It's Only Paul
Viola walking along the busy Discotheque Street, she turn this way so that she can take a shortcut going to the station, and can eat the readymade dinner at their house by dinner time…
My mom, since dad passed away she'd been working hard double time to support our living needs… And so making dinner is really hard to insert in her busy schedule… Just by earning money I know it's very hard, thus I had to take care of myself and everything that I can handle, this way I can simply lighten up her everyday jobs…
"Mmmm this is great… I saved 20% off by buying readymade dinner from the fast-food… and also a shortcut to the station…"
Walks fast… walking… walking… and the cellophane she's holding swings as her feet alternately steps forward…
Bunch of people, young, middle age, adult, boss like, office workers, teenagers any kinds walking everywhere… Discotheque Street gets busy and lots of activities and services dance and drinking offers when the sun is not shining anymore… this is more like a place where you want to feel freedom and escaped from the real world… this place is full of delinquents… So as Viola walking in this part of the City, she knows very well that she needs to walks faster than her usual walking to pass through this street and reach the station fast…
Walking… walking… walking… Momentarily slow motion time… this glittering radiance…
Dazzling…. Dazzling…
I adjusted my black framed eyeglasses… I want to make sure that the Dazzling my eyes caught by chance is the person I know…
Blink… blink… I am still walking in slow motion pace… Halt my walking…
"Olivia…" I unconsciously speak out her name, it meant to be said just inside my thoughts
People are walking and passing by where Olivia is standing…
As I watch Olivia at the other side of the street… Glitters are surrounding her… glitters everywhere…
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"Olivia…" I call her name as I walk toward where she is standing… mmmm… I wonder what she is doing here at Discotheque Street.
Olivia hears that someone calls her… she turn her head left side to look at the person calling her name "?" she has no idea who is this girl wearing eyeglasses…
She doesn't know me?... Arrows hitting Viola… (Not real)… Again? Ouchhhhhh….
Olivia I DON'T CARE MODE is ON… she has no interest of the situation and to the person standing beside her…
"It's me… Viola… we are classmate… I am your seatmate, were the same Class A…." maybe with this she can remember
She stays still, and has no concern of the girl talking beside her…
"You want to stay in our house last week, remember?" smile… and I stretch my neck, and tilt my head infront of Olivia so that she can see my face…. Maybe at least she will remember my face…
Silence from Olivia….
Now people are looking at them especially to Viola who talks a lot….
Sighs…. Depress… she doesn't remember me "Paul is my cousin…"
Paul… Paul… Paul… ting ting ting ting… bells ringing for Olivia… "Paul?" now she gets closer to Viola and watch her closely… mmmmm….mmmm….mmmm…. "I see… the girl who doesn't want me to live in their house" she snob at Viola… then crosses her arms…
"Haha so you remember me… haha" force laugh and I am a little discomfort looking at her snob and disagreeing face to me… so awkward, now I am regretful why did I ever approached her in the first place… "Anyways what are you doing here? And what building is this?" I look above the establishment's signboard "DISCO RISKO?" mmmm sounds risky…
Retires her SNOB MODE…. "I am chasing after Paul, and I ended up in this foul place… I know he is somewhere inside one of the buildings here… this one is next" she is soo determined to search every building to find Paul
Unbelievable… her determination... I focus my eyes to her soo determined facial expression…
Dazzling…
I wonder if anyone or even Paul saw Olivia's Dazzling dazzling aura…
"Heehee… You will going to drink tonight dude… forget about being scared to some stalking blond girl..." loud talking and laughing of a guy wears cool outfits and spiky hairstyle…
"Yeah right… I should not think about it… haha… it's our night!" Paul grins walking side by side with his friends…
Paul? My cousin Paul? I know he is going out every weekend but to know this part of the city is the place he hangs out every weekend's nights… shocking! I look at my side checking Olivia…
Fuming reaction watching Paul so close with his friends… nerve pulsing … Olivia's Attacking Mode is ON!
Disaster!… Oh no disaster… I have to do something or else we will cause a not good scenario right here.
She walks forward, her steps are profound and strong… a very good indication that she really is angry now… Chasing after chasing and I will see him flirting in this hideous place! This time I will!... Heavy fast steps… her hands are ready to slap some guy's face… Paul's face…
"Wait…" I stand infront of her and open my arms sideways; blocking Olivia's raging approach to my cousin Paul who is in position at the entrance waiting for the approval of the guard to let him get inside the building…
Piercing stares… "Out of my way…" Olivia's eyebrow frowns, she walks going to pass Viola's blockade…
"No…" I stand still blocking her way… "If you do that, confronting my cousin in an angry method… he will definitely not like it… he doesn't want to get embarrass infront of every people around here… don't make him hate you more…" I look at her sincerely
Olivia somewhat halt for a moment, hearing the words from the brunette girl infront of her…
"So if you want him to like you and not run away from you; first you need to be calm and not pushy… you know what I mean…" I hope she gets what I'm trying say…
"Well… okay your right…" she back off a little and compose herself again… back to being a fine gorgeous blonde standing there outside the disco building
"wuuhhhhhh…" that made me breathe easier; I stop my blocking stunt and stand straight
Raising her left eyebrows… "But Paul just got away from me…"
I quickly turn my head to the building entrance… Paul is gone… "Opps…" I look at her smiling but I know my smile is not really a smile… sighs "I'm sorry" because of my speech we didn't become aware of that Paul got inside the building already…
"Soo great!" Olivia rolls her eyes, very disappointed…
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Time passes by… we agreed to get inside the Disco building… not totally agreed because I half agree only…
"I will pay you how much, just let us in!" Olivia getting annoyed of the disco guard
I am standing behind Olivia… sighs… how I did become involved in this sticky situation… mmmm approaching her earlier is really not a good idea…
"Young Missy… you are not allowed to come inside… minors are prohibited in this kind of establishments… so please" he tries to walk Olivia out of the line
"Don't touch me with your ugly beast hand…" slap the guard's hand
"Brat?" guard getting angry and offended
She did it really good this time… this is the moment I interfere, very sticky situation… quickly I take off my framed glasses, so that I will appear least minor… Oh no not good, my vision is blurred, not good… but I have to act fast before we start a scene… "Excuse… excuses me…" pulls Olivia to step behind me…
The Guard look at Viola…
"Mr. Cool bouncer… haha…" laughing like this makes me look like a fool… "My friend here, means that you're hand is like an ugly beast hand, but she meant it in a very nice appreciable way" smile nicely… I hope I convinced him with that "Right Olivia?" eyeing her to say yes
Snob… "I mean what I said…" she cross her arms
"See? She means it nicely…" smile again
Now the line is long and people behind them are complaining why they taking soo long for the 2 girls at the entrance to get inside…
A guy wearing fancy clothing opens the door… "Let them in" then he gets back inside again
"Okay… you can now come in…" the guard opening the door for them
"See that wasn't soo difficult right? If you just let us in…" my talking is cut off, Olivia passes by already and getting inside the door... "Anyways thank you… good job…" thumbs up to the disco guard and hastens my steps getting inside the building; Olivia is now on the move… I don't like this sticky situation become stickier… sighs…
Boom boom boom…
Badump-badump- my heart beating hard together with the very boom loud music inside the building… Blurred… everything is blurred; colours are mixing… my glasses… my glasses… I quickly search my colour sky-blue cotton jacket's pockets, and then put on my eyeglasses… blink… blink… Everything is clear now, the whole spacious floor and the dancing lights and bunch of people… and I saw Olivia standing a few feet away from me from the entrance… "Olivia…"
Olivia standing near the dance floor, looking around for Paul…
She doesn't seem to hear me… I walk to go to her… then I am startled of the two people kissing at the door… This place is really not for us… Sighs… I keep looking forward ahead walking… then stop as I stand beside Olivia… my eyes widen more as the whole view of the place at the dancefloor reveals to me… a lot of pairing people… Currently I am regretting more and more as time passes by!
"Don't waste your time watching other's people's business… just mind looking around finding Paul"
"Okay…" Paul… paul… Paul… everything she said is Paul… Paul… my cousin who is a liar and lazy… mmm… looks around… dancing people, drinking people, people sitting on seats and chairs… drunk people, wild people, punky bunch… kissing people… sighs I'm getting dizzy, the lights are really crazy moving around the place…
"Found him!" she sighted Paul walking the hallway above the stairs going to the second floor… Olivia rush walking to the stairs
"Wait for me…" right away I follow Olivia… I don't want to be alone in this place
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Second Floor… the floor has many hallways, center, left and right; each hallway has doors…
Olivia stand infront of the information board of the building, she's reading the words and graphics on it…
"What are you doing?" peep behind her, looking at what she is reading
No answer from Olivia she keeps reading…
Sighs… I am ignored again… I make a full turn, slowly to check the whole floor… then a sudden glimpse of Paul "His walking there…" points the center hallway
Hearing the name Paul… Olivia right away walks faster to the center hallway, trying to catch Paul…
Walking walking…. Faster
Olivia and Viola saw Paul turn to left hallway…
Walking… almost running… Then they turn left and stop… Paul is gone…
"His inside one of the doors here" Olivia getting angry again… step forward and stop infront the first door…
"You're not going to open it right?" this is serious what if the rooms here are for drunk people… we will get in trouble if
I DON'T CARE MODE is ON… she holds the doorknob then twist and it opens… she push it widely open…
EMPTY…
Thank God it's empty… holding my cavity, my heart keeps beating hard of this situation…
Again Olivia walking to the next door… standing infront and twist the doorknob… this time it's locked inside… she leans her ear to the door and listen if someone is inside or just empty…
….
….
"His cheating on me!" Olivia blurt out…
"Hey hey… calm down… you still don't know yet if Paul is really the one in there…" now my panic feeling starts… if she is angry I know disaster will comes next… "Olivia… hey… calm down…" I stretch my neck, let her see infront my smiling face "Breathe, just you know breath and relax let me handle"
BAMMMMM sounds of the door kick by Olivia…
Swoosh… the door blammm opens wide…
Everyone in the room is surprised… turning their head at the doorway…
TADAN! Presenting 2 high school girls, kicking the door of your occupied room!
She did it nicely… this time it's really her showy kicking move... "We are very sorry… we didn't mean to open the door… because we are lost…" I sounded like a robot talking… for the reason that the people occupying this room are really big, meaty and well villainy type characters in a movie… "excu…"
"Paul?" Olivia calling Paul, she stands a little inside the doorway…
"When did she get inside?" now we are really in very bad situation…
An adult man gets close to Olivia… "I'm Paul… why you're looking for me missy?"
"Don't talk to me you ugly fat…" her tone is deep to offend the man who tries to flirt with her
"What did you say?" the man walking near to Olivia and also his companion are getting angry to what just Olivia called him
I can now read the mood of the people in the room…PINCHY situation!...
Olivia reiterates what she just called the man "I said you're an UGLY…" cut off
"Run!" I quickly grab her hand and drag her away from that room…
"Hey what are you doing? Don't drag me!" Olivia slapping Viola's hand
"We will teach you some very good lessons you brats!" the people from the room chasing after them
"Because they are chasing us!" I keep running… need to evade them… need to be safe… need to run fast…
"I'm not scared of them!" but she keep running…
"Shut up! What you can do against those villain characters? Nothing! So shut up! Everything that happened to us since from the entrance of the building is disaster! Disaster! So don't stop running until we are safe!" but the bad news is that I keep running ahead and go straight to the other hallway not running back to the hallway we went through awhile ago…
"Fine! But don't shout I'm not deaf!" rolls eyes… keep running following Viola… "Maybe Paul is inside one of the rooms here"
"Shut up!" now there's another 2 choice hallways… "Right!" turn right… sudden full stop… "Left!"
"Huh?" Olivia was drag by Viola again…
"Some of them are already waiting for us ahead on that side…" very bad very bad…
Running running… now there are people along the hallway but it seems like they don't care what is happening…
They are still chasing us…
Running running…
"Wait… takes that right turn ahead…" Olivia instructing Viola…
"Okay…" hard turn left….
Running running…
"What the! The hallways here are more complicated!" the villain characters are still chasing us…
"Here! Stop!" Olivia stops running and pulls Viola to full halt… "Fire exit door…"
Looking at this door right now… This is like the most precious amazing door in the whole world!… I quickly hold and twist the doorknob… "Yes it's open!" run outside the door and Olivia following me… the metal stairs and we can run away… rush running down the stairs… then Olivia let go of my hand… that stops me…
"Let's lock the door from here" she quickly hooks the chain and padlock from the base lock… "There…"
"Hey bitch! Open this door!" the adult man cursing them
"Shut up ugly fat! Bleeh!" Olivia making a face…
Watching Olivia… She bleehhh to them… mmm that is soo elementary like… chuckles… I did not expect that…
"Let's go…" Olivia holds Viola's hand this time and together they run away from that disco building….
Holding hands…. They keep running and running and running until they step out of Discotheque Street…
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Somewhere far outside Discotheque street… Streetlight lights where they are sitting…
"I don't think they can track us till here" I am so tired and my feet are aching… we keep running and did not even stop… "Huuuhhhhh, now we are safe, I was totally scared back there when they are chasing after us… but now we are in the safe zone so don't worry anymore, okay?" I glance at Olivia who is sitting a little farther from me…
Olivia scratching her arms… mosquitoes is biting her skin…
By the streetlight brightness, Olivia's dazzling is blinding me…
"I'm sorry… it's my fault…" she is apologetic
"Yes it is your fault…" I want to add emphasize to her admittance… "Why you're so stubborn and careless when it comes to Paul?"
Blushes… "Because I can't help it, when I saw him, I want to tie him to me; I want to own everything of him… everything about him…"
"That sounds awful…" when she said that it's like she's creepy… "How did this come to this? To the point you're obsessed to him?" I still can't believe that a beautiful, high classy girl like Olivia will chase after my cousin Paul…
"Paul is my saviour…" pauses her statement... Olivia is hesitant to tell her reason…
I look at her sincerely… "It's okay, you can trust me…"
She gets serious "3 years ago I was kidnapped and the person who saved me is Paul… he saved my life, he saved my dignity… Since that night, I made a promised to myself that it is only for him I will offer my love, my life, my soul and my everything… he owns my life, he owns me… but it took me 3 years to be with him, because I was sent overseas by my parents… you see the time we are far from each other? 3 years… 3 years I prepared myself only for him..."
Dazzling…
Learning her reasons made me realized the incident took 3 years ago, that summer night I and Paul saved a girl… "Is it only Paul you who saved you?"
"When I try to remember it… Yes it is only him… only his face I can remember…. Hmmmmm… it's because I don't want to remember that whole horrific incident…" smile… "It is only his face I want to remember… it is only Paul"
Watching Olivia smile… she made me smile…
She gets serious again "After that night, I don't trust anymore… but of course except Paul, because I will going to marry him" happy thoughts are playing inside Olivia's mind
"Hey… isn't HE going to marry you?" you're a soo modern girl…
She pout her lips… "It's the same MARRIAGE!"
"Yeah right…" I just agreed to Olivia
Then her expression is terrified and weak "All men are disgusting! Except Paul, he is the only person I want to remember, I want to care… only him"
As I watch Olivia's face right now, she is soo delicate and fragile, very opposite to her almighty façade that she always wears when dealing to other people everyday… what she just told me, it made me understand and recognized her true value… right now, I am seeing the real Olivia…
Dazzling…. dazzling….
It doesn't matter if it's only Paul she wants to remember that summer night, the most important is she overcome her fear and Paul's heroic image is giving Olivia the hope and courage to face the world all over again… "Mmmm… Wait a minute… there something missing" thinking… I know something is missing "What the! My dinner! I lost it!" my 20% off… T_T
After that…
Together they eat dinner in a restaurant… Its Olivia's treat to Viola… whatever happens to her 20% off dinner… maybe it's thrown away when they are frantically running…