A Questionable Agreement
Merle
Walking into her favorite doughnut shop she got here usual, two glazed and one Boston crème. As she got in line to pay she sensed something behind her. Not bothering to look back she moved up in line. Again, she felt like there was someone behind her, watching her. She straitened up and again moved forward in line. As she reached the counter someone stepped up beside her to pay. "Didn't think I'd see you here." Dilandu said calmly.
"What are you doing here?" she asked surprised.
"I just wanted to say hi, you know a nice gesture." He said calmly, non- interestedly again. Paying for his doughnuts he got five dollars back.
"Right. You being nice." She said sarcastically.
"I'm not a really bad guy you know."
"Yeah sure." She said.
"That'll be $2.50." the lady behind the register said. As Merle reached in her pocket for her change, Dilandu reached out his hand.
"What are you doing?" Merle asked suspiciously.
"Proving to you that I'm not really a bad guy." He laid out his five- dollar bill. "Keep the change." He said. Merle looked at him.
"I could've paid for that myself." She said walking to the door. Dilandu followed her, opening the door. Merle pretended not to notice. She sensed again that someone was watching but ignored the feeling. As she walked to her car she realized that he was still following her. "What do you want?"
"Aren't you going to return the favor?" he asked seriously and somewhat playfully.
"Fine." I guess I do owe him she opened the passenger door. "Would you like to get a cup of coffee?" he smiled, but instead of getting in he walked her to her door, opened it for her, closed it and then got in. She snorted a short laugh. Why the hell is he being so formal? This isn't him. Something's up. Since when is he nice? As she drove she decided to ask him that. "Dilandu... why are you being so... nice?"
"What? Am I not allowed to be nice." He said rubbing his eyes tiredly. She slowly pulled up to a Starbucks. Going inside she got a Browne Frappucino and he got a Caramel Machiato. Going outside to a table they sipped their drinks and ate doughnuts. "Why are you accepting my 'being nice'?" he asked while swallowing a piece of a glazed.
"I don't know. I guess there must be a reason for you doing this." As she said this a girl walked past him and glared, then walked away. "Who was that?"
"The person I've been trying to piss off so they'll leave me alone, all morning." He said bored, as if it was nothing.
"You were using me? To make her jealous?" Merle asked furiously. "I should slap you!" as she said this, a car drove by. Van! He took one look at her as always, turned to drive, then slammed the breaks and stared. I felt something on my hand. Dilandu! His hand was on mine! Vans lips pressing into a fine line on his face. A car honked at him and he drove off.
"Ah, not exactly, but what we did I think works both ways."
"What are you talking about?"
"You're trying to get Fanell to notice you... don't deny it. I can tell." He said bluntly. She was stunned that he could figure it out all on his own but still she didn't let it show.
"And?"
"That's what I'm doing with that girl. She sees me as her toy. Not as the person that I am. I want to be more than, how did she put it? Oh yes! Her arm ornament." He said taking a sip of coffee. He's so complex. That's horrible how that girl treats him. Still... why does he trust me? He's up to something! "I think that there's a deal that we can work out though." and there it is
"What kind of a deal?" she asked.
"Look you want Fanell to notice you and I want her to notice me. When we tried to do get them to notice us on our own we failed, correct?"
"Yes?" she said.
"But you saw just now. When we're together they see us. And maybe they'll even notice us in the way that we want them to."
"What are you proposing, Dilandu?"
"What if we pretended to be girlfriend and boyfriend... to get their attention?"
"That's crazy!" she blurted! Still she thought of the look on Van's face. She'd wanted forever to be with him. Maybe this could work. And if it didn't... nothing would backfire. They would just fake a breakup and go their separate ways. And if he did anything wrong she would have just reason to slap the crap out of him.
"I can tell that you're considering it."
"All right." She said. The look on his face was none but surprised.
"Seriously?" no one had ever seriously listened to one of his ideas.
"Why not? What have I got to loose?" he smiled and shook her hand. They finished their coffees and got in her car. Reaching the doughnut shop again he got out of the car and into his own.
"Well... I guess then we should meet somewhere." He said. Finding a piece of paper in her car she scribbled her phone line.
"Call this tonight, all right?" she said. Taking it carefully in his hand he folded it and put it in his pocket.
"All right. I'll call you this evening?"
"All right." She said in agreement. Rolling down her windows she drove off leaving Dilandu to go to his own home. Both were met by suspicious faces and questions. Both responded with silence and a trip to bed.
Reviews please! I want to know what everyone thinks of the new story!
Merle
Walking into her favorite doughnut shop she got here usual, two glazed and one Boston crème. As she got in line to pay she sensed something behind her. Not bothering to look back she moved up in line. Again, she felt like there was someone behind her, watching her. She straitened up and again moved forward in line. As she reached the counter someone stepped up beside her to pay. "Didn't think I'd see you here." Dilandu said calmly.
"What are you doing here?" she asked surprised.
"I just wanted to say hi, you know a nice gesture." He said calmly, non- interestedly again. Paying for his doughnuts he got five dollars back.
"Right. You being nice." She said sarcastically.
"I'm not a really bad guy you know."
"Yeah sure." She said.
"That'll be $2.50." the lady behind the register said. As Merle reached in her pocket for her change, Dilandu reached out his hand.
"What are you doing?" Merle asked suspiciously.
"Proving to you that I'm not really a bad guy." He laid out his five- dollar bill. "Keep the change." He said. Merle looked at him.
"I could've paid for that myself." She said walking to the door. Dilandu followed her, opening the door. Merle pretended not to notice. She sensed again that someone was watching but ignored the feeling. As she walked to her car she realized that he was still following her. "What do you want?"
"Aren't you going to return the favor?" he asked seriously and somewhat playfully.
"Fine." I guess I do owe him she opened the passenger door. "Would you like to get a cup of coffee?" he smiled, but instead of getting in he walked her to her door, opened it for her, closed it and then got in. She snorted a short laugh. Why the hell is he being so formal? This isn't him. Something's up. Since when is he nice? As she drove she decided to ask him that. "Dilandu... why are you being so... nice?"
"What? Am I not allowed to be nice." He said rubbing his eyes tiredly. She slowly pulled up to a Starbucks. Going inside she got a Browne Frappucino and he got a Caramel Machiato. Going outside to a table they sipped their drinks and ate doughnuts. "Why are you accepting my 'being nice'?" he asked while swallowing a piece of a glazed.
"I don't know. I guess there must be a reason for you doing this." As she said this a girl walked past him and glared, then walked away. "Who was that?"
"The person I've been trying to piss off so they'll leave me alone, all morning." He said bored, as if it was nothing.
"You were using me? To make her jealous?" Merle asked furiously. "I should slap you!" as she said this, a car drove by. Van! He took one look at her as always, turned to drive, then slammed the breaks and stared. I felt something on my hand. Dilandu! His hand was on mine! Vans lips pressing into a fine line on his face. A car honked at him and he drove off.
"Ah, not exactly, but what we did I think works both ways."
"What are you talking about?"
"You're trying to get Fanell to notice you... don't deny it. I can tell." He said bluntly. She was stunned that he could figure it out all on his own but still she didn't let it show.
"And?"
"That's what I'm doing with that girl. She sees me as her toy. Not as the person that I am. I want to be more than, how did she put it? Oh yes! Her arm ornament." He said taking a sip of coffee. He's so complex. That's horrible how that girl treats him. Still... why does he trust me? He's up to something! "I think that there's a deal that we can work out though." and there it is
"What kind of a deal?" she asked.
"Look you want Fanell to notice you and I want her to notice me. When we tried to do get them to notice us on our own we failed, correct?"
"Yes?" she said.
"But you saw just now. When we're together they see us. And maybe they'll even notice us in the way that we want them to."
"What are you proposing, Dilandu?"
"What if we pretended to be girlfriend and boyfriend... to get their attention?"
"That's crazy!" she blurted! Still she thought of the look on Van's face. She'd wanted forever to be with him. Maybe this could work. And if it didn't... nothing would backfire. They would just fake a breakup and go their separate ways. And if he did anything wrong she would have just reason to slap the crap out of him.
"I can tell that you're considering it."
"All right." She said. The look on his face was none but surprised.
"Seriously?" no one had ever seriously listened to one of his ideas.
"Why not? What have I got to loose?" he smiled and shook her hand. They finished their coffees and got in her car. Reaching the doughnut shop again he got out of the car and into his own.
"Well... I guess then we should meet somewhere." He said. Finding a piece of paper in her car she scribbled her phone line.
"Call this tonight, all right?" she said. Taking it carefully in his hand he folded it and put it in his pocket.
"All right. I'll call you this evening?"
"All right." She said in agreement. Rolling down her windows she drove off leaving Dilandu to go to his own home. Both were met by suspicious faces and questions. Both responded with silence and a trip to bed.
Reviews please! I want to know what everyone thinks of the new story!