Kismet

Chapter 23- Rumors

Mrs. Martha and Melissa, both headed to the town. "I think Ms. Mallette really likes you dear!" She exclaimed delightfully. Melissa gave an impressed smile, "I know she's very kind, graceful and full of decency," and she adds annoying, "she's not even close to-" and cuts it out realizing she is about to use the wrong name.

"How long have you been working with her Mrs. Martha?" She asked, altering the topic. "Exactly 4 years now..." She responded with a happy chuckle. 

Mrs. Martha is quite glee in appearance, always have an elated smile with rosy and chubby cheeks. She is about fifty years of age, but still resembles a middle-aged lady. She is absolutely known for her uttermost loyalty and honesty. 

"Are you married Mrs. Martha?" Melissa asked suddenly, while they are on their way. She remained quiet for a second, though cherishly replied: "No, darling." 

Melissa expressed her apology for asking a question she should not be asking, "oh, I'm sorry Mrs. Martha... I didn't mean to-" And comprehending that she has used the wrong title again, she corrected it, "I meant Ms. Martha!"  

"Alas! Certainly it is not a thing to apology you silly girl, in fact I'm ultimately happy of myself being single like this," Mrs. Martha denoted. Melissa was rather influenced by her notion because she thinks the same as her in slight. "That's great!" She said in a high tone, and lowered it, "even I don't wanna marry you know... No way!" Mrs. Martha laughed, "well then certainly you must have a reason behind." 

"No, there's no reason, but I admire marriage since it's sacred and is the symbolic evidence of true love. But people these days have no honour for it, and I don't wanna risk my own life," said Melissa. "You are afraid aren't you?" Mrs. Martha asked. "No Ms. Martha, why should I be afraid. It's my notion..." Melissa responded astutely. 

Mrs. Martha introduced a strange, but an annoying conversation now, "well, I thought that you and our handsome hunk are in a relationship!"

 Melissa's mood turned resentful, "what??? What handsome hunk?" 

"Justin of course!" She answered. 

"No way! His just-" and she added, "I thought you know my story!" 

Before she starts saying her story Mrs. Martha interrupted, "I already know darling... Don't rush your mind that hard!" 

Melissa clarified firmly, "and that would never happen!" Meanwhile, Mrs. Martha clarified leaving her puzzled, "and when I meant 'in a relationship' I referred to a 'real relationship'." 

"Real relationship?" Melissa thought herself confused. She could not ask her back, because they already reached the mall. 

Melissa bought a new SIM card for her phone finally. She went out leaving Mrs. Martha who takes longer to select items. She observed the shops in the clean streets, walking slowly here and there; trying to capture some photos. It was almost like a dream for her.

The only shop she had a desire to get in was the book store because she is almost a bookworm.

She explored, and thought of buying a little gift for her mother. During the time the bill was made, she saw the magazine centre, where her oogled at Vogue, Elle, Times and shocked by catching the sight of the famous magazine Popsugar's cover page which reads as: 

'Who is Justin's mysterious girl?' Not just a question was there, but her image with Justin. It was taken when they were surrounded by his fans at the Indian restaurant during their first meeting. Luckily, her face is not shown because she covered it. 

"How could this happen?" She muttered. Without a doubt she grabbed it, and bought it. It was quite bitter for her, since her photo has never ever been on a magazine cover. And she is denoted as the 'mysterious girl'. She did not let Martha know any of it, but changed her shocked face back to normalism. 

Sooner, they headed to Mrs. Mallette's place where she was treated with tea in which she gratefully rejected. Without further talks, she headed upstairs to  her room. Melissa took the magazine out of her satchel and perused the article. She did not ever wanted to be right to next him on a magazine cover, nor even hoped at least. Yet, it has happened. 

While reading displeased with all the lies on it, in a trice the door opened without a knock. Actually, it was opened by Justin. "Hey..." Before he could greet more, she yelled being startled: "How could you come in like that- ?" 

He neglected her annoyance, and walked forward to grab her arm. He started pacing out dragging her, "come on!" Melissa shrugged her arm with an ultimate disgust. "Who do you think you are to take me wherever you want?" And she turned away without saying another word. 

He realized that something has gone wrong. "What is it now?" He asked patiently. At that point, she revealed it all, "just look at this!" She showed the news, "and that's me... With you! I came here for a holiday and now__ I'm stuck in this mess! I told you I don't wanna be another girl in your list, and it just happened... Thank God, I hid my face!" She said displeased.

"Oh crap," he muttered touching his forehead, "now you get about all these eh... I mean just look at it, it says that you are my girlfriend or friend, but you are none of them. Just imagine, how liars they really are... It applies to all of those rumours!" Justin buttered. 

"Stop praising your own self! This is wrong..."

Justin denied because he is already used to those kind of rumours. He puts forward in an amusing way, "and look at you, how could somebody like you be somebody like mine's GIRLFRIEND?" And bursts out in laughter.

Melissa gave a cold stare, and mumbled, "somebody like me? What do you mean?"

"When I meant somebody, I meant someBODY," he emphasized the word body in his lines funnily.

"Look at that face," he pointed out.

"What face? Why what-?"

"We don't match in any way..." He said, but seriously his mind was thinking something else, "wow those eyes..."

"Oh, and you think that I want to be matched for you. No way!!!" Melissa responded back annoyed, and tried to walk away towards the room.

Justin stopped her, grabbed her wrist again, "we are going now!"

"Where???"

"A little get together!"

Now the point was introduced by Melissa which left Justin confused, "I'm not anyone of yours, not even a friend, but why would you take me there? And what will your friends be thinking?"

Justin halted, his eyes stable, all he could think was an assumption, "well, let's just assume you're my friend then." And he dragged her away, she couldn't stop him either. Well, she could have, though she obeyed.