chapter70 unnamed chapter

Grace doesn't remember being a rowdy person. she is more of the sly venomous type. she would almost never walk faster than normal pace, she can't and won't run even if her life depended on it and she absolutely would never dance or jump. ever. but as the saying goes -bad company corrupts good manners even the ever responsible Anna wasn't spare.

what started out as a simply getting Froyo in the mall turned into a mini riot. Trevor exploded a frozen yogurt dispenser -he didn't overwork it was the point that it sparks and smoke start coming out or something like that. Nope. the guy had a mini grenade with him so he decided to blow the thing up.

Anna flipped a table over and she wouldn't have done it if Maya didn't keep chanting 'flip the table! flip the table!' and Grace may or may not have joined in the chant.

Maya being Maya had to be the cause of the whole thing. she made a fuss about her other being wrong when in all honesty, Maya was served what she asked for but she had to be a b!tch about it and obviously, the waitress was having too much of a bad day to tolerate Maya's nonsense so she argued back and that's when things went downhill.

two froyo dispensers were blown up, three tables were flipped and a huge mess was created. things were said and done and Grace enjoyed every single second of the madness. the four of them are influential people in the society especially Grace and Trevor so nobody could do anything. except watch in horror especially the store's manager.

after an hour of craze, Trevor paid generously for the damages and Anna apologized for everyone's 'unruly' behavior. -luckily for the waitress, she didn't lose her job.

they didn't get to eat their froyos, even after paying for it and other damages. the whole thing was a big ol' waste of time and instead of leaving the mall, the went to another store to start the circle all over again.

three stores later- or more accurately, three more incidents later, they were about to enter their fifth store and Anna made them promise not to cause any commotions.

this next store is a shop for baby wears and what kind of hooligans create havoc in a store for babies. beside Anna wants to buy a dress for baby Lillian six monthsary so they can cause havoc after she buys the dress

"I can't believe you made me flip over a table" Anna groaned with self shame

" oh please. all I did was chant. everything else is all on you" Maya scoffed.

Grace still can't believe that Anna flipped over tables in all the four stall they have been to so far. what happened to righteous and responsible Anna?

"I never thought there'll be a..."

"hey look. isn't that Ethan and Lucas?" Maya asked. interrupting Anna's lecture on mannerisms and decorum. rude. but it didn't stop Anna and Maya from looking around to spot them. "just ahead"

true to Maya's words, Ethan and Lucas were just up ahead. Ethan and Lucas seem to be having a small fight over who should be pushing Lillian stroller until Lucas bent over and pick the baby up with a victorious grin "should we go over?" Grace ask eagerly.

"no" Trevor and Maya answered dryly.

"why not" Anna practically whined.

" their aim was to take a break from daddy and daughter and what's his face. Plus I have one Mini grenade left if I have to be within six feet of Mr boyfriend I might just slip it into his pocket" Trevor said gruffly but seriously.

"o..okay. then let go deck a store" Grace cheered.

"don't you mean -buy a dress for your goddaughter?" Anna scolded.

"oh. yeah. that too"

as soon as they entered the store, they scattered. Anna went about her shopping, Maya went off to go flirt with a man who possibly has a child -why else anybody shop here? except to accompany a friend which is unlikely. Grace choose to hang out with Trevor who made it a point to critically analyze every piece of clothing in the store like some kind of baby fashion expert and she seriously enjoyed his company.

"he has a wife and three children" Maya announced with a pout. "they are triplets"

Grace would have found it funny if she didn't know that despite the hard exterior, her best friend is low key desperate for love. as a good friend, she prays that Maya finds everything she was looking for.

"I thought you have that soulmate person?" Trevor asked still staring analytically at a bright yellow dress.

"yeah. my soulmate" Maya sighed. her voice sounded sad and pained.

'who is this guy and why is he making my life so sad?' Maya has never been hooked up on one guy for this long and she has been in worse relationships but one thing she is very good at is moving on -moving forward with her life. this guy hasn't even dated her yet and he's making her sad?

'someone will be eating a mini grenade soon'

Trevor seem to be thinking the same thing telling by his furrowed eyebrows and clenching fists.

"what's going on?" Anna asked. sensing the thick atmosphere.

"it's nothing" Maya sighed. "just soul -mating" both Trevor and Grace scuffed at the response as they all made their way out of the store.

nobody was in the mood to cause comotion and it would have been really funny if a riot started out in a baby's clothing store. instead, Anna paid for the dresses she bought -which were one too many. and not so surprisingly, even Trevor bought a white baby's onesie that has the words I love you written in small but clear letters. 'this is the closest I might ever come to having a child of my own' he said. and nobody asked any other questions.

---Side story----_

Grace pulled Maya to a conner "tell me what's going on with you"

"it's nothing" Maya sighed.

"just tell...."

"I said it's nothing! mind your business. things are going great so let it be!"

"is it because of that ..guy?" Grace calmly and dangerously. ignoring Maya's outburst. "you haven't told me much about him but I know he is your boss's brother and that's enough for me to find him and for him go missing."

"it's just.." Maya sighed in defeat. "I don't like feeling desperate but that's exactly how I'm feeling right now. my parents, Mike, Jake, Tom, Benny (ex boyfriends) etc. they couldn't love me but then, he came along and with just a smile he could make me feel things. happy things, lovely things and yet he is playing games with me. it's just.."

"first of all, I thought it was established that Mr and Mrs Xin are a$sholes. second, those guys have no common sense. they couldn't see that you are the second most amazing person in the world -the first being me and if this 'forbidden love' guy doesn't have any common sense either, I think Trevor would be happy to turn his lights off"

Maya suddenly hugged her fiercely. "I don't care what anybody thinks, you are a nice person"

"uhm hmm" Grace responded unsurely. she could barely stand nice people, talk more of nice. she can't stand mean people either -generally, she can't stand -most. people "what did I tell you about hugging me?"

"not to do it especially when it restricts your airflow" Maya pouted before letting go.

"you're not going to tell me about the guy are you?"

"don't worry about it. I'll take care of it"

"you sure?" Grace asked worriedly.

"I told you not to worry"