Ten Days With You

The Beginning

I was going through my phone, eating such a good burger, when suddenly someone sat down in front of me, slamming a book in the process and looked at me.

I jumped a bit and put my hand on my chest, breathing in and out.

"Oh my god, you scared me", I breathe out and he sheepishly smiled.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to", he said.

"Anyways, who are you?" I placed down my phone on the table and looked at him, pushing the plate of fries aside.

"Tayvon Royal", he said and held out a hand for me to shake, "You are?"

"Ireze Powers", I replied and shake his hand.

I looked at him with raised eyebrows. "Right", he cleared his throat, "You must be wondering why I just appeared out of nowhere".

"Yeah, I actually do", I said and he chuckled, "Might want to explain".

"Right, right", he said and took a deep breath.

He was silent for a bit until he decided to speak, "I need your help".

"My help?" I asked him.

"Yes", he nodded his head and stared at my eyes. I didn't feel uncomfortable with how he looked at me, which was weird in a way.

"You need my help for what exactly?" I asked him and pushed away my burger, completely forgetting that I was starving before he came.

My poor money, wasted on such a good burger with fries.

"I don't know if you would agree to it, but I'd appreciate it if you would", he scratched the back of his neck, sheepishly.

"Then go straight to the point", I told him, "You might want to say it now before I decide to leave".

"Um", he was struggling to say it out, "How should I say this?"

He was more on talking to himself than to me.

"Maybe you should say what your mind wants to say", I suggested and he nodded his head, "Yeah sure".

I looked around us while waiting for him to talk. What's his deal?

I opened my mouth, about to talk to him when he finally decided to speak, "Will you be my girlfriend for ten days?"

I closed my mouth shut and my eyes widened. "Come again?" I said to him and he was eyeing me, nervously.

"Can you be my girlfriend for ten days?" He asked me and he played with his fingers, indicating that he was indeed nervous.

"And why would I be your girlfriend for ten days?" I crossed my hands across my chest, narrowing my eyes at this boy in front of me.

How could he just ask me to be his girlfriend when I don't even know him?

"I-uh-I've never had a girlfriend before and I just wanted to try how it feels to have one", he was trying to avoid my eyes.

"So you just decided to slam your book in front of a stranger and wanted her to do a favor as your girlfriend", I said in a monotone voice, "Did you even consider asking if I have a boyfriend?"

His eyes widen and he bit his lip, averting his gaze from mine. "Oh my, I didn't even think about that, I'm sorry, never mind, forget about it", he was about to grab his book and stand up when I grabbed his hand and I felt tingles. Weird.

"I want to know the real reason", I said to him and he looked at me, "I know there's more to it".

He sat back down and faced me, "I", he paused a bit, "I don't want to reveal everything yet".

"How do you expect me to agree and trust you when you're not even telling me the real reason", I said to him.

"That is the real reason, I just left some things out", he said.

He's actually not that bad looking, in fact, he's beyond handsome. With his innocent look and shy type.

I found myself sighing and agreeing to be his girlfriend for ten days.

Maybe it was because of his eyes that lured me.

It was a shade of blue that I have started to love.