“Where the freak have you been? Where is your phone? I’ve been calling… do u know what time it is” she shouted and signed at the same time. I wonder how she did it.
“First of all… I’m not deaf, you don’t need to shout. Secondly, my phone is on silent, so I didn’t hear it ring, and thirdly yes I know it’s almost time for the flower exhibition, I signed and lay emphasis slowly on each word and statement.
“Hey morning Lexie” Mrs Anderson greeted.
Good morning Mrs Anderson? I signed but she doesn’t understands it so Cassie always do the honor of being my translator any day and any time.
Okay I need to pick out Marigolds, lilies, hibiscus, daffodils, white roses, and I went in search of them roll by roll and I glanced through the mirror and then saw Tony.
No! I looked again he was gone… it couldn’t have been him, the police said he was locked up in prison and in was rest assured that I would not see him again
oh my gawd.. I can’t breathe, am having a panic attack. Luckily Mrs Anderson was within earshot, she saw me trying to breathe and she rushed over to my side…“ hey teddy? Whats wrong? Take a deep breathe! Hey calm down.. here take this, this should help.
She gave me a breathe bag, I gave her a curious look and she looked away, was that pain I saw in her eyes before she lets her guard up again. I breathe into the bag like thrice and I was okay.
I really hope to God that was not Tony.She smiled warmly at me, and asked if we were hungry and we chose to eat at the pizza hut and cream.
When we got there, I had a very pressing urge to use the ladies.
“Hey guys be back in 10, I want to pee” I said. Cassie mom looks like she wants to get up but I shook my head , so she smiled and relaxed a little.
When I got to the stall, there was a queue but it quickly got to my turn, I did my business and once again let my mind drift to my nightmare and the incident at the flower shop.
I felt a tap on my shoulder and a man voice saying “hey? Are you lost?” God knows I have never been so terrified in my entire 16 years of age, I ran for my life only stopping when I got to the table, where Cassie and her Mom started eating.
They were startled. Can’t blame them I was on full speed
“What happened?” they asked in unison
I quickly signed, there was a man…. And I stopped with a terrified look on my face, the man was coming towards us and Cassie was in her protective mood.
I could practically see the hair of her neck standing, while Mrs Anderson tried to calm me.
They got confused as the man trod to our table.
“Was this the man you were running from?” Cassie asked.
I nodded. The man finally got to our table and said in a singsong voice “ hey am so sorry to scare your daughter off, I was just trying to help, she seemed like she was lost, well I guess I was wrong then, since she found you already” he ran his hands through his hair and made him look more handsome.
I felt really embarrassed and thanks to my complexion, my face turned tomato red , because scrutinizing him from above my lashes I see that he is nothing compared to the rugged look of tony, and I pulled Cassie shirt and she turned to me and I quickly signed “tell him am sorry…” she did told him and added hers typically so here is what she told him, “She said I should tell you she is sorry, and also sorry for running off like a crazed teenager” I flushed again and the man laughed and said “no problem”, then he walked away.
Suddenly, Cassie and her mom burst into laughter, which just further embarrassed me and we paid for our food and we left.
