chapter sixteen~ Valentine's special

Stay away from me" I say backing up, "you're all wet"

He laughs, "No No, I need to give you a hug" he says advancing towards me, "you can't run" he grins

I see room for escape, "I am going to lock myself in the room. Bye" I say sprinting off.

"No you can't, wait! Stop!" He says running after me and closing in fast. I enter and slam the door locking it shut. Hehe. . . Saved by the door, phew.

"I will get my revenge next time though" he says panting from the other side of the door

"We'll see about that" I remark safe in my side

He chuckles, "so you're not going to come out?" He asks

"Nope!"

"You're mean!" He whines

"But you still like me" I say haughtily

"Fine. Don't think I'll forget this" he says his steps receding

"Hehe. I won't" I laugh

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I, Sara and Max are going out to celebrate Max's new job. We will hijack Max from his friends house, and he doesn't know about our plan. Sara was busy buying gifts so now I have to pick a place for us. The best places are Chinese, Mexican and Indian. I choose Chinese because I never actually got to go there with Sara then and they do say that 'Chinese is love!'

After a few minutes

"You came on time" I say to Sara entering the Jeep

"Yes! We have to pick max on our way to the restaurant" she says eyes on the road

"Hmm. How was your interview?" I ask turning slightly to the left so I could see her face

"I think they will hire me as an intern in their boutique" she says excited

"That's great!" I exclaim

"Yes, finally" she laughs

"Have you guys decided anything on moving yet?"

"Umm, maybe next month"

"Aww, I am so happy for you babe" I would hug her but I don't want us to cause an accident

"You know what, he was asking me to move this month" she glances at me

"Why?"

"I don't know!" She shrugs, "desperate much. . .hehe" she giggles

I laugh, "don't say it like that"

"I am kidding! It's best once he gets settled in his job then I can move"

"Sounds like a plan" I nod

*After few minutes again*

We picked up Max and drove to the restaurant.

"Congrats, babe! We are here to celebrate!" Sara declares smiling at Max. We were seated at a table. The restaurant was beautifully decorated with shiny lights and table covers. Everything looked so sparkly, and elegant



"Do you have any idea how much I love you?" Max with his shiny grey eyes and dark red hair, asks smiling back. He's putting on a black jacket with a shirt inside, black trousers and converse. He also has a slight stubble. He may seems like a bad boy but he's actually sweet.

"I do!" Sara beams

"Thanks, it's really sweet, I had no idea we were coming here" he replies

"Congratulations Max" I add with a smile

"Thanks for coming Kara" he replies

"We brought gifts" Sara chimes in raising some bags.

"You can open them later" I say using a hand to lower the bags.

"Aww! Then it's my treat girls"

"Sure. If you insist, I mean. . . Hehe" Sara giggles and I join her.

"It's not a problem"he smiles. "Shall we order?"

"Yes, please!" Sara says. We all place our orders.

I sigh.

"What?" Sara asks

"I wish Alex could be here" I say looking glum

"Yeah me too" Sara says frowning a bit

"Bummer!" Max adds

"I wish he didn't have to go out of town with your dad" I say referring to Sara.

"I know, but he said it was important" she says soothingly

"Hope the meeting goes well" Max asserts

"Right! I'm sure he will do good" I say with a smile. He's not going to do good, but great! He's so talented.

"He told me about the meeting with your dad. All went well huh? Sara grins and I giggle, "Yes! Phew! Was nervous though"

"Your dad is like any other loving and protective father, that's all" Max reassures

"Yes" Sara nods

"Yeah, of course. Tell us more about this job Max?" I inquire as the food arrives.

We are dinner and discussed about careers and interest. Max told me about the company his friend works in and they are looking for a creative content associate.

"Shall I apply? I ask

"Do you want to?" Sara asks with raise brows

"You should!" Max encourages. " You can move to marketing department later if you like it there" he says

"I am tempted to apply for this position though" I say considering the idea

"They are looking for young talent" he pipes in

"Give it a try?"Sara asks

"Okay, anyway I haven't figured out exactly what I want to do, so it's best" I shrug

"Great!" Max exclaims, "I'll have your interview schedule ready"

"Thanks Max!" I say looking delighted

"Hey, what are friends for?" He says rubbing his hand behind his neck

"Exactly!" Sara says happily

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Alex has been away for a week now and I'm planning a Valentine's day surprise for him.

"Today was supposed to be my rest day" Sara whines and I roll my eyes. We were at the mall looking for a gift for Alex. I had to literally drag Sara here.

"Quit whining! I need you to decide what to get him" I state

"I helped the last time" she pouts

"Yeah, so?" I say folding my arms, "you're my bff and you don't get to say no" I say with fake authority

"Ugh!" She groans, "you're mean!"

"I know" I grin

"Shall we start some shopping?" She says stretching.

"Yes! But before that, what about the venue?" I ask

"That's easy! Alex loves this Italian restaurant"

"What Italian restaurant?"

"It's a little over 4km from the city but it's worth it" she says

"Uh huh?" I hum indicating that she should go on

"Reservations only though! It's mostly packed so I have heard it's a little difficult to get reservations" she finishes

"Ok then, today when I get home, I'll check for reservations" I say

"Great! And you're buying me fries, I am hungry" she says and her stomach grumbles to prove the point

"Fat ass!"

"YOU ARE!"

I laugh and Sara chuckles. "let's go" I say. I spend another 2 hours in the mall to do some shopping and Sara actually helped a lot.