The fourth chapter is here! I hope you guys like it
She's running with all the strength she has, she didn't even bother all the looks from people in the streets were staring at her like she's crazy. She's late, very late, her class supposed to begin at 8am but it's 7.50 am already and she's still on her way.
When she reached NYU gate, she's running even faster and faster until she bumped into someone (again) and drop all her books of History and Theory of Composition.
"Oh gosh I'm terribly sorry" She picked all her books and tried to keep her head down because she's 100% sure she's embarrassed her self in front of everyone.
"It's fine…hey Tina right?" Bemused, Tina raises her head and faced the guy.
"I've ruined my reputation in front of you did I?" She feels like wants to jump into Clift or something, how can she possibly have ruined her reputation but she's only here for two days.
"Do you really want a truth answer or not?" He amused by Tina's clumsiness.
"Guess I don't wanna know at all. I'm so sorry again, but I really have to go now" She said apologetic and started to walked away but Artie shout to get her attention,
"Try not to bump other students, good luck!" he then faded away and Tina caught his smile, guess it's not a bad sign right?
She finally reached her class and knocked the door.
"I'm so sorry sir I'm late"
"Who do you call sir miss?" The teacher turned around and made Tina very shocked. All the students were looking at Tina and felt sorry for her.
"I-i-i'm so sorry m-i-i-ss.."
'It's madam, madam Beiste. Just find and empty seat and try to keep up with the lesson" The teacher starts to write something on the board and Tina walked silently to her seat and stay quite during the session.
Her class is finally over, she waved to her friends and walked out try to find a cab but someone walked beside her and spoke,
"You've got some nerve to came late to Beiste class" He said with amused but receive a glared from Tina.
"I was late okay"
"Then try to wake up early"
"I would if you try to keep your music down, it all over my room last night"
"Oh really? Sorry then"
They walked in silent and Tina went to other direction but Mike shouted,
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to get a cab?" She continued walk to the street not even bother to stop.
"What? Seriously? I bring my car; you can go home with me"
"I'd rather take a cab"
"Come on, it's late, you have no idea how dangerous New York is"
"And why do you care?"
"Uncle Rick will burn me alive if he knows you're going home alone"
Tina rolled her eyes and couldn't believe that Mike offers her a lift just because he's afraid of his uncle. What's wrong with men lately? Does the gentleman still exist?
"Oh wow what a gentlemen" She said sarcastic and raise her hand to call a cab.
"That's not what I meant Tina, I'm sorry, come on just go home with me"
"You've made your point very clear Mike" She got her taxi and entered the car.
The taxi has gone from Mike's sight and he couldn't stop regretting his words to Tina. Why he always be such a jerk when she was around. He has ruined his impression to Tina, and from the way she acted, he knew that she's a stubborn and it's going to be very hard work to change his appearance in front of her.
He got home and caught his uncle watching TV. He was about to go upstairs but Rick stopped him and said,
"Mike, why did you leave her alone?"
"What? I didn't leave her; she refused to come home with me"
"And is there any reason why she refuses your offer?"
"She's a stubborn, that's why"
"Mike.."
"I'm sorry uncle, but I'm really tired, I just want to ho to my room and sleep" He rushed into her bedroom and slammed the door.
Tina was overhearing Mike and Rick conversation, how can he said that she's being a stubborn when the fact that Mike was the total jackass. She thought living in here would be easy, but it's not. It's only two days but she misses home so bad, she misses her mom, and her step dad. Tina has a step father; her biologic father was a trouble back then so her mother had to leave him for their own good. She kept a very very dark secret that nobody knows. She and her mother were abused by her father back then. That's why she's very keeping her self from other people because she doesn't trust people so easily. She's very picky when it comes to friends, especially guy.
Times goes by so fast, it's been a month Tina had been in New York. Her relationship with Mike were still..complicated. They still hate each other somehow, even tho the live only next to each other, but they barely even talk. Mike tried to make up with her but she just ignored him, even at his class he tried to get her attention but she didn't react anything.
It was Friday and Mike just got home, "I'm home"
"Hey, you home early" Rick greeted him from the kitchen. "Is Tina home yet?"
"Nope, she told me this morning she's gonna be late, doing some project at her friends apartment" Rick watching his nephew's face carefully when Mike changes his face expression.
"How's she going to get home?"
"Why don't you pick her up?" Rick suggested and gave him a knowing face.
"There's no way she wants me to pick her up"
"You haven't even try.." He about to finished his sentence but the door was open,
"I'm home" Tina closed the door and stopped when she noticed Mike was with Rick.
"How's your project sweetheart?"
"It went good" She approached Rick and kissed his cheek.
"I'm gonna go to my room okay" Mike's watching her disappeared into the stairs.
"What?" he realized that Rick was staring at him with amused. Mike grabbed his bag and walked to the stairs but Rick called him.
"Mike, you've got a mail." He handed the letter to Mike and he opened it.
It's an invitation, High school reunion, 'Oh Boy' he murmured softly. Mike was quiet popular back then, he was a football player, had a cheerleader girlfriend, well, until she was cheating on him and it hurts, bad, he couldn't forget it until these very days. The reunion is set tomorrow at Saturday night at 7 pm in Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden. In the bottom of the invitation, wrote in a capital words "BRING YOUR DATE, NO SINGLE ALLOWED"
What kind of high school reunion is that he thought, who is he going to bring? Well, there's only one person, but…
"AHH must bring date huh?" Rick appeared beside him.
"What kind of reunion is this?" He mocked the invitation.
"Just go with it Mike. Ask her"
"But she'll shoot me down"
"She won't, at least try Mike" Rick encourages Mike to ask Tina. He prepares his gut to ask her and choose the right words so he won't screw this up.
"I'm telling you Mercedes, he's a jerk" Tina talked to her best friend when she was in high school through Skype in her bedroom.
"Aww come on Tina, give him a chance, from the way you talked to me about him, I think he likes you"
"How in the world..?" She shouts at her friend with frustration.
"Hey, it's possible, there are lots of story of a couple who hates each other but live happily ever after in the end" Mercedes gave her a puppy dog eyes while holding a cupid dolls. Tina burst to laugh when she saw that because she looks ridiculous.
"You chocolate thunder suddenly gone when you did that you know that?" Tina still can't hold her laugh when she talked.
"Na ah, my chocolate thunder neva gone"
Tina was about to answer Mercedes but she got interrupted by sound of knocking on the door.
"Wait hold up diva there's someone on my door"
She rushed to her door and opened it, and it was Mike, standing with his pale face and he looks nervous.
"Hey Tee, am I bothering you?" Tina very sure she could see sweats come down at his face.
"Oh, no no I was just skype-ing with my friend…"
"Tina? Is that a guy you're talking about? What a fine white boy, or should I say Asian boy? You've got some white chocolate to taste sweetie"
Tina goggled her eyes and froze at her position while Mike was holding his laughter and try not to be flattered. She rushed to her laptop and said "I'll talk to you later" with a glared. Mercedes was about to answer but she just closed her laptop.
"Sorry about that, that was my..friend, she's always like that, don't flattered yourself"
"Oh, no, I'm not. Actually Tina I have a favor to ask"
She looks at him with confusion; she raised her eye brows and said,
"What kind of favor..?"
"Okay uhm, I just got an invitation to my high school reunion at Radio City Hall tomorrow night, and in the invitation said that i.. I uh.."
Mike felt his throat dry suddenly, he just scared to ask Tina to be his date for one night, especially Tina is looking at him like he was about to throw up.
"You…what?"
"The invitation said that I should bring a date to the reunion"
Tina knows where this conversation goes. She just nodded and waits until he finish his sentence.
"I was wondering if you'd like to be my date?" He was so relieved when he finally asked her. She keeps quit for a bit, he just stood there waiting for her answer.
"So..?"
"Why did you ask me?"
"Well….because you're off this Saturday right? You don't have any class this Saturday and I don't know who else I'm gonna ask so.."
"Well there are plenty of girls here in New York so, good luck finding one.." She pushes her door wants to close it but Mike holds it,
"Please Tina, I mean it, I ask you because I want you to be my date"
They just stared at each other with silent and kind of awkward, she realized how awkward that situation was so she nodded. "Okay I'll go with you"
Mike gave her a goofy smile and thanked her, Tina realized how silly his face was when he smiled like that and she cracked a smile.
"Thank you Tina, so tomorrow we'll go at 6.30, just wears a casual clothes, a dress maybe I don't know"
She just nodded and murmured "Okay, so uh, goodnight" She closed her door in hurry and can't believe what was just happened. In the other hand, Mike throws his fist to the air and shout 'yes' silently in his bedroom. He lies on his bed and pick his phone because it was ringing.
"Hey dude" he answered the phone, "Yo Mike, you coming tomorrow right?"
"Sure Matt, why would I miss it?"
"Just checking, so, have you found a chick to bring?"
"Absolutely man"
"Really? Who's the lucky lady?" His friend Matt from the other line was completely shocked when he heard his mate already found a date.
"You'll see tomorrow" He said with smiled on his face, proud of himself.
"Dude, since when you become so mysterious? I'm your mate"
Mike laughed at his friend statement, he really wants to tell Matt but it'll be better if he meet his friend in person.
"It's only tomorrow Matt, you'll find out"
"Okay okay, well, I gotta go, I need to pick my girl, see ya tomorrow Mike"
"Okay Matt, see ya" he hung up the phone and went shirtless for sleep.
Tomorrow is going to be very interesting.
TA-DAA
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