Sunday
I'm at the entrance of the mall and I'm pretty sure I came here too early. The weather was nice and warm and I'm glad I got to wear one of my favourite dress. It was a bit crowded, I mean it was a weekend after all. While I was finding a place to sit someone bumped into me.
"Ah my bad" a random guy says
"No it was my fault, I should watch where I go" I say
"You came by yourself? Let's go for a drink" He says as if he thinks I trust him.
"Uh no I'm waiting for my-"
He cuts me off before I could finish my sentence and grabs my shoulder and forces me to go with him.
"Let go of me!"
"Oh come on one drink cannot hurt"
I managed to free myself walk away from him.
"What a bitch. You girls act all high and mighty when you're really all sluts."
I just froze. I was Mad. I really wanted to punch him and kick him in the balls.
"What's wrong? I knew I was right." He scoffs
I was trying so hard keeping it to myself. This is what they want, A reaction. Okay I'll give it to him, the reaction he deserves.
Just as I step forward to beat the crap out of him I hear a familiar voice calling me.
"Julia there you are!" I hear the joyous voice of Austin
As he approaches me the rude guy makes an annoyed face and leaves. He was so lucky that he got to leave alive.
"What's wrong?" He says
"Nothing just.....something that girls go through and it's so fucking frustrating." I say
"I don't know what to say...haha. So what are we doing?"
"Um I need to use the restroom. I'll be back in a few minutes."
I lock myself in one of the stalls and just sat there with my thoughts. I wait until I feel the silence and come out. God I look like a mess.
I can't believe Austin saw me like this. I quickly fix my hair and makeup and also put some deodorant cause why not.
I was already feeling nervous about this date and that guy didn't make this easier. I try to relax myself and make my way out.
As soon as I came out the sudden noises from the crowd made me feel anxious.
"The silence was so peaceful" I said to myself.
I look around for Austin. I can't spot him anywhere.
I open my phone to find a text from him;
Hey I needed to take care of something
Do you mind waiting near the fountain?
Sure
I wonder what he needed to take care of. I headed towards the fountain and sat at one of the empty spots. I noticed a couple with a child. They didn't look much older, probably still in their 20s?
They seemed happy and that made me smile. I wonder if Austin and I will have kids.
"You seem so deep with your thoughts."
I nearly jump hearing his voice.
"Damn it you got to stop popping out of nowhere like that!"
"What were you thinking?"
My face flushed when he asked that. What was I thinking!?
"N-Nothing" I say and try to change the subject.
"Let's just go."
We went in and out of shops, we tried on weird outfits and laughed liked nothing mattered. It was actually fun.
We decided to go to a pastry shop. That place smelled amazing and everything looked so appetizing.
After a tough decision made I got a strawberry tart and a caramel frappuccino. Austin got a blueberry cheesecake and a latte.
Austin seems to be enjoying.
"Do you love cheesecake?"
"Is it that obvious?"
"Kind of." I say smiling at him.
That's when I noticed it, His knuckles were bruised. Did he hurt himself?
"Hey what happened to your hand?" I ask concerned
His expression quickly changes
"Oh nothing, I was in a hurry and I must have hurt it on my way here." He sounds nervous
I take a closer look and find a stain. A blood stain?
He moves his hand away from my sight and tries to change the subject.
"How do you like your tart? You seem to like it."
"I guess it's alright. What's that stain on your sleeve? It looks like-"
"Oh this? It must be ketchup. Like I said, I was in a hurry this morning so I must have got some on my sleeve."
I tried to ask him more about that stain but then he reached out his hand and slightly rubbed off some cream from the side of my lip and instead of wiping it off he tastes it.
My look of confusion quickly changed and I began to blush.
"Why would you do that?? You could have just wiped it off!!"
He laughs at my reaction and continues to lick his finger.
"It tastes good." He says teasingly.
We were about to exit the mall and go for a walk when I noticed a crowd near the parking lot.
"What's happened there?" I ask
"Probably nothing, let's just leave."
I wasn't convinced so I take a closer look and someone's hurt. I saw some blood and god that person was hurt so bad, he was also stabbed!
That's when I recognize him; he was the guy who harassed me earlier. His face was really beaten up and I couldn't help but feel bad. I mean he deserved that but seeing how badly he was injured I don't know what to feel about this.
Austin grabs me and says;
"Don't let him ruin our day, I'm sure he somehow deserved that."
"What..?"
"It's probably just Karma doing its thing"
I am really confused right now but the way he said it makes me want to forget what I just saw.
He pulls me away and we walk towards the park. The view was beautiful. This scenery was what I need to clear my mind. I suddenly feel better. We walk holding hands and I can't help but smile the whole time.
He said he knew a spot and took me there. There was no one around and it had a nice view of the lake. What made it more perfect was that it was close to sunset and the view was 10 times more prettier.
I could feel him staring at me, I turn towards him and he looked like he was struggling with something.
Just as I began to speak he kisses me. I was surprised and kiss him back but he wouldn't stop. I was feeling uncomfortable. I tried to push him back but he just held my face and continued. This lasted for a good minute and when he finally let go I felt overwhelmed.
"You had no idea how much I wanted to do that"
I can hear him breathing heavily.
"Can I ask you a question?" He says suddenly
"Uhh yeah sure...."
"How much do you love me?"
"I don't know how to put this. I love you so much that I think about you before I go to bed and first thing in the morning. And when something funny happens I wish you were there beside me so we could laugh together. I miss you so much that I want to keep calling you but I worry that I'll bother you. So when you asked me out I was really happy like a dream had come true."
"Is that so? I'm glad to hear that" He says
"Actually I kind of want to know too. How much do you love me?"
"Me? Well I love you so much that I'm willing to do anything to keep you safe and mine." He says smiling like it is a normal thing to say. But the look he has was.....serious?
"So this is it" he says as we are standing on my front porch.
I give a nod. I didn't want him to leave yet. I spent the whole day with him and suddenly a feeling of loneliness overtook me.
"You need something?" He says in a confused tone
That's when I realized that I had grabbed his sleeve without knowing!
"unn....errr..."I was struggling to get words out of my mouth as I was embarrassed.
He gives out a soft sigh and smiles at me. He hugs me tight for a while and when he finally let goes I don't feel that lonely anymore. I watch as he walks away from me and the beautiful sunset that goes along with him.
I go inside and lock myself in my room. I looked in the mirror and my face was red from blushing so hard.