Chapter Eleven

Chapter 11: David

Selena's POV

St. Williams Hospital

Did he just ask me if he got a pass mark? Again!

Oh my! 

I turned away in embarrassment and closed my eyes. I could hear his foot steps closing in. Then suddenly his breath touched my naked skin.

What's going on?

My dear poor heart almost escaped from my chest and when I thought it was about to break free. The bed slowly moved up, I opened my eyes and turned to him.

I opened my eyes due to this action and gasped

He raised his head up and our faces were inches apart. He smiled really wide and I felt my heart skip a bit.

What the heck is wrong with you Selena?

I turned away and he carried the food table up. I looked at what he was doing. He placed three plates in front of me. He slowly opened them and my stomach grumbled. It was so loud. I closed my eyes in embarrassment turning the other way again.  I heard the door close and I looked at the direction. Was someone standing there earlier.

I looked at Mr. Pulchritudinous and asked " Who was at the door before?"

"My secretary." He said without looking at me. He was so concentrated at peeling an orange. When he was done he handed it to me.

"Who are you exactly?" I asked.

"I—"

"Forget about that. What's the time?" I asked

"6:47." He said

I still have three hours. My laptop! Gosh. Did it break?

"My laptop! Is it okay?" I asked. He looked at me shocked

"You are in the hospital with a broken arm and you are thinking of your laptop?" He asked

"Well, I should be at home having JFB friend chicken but I'm stuck here because of you." I answered

"I'm sorry but it wasn't entirely my fault" He said and I took in a deep breath and sighed.

"I'm not in the mood neither do I have the strength to argue. Please is my laptop fine or not?" I asked

"It's just the screen that broke. I've told Norman to get a new one just like it" He said resting his head on his left hand looking at me. What's going on?  I sniffed the hair around him, it reeked of alcohol.

"You're drunk?" I asked

"I'm a business man. I don't easily get drunk." He smiled at me again.

Why is he talking so nicely this time?

"Today's really not my day.   Do you have your phone with you?" I asked

"Yes." He  brought out a phone that could pay my rent for three years. Rich! Definitely rich. Maybe richer than I'm thinking.

What the heck was he doing in Griffin grills?

I took a better look at him. The tuxedo he's wearing doesn't also look cheap or expensive. It looks super expensive. Definitely tailor made for him.

"Why exactly are you still staying with me?" He looks pretty important. Why is he babysitting me? He could just have paid the bills and get going. He even kept me in a private ward.

"It's my responsibility" He said and scooped a spoon of porridge and brought it close to my mouth. Is he really planning on feeding me… Is this a dream? If It is , I'm ready to wake up.

Wake up Selena!

"You really don't have a responsibility to stay with me right now or even feed."

"Can't you just play along?" He smiled

Play along with what Mr. Pulchritudinous?

"If you really want to apologize, help me type my article and send it. I have a dead line for 10pm today." I said

"But you have to eat something first. You've been asleep for hours and I know that drip doesn't contain a balanced diet. You refused an orange. I'm guessing you don't want porridge. There's vegetable and fruit salad here. Choose one?" He asked. He totally ignored my words. Who the hell does he think he is?

"Who are you exactly?" I asked. I don't even know this man's name for Pete's sake.

"David. Call me Dave or anything you want." He smiled relaxing his back on the chair just staring at me.

"I'm Selena. Well, you already know that."

"Yes, Selena Bianca Jones."

"Excuse me?" I was more than shocked. Did he run some kind of background check?

Is he an underground king or something.

"Norman tried contacting your family but, we got to know about your mother's situation. I didn't think we should call them because it might be a shock to them."

"Yes. yes. Thank you for not calling them. I'm alright."

An awkward silence followed but, David kept staring at me

"Um ... Well, I am a freelance writer and if I don't submit, I'll lose a thousand dollars and won't be able to pay my rent. Please, I really don't have much time. I'm not a person to play with conscience. When I fell I noticed the traffic light had turned green already. It isn't entirely your fault I'm stuck here. How about you help me this time with my Job, get out of this white palace and home and I'll owe you one. " I said practically praising myself mentally because I thought I handled this maturely.

"What possibly could you offer me. A one night stand?" He asked and my entire body went cold and froze.  What did he just ask me ? Is he some kind of pervert?

Lord! Have mercy! I should have stated this condition. Am I really going to lose the money today?

"I'm joking."

"It didn't sound like one." I rolled my eyes and stared at the dishes.

Out of nowhere, he burst out in laughter. What's so funny?

" I'll help you and my wish is really simple. Sunday, we'll meet at this hospital for your check up and you'll accompany me for the rest of the day. Agreed?" He said. I looked at him surprised. Did he just indirectly-directly ask me out? Is he crazy?

"And… Why do you think I'll go on a date with you. We just met." I said

"I never said this was a date." He smiled. Did he just use my words against me? I feel like slamming my palm on my fore head.

"I won't sell my body for a thousand dollars" I said turning my head away from him.

"But not doing this job would taint your reputation. It's not just a thousand dollars we are talking about here. Am I right? Six hours minimum. It's not like I'm going to ask you to strip or jump off a building" He said and I slowly turned to look at him. Every single thing he said was correct. I'm just a really stubborn person. Six hours with him on Sunday….. isn't going to kill you Selena. I can't believe I'm going to accept this offer.

Wait...

"You know—"

He nodded. More and More people are knowing about my secret identity. I've laid perfectly low for three years. Why now?

"It's a deal. Download the writing app by Amadon" I said.

"Not yet" He said

"What's wrong now?" I asked almost bursting out in tears. I've had enough drama scenes for today. What time is it now even?

"You have to eat something first. " He said leaning in and using a fork to scoop the fruit salad and brought it close to my mouth again.

He doesn't like you. He's just playing with you or something. Mr. Pulchritudinous isn't this just too much for someone you just met?

He should at least give me a break.

I reluctantly opened my mouth and took the salad. I chewed it slowly as I watched him carefully scoop another portion. He has a really nice side view. His lashes are surprisingly not that long, of course it isn't. This isn't a drama, it's real life. Maybe he doesn't really like me. Maybe he's thinking I might ask for a huge compensation or take him to court. Maybe this is even a dare from his friends. How would such a beautiful being not have a girlfriend. I won't be surprise if he's even married. But, I haven't seen a wedding ring anywhere.

Whatever! As long as he's a fast typist. I'll even eat broccoli right now.

"Open up" He said and I  did. This scoop was larger than earlier. "Excuse me." He said and got up and walked towards the door. Is he leaving?

What's going on?

I chewed as fast as I could. But, by the time I was done the door was closed. Before I could place the pieces of what just happened in the right order he walked in with a man. He looked kind of familiar. He was holding a laptop and just took his seat on the couch and started fiddling with his laptop.

"He'll be the one typing and I'll be the one feeding you" He said and returned to his position on my bed. I blinked twice and looked confused.

"My secretary, Norman." He said cancelling my doubts. He was the one that kept asking the unreasonable questions earlier.

"Thank you" I said to him. Then I looked at David, wanting to look for trouble, I asked " Why don't I go out with him instead?"

His expression was priceless. His face change is indescribable. I couldn't help but laugh, so I laughed out loud. I think he realized he was a joke then smiled at me.

"Selena, that wasn't funny" He said

"It was" I said and stopped laughing and just smiled at him.

"You can start now. We have roughly two hours left" David said.

"Okay." I said and turned to Norman

"You have to download the writing app by Amazon." I said and before I could try to remember what email I used to login in, He said "Done!"

"Did you download the right app. It's like a hundred gigabyte app" I said

"Yes!" He said folding the laptop and showing it to me. I can't believe it. He's using the high tech foldable laptop. I thought those were not out yet. I stared at the laptop in shock. My mouth almost dropping.

"It's fake" David said and it snapped me back from my daydream. But… wait! Who is he trying to fool here. I'm not going to ask him for money. Come on!

"Okay!" I just played along. "My email is cookiepie2000@gmail.com and the password is sel_jones" I said and Daniel laughed. I just stared at him.

"I'm sorry. Cookiepie??? What's cookiepie??" He said trying to hold back his laughter.

"You'll see a 'my creation' icon please tap it. Then go to Fighting age and nature." I said totally ignoring his words and his face

"Done! Please continue" He said

"What—" I was about to say something but David kept a big chunk of apple in my mouth and started laughing again. I chewed it quickly and glared at David.

"What's wrong with you. How much time do we have left?" I asked and he turned to Norman.

"One hour forty seven minutes." He said after looking at his wrist watch

"I don't have time to play." I said

"We aren't playing. I'm feeding you." He smirked. It was simply breathtaking and the way he said 'I'm feeding you' My heart skipped a beat. I just stared into his bright blue eyes. It would be a good dream If he actually liked me. He must be a playboy because he's so good at flirting and rich. Selena… back to normal!

"Norman… what's my last statement please?" I asked blinking and looking away from David's eyes.

"The nature of a woman to give birth for a MAN has become a burden that stops her from making a name because of a MAN." He said

"Thank you…" I said then turned to David. " Do you know a woman who's been looked down upon because of age but still struggles no matter what to the top.?" I asked

"Yes" He nodded slowly

"Can I have an interview right now with the person?" I asked.

"Why don't you ask me anything you want to know?" Ha asked

"You don't know anyone. Am I right?" I sighed.

"I do know. A lot of people in my company are just like that, both make and female. I personally, am also looked down upon because of age." He said

"Then tell me your thoughts on age been a barrier to women empowerment." I said and he talked for like forever. His every point we're amazing and as they came out of his lips sounded like music. His voice is actually amazing if listening to it for more than fifteen minutes straight. Thirty minutes to the deadline, we were actually done with everything. Typing and editing. Norman is a really good at editing. He transformed my work into a masterpiece. He sent it to Sarah's mail immediately and received a confirmation message.

"I can finally breathe properly" I said closing my eyes and relaxing on the bed.

***

I can't believe I slept off.

"You are awake"

What is he still doing here?

"Are you ready to leave now?" David asked

"Yes!" I nodded, trying to get off the bed.

"Relax golden hair" He said.

What did he just call me?