If Only You Knew

Chapter 9

" Oh My Gosh. We are not going to his show. No way. This is a dream." says Charity and she's freaking out. I have to admit it's funny seeing her reacting like this as she's so....boring most of the time.

I say " Yes we're going to his show. The same Alexander Plier." She says " No freaking way!" She just can't take it in. I'm glad I'm taking her for this thing.

We quickly get in and sit in the middle to get a good view. There's still half an hour left for it to start so I just have a look around. I've never really attended such events and it's pretty cool. The auditorium is not that crowded thank fully.

Charity looks at me and says " Thank you so much. I've been really mean to you and you still did this for me. Thank you." Just hearing her say these words makes me want to just shut the whole world and hug her. But she might freak out as she doesn't like physical contact and it's impossible to shut the whole world out.

When the guy comes on the stage with his violin and starts playing, the whole audience turns silent. I look at Charity who's completely mesmerized by the musician. I watch him play and he is amazing. Everything he plays is remarkable. His composition is awesome. I've never really liked classical music but what he plays is amazing.

When the show is over we wait for the people to exit as we don't want to accidentally hit anybody. Then we slowly walk out.

I say " That guy was great. Everything he played was just wow. He's got some serious talent out there." She smiles and says " It's not talent. It's all the effort and time that he has put into practicing." then she says " He's also signing his music book and I heard that it is taking place after the show. I'll be right back. I'll buy the book and I'll meet you here." I smile and stop her saying " Charity. I have a copy of his book." She smiles and says " Thank you." then she says " I'll go and get the book signed. I'll be right back." But I say " I'll come with you." She says " It's okay I'll go." I say " No. I'll come." and she says " Alright." and we walk towards his table.

We wait in line for a while and when we finally get to meet him Charity starts speaking in Russian. She knows Russian?!

Charity: Вы играли действительно хорошо , сэр.
Plier: спасибо.
Charity: Только один вопрос . Как долго вы придерживаетесь каждый день?
Plier: *smiles and says* 8 часов в день.
Charity: чтомного времени.
Plier: *still smiling*хорошо, что этоединственный способ получить лучше.
Charity: было приятно встретиться с вами . Спокойной ночи.
Plier: спокойной ночи

She walks towards my car and I walk with her. " When did you learn to speak Russian?" I say. She says " Oh. That was 3 years ago. I had a Russian friend and she wasn't very fluent with English. So we made a deal. I would teach her English and she would teach me Russian in return." I say " But it's a pretty difficult language." She says " Yes it is." Wow this girl is pretty awesome.

Before I open the door for her I say " Umm...I actually have to give you something else." She says " Why? I mean you already did all of this and there's more?" I say " Well yes. It also for being extremely rude to you. I'm sorry." She says " You don't need to be. I mean a part of it is true. Who would want to date me after all?" I say " I didn't mean to ruin this moment. I'm sorry." She says " It's okay." Then I hand her the box and I say " It's for you." She says " What is it?" I say " You can open it and see for yourself." She opens the box and gasps. Then she starts tearing. I start wondering. Is the bracelet that awesome? She wipes a tear and she hugs me. She's hugging me! Then she says " Thank you for everything." She doesn't let go and she continues talking. " You might find the whole situation rather strange but the truth is I loved everything you did for me. From spending your Christmas with me, of all people instead of your family, to being around me during school, it all means a whole lot to me. You might not understand right now but you eventually will."

We drive in silence after that. I manage to drop her home on time and right before she walks up to her door step I say " What else do you do?" She smiles and says " You will have to find out for your self."

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I drive back home only to find everybody at my house still partying. My parents are glad that I got back home earlier than they expected me to. My mom hands me a plate of cookies and says " This is for you because you came home earlier." I sigh and I take the plate of cookies to my room.

I change to more comfortable clothes and then message my friends. Ian is having a great time with his family. Sam is on a date with his girl friend. Ryan is at a concert. They're enjoying themselves and I kinda wish I could too. I mean I did enjoy being with Charity for a while but it wasn't extremely fun.

My sister barges into my room and says " How did it go?" I say " Oh she was surprised and really happy. It was nice seeing her smile." She says " And?" I say " And she really liked the bracelet." and my sister says " AND?" I say " And what?" She says " You guys didn't do anything? Like you didn't take her hand and kiss her and...." " I do not think of her in that way!" I break in. " She's just a friend and she's going to remain as one! Get that right." I say. My sister sadly says " But she seems perfect for you! Your talkative and she isn't. Your fun to hang out with she isn't." I sigh and say " What's your point?" She brightly smiles and says " Opposites attract and you guys will be perfect!" I say " Slap me. Just slap me Teresa. Why are you like this?" She sighs and says " Because you still have not been in love and your 13 year old sister already has a boy friend." I say " Whatever." Wait she has a boy friend?! I say " You have a boy friend?! Since when?!" She giggles and says " A month ago." I say " Wow. I guess I'm just going to be single for ever." She says " No you won't. You'll be going out with Charity soon and then you will get married to her and have cute little kids and....." " I am not doing anything with her. Get that right. I'd rather be single for the rest of my life than go out with her. She's nice but she's not my type. And we're....we're different. We'll never be together and we're fine as friends." But my sister says " No. That is not going to happen." and she walks out of my room slamming my door shut. My sister and her theories....