Now I could feel my face getting hot. And I couldn't say anything to him. I was waiting to see if he was really going to kiss me. Darren looked at me intensely. It startled us when Bob called Darren.
"Dar, let's go. We have work early tomorrow!" Darren and I both bowed our heads in embarrassment. He hit my head and said, "Goodnight! We have to go, Azure." Darren left me dazed, and I touched my head where he hit it. When I couldn't see them anymore, I entered my house and thought of what had happened to me and Darren outside the house.
"It's my first time seeing Darren's face very close. He was so attractive that I thought he was going to kiss me. Hehehe!" I was giggling, but when I thought about it, he had always been harsh to me. I clicked my tongue. "Tsk! What a waste to think he was my crush when I first saw him, but he didn't treat me like a lady. I feel sorry for myself. Let us work hard and not give up, self! Hehehe!" I mumbled and giggled to myself until I fell asleep.
Meanwhile, Darren and Bob are walking down the alley to their house.
"Darren, are you drunk?" Bod asked him.
"No, why do you ask me? Do I look drunk?""
Because your face was turning red, since we left Azure until now, your face blushed. And I saw you about to kiss Azure. Do you like her, Dar?" Bob asked, but Darren ignored Bob's statement and yelled at him, "Stop being nosy, and hurry to go home. You have work tomorrow morning, right?" He scolded Bob,
"He looks like a sister to me," Darren murmured, thinking it was impossible to like Azure because she was not his type.
The next morning!
"Crap! I sleep too much!" I hurriedly jumped up from my bed to prepare food for my family.
"Luckily, my mother and siblings have not yet come home from the hospital." I continued cooking when someone knocked on our door and called me. I opened the door and Mrs. Martha, our neighbor, appeared.
"Mrs. Martha, do you need anything from me?" I asked her.
"Yes, Azure, there's someone who is looking for a singer to work in other countries. If you're interested, I can bring you there." I declined Mrs. Martha's invitation, and I said, "I can not leave my family for the time being because my siblings are still young."
Mrs. Martha became glum when I refused her and she said, "If you change your mind, you can come to me, and I will escort you to them. They said they would stay here until they could find a perfect singer." I nodded to Mrs. Martha before she left, and I continued cooking.
My family had just arrived at our home, and I asked my mother about my father's condition.
"The doctor is pressuring me to perform urgent surgery on your father. But we don't have yet a heart donor, and our funds are extremely limited." My mom stated,
"And the doctors said after seven months, if your father can't undergo surgery, it is better that we send him back to our house." My mom was crying and my siblings were crying as well. I hug them to lessen their worries. And I told my mom, "Don't worry mom, I will find a way. I'm sure in seven months, my father will finish his surgery. Believe me, Mom," I said. I assured my mother of my statement.
My father and I were talking about his surgery when I visited him. I told him I would take care of everything for the family. And I left him with a smile and went to my work.
Under the sunlight, when listing the cargo, Darren appeared from behind me. It surprised me when he tapped the cold water on my face.
"Hey! Stop surprising me! You're giving me a heart attack!" I shouted at Darren, and he hit my head with a bottle of water. I frowned at him and continued yelling, "I'm going to be stupid when you always hit my head! And stop surprising me when I'm in the middle of focusing on my work. I thought my heart was going to stop beating, and if I collapsed here, can you give me CPR?" Darren laughed at me and tapped my lips with his index finger to silence me. I bite his fingers and laugh at him and he's bending his body in pain. "Hahaha! It serves you right!" I ran away from him.
Darren shouted at me. "Azure Raven, I'm going to kill you! Wait for me!" Darren and I were bickering with each other and Bob came to inform us that it was already lunchtime.
"You two went insane with each other when you were together." Bob stated.
"It's Darren's fault. He appeared out of nowhere to surprise me," I explained.
"I just brought you some water." Darren explained.
"Hmmmp! What if I had a heart attack? Would you accept full responsibility? Are you going to do a C...?" Darren stops me from talking and he puts the food in my mouth. Bob and Darren both laughed at me. I clenched my fist and screamed at Darren,
"I'm going to take my revenge on you one day!" We laughed aloud at the thought of becoming childish. We finished our lunch and went back to work.
Our boss made an announcement before we finished our work. "Everyone pay attention; we have important work tomorrow; there is a large shipping company that will dock tomorrow morning, and don't be late! Because they will pay us a lot of money."
Everyone was so excited about tomorrow. After hearing the announcement, I hurriedly went to my next job as a singer.
At the bar, while singing an alternative rock song, someone lent me some tips on the stage and she whispered to me to come over to her table. After my song, I approached her table, and she invited me to go with her to work in her country as a singer.
"I believe you are the one Mrs. Martha mentioned was looking for a singer."
"Oh, have you heard about me? So, would you accept my invitation?"
"I'm sorry to decline you, but my family needs me for the time being. My father, on the other hand, is currently in the hospital. And my siblings were still young."
"Before you decline my offer, let me explain everything first. You are a quite handsome man, so,..."
"I'm sorry to interrupt you, but I am a girl." I whispered to her.
"My apologies. I thought you were a man. Anyway, let me proceed. I am Charlene Shen. And I have a business in my country and I'm looking for an excellent singer and I love your voice. I can offer you a large salary so that your family does not have to worry about your father's hospital bills. In my establishment, you can earn a minimum of $200,000.00 a month with your beauty and talent.
It shocked me with her offer. And I stayed speechless.
"So, if you can accept my offer, please get your legal documents ready so that we can process them." She continued.
"And this is my calling card. Call me once your documents are well prepared."