Choice

Chapter Four: I Thought You Were Gay

Chapter Four: I Thought You Were Gay

I fished my phone out of my pocket and looked at the caller ID it was my best friend Mark. Annoyed, I it answered, “Hello”

“Hellooo? Nick? Is that you?” He chimed.

“Well duh, and where are you Mark? So I can kick your ass! Why did you tell me to come here?!” I exclaimed, I am so angry at him for having me waste my time to come here, and better yet get embarrassed in front of a hot dean!

“Did you see my surprise Nick?” he asked me with his annoying voice.

“What the hell Mark?! There is no freakin’ surprise! Only a hot university teacher!” I was practically shouting at him over the phone.

“Woah, dude calm down! My surprise was the hot blonde! You like these types of girls right?” 

“How can I calm down?! You wasted my precious time! Where are you Mark?! Tell me where you are so I can kill you!” Then Mark hung up, what the? How dare he hang up on me! I’ll just go to his house then. Argh! I Feel so frustrated with Mark!

I put my phone back in my pocket and realized that the notebook was still in my hand. I’ll just return it to her tomorrow then, but I don’t know her full name! And there must be a hundred of Elizabeths in this huge campus! And I don’t want to go to the dean’s office to ask if where Elizabeth lives! I began to think harder, bingo! I remember asking for her number! I’ll just call her, but first I must go and hunt down Mark.

Mark’s apartment is like seven blocks away, that’s far, I could take a cab but I forgot to bring my wallet today, how stupid of me, so I guess I have no choice but to walk. I put the notebook in my gym bag and began to walk to the university gate, and while I was passing by I saw some weirdo security guard that looks, I don’t know, just weird. 

So moving on I kept walking until I reach Mark’s place. He’s my best friend since I was in college freshman year, and he is one of the most famous fashion designer here in New York at the age of twenty two, and while I ‘m twenty one, an unemployed model as for the moment, I work for Mark as his assistant until I find a job. He has brown curly hair, he’s tall and slim, not like me I have a lean build. At first I thought he was gay but when we were walking and a hot chick passed by he was totally checking her out. I laughed at the memory.

I realized that I am already here at his place, I ringed the buzzer for apartment 20 “Hello? Who is this?” he asked.

“Mark it’s me” I said very annoyed.

“Oh, hey Nick! Come in!” He chimed, then the door opened. I entered the building and went upstairs and just barged in his place without even knocking, he rarely lock his apartment so why waste the effort of knocking.

I dropped my bag at the counter “Mark?! MARK!” I shouted while looking for him in his apartment, then I saw the top of his curly hair behind the couch, and hearing him laugh. Found him! I thought to myself. Then I pounced at him “Mark! You’ll pay for what you did to me!” I saw his eyes widened behind his glasses, I smirked and when I was about to land on him he rolled to the side letting me land on my face flat “Ouch.”

“Oops, I accidentally rolled away” He said with his husky voice laughing out loud filling the quiet apartment.

“Y-you!” I tackled him down and tried to get his wallet from his jeans pocket, after I got it I took out his fifty dollars, put it in my pocket and got up feeling victorious, ha!

Mark still lying down on the floor hair dishevelled “Hey! Watcha doin’ taking my fifty dollars for?” he asked out of breath.

I smirked, “For tricking me and for having me walk over here for seven blocks” I helped him up and gave his wallet back. I walked over the fridge “Hey, got any food? I’m freakin’ hungry” I said.

“Well how ‘bout we order two large cheese pizzas, sodas, and..” Mark said looking at me with a ‘do you know what I am thinking’ look. My eyes widened and shouted “Star Trek!” we laughed “Yeah dude! Star Trek!”

We ordered pizza and sat at the couch and watched Star Trek while waiting for the pizza guy. In the middle of the movie the buzzer rang, Mark got up and lets the pizza guy enter “Hey man, may I have my fifty dollars back? That’s the only money I have in my wallet and the pizza guy is waiting here at the door” he said.

I paused the movie, got up and walked to the door “Fine, the pizza’s your treat anyway.” I handed the fifty dollar bill to him.

After we paid for the two pizzas and sodas, I grabbed my bag from the counter.

“Mark, can I at least have the change? Please? I have no money to pay for the cab when I get home.” I said looking at him with my puppy dog eyes.

“Okay fine” He said with an annoyed face expression and handed me the money and I put it in my bag. I went back to the couch and sat down with Mark beside me and resumed the movie.

While watching the movie, a random thought entered my mind, if Mark isn’t gay, then why doesn’t he get a girlfriend then? Ah! I know what to do to confirm it, I smirked at the thought

After the movie, I stood up and went to the bathroom and washed the pizza grease from my hands from, while mark threw the garbage out. I looked at my watch, it’s already past eight time to go home so I grabbed my bag.

Mark got back from throwing the garbage out, time to confirm whether he’s gay or not, I laughed at inwardly and sat on the couch “Hey Mark! Come here over the couch with me.” I gestured over the empty spot beside me.

I saw Mark looking confused “Ookayy?” He sat on the couch and suddenly I pinned him down looked into his shocked and wide eyes behind his glasses and kept staring at him with my look that I call seductive  “I-I love you mark, I can’t stop thinking of you every day, your eyes, and you lips I want to kiss them.” Mark looked shocked and his face cringed and pushed me away “The hell dude! Are you gay or something? Because I’m straight.”

“Okay confirmed!” I said laughing out loud and Mark just looked confused as hell and it was just hilarious! I stood up still laughing while walking towards for my bag and the door.

“DUDE! THE HELL?!” Mark exclaimed he stood up and came after me looking mad, uh oh. I ran and when I reached the door I swing it open grabbed my bag and I saw the black leather notebook drop with a loud thud, oh no my dear precious Elizabeth’s notebook. Mark jumped and I saw the opportunity to escape, I’ll just drop by to get the notebook back tomorrow morning I thought to myself, but first I need to save myself so I dashed out the door looking back I saw Mark glare at me. 

Still running I shouted “SORRY MARK! I THOUGHT YOU WERE GAY!” I saw Mark’s expression turn from anger to shock and jaw dropped, which was priceless.