One look and everything changed (English version)

Chapter 15

Beatrice

After I accept the invitation, David calls the employee and we make the order. He orders a hamburger and I order a salad and a soup. When the employer leaves, David says:

-A salad and a soup? Are you making some diet? If you are I think you don't needed because you look great.

I get a little flushed after he tells me that because it means he looks at me body, and he notes my reaction and says:

-I hope you did not misunderstand my comment.

-Do not worry, I did not.Thanks for the compliment. And to answering your question, no, I'm not doing any diet but I've had a hamburger this week and I do not usually eat a hamburger more than once a week. And I ordered a soup and a salad because I do not usually eat much at dinner.

-Got it.

-Can I ask you something?

-You are already doing a question but yes, you can.

-Why did you want to be a journalism teacher and did not want to be a journalist?

-Well, when I was your age I wanted to be a journalist, I even wanted to have my own newspaper or magazine but as you might imagine when I left college I could not have a newspaper or a magazine of mine soon enough. I got a job in a newspaper but later I realized that it was not what I expected and that as much as I loved to investigate and then I could share with people, I felt that I needed to do something more and then I changed course and I decided to be a teacher. I love my profession and would do it all the same again if I could go back in time.

I loved the way he said he loves the profession. It's good to see someone happy with your work because nowadays many people work in areas that they don't like but which serve to pay the bills. Thankfully he changed course if not most likely I would never have met him since he is one of the best teachers in the college so if he was a journalist he would probably no longer work in Portugal. My thoughts are interrupted by David who says:

-Beatrice?

-Yes.

-What were you thinking?

-I was just thinking how good it is to see a person doing what he likes, nowadays not all people can say that. After all, many do not work on what they like but work to pay the bills.

-True.

The employee interrupted us, bringing our orders. We started eating and at the same time we talked.

-You asked me a question, can I now ask you a question?

-Yes, you can.

-What made you want to be a journalist?

Asking me that question reminds me of my past, but the truth is that for some reason I feel comfortable to talk to him about it, so I decide to respond.

-... The truth is that I want to be a journalist since I was very young. I was abandoned and grew up part of my childhood in an orphanage. I wanted to become a journalist so I could help people know the truth.

-I understood, you wanted to be a journalist to give people what they did not give you because you do not know why your parents abandoned you.

-Exactly.

-I'm sorry.

-Do not whine. My parents abandoned me and that's it. We can not change the past. But fortunately, lady Mary welcomed me into her house.

-I'm glad you were lucky to have someone, not all orphaned children are lucky.

-Truth. I really was very lucky.

We continue to eat and talk, after we finish eating, we pay the bill, pack things up, and get out of the cafe. I follow him because I do not know where he has the car, but I'm surprised when we get closer to the motorcycle and he gives me a helmet.

-A motorcycle?

-Yes.

-But what about your car?

-I have a car and a motorcycle. Today I came by motorcycle. Is there a problem?

-..No ... I just was not expecting.

-Do not tell me you're afraid to ride a motorcycle?

-No, I do not. In fact I always wanted to try riding a motorbike I just was not expecting.

-Okay.Put on the helmet, please.

-Okay.

We both get on the motorcycle and he says:

-You can hold on me, no problem.

I grab him and he starts to drive. Being there clinging to it, those muscles provoke in me something I've never felt before. At this moment I start to get hot, my luck is that I'm on a motorcycle and I can get some fresh air. I do not know if he goes to the gym or not but the truth is that he has a beautiful trunk here. This trunk that I've had the opportunity to see and think about it only increases what I'm feeling. As it is good to be here on this bike attached to him, for moments I found myself imagining what my life would be like if we were not a student and a teacher. Everything would be different because there was a chance that we would have something, but otherwise nothing guarantees that if we were not a student and a teacher, we would meet again after that night. After a while he comes to my house. I take my helmet, he too, and I say:

-Thank you so much for bringing me home.

-You do not have to thank me. Thank you for making me company for the meal.

-You also kept me company.

-Well now I have to go, it's been a long day and I need to go to sleep.

-Yeah, I'm tired too. So, goodbye.

-Goodbye.

I go to the door of my building and David says:

-Beatrice, you forgot to give me your helmet.

-Sorry.

I go back to him, I give him the helmet and when I give him the helmet we get very close and at times I wanted to kiss him but I did not, I can not, he is my teacher.

-Here you have. Bye and goodnight.

-Goodnight and goodbye.

I walk into my building and sit on the stairs thinking about life. I think I'm starting to fall in love with him. Each time I know him more, I like him more. But I can not feel it and he would not be the kind of man to date, he did not even remember me. It may seem crazy but there are times when I think he also feels something for me. I decide to go upstairs to the apartment, I go home and make as little noise as possible so as not to wake up lady Mary. I decide to take a shower to refresh myself. I shower, lie down on the bed and fall asleep thinking about my night with David.