Just acquaintance

Chapter 9

I tried pushing him out of the room. He plops down on the bed announcing," I will sleep here"

I eyed him for a while yet he showed no intention of getting up. I gave in and slept with my back facing him. I was almost asleep when he thought it was the perfect time to disturb me, again! I turned around with an ' I am so done look in my eyes.'

"How are you?"

I was perplexed, to say the least. Is that a concern I am hearing?

"Umm... Well, you had a fever in the evening so I just... you okay now?". Would it be weird if I find this cute?

'I would be if you let me sleep', I almost said that.

"I am fine now", I replied sincerely.

He gives me a small smile then finally goes to sleep. I continue to inspect his face and criticize God for this unfair world. He has long lashes, hair soft and silly that move ever so slightly as the air from my fan blows. A high nose bridge and his eyes, oh my gosh the perfect shade of green. I go back to when I first looked deep into his eyes, no wait, that day was the worst lab destroyed and injured.

I close my eyes trying to go back to the sweet dream that this idiot woke me up from. It doesn't take me long to sleep, waking up is another deal. Noon 12 AM that when I woke up. 17 fucking hours. What is up with me? I twist and turn in my bed, ended up tangled in my blanket on the floor. Looks like I have to get up. I get and throw the blanket on the empty bed.

I walk out of my room only to find a man sitting on my dining table eating ice cream. Huh? It's just Julian. He is almost done with the tub. I sat across from him. That's when I noticed the flavour 'coffee and walnuts'.

"You finished it!", I shrieked.

" Yup, it's good. I will only have this flavour from now on.", he hugged the empty tub.

"There was another flavour too", is this his way of getting back at me, by finishing my favourite ice cream.

"Another one was vanilla". He scrunched his nose.

" Boring", he sang.

I wasn't even able to overcome my sadness when he announced there is nothing to eat at home. I am sure there are 5 packets of instant noodles left.

" That's not food!", he scolded, "My nutritionist will faint if she saw it".

I know flour and msg is not proper food yet I went on for days eating just that multiple times. I guess it's time to buy groceries. Ice cream, I mean veggies are finished.

" Then let's go", I announced getting up.

"Where?", he screamed. When did he go to the kitchen?

"To get groceries. And there is no more of that flavour ", I said tapping his shoulder.

"Can we get it?" he pleaded, giving me puppy eyes. It hits different when you have to look up.

"Pleaseeeeee". I do plan on getting it but didn't say it out loud. Seeing him like this is amusing.

"Please",How much-," Please",should I-,"please", get?

"Pretty please", "okay-","yaaaa", screaming he ran off to the door.

"Let me get ready first", I laughed. I put the pot on the stove for 'not proper food'. I changed, then inhaled the noodles. I went out locking the door behind me.

Keys, phone, purse and me, all here ready to go. Should I take my car or not? It's nearby but I will be buying a lot of stuff. Julian went ahead and stood next to the nice car of my neighbour.