Till I Met You

Chapter 48

JENNIFER:

Today is Saturday and yes, the school party is going to be a few hours away.

Shoes, yeah. I don't have a shoes to match with my dress. So I decided to go to the mall an look for a pair of stilettos.

I entered the last shoe store I haven't checked out. The sales lady immediately approached me and asked "Good morning Ma'am. How may I help you?"

"Ugm.. I need a pair of strappy silver stilettos. Do you have them?"

"I'll check it out. Do you mind waiting here a bit Ma'am?"

I shook my head, "No." And she left.

I turned around thinking it was the sales lady, but in my dismay, she's not. "I didn't know you love shopping too. I never expect to see you here Jennifer. I always thought I can only find you in bookstores."

She let out an insulting and irritating laugh. Ooops, I forgot, everything about her is irritating...utterly irritating.

Ignoring her, I walked away. But I felt a hand grab my right ar, with a very tight grip.

"Stop turning your back on me while I'm talking." she said, her voice is quite threatrning. "Why do you always do that? Have your parents not taught you some manners?"

I shove her hands away. "Don't touch me Jill. It's just that I find it a waste of time talking to an ill-bred woman like you." I stepped closer to her. "And please, don't question me about manners if you don't really know what manners mean."

She raised her right hand, about to slap me when the sales lady came. I forgot, slapping is her only response when she's irritated. She's a slapping machine.

"These are we got Ma'am." said the sales ladt.

Still looking intently at Jill, I answered, "I'll get all of them."

I was about to follow the sales lady when Jill spoke again. "Wait. Please tell my date to pick me up at 6. The party starts at 7."

I raised an eyebrow. Who is she referring to?

She smiled devilishly and said, "Harry, I mean." and then she left.

So Harry is going with her? I thought he's going with me.

I went back home carrying the paper bags.

As soon as I entered the house, Harry hugged me from my back.

"Hi. Where have you been?" he said. Giving me a kiss pn the cheek.

I pushed him away, "Don't touch me!"

He was taken aback and whispered. "Shhh. Your Mom might hear you. We're supposed to be playing as sweet couples right?"

"Mom is not here, idiot." Shoving away his hand. "She went back to England earlier."

"Already? Why so soon?" he asked.

"Emergency."

I was about to go upstairs when I felt his hand grabbing my arms. He pulled me closer to him.

"Uhm Jen...there's something I want to ask you." he said.

"Go ahead." I said. But before he could speak, my phone rang and I picked it up.

"Give ma a minute." I told Harry. And he simply nodded.

The call was from Ben. "Hello?"

"Hey Jen." Ben said over the phone.

"What now?"

"I'm just wondering if you would want to come to the party with me and be my date."