chapter forty two

We were back to San Fransisco earlier than usual. School hasn't even resumed but Maya insist we must go because of the reason she didn't want to tell me but I knew it already. She just wanted to see Xavier.

"Khair I want you to accompany me somewhere." Maya said immediately she came out of the bathroom.

"To where?" I asked even though I knew the answer already.

"To....uhm a place obviously. Just want to meet a friend there." She lied.

"Who's your new friend that you didn't tell me about. Maya,do you know that I can smell your lies?" I said in all seriousness.

"Ok I just want to go and

see Xavier for once pls. Just this one time only." She pleaded with puppy eyes.

"When are we going?"

"Seriously?!"

"Just tell me." I said annoyingly resisting the urge to roll my eyes but I did it anyway.

"Two days from now." She answered giddily.

"Ok whatever." I rolled my eyes once more and fall on the bed closing my eyes.

I can tell Maya was jumping with the sound of her feet stomping on the ground.

Such a childish lady!.

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Applying the last touch of makeup on Maya's face,she opened her eyes and smiled sheepishly upon seeing her face.

"When did you learn makeup?" She asked still surprised.

"Err,whenever I'm bored?" I answered not that sure of how I really learnt it.

"Ok then,hurry up and do your own makeup let's get going." Maya said draping a veil on her head.

"I'm ready."

"Ready as in how? You didn't do any makeup."

"I don't know how to do it for my own self so let's just go." I said with finality pushing her out of the room.

"That's stupid Khair. How can you not know how to...."

"Don't let me change my mind Maya." I warned and she raised her hands up in surrender.

After several minutes of glaring and staring in the car, we arrived at a simple but nice looking restaurant. As we stepped into the restaurant,I realised I was wrong about saying the restaurant was 'nice'.

Music that I can't get a single word from it was blaring from an invisible speaker. Some people were eating on chairs and tables while some were dancing. The place was giving out this two weird vibes. Eating like normal people and dancing like crazy teenagers at the same time,nah!

"I'm outta here!" I said trying to get past Maya after studying the..... restau-club.

"Wait girl. You can't just leave me in here. Let's get in pls." Maya pleaded and I sighed allowing her to guide me inside.

She roamed her eyes on different angle searching for Xavier while me on the other hand,did nothing.

"He's here!" Maya said dragging me by the arm with her to where Xavier was sitting. She almost removed my arm with the kind of force she applied while dragging me.

"Hey girls" Xavier said loudly with a grin. He wore a casual black shirt and equal black pants. Maya was busy staring at him.

"Pls seat." He offered pointing at the two wooden chairs in front of him.

"Why are we in this place? Isn't there a more quiet restaurant than this?" I questioned Xavier.

"What are you saying?" He asked and I repeated myself.

"I'm sorry you say? Cos I'm not hearing a single word over this loud music." He shouted and I glared at him.

"Why chose this restaurant out of all the restaurant in SF?" I yelled.

"Oh,I don't know. I just like it." He answered with a shot eating grin and Maya has a sheepish smile on her face.

Ughhh

Maya and Xavier immediately engaged in conversation and I decided to use my phone to pass time.

I dropped my phone again after realising it is boring. I looked around the lightly dimmed restau-club and trying to avoid eye contact with prying eyes.

The slow music was now changed to a crazy fast music and as soon as it started,literary everybody in this place shouted and jumped with happiness that I had to cover my poor ears and close my eyes but that was of no help....at all.

Turning to look at Maya, I saw her singing along with other people. Xavier also. What's wrong with these people?!

I tried to endure it but the song was making my heart thud hardly. My heart was beating exactly the beat of the music. Everywhere was vibrating and my head was pounding. I wonder if this whole place was soundproof and I'm sure it has to be. If I spend one more minute here,I am sure as hell I will develop a serious headache.

I stood up to tell Maya that I have to go outside to receive fresh air but the response I got from her shocked me. She waved me off and continued singing.

"I said I'm going to receive fresh air but you wave me off? I can't stay here any longer and I will go home now!" I said angrily but the song hasn't left her mouth yet.

"OK bye. Meet you at home." She replied all giddily and waved at me slightly. She stood up and moved to the dance floor with Xavier trailing behind her.

I huffed out a breath of anger,Annoyance, frustration and everything in between.

Hissing,I glared at her dancing figure and stumped out of the club pushing anyone who stand on my way.

I reached outside and breathed in. Not a single sound was coming from the restaurant and I confirmed to myself that the place is really soundproof. "Now how am I going to get home?" I asked myself and looked at Maya's car.  I instantly wished I had a car and know how to drive.

I stood by the roadside in hope of getting a taxi but unfortunately for me,none came and I don't know why.

Cars were passing and I was just staring at each one that passed. I wasn't even thinking straight and the scorching sun above me was making the situation less appreciative.

Loud horn was what jolted me out of my thoughts. I glared at the white car in front of me and hissed for the two hundred and four time.

The window rolled down at the same time I rolled my eyes and turned my face sideways

"Khairee." The person said and I immediately recognized the voice. My head turned back to the car automatically and my face crinkled up in a smile.

"What happened and why are you standing in this goddamn hot sun?" Ahmad asked

"Situation happened and I ended up here and the most annoying thing is that,when you need taxi to take you home,they never appear." I expressed my thoughts and he  chuckled.

"I know right. Now get in here." He said playfully and I sighed in relief.

I opened the passenger's door and hopped in. I almost fainted at the cool temperature that hit my skin.

"Why are you outside that weird restaurant?" He asked.

"You've ever been there?" I asked too.

"No. But I know about it it. So why are you there?"

"I accompanied Maya to a date but things went south and I came out of the place."

"Upon all the restaurants in San Fransisco, that is place she can go for a date?" He wondered in amusement

"EXACTLY!! Thank you!"

We continued our little sweet chitchat and before I knew it,we were at our apartment.

"Thanks for the ride. If not for you, I would have been roasted since." I said sincerely with a warm smile.

"Never mind. But before you go,just give me your number." He requested

"Oh silly. That's if you can stop me." I said and I didn't know when I giggled. Immediately I wanted to open the door,Ahmad locked it.

I tried opening it with whatever alternative I had but it didn't open.

"Which type of car is this?!" I yelled.

"Huh,the driving type." He shrugged.

"OK as you can see,I don't have my phone with me and I don't know my number offhand." I lied

"Seriously?!" He said pointing at the phone on my lap and I shut my eyes at my blunt stupid lie.

"You aren't getting down from this car if I don't get your number." He finalized and I rolled my eyes.

"Who are you? A stalker?"

"Err,you're quite right."

Two minutes of silence passed and nothing was heard only the tapping of his fingers on the steering wheel.

"Don't you have a job to do?" I asked frustrated. "Cos if you don't, then I do". I added

"This is the latest job I have. Either you give me your number or we are sleeping here today." He said and I groaned.

"Fineeee." I gave in and told him my number. I heard a clicking sound and I tried to open the car door and it did.

I came down and I immediately missed the feeling of the car.

"OK then. Bye and thanks for the ride." I said sticking my head in the window.

"No problem. Till whenever we meet again Khairee." He said with a large smile and turned on the ignition. I quickly retracted my head before he cut it off.

I waved at him and he waved back. I kept smiling until he was out of sight. I moved inside the house with a hot cheek and instantly forgetting all about Maya.

"I have to admit I have a little crush on this man". I said to myself and giggled. I realized how crazy I was and shook my head smacking myself internally.

"Can't wait for me to get married." I sang while dancing to the kitchen.

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Ignoring Maya as I continued with my chores, she sighed and turned me to face her.

"Silent treatment? What did I do to deserve that?" Maya said with a pout.

"You're asking me huh?! You didn't care about me at that clubby restaurant because you're with some dumb Xavier and when you came back,you didn't even try to talk to me or asking how I got home. You were showing me that you're angry at me. Who should be angry,me or you huh? After all the headache you caused for me". I bursted out suddenly and Maya was beyond shocked. I don't have idea of my sudden outburst at all.

"This is what you will say to me? I was also searching for you in the club and outside. I thought something happened to you. You can imagine my own headache." Maya said with equal anger as me just that hers came with tears.

"Its your own fault and you actually deserved the headache. When you met me home,aren't you suppose to ask how I got home? Sometimes your sense of thinking is like that of a goat." I shouted

"You have the guts to compare me and a goat,you're crazy. Why are you shouting at me like this?" She retracted

"What are you also doing? Talking calmly?!"

"You're making me cry". She said in between sobs.

"Guess what! I don't fucking care." And with that,I dropped the mopping stick,hissed and left the room for her.

She broke down in the room and her cries was the only thing I kept hearing.

The is the first time we were having actual fight and mehn....the silent treatment became unbearable.

I glanced at the wall clock and saw that I have been sitting in a position for an hour and half. I stood up to check on Maya and I found her sleeping on the floor with dried tears on her face.

Poor her,wicked me

I made a mental note to sincerely and seriously apologize to her immediately she's up from her sad sleep. I checked my phone and saw two missed calls from Ahmad.

He can wait for now.

I moved to the kitchen to bake a 'sorry' cupcake,if that would work.

Taking out the freshly baked cupcakes from the oven, I smiled at the way they turned out.

I designed the cupcake with my poorly made icing writing ' I am sorry ' on each of them. The writing looked ugly and jam-packed as the cupcake was too small to contain the sentence but I tried my very best.

I arranged it on the bedside and went out of the room to prepare lunch. I heard the bedroom's door opening and I closed my eyes taking a deep breath.

Maya came into the kitchen but didn't say anything. I sighed and turned to her.

"Hey Maya". I said and physically face palmed myself. We are living in the same house and we finished fighting two hours ago but all I could say was 'hey'?

"Maya I'm very sorry,sincerely sorry. I didn't meant to shout at you like that. I don't know what came over me." I said with utmost sincerity.

"I'm sorry too. Its my fault I didn't care about you when I was with Xavier." She said and I smiled.

"Besties hug?" I asked in uncertainty and she immediately enveloped me in a warming hug.

"Forgive me." We said at the same time and burst out laughing after sharing a knowing look.

"We are good now right?" I asked and she nodded her head.

"Let's go eat the cupcakes then."

"Which cupcakes?"

"The one I made. Didn't you see it on the bedside?" I asked her with a narrowed eyes.

"No I didn't."

We walked hand in hand to our room and my jaw dropped at the cupcakes I saw.

"You ate them?" I turned and asked Maya unbelievably but she gave me an innocent look.

"I can't believe you. I haven't even tasted it." I continued.

"I'm sorry I couldn't resist them. I knew they were for me. Thanks for it anyways." She winked and before I could wink also,she ran out if the room with laughter.

"Is better you run for your life cos if I catch you,you will choose death by yourself." I shouted and ran after her.

I felt like five years old that moment.

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