Chapter IV
"Niesyl! Where were you!" Chloe asked, the moment We stepped into Niesyl's apartment.
"How did you get in?" She asked in surprise, looking around her room.
"Oh you brought Luthor boy!" Pete sarcastically said,who was standing next to Chloe, eyeing me suspiciously. I looked away as I rolled my eyes.
"How did you get in?" She repeated.
"You gave me an extra keys, remember?" Whitney said as he appeared from the kitchen "I made popcorn!"
"I didnt know you can cook?" Niesyl teased. "Okay! I give up! Why are you doing these? I thought we're going to The Talon."
"We are but Whitney got hungry so he made popcorn" Lana said. She looked at Lana in surprise and anxiety. "Dont Worry, My mom is supervising it at the moment."
"Right. That's nice." She said, smiling.
"Look, Niesyl, Im really sorry." Clark started. "I didnt know---"
"Clark" She waved her hand "I've already forgiven you!"
She approached him and hugged him. "I'm really sorry!" God! I wish she could do that to me! Now, I envy Clark more than before. Tears were slowly dropping from her eyes. She pulled away and continued "I over reacted" She quickly wiped her tears "Just like now, She added.
"Thanks Niesyl." Clark laughed and looked at her. He hugged her again. Clark! Stop doing that!, I wanted to shout but instead I just smiled.
"Okay, now that's settled. Lets go!" Lana stood up and got her coat from the rack.
"Clark, I think you should thank Lex too! He's the one who has been convincing me." Niesyl looked at me and smiled. Clark approached me and said "Thank you Lex"
"Umm... Yeah Clark but I dont think Its appropriate to hug me too." I said "Listen, I got to go. I already have my jacket. " I got my jacket that Niesyl hung from the coat rack and I started walking towards the door.
"Lex! If you go, I promise you I'll never EVER talk to you." Niesyl threatened.
"Niesyl, If I don't go, I promise you your night will be ruined" I retorted.
"You can say that again" Pete said in his sarcastic way.
"Pete!" I heard Chloe snap.
"It will be ruined if the person who made me friends with my best friend again." Niesyl approached me. "You promised to stay"
Now she is making me feel uncomfortable. I'm not always the center of attention.
"Please" She formed her puppy-dog look. Something so powerful that I cant resist on saying yes. She used that in many various events. The time when she asked me to stay in a late might poetry bar. Really boring but I enjoyed watching her listening attentively.
"Let's Go" I gave up and gestured them to follow me.
"What about the popcorn?" Whitney asked, desperate.
"Bring it!" Clark suggested.
In the The Talon, I noticed Niesyl always biting her lips and rubbibng her two hands together. What is she so nervous about? I asked myself
"Are you okay?" I asked, looking at her, sitting in front of me.
"Yeah." She answered, looking at the crowd as if she is looking for someone. "Its quite a crowd"
"It is. Are you looking for someone? You seem to be searching for something all over the place." I said, following her every gaze. To that fat woman in the corner to that old man in the back seat. "Who is he?"
"What? Oh, I'm not looking for some one. I'm just nervous."
"Nervous? Why. We only came here to drink and other things they have planned" I said. She nodded no and said "That's exactly the point. They have planned to let me sing. Its just that I had never ever sung in a live performance before. You might not know when an earthquake appears. I just wish that we are only here to drink."
"Your voice is fine. I've seen you sing. It was impressive" I assured her
"I agree with Lex, Niesyl. You'll do fine." Clark said, reaching for her hand. She held it tight and banged her head in the table, incessantly.
"Hey! Stop that, It will ruin your pretty face." I joked.
"Like I have one" She laughed. She looked around the club and her gaze landed on Lana. "I can't believe you still like her Clark." She said not taking her eyes from Lana.
"She is one in a million!" Clark simply said.
"I remember very clearly that you use to ask me to talk to Lana about what she think about you" She grinned. "Niesyl, Please, Her statement might change my whole miserable life!" She imitated Clark.
"I never said that!" Clark laughed.
"Yes you did. I remember it like it was only yesterday" She retorted, laughing.
I listened to their conversation without realizing it. 'She is one in a million' Clark's voice echoed in my head. Yeah, Like the person I have fallen in love with, I secretly agreed. I studied the two of them until I finally heard Lana calling her name.
"Niesyl... " I interrupted "They are calling you"
She bit her lips again.
"You'll do fine" I assured her "Promise"
She slowly approached the stage and positioned herself in front of the microphone.
"Hi! Im Niesyl."She laughed, nervously "Um... my friend asked me to sing so if you want to you can cover your ears" She joked and then the audience laughed in unison. "I know that this is suppose to be a café but what can I do, Its Lana's idea" She looked at Lana and smiled, nervously. "This song, by the way, is entitled 'God must have spent a little more time on you'" She closed and eyes and sighed, heavily. "Hope you'll like it!" She added.
"Can this be true, tell me can this be real? How can I put into words what I feel" She finally opened her eyes and looked at me. I gave her a big smile and mouthed "You're doing fine"
"My life was complete, I thought I was whole. Why do I feel like I'm losing control?" She sang, angelically. I looked at her, singing. Not only she is funny but also talented, I thought [A/N: I sing but i dont sing angelically. Dont compare to the Niesyl in this story.]
"Never thought could fell like this then you changed my world with just one kiss. How can it be that right here with me. There's an angel, It's a miracle" She continued, looking around the audience, who were smiling and nodding. An angel? A miracle? Yeah, thats what I call her. My bandage of all hurt. I could feel what she is feeling lately, The emptiness of my heart but I think that now it is filled, thanks to her. Does this mean that fate brought us together. Two lonely hearts suddenly colliding with each other? Yeah, Right. Like I believe in such superstition.
"Your love is like a river, Peaceful and deep. Your soul is like a secret that I never could keep. When I look into your eyes, I know that it's true. God must have spent a little more time on you." She closed her eyes throughout the song and she is crying. As she finished her performance she walked towards us, wiping her tears. The room was filled with applaused, yet she doesnt seem to be happy about it. Something is upsetting her, I thought, worriedly.
"Are you okay?" I asked, concerned.
"Yeah. Dont worry" She said covering her eyes with her white handkerchief.
"Hey, Smile okay?" She gave me a weak smile.
"Niesyl! You were great!" Lana and Whitney approached our table and congatulated her. Whitney noticing his cousin was crying he anxiously asked, "Are you okay?"
To our surprise, Niesyl angrily stood up and snapped "I'm tired okay! And stop asking me if I'm alright. Its irritating!"
She stormed out of the room. I followed her right away leaving all of them a puzzled look.
"Lex! Don't ask. " She sobbed as I finally caught up to her looking for her car "Where is my damn car?"
"I'll drive you home" I offered. What is depressing her? She was all smiles earlier.
"Thank you but I'll just drive myself home" She insisted. "It was just here!" She stomped her feet.
"It'll take you all day. You parked on a no parking sign. See?" I pointed at the sign.
"Why didn't anyone told me about this?" She was kicking dirt violently. "Great just great!"
"Does the offer still stand?" She asked, looking at me, her eyes all blotchy.
"Yeah" I started walking towards my car, She later on followed me."
"Thanks, Lex" She said, flatly.
"No Problem."