So we just play a fair game. Truth for the truth he explains.
Do I get to ask any question? I asked and he said yes.
So tell me something about yourself you would like me to know? he asked.
That's easy I thought to myself. But the questionwwas rather strange. I shake it off and concentrated on the game. I would like you to know my name is Bella I replied.
But I already know that he muttered.
No, you don't I replied.
Okay, you got me I don't know. I don't just pay attention to names he said. Now ask your question he said.
God knows I wanted to ask him if he was gay or why he does not want ladies close to him but I figure that may ruin the evening and I did not want that.
What inspired you to write Cheaters? I asked. Cheaters were his latest novel.
He took a deep breath, and I could see he was surprised by my question. A personal experience he said. It just hurt to know that the person you love and care for is cheating. It a known fact what kind of man my Dad is and it hurting mum. He said. Wow, I said. So it my turn to ask a question. Tell me more about yourself? like more than your name he said.
I wonder why he was asking me to tell him more about myself. Well, I lost my parent when I was two and my uncle has been the only family I know. He die about two months ago and his wife and daughter do not care about me. So basically the only living person I can call family is his son. At least he has always been nice to me I answered.
my turn I said how did you and the rest of the CREW meet.
But you did not answer my question right now. I ask to tell me more about yourself not your summaries biography he said. Well you did not specify the aspect about myself you wanted me to tell so I have answered I answered smiling. So answer my question.
I was deliberately avoiding my main questions who did not know how they meet. But hearing it from him will be kind of sweet so why not. Anyway, I wanted to enjoy this evening I did not want to ruin it with any questions that will bring back the awkwardness between us.
it was at mount wings. Carl, Emmanuel, and Wilfred were in music class we meet at the entrance examination. You know I did both music and creative writing. Myself and Carl were already friends. Carl is my childhood friend, he answered.
No wonder both of you look very close. I smile at myself since I got some inside info I didn't think most people knew that Carl and Ray are childhood friends. Yeah, he said, most people don't know we are childhood friends. Now my turn.
I notice you never took pictures of me when I was in your class. Even while the rest of you mate did.
I was expecting him to still ask a question about myself but this question made me smile. I could not believe he took note of that. It made me feel so happy that he noticed my behavior in his class. There was nothing special about a teacher noticing their students but Ray is different so I was very happy. I did not want to get embarrassed or get you angry you don't look handsome when you are angry I replied.
What! when have you ever seen me angry? he asked.
Sorry you only get to take one question so it my turn I said. How do you manage to be in the most popular band, write such amazing novels and teach at Mount wings? I asked.
I am glad you think I write amazing novels. But is like the saying goes. You don't get tired of doing what you like. I like music it my life. Writing is like eating and teaching is just the place where I get to do both at the same time. Plus I seem to have more than twenty-four hours in a day.
We both laughed. So my turn when have you ever seen me angry? he asked, looking very serious.
No offence but it always seems as if you were in a bad mood. I mean you don't seem like a nice person. And you prove me right the day we came over here. God the way you looked at me was so scarring … I was so afraid, plus apart from today, I have never seen you smile. Except on television.
He deeps his hands into his heir and smiled. Oh my God, I thought, this guy is so handsome. Too bad he wants nothing to do with women. We finished our drinks having a random conversation and went back to the hotel.
After that evening with Ray, I could not help but think of that evening sometime. . I wondered why he wants nothing to do with women. Even if he was gay he did not have to avoid women like he did, right? It had to be something else I concluded. I was seriously wondering what made him that way. Everybody had a story that made them who they are. Myself for example I am so self-conscious after years of listening to the fact that I was good for nothing. Even with the present turn of things I still sometimes think of myself that way.