Lurk

Chapter 4 - Date

My mom was very welcoming. She opened the door for us three.

"Good evening ma'am",Nash greeted.

"Oh you don't have to be formal as that. Enjoy your stay. I prepared the dinner for all of us.". Mom smiled.

I never saw my mom smiled as sweet as that way before.

"That's so sweet of you mom. Good thing we're all starving.", Kath said.

Mom prepared garden fresh salad, steamed fish and tenderloin.

"These really taste good.", Nash complimented my mom.

"We can see that.", I laughed.

I didn't feel any awkwardness at all. It was fun telling jokes and stories over a pile of food. Until Nash started to sound serious.

"Umm... Is it ok if I ask something important?", Nash opened. He really look serious and his starting to sweat.

"Sure what is it?", my mom asked.

"I wanna know if you madam would allow me to court your daughter Sharlene?"

Everyone jaw-dropped on that. Kath didn't see that coming. Mom, Kath and I felt that something stucked up on our throat and felt drinking.

"Well, she's all grown up and I think she can handle it. It's fine with me but you have to ask her about that.", Mom smilingly answered Nash while looking at me.

I can't even say any single word. I was caught off guard. I did not really expect that.

"Well I guess I have to help mom clean up the mess. Let's go mom.", Kath invited.

Nash and I were left on the table. I asked him to go out to talk about his craziness. We went to the porch and brought our drinks there.

"Seriously what were you thinking? Why did you do that?"

"I'm serious about it. The moment I saw you, there's something hit me and its different. I never felt this before."

"You're crazy. We don't even talk that much at school. We barely even know each other."

Nash just stopped there and stood in front of me.

"I know that. That's why I wanted to know you. I want to introduce who I am. Not only to you but with your family as well. You're different from the others. You're just you. You don't care what they would think, you're simple, you're beautiful without even trying.", Nash said.

I'm stuck between confusion, excitement and irritated. It's a complicated feeling.

"You know, I really don't want this. And I know you won't too if you only know the truth.", without hesitations I refused him.

Questions are all over his face now.

"I don't care. I would still want to know you and I hope you would not resist. I'm tired of just watching you. I'm tired of asking those people whom you have spoken with what you tell them. I want to experience it first hand. Talking with you, spending breaks together, those stuffs."

"But why me?! There's a lot of girls out there like Alice. I heard she has a huge crush on you. She's beautiful and almost good at everything.", I asked.

"I told you. You are different. You are special. Alice is a friend. I don't see her anything more than that."

"Alright then. Let's see what will happen.", I agreed.

Nash smiled. He has dimples on his left cheek which makes him even look better. I ended up the conversation because its already getting late.

Nash said goodbye to everyone. My mom called a cab for him.

"That was so unexpected." Kath said right after Nash rode the cab.

"I didn't see that coming.", Mom commented.

"I didn't see that either.", I agreed.

Kath slept on my bedroom again because she would now ask a lot of questions to me.

"So did you say yes?", she started.

"Yes to what?"

"about the courtship thing?"

"Yes.", I answered.

Kath screamed and jumped on the bed.

"Oh my god!!! I am happy for you.", Kath said.

"Sis, I just allowed him to court me. Its not like I said yes and he's now my boyfriend you know. I am so far from doing that.", I exclaimed.

The entire night we were just talking about Nash. Kath would repeatedly ask about what Nash and I talked about on the porch.

Finally, Kath fell asleep. I'm still thinking about what happened so I decided to sit on the chair beside the window.

I suddenly saw someone on the tree. There's a man on the tree! I saw him clearly but I pretended that I didn't notice him. I turned off the light so I would see this man clearer. The guy was wearing black and wearing a black mask too. I can't recognize him.

Suddenly, the man was gone. Who is that guy? ...