Orphans

12

"Now why would you send me flowers?" Eli looks at the beautiful assembly of sunflowers, red and white roses, some reddish lilies and some greennish branch like flower. It's quite a rare assembly of a bouquet, so beautiful and refreshing to look at.

"I wanted to humble you because I know you probably think you are above receiving flowers..." Ana smiles in her office.

"How did you even know where my office is because the delivery man knew my exact office number..." Elica inquires

"Same way you know my office number. Same way you know when I'm in or out of class. Same way you know my birth date... same way De melo..." she tells her.

Elica smirks and shakes her head in her office. "Fair enough."

"They are so girly. Please don't send me flowers again..."

"But you are a girl... I'm going to send them precisely because you don't want me to..."

"I'm seeing you tonight..."

"I would like that..."

Elica ends the call before picking up her landline and calling her secretary.

"Irina, I need you to go downtown and buy the most beautiful flower vase you see there..."

Darina has never been more confused these past two days. A woman she has never seen before tells her they are meant to be together. Her other boss kisses her and acts like nothing happened. Her head has been mushy ever since the kiss and she feels a certain way whenever Miss Eli is around... she continues cooking.

"Hey..." Nadi walks in the kitchen

"Hi..."

Nadi opens the fridge before walking around and opening the cabinets.

"The food is not quite ready yet, would you like me to make you something quick like a sandwich meanwhile?"

"No, thanks" Nadi takes out some yoghurt from the fridge.

"Miss Nadi, are you angry at me?"

"Why would I be angry with you Darina? Why?"

"I don't know... that is why I'm asking..."

"Well let's start from how you were laughing with that woman on Saturday... to how you and Elica kissed infront of me?? Hmmm?" Nadi hisses.

"I was being nice to Miss Anabela because she was also nice to me... and Miss Eli kissed me... I didn't kiss her..."

"Well you certainly didn't stop her either..."

"I was shocked. I didn't see it coming... "

Nadi lets out an angry sigh. "Darina you are naive, Elica was trying to mess with your head, just like that woman. The only thing she wants is to take Elica's money... she must know that Elica has money and she managed to make her believe that ridiculous stars story she told us... snap out of it..." Nadi yells.

"Miss Nadi, don't yell at me. If I'm naive fine. You kissed me too, does that mean you were trying to mess with my head as well? If she wants Miss Eli's money then why doesn't she just take it and have it all to herself. Why is she saying that you and I are also supposed to be with her? Does that mean she wants to also take our money as well... what a woman!" Darina laughs finding it genuinely funny.

Nadi is fuming.

"Miss Nadi, I think she is telling the truth. Because you said you liked kissing me, it means you like me. Miss Elica kissed me, maybe she also likes me. And maybe I will like her too... and I know you and Miss Elica kiss... so already there is a triangle of three here... going back to what Miss Anabela said... now the only missing person here is her... maybe I'm naive... but to me her theory makes sense..." Darina looks at Nadi waiting to hear her reaction.