Lost Memories
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you'll like this chapter and the coming ones, more than you
liked chapter 1 and 2.
Meeting New People
Chapter 3
On Friday that week our science teacher gave us
an assignment and we had to work by two's (that means
two people work on one assignment) or we could work alone
but it didn't matter. We had to do the assignment during the
weekend and we were supposed to choose our partners in the weekend (the teacher didn't choose our partner for us. Duh, of course not, I mean we're not kids here!)
I was gonna work by myself. I started working on the project right after I came back from school. My first stop was the library. Our project was about the human body, (it's really hard to explain so I'm not gonna explain it). I asked the librarian about some books, she searched for them on the computer and the ones she found she would go look for it in the library and give it to me.
When I had all the books I wanted, I sat down in a quiet place and started reading and jotting down notes on my notebook when suddenly I hear a familiar mans voice from behind saying "Hi." When I turned around it was Ray.
"Ray, what are you doing here? And how did you know where I was?" I asked surprised
"I followed you when you got out of school till you got here." He said
"Do you want anything from me?" I asked him with my eyes still looking at the book
"Ya I wanted to ask you if you can….be…my …partner in the project. Can you?" he asked (you could see that he was blushing from his red cheeks)
"Sure." I said without even taking a minute or a second to think
"Ok great, when do you want to start?" He asked
"We can start now if you don't have any problem?" I replied
"Sure and you can come over to my house to continue it tomorrow or today if you want." He said delighted
"I think I'll come today because I wanna finish the project quickly." I said
"Why the hurry?" he asked
"Come tomorrow morning to café I work in and you'll see why." I told him
"What time tomorrow?" he asked
"9:00 or 10:00am." I answered
"Since you got all the books you need about the project, why don't you borrow them and come to my house to continue?" Ray said picking up the books from
"Umm, can you…take me with you please?" I asked sort of shy
"Of course." He said while searching inside a book.
After we finished searching, we headed to his house. Right as we got there I couldn't believe my eyes, his house was like a castle even bigger. The gate was huge and a bit behind the gate there was what looked like a small hut but it wasn't it was the home for Ray's security guard. I knew that when I Ray called on one of the security guards named Alex, and he came out from one of the huts and opened the door for us.
We went in then Ray got out of the car, I tried opening the door but it wouldn't open from the inside, Ray came and opened it for me from the outside.
When we were in I saw a woman come out from the kitchen "It must be his maid." I said to myself
"I'm gonna go in my room for a sec I'll come back you can wait out here and chat with Clover." Ray said as I sat on the couch in the living room
"Hi, you must be Mariah, I'm Clover. Ray's been talking to me all about you, since the day he met you. Come in and feel free to go anywhere in the house except Ray's room and his library and bathroom." Clover said. Clover was a bit old she had grayish hair and her face was kind of wrinkled, "Do you want tea?" she asked
"No thanks" I said
"Do you want coffee or Nescafe?" she asked again
"No thank you just Pepsi." I said
"Ok, just take a seat in the living room which is over their," she pointed out to the living room "and I'll go get you the Pepsi and come back."
After 5 minutes Clover came with the Pepsi in her hand "Here you go." She said,
"Thank you." I said "Where are Ray's parents, how come they're not home?" I asked.
"Umm... they're not here they're gone, in an easier form I'll say they're died, that's why I am here."
"How did they die?" I asked suspicious
"This is how it all started…..
I was 20 years of age when my mom and dad died in a train crash, which means I wasn't really big enough to find a job yet and besides my age I was still studying in college.
My family that time wasn't really rich so when they died I only had a bit money left, when I searched for jobs to get more money no job would accept me because I still didn't finish college and because I was still 20 years old, so this really nice family adopted me so I could be their daughter this family was Ray's family.
Ray's parent's that time had a small son about 6 years old his name was T.J. but after three years he died so they didn't have anymore kids that is why they adopted me. After 16 years Mrs. Kon finally got pregnant…… now here's the important part so listen……." She told me "One day me and her were sitting in their garden talking when I saw something red on a tree it was a rose I pointed at it and told her it was a rose "How very extraordinary for a rose to grow on a tree" she said "I'm gonna go pick it for Mr. Kon." and went to the tree she wanted to climb it and get the rose I tried stopping her but I couldn't because she was already up on one of the branches trying to pick the rose as she was the branch was starting to break and suddenly CRACK….. the branch broke and too bad it wasn't really low it was kind of high so she fell down on her tummy and you know what happened was really bad for her because she was a pregnant lady and that same day she was gonna bring the child I tried catching her but that was hard because she was heavy so I had to call her husband and quickly he went and called a doctor when the doctor came he said everything would be just fine.
After 30 min she brought the baby it was a boy, right after 10 minutes from her bringing the baby she said one word "Ray.", closed her eyes and never opened them ever again, nobody knew what she meant by saying "Ray." only me because she told me before that if she ever got a boy she was gonna name him Ray. I told everyone what she meant so Mr. Kon agreed and named him Ray but from that time till he died Mr. Kon was never happy again and from being sad all the time he died after his wife in two years that was why I was in charge of the baby (which was really my young brother) after that and till now I am like his mom and of course his sister and he likes me as much as a kid would have liked his mom and as much as a brother likes his sister. And that is the whole story."
"So you're not his maid as I thought you were?" I asked shy
"Nope." She said
"Ray are you done whatever you're doing in your room?" Clover asked
"Yes, almost." He replied
At 9:00pm we were almost done our project and by 10:30pm we finished it.
"I'll drop you home if you like." Ray asked me
"Yes, please."
On our way home I asked Ray if he knew a girl named Hilary in his team and he said yes "Is her name Hilary Tatibana?"
"Yes that's her name."
"Yes I know her. It's the girl Tyson's dying for, that's if you know Tyson. Do you?" he asked
"No, I'm afraid I don't know him." I said
"Why do you ask?" he asked
"Oh I'm just asking; she works with me in the café." I said
"She is cute." he said "You can't blame Tyson for liking her. She's not my type but she is a very nice friend."
"Anyways stop here this is the back of my building so I'll just take the back door."
Right before I stepped out of the car Ray came closer and closer to me, his sparkling eyes looking right at me, he moved his head closer and closer until his nose touched mines but I wasn't going to let him do this I still don't know him really well so I took a paper out of the folder I was holding, shoved it in his face and got out of the car.
"Sorry Ray, not this time, I still don't know you really well, maybe sometime later." I said giggling as he sat in his car starring at me with a surprised look.
Ray's POV
"I can't believe she did that." I sat thinking in the car as I watched her leave "Any girl would have wanted that. She could have accepted." I was so surprised so I just drove my car and thought about it all the way back home.
Back to Mariah's POV
"Don't worry Ray it'll happen once but not now." I thought to myself.
"Mariah what took you so long?" asked Lee "I was so worried about you, why didn't you at least call to tell me where you were?"
"Sorry Lee I was busy doing my project, I'll call next time." I said
I had to sleep early that night because only for tomorrow which is Saturday I had to go to work super early, I had to go at 9:00 in the morning because a girl that worked with us in the cafeteria took vacation for two weeks, and her working hours start from early in the morning so me and Hilary volunteered to take her place while she was on vacation (plus we got extra 200$ because we volunteered to take the other girls place, and I am the type that spends a lot of money on clothes and makeup so I do need that 200$ for shopping)
I woke up in bed….YIKES it was 10:00am. I overslept, "Stupid clock! Always runs out of battery." I said as I jumped out of bed and went to the bathroom "And stupid, dumb brother can't he just wake me up when he wakes up?"
I washed my face quickly, brushed my teeth, got out of the bathroom, went to my room, wore a sleeveless light green shirt with a picture of a crown with fake colored diamonds and the words CUTE QUEEN on top of the picture, then I wore a dark jeans Capri pants and at last I wore my shiny silver sandals. Before I got out of my room I took my small jeans bag and put my necklace, my earrings and my purse then I brushed my hair and put it up in a ponytail because I was in a rush.
I ran downstairs as fast as my legs would carry me and went to the kitchen, I packed a sandwich and juice (that was my breakfast that I was gonna eat when I get to the cafeteria). Then I got out of the apartment locked the door and went to the car suddenly I remembered that I forgot my cell phone so I rushed back to the apartment went up to my room got my cell phone and took my comb just in case put them in my bag and went down to my car.
"OH NO! Someone stole my car. Oh god, know I have to call the police, oh great I'm gonna be even more late!" I said frustrated "Oh yeah, Kevin took my car to go somewhere because his car wasn't working. Great now I'll have to call a cab." I said remembering that Kevin took my car.
I took out my cell phone ringed the numbers of the cab company and told them I need a cab to get me to the Sun and Sand cafeteria quick. After 10 minutes a cab was right in front of me I quickly got into it and told the driver to go.
11:00 am
At last I was in the café. I ran up to the backroom took my apron and started working. At that moment I saw Hilary.
"Hey Mariah, what took you so long?"
"Hi Hilary, it's a long story I'll tell you later cuz I better start working now."
1:00 pm
It was my break time so I took a table and sat down; right after some minutes Ray came
"Hi Mariah" Ray said
"Hi Ray" I said
"How come you're working so early today?" he asked
"Well, we had this girl who worked here in the café but she had to go on vacation for two weeks so me and Hilary decided to take her place while she's gone and our boss said we'll get paid 200$ more." I told him
"So is this why you couldn't do the project today and you told me to come here?" he asked
"Yes." I said nodding my head "Well I got to go continue my work now cuz my break time is over."
"Ya sure no problem, but before ya go, do you…umm...wanna go to the…uh...cinema with me tomorrow, before you come here to work?" he asked me
"I can't tomorrow I have to work from 9:00 like today." I said
"Can't you take a break for about 2 or 3 hours" he said disappointed
"Maybe I'll try; if I can, I'll call you." I said
I'll see ya later." He said getting up from his seat
"Bye" I said
"Bye" he waved back
After he was gone I went running to Hilary "Hilary guess what?" I said so pleased
"What Mariah, is there something wrong or is there something good?" she said with a worried face
"Hilary why would I be happy if there's something wrong?"
"You're right. Anyways, what's the good news?" she said smiling
"The good news is that I'm going on a date with Ray tomorrow." I said happily
"Oh that's great! But where will you go?" she asked almost as happy as I am but even more
"To the cinema." I said
"You know, you do have to dress nicely but not too fancy, not too funky and not too sporty. You have to dress the right way for a date. You know some boys do cheat if they see their girl isn't that nice and cute but I don't think Ray is from that kind, still I think you have to just in case." Hilary said giving me some advice "And I'm not trying to say you're not nice." She added
"But I don't know exactly what to wear." I said
"I can come over to help you choose your clothes, if it's ok with you?" she said
"Ya sure." I answered pleased "But I also have bad news." I said
"I hate bad news, what are they?" she said her face changing to a sad face
"The bad news is that I don't know if I can take a break tomorrow for 2 or 3 hours." I told her
"That's easy you could go ask right now, our boss is really nice he'll probably say yes. Come on; go now, I'll come with you if you want." Hilary said
"No it's ok, I'll go by myself." I said and went to my boss's office, our boss was an old man maybe about 50 or 60 years old he has white hair and always shaves his beard.
I knocked the door and went in.
"Hello Mariah." He said
"Hello sir." I said kind of nervous
"Is there anything I can do for you?" he asked looking at me
"Yes please, I need to take a…umm…break tomorrow for 2 or 3 hours, is it ok with you?" I asked
"Yes sure, why not of course you can take a break, everyone needs a break every once in a while." He said smiling "Do you need anything else?"
"No thanks." I said
"Well then I hope you have a nice day." He said
"You too sir, thanks." I said and went out of the office
Hilary was waiting outside for me "So did he accept?" she asked
"Yes." I answered smiling happily
"Alright!" she shouted and gave me a high five (thank god no one noticed her shouting!)
9:00 that evening at the cafe
A gang of 7 teens came in the cafe and took a seat beside the window, I recognized 3 of them; Mariam, Salima and Ray but I didn't know the other 4 boys. One boy had blue spiky hair and two blue marks on his face he was wearing baggy jeans pants and a red t-shirt with a picture of a scorpion on it. The second boy had yellow (Blonde) hair and blue eyes. He was wearing white shorts with a blue t-shirt that had a picture of a guy on a skateboard. The third guy had blue hair tied in a short ponytail and a cap turned backwards. He was wearing long jeans pants and a red jacket with a yellow t-shirt under. The last guy had orange hair with goggles on top of his hair. He was wearing jeans shorts and a shirt with a green tie, and his laptop was in his hands.
"Hi Ray, can I get you and your friends something?" I went up to them and said
"Hi Mariah, no we don't want anything, here take a seat." He said pulling out a chair for me to sit
"Hi Mariah." Salima and Mariam said
"Hi" I said back
"Hi Mariah" the guy with the blue ponytail and a cap said
"How did you know my name?"
"Ray, Mariam and Salima just said your name so that's how I knew it."
"Hey Tyson," Hilary said coming towards the table
"That's Tyson?" I asked Ray "Is that the boy that likes Hilary?" I asked again in a high voice, Hilary and Tyson blushed everyone started laughing
"Yes, he is." The blonde haired guy answered "I'm Max, nice to meet you Mariah."
"Ya nice to meet you too." I said "Hey Ray, who's the guy with blue spiky hair?" I asked
"That's Kai and the guy beside him is Kenny or you could call him chief like we do" Ray answered pointing at the guy with orange hair and goggles.
"Mariah," Salima said "wanna come to the cinema with me, Mariam and Hilary tomorrow?" she asked
"I can't." I said
"Why not?" she asked
"Because I'm going with Ray to the cinema tomorrow."
"You mean, on a date?" Mariam asked
"Mariam that was a dumb question you just asked." Kai said harshly "What do you expect it to be then?"
"Do you guys wanna come?"
"No we all have plans tomorrow." Tyson said
"Oh, that's too bad cuz I was hoping you guys would come, we could have had more fun but that's ok." I said disappointed
"That means you could come for sure with me tomorrow?" Ray asked
"Yes, but what time?" I asked
"At 5:00pm, is that ok with you?"
"Yes its ok with me." I answered
"Anyways aren't you to girls going to bring us something to eat, I'm starving." Tyson said to me and Hilary while rubbing his tummy
"Tyson tell me one time you went out with us and you never said the words I'm hungry?" Max asked teasing Tyson
"Umm…let me think…oh yeah the time when we…uh…oh forget it"
While they were chatting, me and Hilary got up and went to bring Tyson something to eat.
"Hilary is it true that you like Tyson?" I asked
"Ya." She said
"Does he like you?"
"I don't know I've never asked him."
"Have you told him that you like him?"
"No. And why are you asking so many questions?"
"Oh, I just wanted to know. I think you should tell him that you like him the poor guy's dyeing for you, at least that's what I understood from Ray."
"But I can't tell him I'm too shy, I don't have enough courage."
"Ok then just wait till the right time to tell him and by that time you'll probably have the courage but you got to tell him sooner or later before his eye sets on another girl."
"I don't think Tyson is from that kind of guy." Hilary said
"Well that's good so that'll give you time."
12:00 midnight at my apartment
That night when I got home Kevin and Lee were both asleep. Me and Hilary went upstairs to my room. Hilary sat on my bed "Cool, your room is so nice and tidy my room is so messy." Hilary said yawning "I am so tired, do you know what time I woke up today?"
"No, what time?"
"At 7:00am" she said yawning again
"But work doesn't start until 9:00." I said
"I know but I just woke up on the noise of my mom's alarm clock, because she goes to work at 7:00am that's why." She said "Anyways show me your clothes now so I can help you choose, oh and you're gonna have to try on the clothes I tell you to, to see if they look good or not." She said
So I opened my cupboard and took out a short white skirt with light pink dots on it and a light pink tank top with white dots on it, Hilary told me to try that on so I did but she didn't like it.
So I took out another top and bottom, this time I took out black bell bottom pants with a picture of a Chinese dragon in white on the bottom and a white shirt (one sleeve was like a t-shirt and the other sleeve was like a tank top), it had the same picture of the Chinese dragon on it. But she didn't like that either so I had to take out another outfit.
This time I took out a white sleeveless dress with a big red rose on its side but Hilary said it's for a party or something like that.
"Can I please take a look at all your clothes in the cupboard so then I can choose for
you?"
"Ya sure here take a look." I said opening the other door of the cupboard for her to look.
After 5 minutes of searching through my clothes she took out a new light purple sleeveless shirt with a cute blue designed butterfly and a really short white skirt with it.
"This is what you're gonna wear tomorrow and you're gonna have to put your hair up in a bun and just bring down a few bangs down on your face." She said showing me how to do my hair
"Ok, but are you sure I'll look nice?" I asked
"Ya, you'll look great! Anyways I got to go home now." She said picking up her bag "Bye"
"Bye. See ya tomorrow." I said
"Ya, see you tomorrow." She said leaving the room
END OF CHAPTER
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