chapter 7 Nightmare

Mav

Mav...

After begging the guard and bribing him with some buck, he finally agreed and allowed me to go inside Britt's building when I told him my story. I went up on the 10th floor and finally saw her nameplate next to the door.

"Brittany M. Daisy"

Welcome home :)

A smile erupted on my face as I saw the nameplate and on the door, there was a handwritten note which said: "Mr. John check the mails I have ALREADY paid the bills and sent you to rent AS ALWAYS!" I almost had laughter fit there near her door.

When one of her neighbor an old lady came out and looked at me with confusion.

"Maverick the asshole," she said with a straight face.

"Yea," I said.

"So ready to die?" She said as she started to walk with her wobbling legs with the help of a stick. A bottle in her one hand and another hand on her back.

"Excuse me!" I said as I tried to hide my smile and cocked an eyebrow to her. She looked exactly like a cartoon character just a golden frame of glasses is missing "how do you know I am Maverick?"

"There is something special about Assholes, older people like me can identify them with one look," she said and hanged a thermal bottle on the doorknob of Britt's door.

I looked at the bottle and back to her as my eyebrows wiggled up and down in questioning.

"Seaweed soup, she loves it," she said.

I kept the box of cake down near the door. She looked confused.

"Tell her cake is also from your side, I don't want her to miss her cake because of me," I said with a sigh

"wanna have some tea?" She said while she tried to hide her smile and failed at doing it.

"Only if you won't poison it," I said while crossed my heart with fingertips.

She smiled genuinely.

"then it's okay, no need to come over for tea. As you are not willing to die" She said, while shaking with laughter. I held her by her shoulders and moved towards her apartment, I have so many questions right now in my head, to how she knows me? Like you can't tell an asshole's name from my their face, Right? surely she knows a lot and she might help me.

As we went inside her apartment, we went to her kitchen, she kept teapot and started doing her work. I took her apartment in and she brought a tray with cups of tea. And gave me a cup with her contagious smile.

NOT THAT IT MATTERED BUT FOR THE RECORD, I WANT TO TELL THAT I HATE TEA!

I took a sip and she asked

"So what are you doing here Mav?" she said with so much ease as if she knows me from ages.

"Having tea and... I can't- can't -.." I said while falling down from my chair and acted as if I am dying which made her burst into laugher. Trust me she laughs way too loud for ger age I was just worried she will injure her lungs or something

I got up to sit back again, while she shook her head. Smoothing her laugh.

"Only Brittany is allowed to kill you, Mav," she said while picking her cup and taking a sip.

"I won't utter a word if she chooses to stab me 1000 times," I said with a smile and her face gave no hint

"how do you know about me, she told you?" I asked her in the hope to get some information.

"A few years ago, a girl shifted next door, the same night we heard her crying while sitting in the balcony, I went to her, she cried; best friends since then," she said while waving a finger in between her and a photo frame behind her back.

When I saw the picture with focus. All the air left my lungs. Britt laughing with her head falling back and a boy- good looking boy, sunset behind them, as he is watching her.

Prettyfucking adorable!

"Yeah he is my Grandson, he is going to propose her," she said while she saw my face.

"They- they are dating?" I asked with a stutter.

"No"

"But you said... Proposing" confusion clear in my tone.

"He is going to propose his girlfriend this Sunday," she said with a straight face with a "gotchya.."

"Not funny Mrs..." I said and then realized I even didn't ask her name.

"Mrs. John but you can call me Stella or your future wife," she said with a wink

.

"Are you hitting on me?" I chuckled.

"Yes... I have learned in my growing years that some risks are worth taking" she said looking directly in my eyes.

"Do you think she will ever forgive me?" I asked with all the hopes in my voice.

"Take the risk it's not like she will stab you with a knife in real...." She said as she got up. A released my breath.

"maybe she will shoot you right on your forehead, who knows?" She said while pointing her finger to me. And laugher filled the room.

"Take the risk Mav. I know she still cares about you." She said "and go the fuck out of my house it's late now, this lady needs her beauty sleep," she said on a serious note.

"Thank you, Stella, this was much-needed advice I needed" I hugged.

"Your welcome Mav, now get the hell out of my home!" she said with a sigh.

This lady is my favorite person from now.

As I passed by Britt's apartment, in dilemma to knock or not, my phone started to ring. It was from Taylor.

"Yo Dog, where are you?"

"On my way, be there in 20 mins"

"Panorama bar, near the old one, got it?"

"Yeah, see you, Tay now shut the fuck up"

And I waited for cab hoped in, raining almost stop and I reached the bar, searching for Taylor, I saw him near the bar, he waved at me I went there.

"You acting all film star huh?" He said as he slapped back of my head.

"No man just trying to settle down, not easy," I said "one soda. Plain" I said to the bartender.

A tap on my shoulder, I turned to see who was it and I saw a human version from that bird game, where the birds are all angry and they threw themself on logs.

"Maverick?" She asked with a straight face. I tried my best to remember who she was, someone from past I was sure because her face looked familiar. But who not sure.

"Ummm... Yeah," and before I could say anything, she picked up the soda which was served to me a few seconds ago, and Bamb! On my face.

"The hell.." I said

"What is the matter with you?!" Taylor shouted from my side as.

"He is! He is the matter!" She shouted back with "I will kill him" look.

"What you fucked her and never called her?" Taylor asked me with a huff.

"NO!" I shouted as I wiped my face.

"Then?" He asked the girl.

"He is Maverick, that's more than enough," she said as she snatched the drink from Taylor's hand and BAMB! again on my face.

"Holy shit!" This time Taylor erupted into laughing fits.

"Seriously 3rd time in a day?" I asked myself.

"Noo... Bro 2nd" Taylor said

"Shut up!" I shouted more irritated than amused, who is this angry bird.

I started to wipe my face with my hands. And as I opened my eyes I saw a face. Which gave me shock or surprise I am still trying to understand.

As my eyes wide opened when I saw be the girl standing next to this angry-throwing-drink-on-me-girl, trying to move her back as that girl tried to hit me again while trying to control her laughter.

As Britt saw my face her laughter fell off and shock took over.

"What the f- Mav" were the words which left her mouth before her eyes moved to the bartender, who is laughing like a donkey from behind the bar.

"What the hell are you doing at a place like this?" I almost shouted as I saw her, he attire she was wearing a t-shirt which looked ripped from the hem, and tight leggings type of thing... Very tight!

" Britt! Oh my god, girl, you look hot... And wet" Taylor said "long time...." He said as he moved forward to hug her and I pulled him back by gripping his Tshirt.

"Hi Tay, Nina let's go," Britt said while pulling her friend. Nina right, her college friend. But isn't she shifted to Columbia with her boyfriend? She is back here? And before I could manage to say anything they were moving toward the door.

"STOP RUNNING AWAY FROM ME BRITT!" I shouted over the music and ran toward them

"I am not running away, and clearly I am not in a mood of talking to Assholes," she said her eyes moving from me to Taylor. "Plus I have a date tomorrow, he is picking me up early in the morning. Gotta go" she said

"You are dating someone?" I asked her as Stella's words "she still cares" rang in my head.

"Yes! Soon getting engaged, so if you don't mind we need to go" she said.

"I don't believe you," I said as I took a step close to her ignoring angry Nina who is fuming right now.

"You don't believe me? Then watch me" she said. As carefully moved toward the bar. What is she doing? She is going to drink? And I stood there confused.

She moved to the bar swaying and smiling, and I followed her as Nina also walked with me.

Before I could reach the bar where she stood, she hoped the bar counter, pulled the bartender who was laughing like a donkey a few minutes ago, and her lips were on his, moving in perfect motion.

I stood there in shock, jaw dropped.

"Holy shit....." Taylor said.

Nina snorted and flipped me as she sat on one of the barstools. Britt moaned and pulled the boy onto her grabbing a handful of his hairs... And she moaned did I mentioned it!?

PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS A DREAM! NO! A NIGHTMARE!

THIS IS NOT MY BRITTANY.