A.S.S.A 16 [Editing]

Chapter 26

Mirror on the wall
I'm glad you can't show me my soul.

Nina's POV

Damien and I walked together in silence,  he didn't say a word to me and I didn't to him because I knew he was still pissed off with what 16 said.

We arrived at Murray's hide out, according to Damien he had a new supply of serione and that's why we were here.

"There was a pretty bar tender in a mini skirt at the entrance desk, she looked at us and a smile crossed her pretty lips when she spotted Damien.

"My, my, my, it must be my lucky day, what's a sexy thing like you doing here?" She flirted and walked over to us.

Damien's expression was blank, he stared at her void of emotion.

"We're here to see Murray" Damien said while she gawked at him shamelessly

"Murray isn't here now, he just stepped out"

"Did he leave something for me?" Damien asked

"Are you Mr stark?" She asked in a baby voice and Damien nodded

"He left a package, lemme go get it for you" she said and walked past us to a room,  she came out seconds later with a small bag.

"Here you go" she smiled and as Damien was about to collect it she pulled it back

"I'd give you this for the small exchange of your phone number cutie" she winked and Damien looked highly unbothered by her request.

He pulled out a pen and wrote the number on her palm, her eyes sparkled the whole time.

"I'll call you babe" she smiled and blew a kiss to him.

We walked out of the bar immediately after that.
My presence wasn't even acknowledged the whole time, I was used to it though, to not being seen.

I waited for Damien to say something but he didn't and I could feel the anger slowly building up in me.

"Did you have to give her your number?" I asked and he finally looked at me since the whole time I'd been following him.

"Well she asked for it"

"But you didn't have to give it to her"

"It would've have complicated things if I didn't" he said nonchalantly

"Are you kidding me, she was clearly into you, she was flirting with you the whole time and now you gave her your number she'll obviously bother you now, I thought you hated giving people your number anyways,  what made her different!? Because she's pretty!!?" I yelled.

"Why are you getting so angry? It's not a big deal" he said with that same nonchalant attitude

"Do you really not know why or are you just playing dumb,  the reason I came here with you and didn't go with 16 and Andre,  the reason I've been following you around all my life,  the reason I can't think properly when I'm around you, do you really not know how I feel?" I said and the moments the words came out of my mouth I regretted them.

He stayed quiet, he looked as if he was thinking.

"Nina..."

"Hahaha, I...I...I just remembered that I need to pick up some things for the bakery, go home without me, I'll see you later bye"  I quickly said and ran away from him.

I got to a corner and caught my breath,  my heart was beating so fast, it felt like it was going to explode.

"Why would you say that Nina, just why, why ,why why" i knocked myself on the head.

My phone rang and I checked the caller ID, it was Damien,  I didn't pick, I couldn't. I switched my phone off and walked to the park to clear my head.

It was a weekend so the park was full,  I walked to my favourite sitting spot and sat there. I loved the park, even though they were a lot of people no one is seen, no one is special so there's no room to feel unspecial. I closed my eyes and sighed.

"Excuse me, can I sit here?" A deep voice asked.

My eyes shot open and were met by beautiful brown ones.

A tall man was looking down on me with a smile,  he had long dark hair and had majestic features like a prince. He reminded me of prince Aladin for some reason.

"Uh..s-sure" I said and he sat beside me, he was holding a sketch pad and some drawing materials,  I glanced at some of his drawings and he was very good.

"Your very talented" I smiled and he looked at me and smiled back

"Thank you"

"I'm into art too, just more anime-style than real life" I said and showed him some of my art on my phone.

"Wow, your also very skilled"

"I'm still learning, I want to become a graphic artist and do some cool manhuas" I smiled and he smiled back as well without saying anything.

I knocked myself on the head, I was talking too much, why was I telling a stranger my goal.

"Would it be weird, if I really really want to draw you.....?"

"Nina" I smiled "it wouldn't be weird at all....?"

"Kalaraja, it's Kal for short" he smiled back.

He told me to look to the side and to stay as still as possible,  he threw in a conversation every now and then to make me feel less awkward and in some minutes he said he was done.

He showed the drawing to me and I nearly cried, I looked so peaceful,  he drew butterflies and added a few things to make it look like I was in my own world.

"Can I take a picture of this, it's so beautiful" I said

"You can have it, he said and tore the page out of his sketch book and handed it to me.

"Thank y-"

"Hold on!" He said and wrote down his number on the page for me.

"Please give me a call, beautiful Nina" he said and with that he got up and left.

I couldn't control the excitement I felt deep down.

"Kal" I said with a smile and looked at the drawing again.

A/N: Next up is a  Q and A for the characters 😌
The story will resume after that.

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