CHAPTER FIVE OMARION

"Omar.....why do you live alone in your apartment?", Primrose asked. I felt a bullet right into my heart. That question was horror for me because even I had no answer. I didn't know why I was living alone. I had no explanation for that. I scratched my head several times looking for the answer but I didn't find it

" You don't have to answer if it makes you uncomfortable ",I heard her say. She must have seen my discomfort. I felt bad. She was trying to make us have a conversation and I blew it. I looked at her and she seemed sad. She dropped her fork and wiped her face. Am sorry Prim. I just can't answer that now. The right time will come and I will surely answer all your questions. We left the café along with Liam and Cass. Their were some luxurious couches outside right on the shade. The three of us sat except Prim. She asked if she would speak with me and asked me to drop her at work. She said she wanted to leave. Oh My what did I do? I broke her. I wanted to make her stay but she insisted on leaving so I dropped her off. I went home afterwards waiting for Liam's call that I should go pick them up.

The empty house again. Where I live alone with ghosts and memories of myself. I quickly when into the bathroom and took a cold shower. Thoughts of the day hovered all over my mind like an eagle. I felt like I've let Prim down. I felt bad. Really bad. I went out of the shower in my towel and went into the kitchen. I opened my cupboard and started breaking my cups one by one. I broke my tumblers next. Then my plates and everything capable of being broken. I spilled all liquids in the fridge over the place. My kitchen was a big mess. I went into my room and removed all my bed sheets and threw them down. I removed the stuffing from my pillow and spread the stuffings all over the place. I opened all the taps in the house making the water overflow everywhere. My living room was logged. My kitchen too as well as my bedroom. I walked downstairs and was about to break the TV screen when I felt an instant bad headache right in the sides of my head. I groaned with pain as I fell on the couch. I knew I wasn't okay. Nothing was alright. I was so depressed. I heard my phone ringing but I didn't have the strength to answer. That must have been Liam calling for me to go pick them up. I felt sad. I couldn't do anything. My head ached even more and left me groaning like a lion who's been shot. I reached for the cushion; lay it under my head and slept.

"Omar, we sat there waiting for you like idiots", I heard Cass's voice from my sleep. Where they here? I hope not. I said remembering that I was still in my towel. I felt a hand on my shoulder

"He's still asleep",I heard Liam whisper to Cass. "What on earth happened here? Why is the house waterlogged?", he asked totally confused.

"Well who knows?",Cass replied."Try Calling Prim...maybe she might know something"

"I don't have her phone number...let me check in Liam's phone...he might have it", Liam said looking for my phone "Help me find it"

"Sure", Cass replied helping him out. I wish I'd told them they won't find it in there. I didn't have Prim's phone number. I wondered why. Besides,I didn't even remember where my phone was. I wished I could get up but I still didn't have the strength to do so. I tried to turn the other side but to no avail. I couldn't feel my body anymore. Sleep paralysis. Another evil in me. I heard Cass run up the stairs to my room. Seconds later,she came back with my phone.

"I found it but...it's waterlogged too...and his bedroom is in a huge mess and waterlogged too", she explained climbing down the stairs.

"Help me turn off all the taps",Liam told her and they did just that. I heard them walk back into the sitting room to where I was.

"He surely had an attack...",Liam suggested. I bet he was rubbing his chin and scratching his head. He does it when he's thinking or suspecting something. He calls it the 'Man-Code'. I hated it when I get an attack. I loose control of myself and completely forget who I am. I become destructive. A vicious animal no zoo can keep. A beast you can't even dare look at even in a picture. Probably you wouldn't even name it because no name would be perfect enough. I was sick. I had a problem. A psychological problem that made me loose my mind. The so-called Bipolar disorder. How it developed....long story.I hated talking about it. The worst fairytale there could ever be.

My body was finally loosening up. I could gradually feel myself again. With much effort I strived to raise my arm to the head of the couch so that I sit up. Cass saw me and ran to my aid. Liam on the other hand called the house repair services and they said they'll be here soon. Liam helped me up to my room and dressed me. He didn't ask about the damage because he knew I'd get angry again.

"We'll fix it alright?", he assured me helping me up. I smiled and nodded simultaneously. He helped me get downstairs and gave me orange juice. Cerés orange juice. My favorite. The house repair guys came in and Liam took me out to give them space as they fixed my broken apartment. It was really late so we drove Cass home and on the way I dropped Liam as well

" You sure you don't want me to come along?",he asked

"I'll be alright. What could possibly happen to me?", I asked winning at him. He laughed and got out of the car. He waved as I took off. I didn't go home. I just drove. I loved midnight driving with windows down. Liam thinks is risky and Cass thinks it's creepy and I think they're being lunatics. What could possibly happen? I drove as far as Dino-Rhino. I passed by it and went on. I wanted to see where the city ends. I sand along my favorite track by 'Domio-Anteloquez' a family band from Texas; the horizon. It was my favorite song amongst all their songs. I really loved it. It was about pursuit. Pursuing love. A man was pursuing a woman's love.

Meeting you was like sky meeting earth,

thinking about you every time I take a breath,

reminding myself that am alive....

because I seem to forget when your around.

Everything will be alive again,

Just a little bit of pain and I'll finally gain my heart...

Let me meet you....

let me see you,where the sky meets the earth..... the horizon

I was so busy singing my lungs out at the loudest and highest key forgetting am in the middle of nowhere at midnight. Domio's music refreshed me a lot. It had no meaning to my life personally because I wasn't in love but somehow I just felt relaxed after listening to their lyrics.These guys knew just how to express love. They had their way with words big time. I saluted them. They were really good at romantic songs. If you were after someone,a single song from them would win you your prize without hesitation. Domio-Anteloquez was so good. Perfect. I continued to sing regardless of the environment I was in. Nowhere and at night. A perfect place for horror. Good thing I was horror on it's own. I reached a junction. I didn't know whether to turn left or right or go straight. I just decided to go back home and finish my nut model that I was to submit to my boss this weekend for manufacturing. I drove home and delighted at the sight of my house. Everything was perfect. I went to my bedroom and kitchen and bathroom. It was spotless! As if nothing happened. They even brought me new coffee mugs. Beautiful coffee mugs. My previous ones were handsome. These ones are beautiful. Snow white mugs with a pink ribbon painted around it's mouth. I still loved them. I took a deep breath and went into my lab. Finished my design and slowly but surely sleep took me away and I barely noticed

The birds chirped on my window and disrupted my sleep. I slowly opened my eyes and took a deep breath. I woke up and stretched my self. I slowly walked down the stairs to the kitchen go get a glass of water. I heard a knock on the door as I was drinking my water. I walked down and opened the door. Prim! I smiled and opened the door wider for her to get in.

"Someone slept in.."she started. I just laughed it off.

" I was working so I just slept in the lab. I need to send a new nut model to my boss so I was designing it all night",I explained my eyes half opened and not forgetting a yawn to top it up. I heard her giggle.

"Don't you look so cute..", she said lightly pinching me cheeks and looking into my brown eyes not forgetting a smile on her face. She paused for sometime, her hands still on my cheeks she kept on looking at my eyes. I did the same. Her silver eyes were so beautiful. I was beginning to get lost in them...like down the pyramid back at Dino-Rhino after we faked our fall for Liam and Cass. I really enjoyed that moment. I felt alive again. I felt like I had it all. I was so certain if I made a wish it'd come true.

While still deep in the moment,I raised my hands and touched her forearms. I slowly slid my hand up her forearm until I touched her hands. She loosened her fingers and caressed my left cheek. I held her hand in mine for a bit and flipped it, followed by a kiss on the dorsal side of it. She had very soft hands. Very soft. I enjoyed having my face in them. A pretty cool massage not even millions would be worth the cost.

I raised my head and looked at Prim again. She looked back at me for a little while and lowered her eyes wearing a smile on her face. Or.....was she blushing? 'My my Omar You're good', I applauded myself. I was really having a good time but it had to end. I didn't want Prim to be uncomfortable. I didn't want to chase her away.

"So.....",I started holding her hands in mine "Make me some macchiato?", I asked.

"Oh Omar",she laughed "Of course", she said taking her hands away from mine and heading for the kitchen. She was wearing her hair down. She straightened it. Gosh it looked so beautiful. I'd stay the whole day looking at it. She was wearing a pink blouse,pink top and darkblue jeans with brown leather boots. She looked superb. I looked at her as she walked into the kitchen. I decided to go upstairs and take a quick bath so that I come back before she finished making the beverage. I ran up the stairs to my room and went into the bathroom. Opened both taps to give a cool temperature water. I relaxed my body as the drizzles touched my skin like tiny magnets. The heat felt like iron cores being inserted into my body at several points melting away all my agony. I couldn't give them the satisfaction of going as far as my flesh hence I quickly went out.

I wore my black jacket and a shirt which had a painted tie on the front and it looked as if I was really wearing a tie. Denim jeans and a convas covering my feet. I ran downstairs for my macchiato.

" Am here!!",I screamed sitting down on the chair behind the counter in the kitchen. She smiled and took out a cup from my cupboard and served my macchiato.

"You have new mugs", she said looking at another cup from the cupboard. Damn it! She noticed.

" What happened to the other ones?",she asked again. Looking a bit curious this time. I wasn't telling her anything. I wasn't opening my mouth. Prim wasn't supposed to know anything yet. Not now.

"Umm.....long story", I said ending the conversation. She raised her eye brows and shrugged her lips. She sure was curious. She'd tell something spooky was happening but I wasn't letting her get to the bottom of it.

" Let's go window shopping",she suggested and I almost spit my drink. I never liked shopping. Never! That's the number one reason why Cass never liked me. She likes shopping,I do not. I don't like going into shops and looking around for what to buy. I mostly did my purchasing online because someone would deliver the for me. Ever since she left,I hated shopping. I used to love it. A lot. But because it's the reason she left,I started hating it.

"Omar! Am talking to you",Prim shouted.

" Am sorry,I was lost again...sure thing,we can go shopping",I faked a smile finishing my drink. She took the cup and washed it.

"Shall we?", she began pulling me off the chair.

" Now?",I asked trying to make myself heavier so that she doesn't succeed.

" Yeah...it's already 11:30.... ",she said. I got up and went out of the kitchen with Prim pulling me. We walked past the sitting room and outside the house. We went into my car and I started driving.

" Ever heard of Domio-Anteloquez?", Prim asked

I gasped "Are you serious? I love it!" I exclaimed

"Ha! I live it. Domio-Anteloquez is the best thing that's ever happened to me. They released a new album last month. YOU AND ME",she said looking at me. I looked confused because I totally missed that one "...and their music takes me to a whole new dimension of affection and love ", she said giving herself a warm embrace. I looked at her. She was busy singing one of the songs. I bet it was her favorite. She seemed to be so into it. A lot.

" Take me home to your mummy and I'll take you home to my dad...we'll make a pool full of money and guard it with our heart... If you are the one,I'll surely make you mine....if you're the one..", she sang. Wow Prim, I didn't know you're this pretty awesome.

"Turn your Bluetooth on and play the song", I told her. I turned the Bluetooth on on my speaker and raised the volume. She gasped

" Your car has Bluetooth? ",she asked

" Am full of surprises ",I boasted.

" You sure are...",she smiled.

I really liked this submissive character of Prim. Whenever I try and pick a fight with her,she ends up agreeing with me preventing us from fighting. She really is one of a kind. I looked at Prim... Again!!

Something is going on with me. I like looking at her. I like her smile. I like being with her. I like the espresso she makes for me. I just like everything about her.

I hope am not beginning to fall for Prim. Oh My God,this could be bad. It would jeopardize my plan. I befriended her so that I investigate the issue with her death,so that she doesn't fall for it and apparently am the one falling...for her. Oh well.

All is fair in love and war; and this is love.

We entered into the city mall. I took Prim's hand and put it on the gear. I placed mine on top of hers and changed the gear lever to 'parking' and stopped the car.

"We both stopped the car", I smiled

" You should teach me how to drive sometime...",she said unfastening her seatbelt and opening the door going out. I did the same and we walked out of the car pack into the building.

"Let's have lunch first....", she said pulling my hand toward a restaurant I vowed never to step in again.

" er...where are we going?",I asked while resisting.

"The Krazy Kangaroo..", she smiled. "It's my favorite restaurant. I always come with my aunt Vanessa every Friday. I really love their chicken." She explained emphasizing on the love part. She really must have loved it. She made it sound so delicious and tasty already, before even stepping a foot in the restaurant. I felt happy for her but I just couldn't go in. This place was connected to the darkest chapters of my life. Now that I finally flipped the pages,I didn't want to go back again opening chapters that were closed years ago. I finally had a chance to be happy again. I saw the sun at the end of the tunnel but somewhere somehow my past keeps creeping back into my present to ruin my future. Prim kept reminding me of my past. I don't know why but she was so familiar. Her likes,her dislikes both crowded my mind with memories of the past. I hope someone wasn't reborn and came back to me in the form of Prim. If so then things will definitely turn ugly.

"May I borrow your phone?", I asked. I remembered I had a task to do. I needed to deliver my new nut model at my boss's place this afternoon. He must have been calling me but couldn't get through since my phone was somewhat broken. I took Prim's phone and dialled his number. He picked. He never misses a call. Never.

" hello sir,am really sorry ",I began . I didn't want to lengthen the conversation for he is a stupidly-strict man. He doesn't love chit chats. Call him,tell him why you called and hang up. That's the rule

" I finished the model last night but couldn't call you since my phone is broken. What time are you free so that I can bring it?" "Am never free Omar....you of all people should know that",he began. " Bring it to my house. You can have lunch here as well....."

Wow..the sun surely rose from the west. He invited me for lunch at his place? I couldn't believe this. What on earth happened? He sure is in a good mood today.

"He asked me to bring it to his house. Let's go", I told Prim while walking away toward my car. She followed reluctantly.

"We'll come back later",I smiled opening the door for her.

She got in and I walked to the other side and got into the drivers seat and drove off.

Phew! Away from the Krazy Kangaroo. We drove out of town all the way past the circus and toward the famous Bridge of Lovers. Rumors spread that most lovers die together at the bridge. They throw themselves over. That's pure craziness. There's no way I'd do that. I know I can't always get what I want in life but killing myself is another story. No matter how hard life gets I definitely can't end my life. My life is more expensive than any other thing I could own in life. It's not like you can just get another life after you lose it. We're not trees that loose their leaves and get them back. Besides,trees lose their leaves,they don't lose their roots. Leaves will always come back. Roots won't. That's where the whole scenario comes from.

We surely need to learn from nature to value our lives.

I crossed the bridge and slowly drove after I read the 'men working ahead' sign. There's a construction in progress. They seem to be building another studio. I thought so after I saw like a few actors and actresses from this lame TV show All over. They were really 'all over' the place. I drove past them and into the territory of billionaires. That's where my boss lived. He was one of the richest people that ever lived. At least those who I knew.

"Oh My God", Primrose gasped in shock after what she was. A golden gate that was connected to a beautiful golden fence surrounding the houses. It was a large place. Really large. Once we got at the gate,a computer scanned my car. It took my retina scan,thumb print and heart beat. After it recognized me,the gate opened and I drove in.

"Did that just happen?", Prim asked.

"You're not dreaming", I replied. We walked past an alley that was made of the finest tar there could ever be. Each side of the road had a house of a totally different design. A fountain right at the front of each gate that led to a particular house. The alley had flowers on each side that where in different shapes based on what the owner of the house wanted. It really was beautiful. I must say... Really breathtaking. Prime's jaw dropped each time she saw something that amazed her and I would laugh because she was beginning to act weird. They were just designs. I also love them but you don't see me getting cranky each time I see something amusing.

I packed right next to my boss's car and told Prim we need to get out. She didn't seem to hear me. She was busy admiring the surrounding around here. I beckoned her

" Can we get out so we can get a closer view?", I asked sarcastically. She nodded and smiled simultaneously and went out.  She really went close to whatever got her attention. I got out too and after being scanned by the computer,the door opened.

"Prim!",I called after the door had opened and began to close. I didn't want to leave her because once she's left out,it wouldn't let her in because her details weren't in the computer's memory.

She ran toward me and we both got in right before it shut.

" Stay close",I held her hand and brought her tightly toward my body. She had her left arm around my waist and she was holding mine with her right arm. I could feel her breath right on my cheek since she was resting her nose on it. I could feel her heartbeat from her back because I had my arm on her back. I so wanted this moment to last. So wanted it to last. I looked at Prim who was busy looking at the Teddy bear on the corner of the door. It was continuously waving and smiling at the same time. Prim seemed to like it. I saw her smile back at it. The expensive smile. The one I'd pay almost whatever amount to see everyday. She raised her face and looked at me. She caught me looking at her. Her crystal eyes had changed colour. They were now blue .

"Your eyes are blue...", I told her looking straight into them.

"You're wearing a blue shirt,so they're reflecting the colour"

"They do that?", I asked with a tiny smile on my lips. That was so cool. Eyes that change colour.

"Sometimes...",she smiled. I smiled at her too. She kept on looking at me and I kept on looking at her. She didn't take her eyes away from mine like she does sometimes. She just had them fixed on mine. I did that too. I became so blank that I couldn't even say anything. No words came out. It felt as if my lips were sealed. I caressed her face with my other hand. She leaned on it and seemed to be liking what I was doing. I found myself moving my face toward hers. I seriously didn't know why. My body wasn't mine anymore. I couldn't control it anymore. Prim's face was so close to mine we almost touched noses. I sure didn't know what to do. Prim was like an inch away from me. One single move and there'd be no more room left.

"Not now", I thought to myself. "Just not now". I felt bad. I felt as if I was forcing myself on Prim. What if she wouldn't like it? What if she'd get angry? What if something bad just happened?

However,a thought occurred to me 'Why didn't she push me away?' Why did she maintain the moment? Why didn't she do anything to show that she wasn't pleased with what I was doing. Did it mean she actually was okay with all this or she was just being polite?.

"Um.....Omar", she began " What are we doing?",she asked moving a few inches away from me. She looked around and I did the same. We were in the radiator. My boss installed a radiator right after  his front door. He didn't want germs or any bacteria in the house. Hygiene freak

"We're getting radiated", I explained

" Wow",she said,sarcastically."No bacteria in the house"

"You know it", I snapped

Five minutes after,the other door opened leading us outside of the radiator and into the house. We got into the house and met everyone on the living room. My boss, Prof Greg, his wife Sarah and daughter Angela. A simple beautiful family.

" You took time",he signed.

"Am so sorry", I said offering him my hand. He shook my hand and went toward Prim who was also busy looking around in the house.

He faked a cough to get her attention and after she saw him she got embarrassed. She gave him her hand. He looked at it and and Prim and at the hand again

" It got radiated",she told him. I found it rather rude but anyway...she's gonna get used to this whole life sometime.

"I know",he fixed his spectacles "That's why I've got the audacity to shake it"

Prim rolled her eyes at him. Luckily he didn't notice. He led us to his dinning table which was covered with food from one end to the other end. I saw Prim lick her lips. I giggled. Angela came to where I was and whispered in my ear

"Another girl?", she asked looking at Prim

" Shut up",I whispered back. If you wanted to keep a secret,Angela wasn't the person to tell. She was so good at spilling things. So good at spilling things. Her dad once planned a surprise dinner for his wife's birthday but with Angela around it wasn't a surprise anymore. I really had a rough past with women and Angela seemed to be Pocking her nose in it. I didn't want Prim to find out anything. At least not yet. I didn't want her to know a single bit of my past from someone else. If anyone was going to tell her it had to be me. It had to be me. Angela wanted to whisper something else but their butler asked us to take our seats in the dinning room. I sat next to Prim in case she begins to feel weird after I sit away from her. She took chicken nuggets, Chinese soup and Hawaiian spaghetti.

That gave me the shock of my life. It was her favorite meal too.

"Pass me the pepperoni please...", she requested. That killed me. Pepperoni ? Seriously,this is getting weird.

"You eat non cooked pepperoni?",Mrs Greg asked. I was gonna ask the same thing. Her reasoning will definitely clear my doubts. If she has the same reasoning,something is definitely wrong. If not,am all good.

"I love how the smell blends together. The pepperoni and the nuggets....it's just like nuggeroni...",she laughed. They all laughed

I got scared. I looked at Prim. She was a complete replica of ....my long lost love!

She also loved chicken nuggets ,Hawaiian spaghetti and Chinese soup..she also said she liked how the flavour blended with the nuggets. Worst of all..she also called it nuggeroni! I was completely losing my mind. She even liked grilled chicken just like Prim. I was done for. I think I was walking dead.

This couldn't be happening. What scared me the most was the fact that Prim was acting like my lost love...who apparently was six feet down in the ground. I was so scared. So scared that I could feel sweat flowing inside my shirt. I was holding a glass of water and I squeezed it unknowingly until it broke cutting my hand and alarming everyone.

"Omar ", Angela gasped after she saw my hand "You're sweating...",she said. Seriously? I thought she was gonna be like you're bleeding. For a rich kid, she really was one dumb girl. The problem of having everything done for you. It doesn't give you a chance to experience and challenge your mind.

"Are you okay?", Prim asked coming to my aid. Whenever she asks me that question I always remember my dream. The blood and the chisel. It haunts me all over. Over and over again.

"Don't touch me!",I howled at her.

"Young man, are you okay?", My boss asked.

"Yeah sure",I replied trying not to lose it. I often lose it when am in the midst of an attack. I think I was having one right now. I couldn't let anyone see it though. I tried to control myself.

"Which way to the bathroom?",I asked breathlessly. Prof Greg motioned to one of his men to show me the bathroom. I followed him and got in. I shut the door behind me and locked it. I removed the pieces of glass from my hand slowly, while watching the scarlet liquid flow out of my hand. It went all the way down the sink and for some reason it left me terrorized. Then came the memory again;the blood and the chisel followed by a painful sensation in the sides of my head causing me to groan in pain and fall on the floor.

I laid for a few minutes and then woke up. The pain was gone. I woke up and looked at myself in the mirror

"You're a huge mess",my reflection told me

"I know", I replied. I washed my hand and bandaged it since there was a first aid kit in the bathroom. I washed my face and made sure I was okay to go out of the room.

I went to the dining room and Prim ran to me and gave me a hug.

"Are you okay?",she asked squeezing me. The memory started creeping into my mind again but I controlled it. I reminded myself I was at my boss's place and Prim was just caring about me that's why she asked. I needed to control myself. A lot

"I'll be alright if you don't squeeze me anymore", I whimpered and she loosened her hug. She looked at me and smiled.

"Sorry..",

"It's alright...am okay.....just hungry....", I said trying to make her let go of me before she started asking anymore questions but it proved to be vague because it seemed like she wasn't letting me go any sooner.

"What was that?",she asked,seriously;with this Am-serious expression on her face. She wasn't doing joke this time around but fortunate enough neither was I. Who ever scores is the one who gets the points. She was playing really well just unfortunate that the ball ended up in my hands and with one shit I scored.

"It's a long story....",I replied. That's what I always do to make sure she shuts up. Evil of me I know but I just wasn't ready to spill anything yet. Not now! I had to wait for the perfect time. Timing is very important. A lot of contracts are broken because of this prospect of time. A lot of people's lives are lost because of time. Time time time! Apparently... The time wasn't right now....

"Hmm....Okay", she let go of me and walked back to the dining. I sensed the coldness from the moment against my skin and I hugged myself rubbing my arms. She began walking away and I knew I had poked the bees. I couldn't do otherwise....for now. I had to stay silence. If only there was a way to make her understand. I couldn't tell her about it yet.....what a whimp! I know.

'Am so sorry Prim',I thought to myself as we walked to the dinning. I distracted myself with the thought of food. I looked at the table and wow. Meats of all kinds where perfectly arranged as though in a food competition. Barbeque was shredded into tiny finger like pieces. It had an aroma revealing the secret behind the seasoning. Ginger! . Curried chicken was also making noise on the table. It had a very thick dark brown gravy that made he drool much more. I looked further and saw anchovies. They had a cinnamon coat and were mixed with sliced cucumbers and yellow paper. The table also had smoked mutton seasoned with winter ringed onions, pork strips deepen in tomato puree, grilled sausages and not forgetting boiled, fried as well as mashed eggs. The vegetables were even more spectacular. Purple and green cabbage where served together in the same plate and they made such a mighty combination. Green vegetables, steamed cauliflower, coleslaw salad, lettuce salad only to mention a few. I didn't know some of the foods and wow I just let them pass. The carbs where in the centre of the table. Spaghetti, macaroni, rice, mashed and boiled potatoes, chips. All cooked in various types and each looking spectacular. I really loved it although I was surprised. How could a family of three finish all this by themselves? Or maybe someone else comes in right after them because honestly this was wastage if they throw it away.

"So....how's Jane?", Angela asked looking at me. I choked on my chicken and gave her THE look.

"Let's not talk about her..",I quickly said. I didn't want to talk about girls with Prim right here. It would definitely spoil my reputation and I didn't want that to happen. I bet she will think am such a pushover! Girl after girl!! She'll probably have questions in her mind.

"Oh...so we can talk about Anastasia right? Since we can't talk about Jane", she suggested again right before I was about to put a fully filled spoon of fried rice into my mouth. I dropped my spoon spilling the rice on my place.

"That's a no too",she said giving me this sarcastic look. Seems like she was asking for trouble. No matter how I tried to talk she wouldn't even read my cues for her to keep quite. Unfortunately, her parents where quiet too. Where was their voice in this? If I had it all in me, I'd have strangled her by now so that she doesn't say anything again. What was wrong with this girl? What was she trying to prove?

"What about Cass?",she asked again."We can talk about her right?"

"Cass?",Prim asked looking my direction. I saw her from the corner of my eye and I wasn't looking at her. An eye contact would do me bad right now.

"Yeah...they used to have sparks", Angela replied emphasising on the sparks part.

This was crossing the line. Totally crossing the line. Like totally. I don't like people sneaking into my privacy. I was just being respectful because her parents where here.

"Angela...stop harassing my guest", Prof Greg told her off, after the whole humiliation though. I really felt bad. I never wanted Prim to find out about Cass. Worst of the worst just happened. I was never gonna tell her anyway because I knew she'd still never find out.

Angela ruined everything.

She really crossed the line. I know she was somehow a friend but she didn't have to do that. I got so angry I didn't finish my food. I wouldn't let anyone know though. I just said I had enough. I wiped my mouth and waited for my boss to finish.

After lunch,I talked to and showed him the model of the nut I designed. It would be a shame if he wouldn't like it. I spent like the last month merely designing and last night finishing it off. I'd feel let down and disappointed if he won't like it. Really! Fortunate enough, he loved it. I designed a nut that changed shapes based on the hole it was going to be fit in. I figured it's somehow hard and unaffordable for some people to buy nuts in abundance all for different fittings. At times, you had to go as far as buying the whole pack just for one single but which I found unfair but when you're in the business industry, nothing is unfair. Everything you do is just a means to actually get what you want which is money!

He decided to put it on the market the next coming month. I didn't have a problem with that;provided I get money at he end of the day. After dessert, we gave our farewells and had to go.I drove off with Prim. A very quiet drive. I looked at her but she was busy looking outside the window. She asked me to drop her at Cass's house. I felt like I was doing her injustice. I wanted to talk to her I wanted to apologize. I noticed that she put her hand right next to the gear box. I wanted to put it on the gear again like before but she took it away before I could. Was she that angry? I stopped trying whatever I was trying. If she loosens up,she'll talk.

We stopped outside Cass's house and I rang the horn. Five minutes later she came out. That's the Cass I know. She doesn't come out after the very first horn. She says shes not desperate for anything. It annoys me sometimes when am in a hurry and she's all smooth inside waiting for time to pass. I got relieved when I saw her ran out ,five minutes after I had rang the horn She came running with a towel in her head

Prim got out of the car and I followed. She gave Cass a good warm hug reminding me of the hug she gave me at My boss's place.

"Hey you",Prim began breaking the hug.

"Hey Prim",Cass replied.

"Any plans for tomorrow night?",

" No...why?",

"A friend of mine is hosting a hot tub party so I wanted you to come with me",

"Not a problem.....",she raised her thumbs at Prim and Prim did the same.

"I just came to ask that...", Prim said waving at Cass. "I wish I'd stay longer but I guess that's a visit for another day. I'll come pick you up at 6"

"Wait...who's this friend?",

"Natasha...the evil maniac I work with...she hates me like bad",

"So...why are we going? Don't you think she has other plans?", Cass asked

"I also have my own plans....",Prim winked and bit her lower lip mischievousness painted all over her face like she was born with it.

"Primrose", Cass shrugged resting her hands on her waist like a woman "Promise me we'll come back alive",Cass said looking sharply at Prim. I laughed. Seriously I found it funny and they both looked at me.

"We will.....", Prim responded getting into the car." Although there's no telling what this mind of mine can do. I surprise myself sometimes"

"Bye Cass", I said going toward the car.

Cass ran toward me and gave me a hug. I really felt awkward plus uncomfortable since I got this feeling Prim was looking at us. What Angela said must've been revolving in her mind. I swallowed hard and slowly tried to push her away. I dont think she sensed what I was trying to do but I'd really appreciate it if she did.I decided to just pat her on the shoulder making her break us a part. I went into the car and drove to Prim's apartment. She went out of the car and waved while getting in.

Conscious chewed me up like gum. I felt like I cheated on Prim even though we were only friends. I felt shameful. What does she think of me right now?

Oh God... Angela was the whole cause of this. I kept thinking of her the whole trip. I dropped Prim off at her place and I turned my car around and drove at unimaginable speed. Off to settle some scores.