In Between (One short story)

Chapter 18

"Tell me if you are done, okay?"

She said smiling at me as I hummed in response finishing the last touch to the portrait I'd create. Seeing her bright smile while holding the white tulips.

"How long it takes before it's done?" She again ask looking bored. Seeing her expression that filled my lips a smile, even she makes weird facials she still blooming in my eyes just like the tulip she was holding.

"Just stay still" I said chuckling while she left out sigh looking impatient.

"My arms hurt, Red.."

"Vida, stay still.." I demanded as she does. Later on putting the last detail I'd finally finished the potrait. " Done" as my words reach her ear she rushly comes closer towards me to see the portrait giggling and the excitement in her voice able to hear.

"Red!" She exclaimed in annoyance hitting my arms once she saw the tulip portrait that I'd paint, sitted at the picnic blanket crosing her arm to her chest.

"Hey don't get mad, it's beautiful right?" I ask teasing her as she look at me in glared. " You brat! you ask me to be your model and I stay still like you've said but you only paint the tulips without me!?" She replied made me burst in laugh. I approached her hugging her in my embrase.

"You and the tulips are the same Vida, your beautiful and blooming so that I can't recognize what should I paint" I said as I lift her head to look at me noticing that she still pissed off.
Vida is the only girl I want and loved the most, she's not like just a girl for me but a family a person who knows me well even were meet unexpectedly.

" Do you think it will work?" She replied in tease staring at me as we both shared inches of space.
" Well maybe this one helps" I smiled to her before leans closer and peck her lips that cause her eyes to grow wide in suprise.

After we pulled out staring at her eyes. " I love you Vida " the only words I utter as well the words I wanted to say always to her that made her to smile at me.

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" Sorry, I'm late.."

I'd snapped out from day dreaming as I heard Vivian finding her standing at the doorstep ready to enter inside the art room. I looked at her then composed myself didn't imagine that I'd almost drown on my thoughts while ago.

Soon Vivian finally headed inside made herself sitted at the vacant chair observing inside while me preparing the brush utensils.
Our proof told me to pick one of my classmate to be my model and join me doing a practice portrait since the intramurals will start next week and so it is need to be prepare in the district art competition. To avoid any distraction if I let myself choosing other I decided to choose her as my model since I got the experience to be with her last time in our thesis so it could be more focus for me to practiced, felt comfortable with her.

"It's fine, you can take your time for a while before we start" I informed her as she nod. since I didn't rush myself as well her so I let her to do things before we start as I also have things to do.

"Ah..anyway Vivian, I have a contact for a new interviewee and she said we can go there anytime soon"

"So? were heading there after this practice?" She asked made me glance at her with smile, I like her personality being actived and diligent. " No, not now I don't want to overwork myself as well you beside we still have time"

"But if we can do that today why not? time is precious to waste"

She said while playing her phone on that I couldn't realized that I smile, I don't know but when she talks like that I'd felt good.