The Story Behind

" Ahh I see, by the way, your cousin is also studying at Universal University or he is already working", I sluggishly asked him.

" Ahhh he is both working and studying, he is working at their own company because his dad wants him to be aware of the system of their company as early as now so that in the future he would not have any problem when he already replace his dad and he is also studying in Universal University taking up the Army Managementand just to remind you my cousin is the only child of their family and he is very snappy at the same time", he replied to me confidently.

"I see and I think that we will never be friends because we are really different like he is very snappy while I am a sluggish one", I replied to him sluggishly.

"Even if my cousin is very snappy and was raised in a very strict manner, I can assure to you that he has a very big heart, you just have to know him better in order to know also his true identity and do not worry because he is on his way now here and I will introduce you both to each other if that would be okay with you?", Mark said to me.

" No problem it would be my pleasure to meet your snappy cousin", I sluggishly replied to him.

" Just a second Mark I cannot find my wiper (a cleaning material used to clean the lenses of the eye glasses)", I replied to him while my head and eyes were still searching for my wiper in my bag.

A few seconds later, "I found it already!", I said to Mark at the same time I rose my head and my eyes and I saw his cousin...(my world stopped for a second during that time).

" What are you doing here!", me and his cousin exclaimed together.

Mark was very startled that time, " Do you know each other already", Mark shockingly asked us.

" I don't know that person and I am not interested", we both exclaimed when we answered Mark.

"Ok,Ok,Ok, please calm down the both of you", Mark pleaded to us.

Few minutes later, me and Drake never looked at each other and stayed still instead.

"Now, can one of you explain to me where and how did you met and the reason why did you hate each other so much to the point that you want to hurt each other physically?", Mark pleaded to us.

" Just ask that very ugly and sluggish creature!", Drake said to Mark while he pointed his finger to me and insulted me with the emotion of his face.

" Why me ? , it should be you Mr. Arrogant and Inhumane man who should be asked, not me!", I shouted to him angrily in a stuttering way.

" Shhhhhhh, the both of you please stop and don't say even one word because we are in a restaurant and we might disturb the other customers", Mark said.

" Drake, watch your words that you are going to say to Francine, and by the way she has a name and she has also a heart (at the same time he put his hand to Drake's chest), a heart like the one that we have, a heart that can feel pain and most importantly she is a girl, a girl that should be respected and should be taken good cared of as what your dad taught you always", Mark said this to Drake.

" I am sorry bro if I messed up here earlier but I will never say sorry to that creature ( he pointed at me) and I don't care if what is her name because I am not interested!", Drake replied to Mark.

At that time, I am just looking down at the floor of the restaurant because I felt that I am humiliated once again.

"Drake!, you are going too far, please apologize to Francine right now, right here!", Mark shouted to Drake.

" That will never happen bro!, I am sorry but I have to go before I can do something bad to that very unlucky, ugly, and sluggish creature!", Drake replied to Mark with his eyes bigger due to anger that he felt towards me.

Drake threw the wine glass on the floor of the restaurant that causes it to broke into pieces and he quickly walked away.

" Drake, stop!", Mark tried to stop Drake from walking away but he failed to do so.

" Francine watch out for the broken wine glass because you might hurt yourself", Mark said that to me in a concerned way.

" Waiter, please come over here", he called a waiter to clean the mess and he handed a money and " Just keep the change", he added.

Mark quickly brought me back to his car.

" I am really sorry for what Drake did to you earlier, I did not expect that to happen", Mark said to me.

" It's not your fault Mark", I replied to him with a sad face.

"How are you now?", He asked.

" I am feeling better now and thank you so much for asking", I replied to him.

" But earlier I really felt that I was humiliated once again that caused me to ask myself " Am I really that ugly?, sluggish?, and disgusting creature?" ( tears starting to flow from my very sad eyes)", I added.

Mark hugged me tight and comforted me.

" You are not that person you think you are Francine, you are unique and you are beautiful in your own simple ways", Mark said to me.

" You just said that Mark because you cannot see my physical appearance but if you do I am very sure that you will be disgusted by me just like them", I replied to him.

" You are wrong again, don't you judge me that I am that person you think I am because I am not, I have different definition of beauty and I have different principles in life that you don't know yet ", he replied to me.

" Ok Mr. Mark I will not argue with you anymore but let me ask you if what is your definition of beauty?", I asked him.

" Beauty for me is the sincere and most honest feeling that we felt when we are talking to a person and to be honest with you I felt that feeling when I am talking to you", he smirked.

" Wow, what a big word from a handicapped one", I jested.

" I hope that the definition of beauty of all the people in this world is the same as yours but the reality is we cannot pleased everybody because we have different beliefs and principles in life", I added.

"I agree with you in that case but I just want you to remember that this handicapped man will always look at you as one of the most beautiful creature that I have ever met in my entire life", he said to me and smiled toothlessly.

I also smiled secretly at that time and I felt that my heart is beating faster.

"You flattered me so much Mark and I thank you for that", I smiled to him.

To be continued...