I abandoned my car and crossed the road in a jiff. I hurriedly stepped into the cinema, worried that I might miss her. She could be in any of the rooms watching a movie, and if she were, I would have to wait for two hours for her to come out of there. My eyes skimmed the whole floor and finally rested on her back. She was facing the board, nibbling on her index finger, pondering whether she should or shouldn’t watch a movie. Which movie? I couldn’t care less. As long as I get to talk to her and get to know her, it’ll be enough for me.

“Should I or shouldn’t I?” she mused.

“Whatever it is, I think you should,” I answered from right behind her. Then she slowly turned around to face me.

Her long and wavy brunette locks swayed as she pivoted. For that moment, my breath caught in my throat as my blue eyes locked with her hazel ones; sparks erupted in me.

“You think I should?” she asked, looking straight into my eyes.

“Wholeheartedly,” I replied softly.

“Which would you prefer?” she continued.

“Whichever your heart desires,” I bantered, eyes glinting.

“Hmm… Have you watched The Martian before?” she spoke again in her husky tone.

“Nope,” I smirked.

“Do you want a gist of it? I won’t tell if you hate spoilers,” she smiled.

For a moment, I was rooted to the spot by her carefree and beguiling smile. Man, I am hooked. Totally and unconditionally hooked.


My Curvy Italian Queen

My heart swells every time I see my Anakin and Amidala together. They are so in tune with each other that I see Mary and me in both of them. Oh, but they are more than best friends, of course. I believe God created both of them as soulmates even before they were born. When both James and I thought they would go to somewhere posh for a honeymoon, little did we know that Kin and Ami had planned a boat trip for the four of us. I have never seen James cry out of happiness so much since Ami came into our lives. The boat trip was what bound us together, and that was when I learnt that fishing could be calming and therapeutic. Since then, I have made it a point to accompany James whenever he decides to go to the waters. To have our grandchildren Luke and Leia with us on every trip we made was the cherry on top of the cake, and I still count the blessings since the day Amidala entered our lives.


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