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Chapter Two
"What's wrong, Melfina?" Gene asked. "Is that guy trouble?"
Melfina didn't answer. She just stared at the candle that was in the center of the table. She wished she could jump inside it and hide from him. But, she couldn't. She couldn't run from something and just forget about it; life isn't that easy.
He reached the table and stared down at her with his piercing eyes. "Hey Melfina," he said. "I've missed you."
She looked at him with disgust. "I told you that I didn't want to see you anymore, Harry," she said, and stood up. "So please leave."
"I just wanted to see you," he replied.
"This is the sixth time this week!" she said, almost screaming. "Don't you get the point?"
Gene watched as they bickered back and forth. Why didn't he stop him? Why didn't he tell him to leave her alone? Why didn't he get up?
"Melfina," Harry said, grabbing her hand. "Please come with me and we can talk about this in private, okay?"
She quickly pulled her hand from his. "Never!" she shouted. "I don't want to go anywhere with you!"
Gene jumped from his seat and fell to the floor. Why didn't he notice it before? He knew he saw Harry and Melfina before, and now he knows where. He saw them in his premonition! Melfina was the girl who was running away from Harry. Why did it take him so long to notice it?
"Gene, are you all right?" Melfina asked.
Harry watched in jealousy as Melfina helped Gene to his feet. "Who is this?" he asked. "Is he the reason why you broke up with me?"
Melfina ignored him and continued to help Gene. "Are you sure you're all right?" she asked.
Gene nodded and looked at Harry with piercing eyes. Gene could feel Harry's anger and jealousy filling the room.
"Melfina," Harry said. "We have to talk."
"No, Harry. I don't want to talk to you," she replied.
"C'mon," Harry said, grabbing her arm.
Gene pushed Harry away. "Leave her alone," he said. "She said she didn't want to go with you."
"Fine," Harry said, letting go of her arm. "But I won't give up Melfina's heart that easily!"
"Harry, leave!" Melfina said, and turned her back to him. "I don't love you anymore, I don't even like you. In fact, I can't even stand the sight of you anymore!"
"You don't mean that, Melfina. You're just confused. He's confusing you, can't you see that?" he asked. "But I'll get you to see clearly. I promise."
Harry gave Gene a nasty look, in which Gene returned with an even nastier look. He then stormed out of the restaurant, leaving his anger linger in the air.
Melfina turned to Gene and said, "I'm sorry that you had to see that."
Gene smiled. "It's all right," he said.
He wanted to tell her about the premonition he had, but he couldn't. How could he? He can't say, "Oh, I had this dream and Harry was chasing you down a dark alley and he kills you." He can't say that. That would be like telling someone they only have 2 days to live.
"Gene, I know we just met, but for some reason I trust you, and I wanted to know if you would let me go home with you tonight," she said. "I'll be all alone and I wouldn't feel safe in my apartment."
Gene couldn't say no. He couldn't let her go home alone and get hurt, and let his premonition come true. "All right," he said. "You can stay at my place for the night."
She smiled and quickly took off her apron. "I'll be right back, then we could leave," she said, and went into the kitchen.
Gene sat down on his seat and stared at the candle's flame. The flame licked the air with its warmth and the light glowed iridescent. Why was he so mad all of the sudden? Why did he want to leave and never come back? Maybe he didn't he want to get hurt anymore. Because every time he fell in love, it always ended so abruptly that he didn't even get to say goodbye.
"All right," Melfina said, standing in front of him. "I'm ready to go now."
Gene snapped out of his trance and looked up. That was when he blushed at the tall beauty in front of him. Her hair was resting on her shoulders and she wasn't wearing the elegant kimono anymore. Instead, she had on a navy blue tank top and a khaki skirt.
Gene noticed his longing gaze and quickly looked away. He took a drink of his beer and stood up. "All right, let's go."
The walked out of the little Chinese restaurant and walked down the sidewalk.
Gene noticed Melfina shivering so he took off his cape and rested it on her shoulders. "Here ya go," he said.
Melfina blushed and smiled. "Thank you, Gene."
"No problem," he replied.
They finally got to Gene's place and went inside. It was dark and silent. Jim was probably already sleeping.
Gene got extra blankets and pillows to set up the coach for her. She sat down on it and smiled.
"I really appreciate this, Gene," she said.
He sat down next to her. "Hey, it's my pleasure."
Then, surprisingly, she linked her arm with his and rested her head on his shoulder. "Gene," she whispered. "Please stay until I fall asleep."
His cheeks turned bright red and tiny beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He swallowed hard and nodded. "Sure," he said.
She sighed and closed her eyes. "Goodnight, Gene."
"Goodnight, Melfina," he said, and fell asleep.
To Be Continued...
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Chapter Two
"What's wrong, Melfina?" Gene asked. "Is that guy trouble?"
Melfina didn't answer. She just stared at the candle that was in the center of the table. She wished she could jump inside it and hide from him. But, she couldn't. She couldn't run from something and just forget about it; life isn't that easy.
He reached the table and stared down at her with his piercing eyes. "Hey Melfina," he said. "I've missed you."
She looked at him with disgust. "I told you that I didn't want to see you anymore, Harry," she said, and stood up. "So please leave."
"I just wanted to see you," he replied.
"This is the sixth time this week!" she said, almost screaming. "Don't you get the point?"
Gene watched as they bickered back and forth. Why didn't he stop him? Why didn't he tell him to leave her alone? Why didn't he get up?
"Melfina," Harry said, grabbing her hand. "Please come with me and we can talk about this in private, okay?"
She quickly pulled her hand from his. "Never!" she shouted. "I don't want to go anywhere with you!"
Gene jumped from his seat and fell to the floor. Why didn't he notice it before? He knew he saw Harry and Melfina before, and now he knows where. He saw them in his premonition! Melfina was the girl who was running away from Harry. Why did it take him so long to notice it?
"Gene, are you all right?" Melfina asked.
Harry watched in jealousy as Melfina helped Gene to his feet. "Who is this?" he asked. "Is he the reason why you broke up with me?"
Melfina ignored him and continued to help Gene. "Are you sure you're all right?" she asked.
Gene nodded and looked at Harry with piercing eyes. Gene could feel Harry's anger and jealousy filling the room.
"Melfina," Harry said. "We have to talk."
"No, Harry. I don't want to talk to you," she replied.
"C'mon," Harry said, grabbing her arm.
Gene pushed Harry away. "Leave her alone," he said. "She said she didn't want to go with you."
"Fine," Harry said, letting go of her arm. "But I won't give up Melfina's heart that easily!"
"Harry, leave!" Melfina said, and turned her back to him. "I don't love you anymore, I don't even like you. In fact, I can't even stand the sight of you anymore!"
"You don't mean that, Melfina. You're just confused. He's confusing you, can't you see that?" he asked. "But I'll get you to see clearly. I promise."
Harry gave Gene a nasty look, in which Gene returned with an even nastier look. He then stormed out of the restaurant, leaving his anger linger in the air.
Melfina turned to Gene and said, "I'm sorry that you had to see that."
Gene smiled. "It's all right," he said.
He wanted to tell her about the premonition he had, but he couldn't. How could he? He can't say, "Oh, I had this dream and Harry was chasing you down a dark alley and he kills you." He can't say that. That would be like telling someone they only have 2 days to live.
"Gene, I know we just met, but for some reason I trust you, and I wanted to know if you would let me go home with you tonight," she said. "I'll be all alone and I wouldn't feel safe in my apartment."
Gene couldn't say no. He couldn't let her go home alone and get hurt, and let his premonition come true. "All right," he said. "You can stay at my place for the night."
She smiled and quickly took off her apron. "I'll be right back, then we could leave," she said, and went into the kitchen.
Gene sat down on his seat and stared at the candle's flame. The flame licked the air with its warmth and the light glowed iridescent. Why was he so mad all of the sudden? Why did he want to leave and never come back? Maybe he didn't he want to get hurt anymore. Because every time he fell in love, it always ended so abruptly that he didn't even get to say goodbye.
"All right," Melfina said, standing in front of him. "I'm ready to go now."
Gene snapped out of his trance and looked up. That was when he blushed at the tall beauty in front of him. Her hair was resting on her shoulders and she wasn't wearing the elegant kimono anymore. Instead, she had on a navy blue tank top and a khaki skirt.
Gene noticed his longing gaze and quickly looked away. He took a drink of his beer and stood up. "All right, let's go."
The walked out of the little Chinese restaurant and walked down the sidewalk.
Gene noticed Melfina shivering so he took off his cape and rested it on her shoulders. "Here ya go," he said.
Melfina blushed and smiled. "Thank you, Gene."
"No problem," he replied.
They finally got to Gene's place and went inside. It was dark and silent. Jim was probably already sleeping.
Gene got extra blankets and pillows to set up the coach for her. She sat down on it and smiled.
"I really appreciate this, Gene," she said.
He sat down next to her. "Hey, it's my pleasure."
Then, surprisingly, she linked her arm with his and rested her head on his shoulder. "Gene," she whispered. "Please stay until I fall asleep."
His cheeks turned bright red and tiny beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He swallowed hard and nodded. "Sure," he said.
She sighed and closed her eyes. "Goodnight, Gene."
"Goodnight, Melfina," he said, and fell asleep.
To Be Continued...
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