Joost And me

Explaining is telling

                                       

                                      JOOST:

She stormed out of the restaurant with her friend when she saw me and Appie waving.

Her friend was still hesitant to walk with Mara, but when she saw how angry Mara suddenly became, she blindly followed her.

"Stand up." I snap at Appie.

"What about that bag?" I didn't answer his question and he automatically grabbed Mara's bag.

"Hey, hey HEY!!!" "MARA". I ran after her and was just in time before the restaurant door closed. Appie was apparently too late to catch the door in time, so he hit it.

She stopped walking and her gold heels suddenly pointed towards me.
She looked angry and crossed her arms.

"What's wrong? Well, tell me? What else do you have to tell me after your actions last night?" Her foot stamped impatiently on the ground, waiting for an answer.

"Sorry okay, let me explain at least."

"No, give me my bag and we can just forget about all this? Deal or no deal?" Her green eyes looked towards me in anger and disgust.

I thought for a moment and didn't say anything for a while, the sunlight fell on her dark brown hair and on her sun-tanned shoulders.

"No, no deal.." I bit my lip and looked deep into her eyes.

I saw her look soften and somewhere I also saw a doubt in her expression.

Until she opened her mouth again:
"Okay then, no deal, I'll buy everything again myself, have a nice day Joost." She said coldly, she took her arms apart again and let her arms hang at her sides.

"Mara, PLEASE LET ME EXPLAIN!" My voice trembled.

"No, fuck off, I don't know you." Mara is steadfast.

She walked further away from me and quickened her steps to get away from me.
Her friend stopped and pointed to her arm, hinting that I should grab her arm.

I took off my sunglasses and put them in my pocket, letting my hood slide off my head.
I ran after her and grabbed her arm.

"What are you doing?" She looks at me angrily and repeats her sentence,
"What are you doing??"

"Listen, let me make it up to you, okay, I promise you'll get your bag back if you come with me tonight." There was a little hesitation in my voice.

"I don't really understand what you want to make up for and I don't want to be treated so disrespectfully by someone I don't even know." Mara sighed deeply.

"Then get to know me." I grabbed both arms and pulled her towards me so that she was standing directly opposite me.

"Why, why me?" She looked doubtful.

"Because, I want to get to know you too, I want to know what lies behind those angry green eyes of yours."

"Angry green eyes? Do they really look like that?" I saw a shy smile appear on her face.

"See, you can laugh, please give me a chance... I'll take you with me tonight and if you don't like me then we'll never speak to each other again, okay?"

I heard her best friend and Appie laughing together in the background.

Mara looked towards them and she started laughing too. I looked back and her best friend nodded yes to Mara in agreement.

I squeezed Mara's hands while I held them both and pulled her a little towards me. As the sun now shone on her face, I noticed that she had small freckles on her nose. Cute I thought, I licked my lips and said to her:

"Don't leave my question unanswered, are you coming with me or not?"

"Okay, Joost, but that doesn't mean I have forgiven you." She shyly took her hands back from my hands and laughed with one hand over her mouth.

"There is no need to forgive, as long as you never forget me." I say softly.