Toaster serenades Twinkle

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Twinkle is back at Starbucks where everything begins between her and Toaster. She just came from Edifier's meeting weighing the pros and cons, he believes she can win the case with the help of Acer's group. Toaster texts her to meet her in Starbucks and she doesn't see that coming. Of course the guy will bring her here to bring their memories back. Honestly, it didn't work because her special memories with Toaster is when he is calling her and he will just listen to her, it is when he will pick her from the office. Not in Starbucks because they didn't do anything here. This is just where they met. She has prepared herself for this and she is ready.

Meanwhile she is intuitive on what is going on between Bell and Peter. It has been two days since she last talk to Bell and she doesn't want to bother her. She can only guess that Bell must be rejecting him, again. She is only there out of concern and not out of love. Deep inside she doesn't want Bell and Peter to be together again, simply because her own love life is miserable. She doesn't want to take Bell's happiness away. It will take a lot of effort not to slap Bell if she comes in pouring the news that they are now together. It will just mean Twinkle will have to settle again with Bell's gloating of having the perfect boyfriend. While she is left alone.

She straightens when Toaster enters. He wears his usual outfit, a loose blue sweater and a black jeans. The sweater's color as she knows, changes color every other day. Tomorrow she can see him wearing red, on another a purple, on some days yellow that he qualifies to be the next power ranger.

"Good morning." He says and takes the seat across her.

Twinkle is lost for words as she feels the need to catch up with a lost friend. Her mind juggles with the stories he has to hear, as if they are automatic. She refrain herself from starting the talk, she has here for one reason to hear him. But what really when it wouldn't change anything.

"You don't have your cup." He says, looking at the counter."Should I order?"

"Don't bother you can't afford that."

Toaster nods. " Right, then why don't you have your cup?"

"People change. I don't like it anymore."

"That is how fast?"

Twinkle meets his gaze, she will not be the one to back in this one. If there is something she sees on him, it is his love for her and that imperial look he got says he knows his place in this world and is very comfortable with his own skin, even though she subtly humiliates him on being unable to buy her a coffee. He doesn't bother. He is just true to himself. He knows what he wants in life and has great ambition unlike other men who came before her. Toaster is one different man.

"How fast? Yes. That is how fast."

He looks at his wristwatch. "Two weeks?"

It doesn't feel two weeks to Twinkle it feels years. She can't comprehend that it is just two weeks since she rejects him. It is just two weeks ago when they are at the yatch, in Mall of Asia. Only two weeks when she is obsessing herself of traveling. Two weeks, that is only how long it takes for her to fully move on and now this jerk is coming back to her life. She crosses her legs and looks outside. "Get to the point Toaster."

"Where did I go wrong?"

"You. Being you. I don't like you Toaster."