" I thought you hated me after that day." I said , squinting my eyes at her , as she put the wooden plate carrying black pastry and a coke in front of me.
She sighed and said , " It's too tiring to hate , so I stopped . " looking straight in my eyes and gave me a small smile .
I blinked at her honesty .
" where is your baby ? " I asked her , looking around that cafe. I couldn't see a baby carrier there .
She sat in the white chair in front of me and replied." At daycare. I send Charlie there when I am working . Its run by my friend . "
" Oh , I see " I said , and slurped some coke through the straw.
" So , you finally fell for my charm , right ? Thats why you came here."
She said , fake batting her eyes at me and laughed." You don't have any . You are so plain. "
I replied dryly and ate a big chunk of that black pastry.
It's delicious but a little extra sweet for my liking." Ouch ! I will pretend that you are complementing me. So Mr interesting , tell me about you ? " she said .
" Who is that guy at the counter ? " I asked her changing the subject. The less I talk about myself , the better it is.
That tall curly haired man was now packing a cake for a customer .
Cindy looked at him and answered , " Oh he is my coworker Noah. He works part time here and rest of the day , he geeks over computers . He has a startup , I guess. Ambitious fella. He is very sweet though. It makes working here nice. "
Feeling our gazes on him , he looked at us and winked , smiling wide.Cindy started laughing leaning on her chair's back.
She looked at me .
" He must have liked you ." She said smirking and , leaning forward she whispered ," I ship. " her lips curling inward to avoid from laughing."Shut up. " I growled , but a smile was trying to peak out so hard on my mouth.
" So what do you do for a living , Paul ?" She asked suddenly , curiosity filled in her eyes upto brim.
" I work at a pharmaceutical company ." I told her the answer I tell everyone , my arms crossed , looking at the white coloured bird designs on the sky blue wall of the cafe instead of her eyes.
She didn't seem to suspect anything.
" Oh that sounds cool ! I plan to become a counseller , when my Charlie grows old enough , I will re enroll in the Uni. "
She said confidently , pushing behind a stray lock falling on her face.My heart skipped a beat at that insignificant action.
Stop doing that , you f*cking idiot heart!" So you left studies when you had your child ? " I asked tentatively .
" Yes , I didn't have enough money to take care of a child and pay my tuitions. His father , Jason, wanted nothing to do with us.
My parents were so angry at me that they refused to help me in any way.
I don't blame them though , I really was so stupid to get knocked up at nighteen when I couldn't even take care of myself and my studies. "
She said sighing."But I love my child . He has been a great source of joy . I never imagined that just looking at someone can make me so happy. " She said , a big smile on her lips.
" Enough about me . What about your family ?"" I don't have any. My parents died when I was , around 5 . I don't have any sibling. " I said , this time truthfully.
" I am really sorry to hear that . You must have felt so lonely at such a young age . " She said putting her right hand on my left hand on the table , looking at me with pained expression.
I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.
Her caring for me was unexpected and thus uncomfortable.
No one cares for others so easily , I with drew my hand from below her." It's a long time since that car accident . It doesn't bother me that much now."
" That's a relief . " she said .
Suddenly she put her hand in front of her for me to shake and said , " I know you don't like socialising , but I think you need it. We all are social creatures , you know...So be my friend , will you ?"
with that she raised her eyebrows expectantly for me to shake her hand.I just looked at her hand , crossed my arms and said , " No. "
But an involuntarily smile crept up on my face ,to my own surprise.Seeing that , she took my hand and shook it with her's and said ,
" since today , our friendship starts ."I replied , " Yeah . Whatever. "
Author's note -
Next update on following Friday. 😊

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Cupid's mistake
RomansaThis is the story I wrote from an old wattpad prompt, hope you like it. What happens when cupid shoots someone he shouldn't have ... When stakes of the mistake are enormous.. Beyond what even he could have thought... Biweekly updates.