Even if I'm gone, just know I love you

Chapter 4: The date

Anoras point of view
I grab a wip and remove the makeup I just put on, it's not perfect. I am wearing a red blouse,flared jeans, and a white pair of jeans. I have my hair up trying to fix my makeup over and over again. This looks too fancy, too sexy, too plain, what the fuck do I put on. At the end I end up wearing a bit of concealer, mascara,blush,and lip gloss. In the end I'm glad this is just a date with Ethen and not Aiden cause I would stay in this bathroom longer. I realize I have my hair left to fix. I let it down, brush it, and fluff it up to make it look like I took a while to have a blow out. I stare at myself, there's no way I'm doing this for a guy I don't even like. I feel stupid.
Then there's a knock at the door, It's a bit too early for Ethen to be here. I walk to the door and open it just to see Aiden not Ethen.
"Wow, you look nice." Aiden says.
He thinks I look nice! I smile and say "thank you"
"What the hell are you doing here anyways?" I ask.
He grabs me and moves me to the side gently so he can walk in, I close the door behind me.
"I uhm...need a favor. Maya has a little sister named Rory and they don't really get along. But she wants to come and try to form a relationship with her and her father. Maya's dad owns a fashion company and used to live in Chicago with Maya,Rory,and her mom. But one day their parents split up. So her father took Maya and left Rory with her mother because he always favoreit Maya because he felt that Rory was...You know...lesbian." He says.
"What's wrong with that?'' I ask.
"Hes homophobic Anora and since they need their own space right now Maya asked if she can stay here." He says.
"How old is she?" I ask.
"She's only four years younger than Maya and three years younger than me. She's seventeen" He replies.
The girl is only two years younger than me. I think we will get along.
"Uhm when will she come?" I ask.
"I don't know, in 2 days probably." he says.
We stayed quiet.
"Where are you going anyways looking like that? A strip club or some shit." He says giggling. We joke around like that.
"I'm going on a uh...date." I say with hesitation.
"Oh..Uhm.. well have fun...With who?" he asks.
There's a knock at the door. I look at the door then back at aiden.
"You don't want to keep the lucky guy waiting, do you?"He says.
I walk to the door and open it. It's Ethen, holding my favorite flowers,White roses.
"Oh..Uhm.. I'm not interrupting anything am I?" Ethen says.
As I'm about to say something Aiden cuts me off "No, I was about to leave anyways" He says and walks out.
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I sit in the passenger seat of Ethens car while he drives. He tells me how we are going to a frozen yogurt place and then walking in the park. But I barely pay attention and turn the roses on my lap over and over again. Why me? Why did Maya want her to stay with me? I don't even know her like that. I don't even like her. I despise her. Then I look at Ethen. He is wearing a blue flannel,black shirt,black jeans,and matching white converse like mine.
"Anora, why was that guy at your place anyways?"Ethn asks, which brings me back to reality.
"That guy was my boss. His name is Aidan and his girlfriend asked if I could have her sister stay for a few days." I replied, thinking back to it, it sounded rude.
"Why? Can't she stay with them?" He asks.
"Same question I'm thinking man." I say with a sigh.
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After grabbing some frozen yogurt we walk to the park and walk around. I start to realize I'm actually interested in the conversation. He tells me he loves to write poems in his free time-he tells me he wrote one about me. He also loves baking.The more interested i get, the more i realize i like him, not love, like. He giggles, I giggle and we have a good time on that walk. I get bored tho and start to walk backwards for fun and I realize someone was walking behind us this whole time. It's the same guy I've been seeing this whole time, Man with a black hood on. I stop and fall backwards and Ethen grabs me.
"Woh, Be careful sweetheart." He says jokingly. I don't like that but it's cute.
"I have to go.." I say and get up as fast as I can.
I leave without saying why or goodbye and I feel bad. I speed walk back home and I keep looking back if the guy is still behind me following me. I try to walk faster but somehow the guy grabs me with a towel on my mouth and nose.