Chapter 2:
"Sweet Surprises, Bitter Rejections"
The next day, I spent the entire morning helping my Mom in the garden. But before lunch time, I returned to the house and baked some cake and sweets. I made a very special 'Blueberry Cheese Cake' that I have planned to give Frodo that day.
So, after eating my lunch with my parents, I rushed to Farah's house and picked her up.
"Would you like to come with me? I'll just give this cake to Frodo," I ask her.
"Oh, did you really made it for him? How sweet of you!"
"Indeed."
"C'mon Casey. I'm excited!," she said.
"Yay!," I shouted and the two of us giggled.
On our way to the Bag End where Frodo lives, I asked farah why I couldn't find her in the party last night.
"I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you. Merry asked me to go with him on the hillside and he finally asked me to be his girlfriend!," she confessed. She looks really happy and excited about it.
"Wow! Oh, I envy you Farah."
"No, don't Casey. Who knows what will happen when you give that cake to Frodo."
We both laughed.
Finally, we reached the Bag End and I started to feel nervous. I knocked on the door but it seems like there's no one inside. Farah said that she will wait for me on the wooded gate. I was about to leave when finally, someone opened the door.
"Oh, Frodo!," I said excitedly.
"Hello Casey. What can I do for you?," he asked in a sweet tone of his angelic voice.
"I brought you a cake, Frodo. I made it all by myself. I hope you like it."
"Thank you!," he exclaimed.
"You're always welcome."
He flashed his killer-smile on me. I felt my cheeks burning. I was blushing again.
"Casey," he said in a low tone of voice.
"Yes?"
"I really appreciate this. Thank you so much, but…"
"But what, Frodo?"
"I have a very important visitor inside. It's Gandalf."
"And? Who is Gandalf?"
"Don't you know who he is? 'Gandalf the Grey'. Everybody knows him. Oh, I forgot! You just moved in from Buckland."
"Well, it seems like I'm disturbing you."
"No, I mean…"
"It's ok," I smiled at him, "as a matter of fact, I still have things to do. I just dropped by to give you the cake," I said.
And you know what? I felt like my heart will break apart. I felt like I was being rejected. I didn't expect things to turn out that way.
"I hope you like it," I said once more, trying to smile and hide my feelings.
"I love it!"
And then he bent down and kissed my hand. But I know that it was only his way of thanking me. I really want to cry that time. As he went back inside his house, I rushed to Farah and cried.
"Casey, why? What happened?," she asked continuously, looking worried and confused.
"He didn't like me. I knew it! Not at all."
"Why did you say that?"
" can feel it," I sobbed.
I ran back home leaving Farah looking puzzled. I was embarrassed and Farah knew that..
I've decided not to show up for few days. Farah visits me once in a while and tells me news about Frodo, which is, according to her, always spends his time with Sam and she once seen him with that old man Gandalf.
Every morning, Mom gives me some flowers which is, if I'm not mistaken, is not to be seen in our garden. And one morning, I asked her all about it.
"Mom, I wonder where did you get all those flowers? You're always giving me different kinds of it everyday. I haven't seen flowers like that before, Mom."
"Oh, dear. Don't you know? That lad named Pippin is the one who's giving you all that."
"Huh?! Pippin?," I said in great shock.
"Yes darling. He always wants to see you but you've told me that you are not to be disturbed, unless it's Farah who comes around."
"Gosh! Why didn't you tell me so soon?"
"It slipped off my mind, honey. And besides, you didn't bother to ask."
"Good! Don't ever let him speak to me, alright?"
"Why?," Mom asked anxiously.
"Nothing."
"I can't see anything wrong with him and he seemed to be so nice and very polite indeed."
I did not speak.
"Tell me, has he done anything bad that makes you get mad at him like this?," Mom asked again.
"None of your business, Mom!," I hollered as I covered myself with blanket and went back to my sleep.
"Ill tempered girl." I've heard my Mom said as she walk out of the door.
It's been three days since I locked myself up in my room. The next morning, I've decided to smell the fresh air, feel it's breeze and see the green grass on the fields and witnessed the beautiful morning.
"Oh, how I missed all these things," I muttered under my breath.
After our second breakfast, I get my favorite white-flowered hat and ran outside. I didn't bother Farah to go with me because she told me that she will be very busy for the next five days. I roamed around and picked some wild berries. On my way home, I've met someone I never expected to see. It was Frodo, riding his poney.
"Frodo…," I murmured. I stood there frozen.
"Hey!," he called out loud and waved at me.
I was standing still, I can't speak. It seems like all the words have left me. Of course I haven't been acting normal everytime he's around.
"Casey, it seems like you've seen a ghost," he joked.
I know I haven't seen a ghost, for what I have seen is an angel that was sent from up above. I've seen the man of my dreams. Then, as if someone poured an ice-cold water all over me. I was brought back to my senses.
"Ah, well…I'm on my way home," I do not know what I was saying.
"Ok, then. Farewell!." He said and he went off.
Hello! I want to throw all my berries on his face. I'm not mad at him. I'm mad at myself because everytime he talks to me, I am always speechless. I'm always blushing and he just laugh at me.
But wait a minute. Why he did not even bother to ask me to ride with him? I'm quite sure he's also on his way home. My goodness! He didn't even noticed me. I do not know what's on his mind. Is there something wrong with the way I look, or I've said something wrong and done anything wrong.
"Whatever!"
Whatever the reason is, that makes him turn away from me, I swear I won't give up. No! Not this time.
I went home looking sad and empty. My Mom noticed it. I didn't showed up for dinner. I slept early that night. Then, first thing in the morning, I baked another cake. This time, it's 'Strawberry Cream Cake'. I put it in a box and wrote a short note on it.
"Frodo,
I hope you like this cake that I made for you. Have a nice breakfast.
Casey"
Then, I silently sneaked out of the house and rushed to Bag End without my parents noticing me. I used Blinky, my Dad's poney so I can ride faster. I left the cake in front of his door and I returned to our house just before the sun comes out.
I rushed back to bed before my Mom wakes up. But I can't go back to my sleep. I was thinking about Frodo again.
Did he already got the cake? What is he thinking of at this very moment? Is he already awake? Will he talk to me and start to notice me after that? What if not again
So many questions that's been running through my mind but I just can't find the answers for all of that.
"Whatever!"
"Sweet Surprises, Bitter Rejections"
The next day, I spent the entire morning helping my Mom in the garden. But before lunch time, I returned to the house and baked some cake and sweets. I made a very special 'Blueberry Cheese Cake' that I have planned to give Frodo that day.
So, after eating my lunch with my parents, I rushed to Farah's house and picked her up.
"Would you like to come with me? I'll just give this cake to Frodo," I ask her.
"Oh, did you really made it for him? How sweet of you!"
"Indeed."
"C'mon Casey. I'm excited!," she said.
"Yay!," I shouted and the two of us giggled.
On our way to the Bag End where Frodo lives, I asked farah why I couldn't find her in the party last night.
"I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you. Merry asked me to go with him on the hillside and he finally asked me to be his girlfriend!," she confessed. She looks really happy and excited about it.
"Wow! Oh, I envy you Farah."
"No, don't Casey. Who knows what will happen when you give that cake to Frodo."
We both laughed.
Finally, we reached the Bag End and I started to feel nervous. I knocked on the door but it seems like there's no one inside. Farah said that she will wait for me on the wooded gate. I was about to leave when finally, someone opened the door.
"Oh, Frodo!," I said excitedly.
"Hello Casey. What can I do for you?," he asked in a sweet tone of his angelic voice.
"I brought you a cake, Frodo. I made it all by myself. I hope you like it."
"Thank you!," he exclaimed.
"You're always welcome."
He flashed his killer-smile on me. I felt my cheeks burning. I was blushing again.
"Casey," he said in a low tone of voice.
"Yes?"
"I really appreciate this. Thank you so much, but…"
"But what, Frodo?"
"I have a very important visitor inside. It's Gandalf."
"And? Who is Gandalf?"
"Don't you know who he is? 'Gandalf the Grey'. Everybody knows him. Oh, I forgot! You just moved in from Buckland."
"Well, it seems like I'm disturbing you."
"No, I mean…"
"It's ok," I smiled at him, "as a matter of fact, I still have things to do. I just dropped by to give you the cake," I said.
And you know what? I felt like my heart will break apart. I felt like I was being rejected. I didn't expect things to turn out that way.
"I hope you like it," I said once more, trying to smile and hide my feelings.
"I love it!"
And then he bent down and kissed my hand. But I know that it was only his way of thanking me. I really want to cry that time. As he went back inside his house, I rushed to Farah and cried.
"Casey, why? What happened?," she asked continuously, looking worried and confused.
"He didn't like me. I knew it! Not at all."
"Why did you say that?"
" can feel it," I sobbed.
I ran back home leaving Farah looking puzzled. I was embarrassed and Farah knew that..
I've decided not to show up for few days. Farah visits me once in a while and tells me news about Frodo, which is, according to her, always spends his time with Sam and she once seen him with that old man Gandalf.
Every morning, Mom gives me some flowers which is, if I'm not mistaken, is not to be seen in our garden. And one morning, I asked her all about it.
"Mom, I wonder where did you get all those flowers? You're always giving me different kinds of it everyday. I haven't seen flowers like that before, Mom."
"Oh, dear. Don't you know? That lad named Pippin is the one who's giving you all that."
"Huh?! Pippin?," I said in great shock.
"Yes darling. He always wants to see you but you've told me that you are not to be disturbed, unless it's Farah who comes around."
"Gosh! Why didn't you tell me so soon?"
"It slipped off my mind, honey. And besides, you didn't bother to ask."
"Good! Don't ever let him speak to me, alright?"
"Why?," Mom asked anxiously.
"Nothing."
"I can't see anything wrong with him and he seemed to be so nice and very polite indeed."
I did not speak.
"Tell me, has he done anything bad that makes you get mad at him like this?," Mom asked again.
"None of your business, Mom!," I hollered as I covered myself with blanket and went back to my sleep.
"Ill tempered girl." I've heard my Mom said as she walk out of the door.
It's been three days since I locked myself up in my room. The next morning, I've decided to smell the fresh air, feel it's breeze and see the green grass on the fields and witnessed the beautiful morning.
"Oh, how I missed all these things," I muttered under my breath.
After our second breakfast, I get my favorite white-flowered hat and ran outside. I didn't bother Farah to go with me because she told me that she will be very busy for the next five days. I roamed around and picked some wild berries. On my way home, I've met someone I never expected to see. It was Frodo, riding his poney.
"Frodo…," I murmured. I stood there frozen.
"Hey!," he called out loud and waved at me.
I was standing still, I can't speak. It seems like all the words have left me. Of course I haven't been acting normal everytime he's around.
"Casey, it seems like you've seen a ghost," he joked.
I know I haven't seen a ghost, for what I have seen is an angel that was sent from up above. I've seen the man of my dreams. Then, as if someone poured an ice-cold water all over me. I was brought back to my senses.
"Ah, well…I'm on my way home," I do not know what I was saying.
"Ok, then. Farewell!." He said and he went off.
Hello! I want to throw all my berries on his face. I'm not mad at him. I'm mad at myself because everytime he talks to me, I am always speechless. I'm always blushing and he just laugh at me.
But wait a minute. Why he did not even bother to ask me to ride with him? I'm quite sure he's also on his way home. My goodness! He didn't even noticed me. I do not know what's on his mind. Is there something wrong with the way I look, or I've said something wrong and done anything wrong.
"Whatever!"
Whatever the reason is, that makes him turn away from me, I swear I won't give up. No! Not this time.
I went home looking sad and empty. My Mom noticed it. I didn't showed up for dinner. I slept early that night. Then, first thing in the morning, I baked another cake. This time, it's 'Strawberry Cream Cake'. I put it in a box and wrote a short note on it.
"Frodo,
I hope you like this cake that I made for you. Have a nice breakfast.
Casey"
Then, I silently sneaked out of the house and rushed to Bag End without my parents noticing me. I used Blinky, my Dad's poney so I can ride faster. I left the cake in front of his door and I returned to our house just before the sun comes out.
I rushed back to bed before my Mom wakes up. But I can't go back to my sleep. I was thinking about Frodo again.
Did he already got the cake? What is he thinking of at this very moment? Is he already awake? Will he talk to me and start to notice me after that? What if not again
So many questions that's been running through my mind but I just can't find the answers for all of that.
"Whatever!"