"Jayden..my grandchild, filled your heart with love child..keep away from grudge..."
"Jayden...Jayden..wake up...Wake up!"
He seem to have a bad dream, I keep shook him to wake him up. The moment he open his eyes, he seem surprised.
"What are you doing here!"
"Can't you be nice? I just wake you up from your bad dream..." I narrow my eyes at him.
"Fine..now just..out my room!"
"uhh, you ruin the mood! You're the one that ask we to go out with you today...plus you're late!" I go out and slam the door. 'He's back! The most annoying Jayden is back...What happened to the nice Jayden yesterday!'
******
"You seriously plan to be quiet for the rest of the day?"
"Shut up, you ruined the mood already" she glared at me across the table.
"I'm sorry..and I want to talk to you about your little revenge.."
"Are you serious you gonna help me?" she show some interest in it.
"I'm gonna tell you about it back at home, but now we need to carry on with this date wifey, got any plan? " I raised my eye brow.
"I am..let's go there!" she pointed at a bookstore across the street.
*****
We make our way inside the bookstore. The bookstore's decor was delightfully fanciful, with tree-shaped bookshelves and fairy lights flashing above. It is like you enter into a bookstore in one of fairytale story, like the one in the movie. All the books there were all classic hardcovers.
"Welcome young people..." said an older man who was arranging the books on one of the shelf.
She make her way enthusiasticly to one of the shelf there. Do not know what to do, I follow her. Leaning on the shelf just a few step from her, I could see she smiling at the book she just pick. She flipping the pages, looks like a young girl who finally find her favorite doll to buy.
"Since when did you become a bookworm?" I asked.
"Well, it's not that I'm doing something illegal right?" she glances at me.
"That's not what I meann obviously..and this is not my thing so yeah..may I ask why do you love book?"
She pause by my question but then answer me "like I told you before, my parents died when I was six, I'm a homeschooling girl and got no real friends, not even one. I met Alex at university. As for Ivy, I'm not getting alone with her, she always bullied me back then, so ya, books is my only friend".
Hearing that, I do not know what to say, I cannot imagine her childhood either, with no one to actually talk to, it must be terrible.
*****
"It's twenty-five altogether"
I take out my wallet from my bag but Jayden is more faster than me. The owner smile at the awkwardness between us.
"You remind me of my wife, what's your name young lady?"
"It's Aviazela.." I smile
"Tell me Aviazela, are you two together.."
"umm..we..he's my husband.." I can see Jayden look at me and I am trying my best to avoid his eyes, a little embarrassed by my own answered.
"..looks like you found yourself a keeper, wish you both have a happy married, take care of each other young couple.." said the old bookstore owner with a pure smile.
*****
We walking around shoulder to shoulder. Asking and answering each other question when we arrived at park. Aviazela saw a group of pigeons and handed her books to me before open her arms wide and run towards the pigeons. Surprised by her appearance all the pigeons fly away and she's giggling at what she just did delightfully. 'She can be quite childish sometimes.' I stop my step and chuckle at her. Looking at her like that seem to make my heart..happy too.
"Hey, come on! What's taking you so long!" she run back at me.
"Let's grab some.." she pointed at the nearby ice-cream's truck before she clinging our arms together and drag me there.
While waiting for the ice-cream, two children approach her. They dress pretty well, looks like a twin, a girl and a boy.
"Hey sister, you look so pretty, like a princess, here sweets for you.." hehe they are not lie.
"Thank you, you are pretty too and you're handsome.." she replied and turn to me "Hey, you still have some cash with you?"
"yeah..why?"
"Sir, two more vanilla ice-cream pleasee?" she said directly to the ice cream truck's owner. She then pick our ice-cream and give it to the twins. 'You really impress me with that one girl!'
"There you are..mummy searching everywhere for you too.." a middle age woman appear "...thank you miss...did they ask for the ice-cream? Let me pay it back".
"It's okay, never mind",said Aviazela.
*****
It's already six in the evening. The moment we both tried to enter the car "Wait here, I'll be back.." she left to the nearby shop. 'Florist?! What this time Avaizela?' I followed her.
She is already inside. "What now wifey?" I approach her.
"Oh you came, I need to buy a bouquet"
"For what? "
"Didn't you know? Today is Mrs.Anne birthday and I want to buy her something..so now shut up and help me choose."
"Roses? A classic choice, am sure she gonna like it"
"What? You don't like rose?"
"I am, but I like the torn more.." 'Nah what am I saying?'
"Whatt..why is that? You seriously weird", she glance at me.
"Well, cause I want to be like the torn. Torn want to protect the rose from harm and I want to protect the one I love. I glance at her finding she also staring at me. I can feel my heart beating fast. 'Did I just confess to her?'
"Is there anything I can do to help?" interupt the florist. 'Oh, thank god!' I cannot really stand this awkward moment.
"Oh yeah, I like to take the roses" Aviazela replied.
*****
They finally reach home. As promise Jayden tell Aviazela his plan and they both discussing it in a serious manner.
"But, first let's make you staring eyes to eyes with Ivy, let's make a designer of TheWalsh..."