The Blind Dates

Chapter 8

The sun is piercing my eye and it's kind of irritating, then I realise how I was drugged last night. I wake up with a jolt to see that I'm on my own bed. I run out to check if anyone is there, the house was empty.

That's when I hear the lock turn, I run into my room and lock the door. I look for my phone and I can't find it anywhere. I hear footsteps outside and my heart thumping out loud.

"Lisa, are you up?"
It was Noah. I run outside my room and hug him and start crying. He holds he for some time and then makes me sit.
"Why do you put us in so much tension Lisa? If I had not been there last night imagine what would have happened to you? Why do you go out in these blind dates that too in such shady areas??"
"I didn't know that things would go like this. Also I saw you there last night. What were you doing there?" I ask him with tears in my eyes.
"I just go there for drinks and inspiration sometimes." He smiles at me.

"Lisaaaaa, why the hell do you scare us so much!!!!" Nia comes running to me. She comes running towards me and hugs me.
"When Noah called me in the morning I thought i nearly fainted. Why would you go out in such shady places? You are not going out on such blind dates ever again." Nia says wiping her tears.
"Okay, stop crying the both of you and have some breakfast." Noah scolds us.

Nia leaves for office after breakfast and I am left with Noah. I sit on the kitchen counter and see him clean the dishes and cut vegetables he will cook later.

"Noah."
"Hmm."
"Do you have anyone you like?" I ask hi while fiddling with my fingernails.
"Yes I do have someone I like or you could tell love."
"Since when did you start liking her?"
"I have liked her since I have known her." He smiles at me and then starts washing the vegetables.
"Do I know her?"
"Yes, you do."
"Whom do you like?" Noah asks me.
"I don't know, I never had time only to like someone." I reply looking down at the tiles.

"I bought some pickled radishes in the morning, open your mouth, try and tell me how it is." Noah stands in front of me with his hand full of pickle.
I open my mouth to and eat the radish.
"Ummm, it's nice but spicy for me, I sure you bought it because of the spice, you eat so much spicy food and that too without a pimple on your face. God is unfair truly." I smile.

I look at Noah and we have an eye contact, the atmosphere becomes really awkward and he walks towards me. Noah leans in the counter and come so close to my ears. I feel this burning sensation and his breath on my ear makes me shiver.

"She is you, Lisa."
Noah then looks me at the eye, I can feel his breath on my neck, I don't know why but I have a shiver down my spine and goosebumps all over. I don't know what this feeling is. He reaches out to touch my cheeks which by now are flustered, I feel like I have to stop him but my limbs stop working. It's like my body wants this, whatever this is.

"May I kiss you, Lisa?" Noah asks.
I look at him and a tear falls down my cheek, he made me feel things that I have never experienced and it made me feel somewhat at peace, but at the back of my mind Noah was still a friend, a person I looked up to and yet I just wanted to be kissed by him.
He wipes my tear and holds my cheeks, he looks at me and comes closer to my face. I close my eyes and feel his warm lips on mine, his hands then reach my waist. My hands are around his neck and all I want his more of him.

Noah slowly lifts me up, my legs wrapped around him. I don't know how much time has passed we kissed each other for so long that when we stopped it was because we were both breathless. I look at Noah to see him smiling at me. He sits on the sofa with me on his lap. I look at his eyes and it's a beautiful blue and green, his hair smells sweet.

"She is you,Lisa."

I don't know something happens to me at that moment I get up and run to my room and lock myself there. What did I just do. Why did I give in. If something happens I will lose him as a friend forever. Why did I do this, why did I do this. Why am I spilling my own life like this. I wipe my tears and decide to go out and tell him to leave.

"Lisa common don't fight the urge, I know you like me too, come out now."