INFINITY [One Shots]

35 And Single [Chicklit]

My heels clicked loudly, echoing throughout the deserted halls of the school building. The grip I have on the flesh colored folder is hard and my lips are thined on a tight line. Clearly, I am annoyed but just because it is half past 6 in the evening and I'm still in the school premises for checking all the papers for my fellow science teacher.

Mrs. Greyson is 8 months pregnant and left for maternity leave today, I have to sub in for her 4 classes making me do overtime but the institution didn't mind. Why am I still in a low salary position after 6 long years?

The silence was cut by my phone unexpectedly blaring.

Silvia.

She's the younger sister I have that works for a prominent fashion magazine as an Editor in Chief and she is barely 30. This is the second fact I am annoyed tonight.

"Yes, how's it going?" my breathless answer sounded.

I reached my homeroom door and entered, flicking the lights on and stacking the papers neatly on the side desk.

"Everything is going great. I thought we should go out this weekend for the dress fitting and I'll tell Ryan to have the food tasting the weekend after? You know I need you there Agnes" I could literally see her pout with that proposal.

I rolled my eyes at her childishness, we were never close as a kid and with our 8 years gap is so much that I don't even know why I have to be her maid of honor. But my mother always says that family stays together hence I am Silvia's maid of honor and the ring bearer is my little adopted brother, Miles.

"You can always do the food tasting, I have no allergies like I told you, I gotta go and finish going through these projects at school and talk to you in the weekend" I tried my best to  hung up before she even remembered about the hen party tonight.

I personally declined the invitation as politely as I could but sometimes, people just don't get it.

Unfortunately for me, Silvia rushed like a dying parakeet saying her last dying wish, "Don't forget tonight, wear anything sexy, red lipstick and be sure to have your pussy waxed"

"Oh my god do you have any filter in that mouth of yours" I scoffed, raised my head from the set of project report I have been scanning and took my eyeglasses off my face.

I am a prude. Yes but I am a teacher, that's what we do. I have been instructing 4th graders to 6th graders for 6 years and I have owned the mother-like aura. And another 5 years tutoring from home to home adds up to that.

The line went dead with Silvia's last information which was 'Ditch me and I'll walk to school with Darren'

That made me shut up too.

Third thing that annoys me is the fact that I am 35 and single. My mother thinks I would be an old maiden if I do not get my shit straight.

I had some men in my life. Robert, my ever loving father. Julius, my 50 year old neighbor who loves my baking. Klein, my best friend although gay, he is a man in a physical sense. Lastly, Darren, my ex. He and I broke up 5 years ago when he asked me to marry him.

I have issues and I know that. Darren was indeed my lover but the feelings I had for him wasn't what a lover suppose to feel. It was bland and routinary. Tiring at some point. Love shouldn't feel tired, shouldn't see blandess, and shouldn't be routinary right? We dated for almost a year and I regret that I made him hope for more than that.

It was my mistake for trying to please everyone I meet. A relationship isn't suppose to be like that and I know it. So I turned down marraige and from then, no man is free for me anymore. Most are married and the young ones are playing. I'm not getting younger, so I decided not to find for the one any longer.

I sighed at my own misery and decided to call it a night. My phone tucked in the small bag I own, I stood from my desk and secured everything in place before I sauntered out the premises and reminded myself to wear something awfully not me for the hen party.

Not knowing that tonight is the night I meet my match. A man full of sexual innuendos and himself. A man who could keep my tongue in check while making my heart beat a little quicker just by saying my name.

Author's Note

This is actually a prologue of a story I just thought whilst looking through gif of weddings.

I think I'd be doing a book for this, but no promises since I have a couple active right now.