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Chapter 28

     Inside the restaurant, we eat pasta and wine and I started a conversation with Anton. "Anton, how is your day today?" "Well, I think it is still rough and hard but I can manage, I have to, for my sister." "You have a sister, that's nice, I have a sister too and other siblings too, but all of them are gone for a long time." "I am sorry." He said, I smiled at him and said, "That is fine, it is very a long time anyway. But I have a daughter you know." Anton wipes his mouth and said, "Wow, you have a daughter, I never thought that you already have a family." "No, unfortunately, I am single, but a tragedy happened to me before and I just found it few weeks ago, so we are not really close yet." "Right, but at least she is here now. All you need to do is take care of her." "How? I mean I don't know how. No one had cared for me for a long time and she... she is already an adult." Anton touches my hand and said, "That would be fine Athena, whether she is an adult or a child, she is with you now, just spend time with her and you can understand and know her in a short period of time." 

     I put my other hand above Anton's hand and said, "Thank you, Anton. You are a good friend." I smiled at him and he smiled back. Then, he put his other hand above my hands and we laugh. After dinner, I drive Anton back to his apartment and walk him to the door. "You don't need to come up here Athena, but thank you." "No problem, I did happen to exercise to bring the food down, you know." He smiled and then I whisper in his ears and I said, "Anton, someone is behind that wall near the stairs, who is it? Don't look at his eyes just look in his direction." He looked at it and then he whispers, "It is a man, wearing a shade, looks like, Mr. King." "You mean, Arthur?" "Yes." I sighed and kiss him on the cheeks, "Well, thanks for the wonderful dinner, Anton, I hope after I am done with my work, I can visit you again and your sister." He hugs me and he walks inside his room.

     I sighed and turn around to the stairs, "Stop, following me, Arthur? You are an actor, not a stalker, what are you doing here?" He fixes himself and said, "I am not following you; I am just walking around the corner." "Right, just walking around, alright then, goodbye." I walk to the elevator when he suddenly grabs me, "Who is that man? Why did you kiss him?" I smirked at him and remove his arm, "That is none of your business." "That is my business because my eyes saw it." 

     I laugh at his silly reason and ride the elevator, he follows inside and I said, "Acting like a child Mr. King, so everything you see is your business, right?" "Yes, that is right?" I smiled and pick something up, "Well then, is this your business now Mr. King?" I showed him a piece of a magazine where the woman is wearing a bikini. He looks away and said, "No, that is none of my business." "Why is that?" "Because that is none of your business." I scoff at his answer and walk away to the elevator, but he grabs me inside and closes it pushing the stop button of the elevator. "What are you doing, Arthur? Can't you just leave me alone?" "No, I would never, you are mine and will always be mine." "So, you are acting like a caveman now. For your information, I don't like someone owning me, I am not your maid, your prey, and not even your wife so stops interrupting my business." 

     I push the open button of the elevator but he pushes the stop button again. "Then, marry me!" I look at him and ask, "What?" "I know you hear it; we are inside the elevator room." I laugh at him and said, "Even if I marry you, what do you think would happen? We would be happy?" "Yes, why not?" "Are you crazy? A man like you would never be happy with a woman like me. You will just get tired and envious that I am not growing old and you are. We also cannot have a child because you are mortal and I am immortal. So, how do you think that would work, huh? Stop dreaming that you can get me because you won't, I have many men who loved me but in the end, it's either I always leave them, or they got tired of me. So, stop, will you? You will just continue to hurt yourself, find someone who will make you happy." "But you do make me happy." "No, I don't, so stop. Leave me alone." I open the push button but the elevator suddenly stops working.