Chapter 5: A Date?
Pucca came inside, put her pajamas on and was ready to sleep when all of a sudden her best friend Ching visited her.
" Pucca, sorry if I bother you this late but I noticed that you were with Garu, now weren't you?" Ching said with a smirk on her face. Pucca rolled her eyes.
" Yes I was but nothing happened, so are we having a slumber party or what?" Pucca asked, Ching nodded.
" Yes we are, for celebrating your birthday and so that you can tell me what happened with you and Garu, what did he tell you?" Ching impatiently said.
" Nothing, we just talked about stuff that has happened to us, he is a really nice person and I don't understand why would people hurt someone like him" Pucca said, looking sad.
" Why what happened?" Ching asked, wanting to know.
" Ching don't be nosy, I mean you are already but I can't tell you" Pucca said, Ching laughed at her friend calling her nosy.
" You are mean, but I am guessing that love hurted him, but you could be his comfort" Ching smirked, Pucca rolled her eyes and smiled. Yani came towards Pucca.
" You never told me you had a cat" Ching said, as she carried Yani.
" Garu gave her to me, she is so adorable and she reminds me of Garu" Pucca said, Ching laughed.
" She is adorable, well what did he tell you? Did he ask you out?" Ching curioulsy asked.
" No he didn't, wait yes he did, he invited you, Abyo and me to the movies so that we all could know each other better" Pucca said.
" Yes, is a date!" Ching happily exclaimed for her friend.
" Is not a date, I mean I don't think so because if it was a date no offense but you and Abyo wouldn't be going" Pucca said.
" I know, maybe he got shy on asking you directly to go with him so he put it as an excuse for us to gou but what he really wants is to see you! I am a genius" Ching said.
" A date? Well I don't think so or maybe, I don't know, I am so confused, Ching help me! What does it mean?" Pucca confusedly asked.
" Okay I think he might like you and he wants to get to know you better and by asking you and us that means he wants to spend time with you, but we need a plan" Ching mischieviously said.
" What do you mean by a "plan"?" Pucca confusedly asked.
" Tell me the truth, do you like Garu? Because if you don't then it wouldn't matter if we do the plan or not" Ching said.
" I know is soon but… yes! Yes I do!" Pucca happily said.
" I knew it, so the plan is the following, You, Abyo, and I are going together, we talk with Garu and then Abyo and I will say that we have to go and leave you and Garu alone so that you two can talk and perhaps you and him could be a couple, that is so romantic! And you have to tell me how everything went!" Ching said.
" That's a great idea, but you are just going to leave me?" Pucca asked.
" No, don't worry, I 'll be around to see if everything is okay" Ching said.
" You are the best, thanks Ching! But what am I going to wear?" Pucca said, going to her wardrobe to see the clothes that she could wear.
" Remember that really beautiful red blouse you wore on my party" Ching asked.
" Yes, I do" Pucca answered.
" Well you could wear that blouse and a black skirt with black heels" Ching said.
" Thank you so much and tomorrow you have to help me please" Pucca pleaded.
" Don't worry, I will help you, that's what friends are for just like the time you helped me with Abyo" Ching said, a smile drew on her face, Pucca thanked her friend. Pucca waited for morning to come so that she could see Garu.
The next morning Pucca and Ching got ready and were ready to go. Abyo came and took them. When they arrived to the theater Pucca saw Garu standing there, when Garu looked at Pucca he ran towards her and greeted them, he hugged Pucca tightly and she hugged him back. Ching smiled. Garu broke the hug and greeted Ching and Abyo.
" Hi guys, how are you?" Garu asked.
" Hi Garu, fine and you?" Abyo said.
" Fine as well, how about you Ching?" Garu said, Ching smiled.
" I am fine thank you" Ching said, Garu turned to Pucca and smiled widely.
" And how are you Pucca?" Garu asked, the tone of his voice changed to a softer tone.
" I am great" Pucca said, she smiled. Pucca, Garu, Ching, and Abyo talked and shared a good time, Ching then took Pucca to buy something.
" So Garu, do you like Pucca?" Abyo asked, as he noticed the way Garu looked at Pucca.
" Is it that noticeable?" Garu said, Abyo nodded.
" Yes, but it's okay, the same thing happened to me with Ching, it was love at first sight" Abyo confessed.
" What do you know about Pucca? I mean what does she like?" Garu asked, looking for an advice.
" Pucca and I have been good friends, I mean she likes to watch romantic movies" Abyo said.
" Oh, I don't like romantic movies but I 'll watch them if I have her next to me" Garu said.
" Well you know what they say, opposites attract" Abyo said, Garu laughed.
" What else she likes, I mean what does she look in a boyfriend?" Garu asked.
" She likes romantic guys, she like guys that are sweet and love her, also she likes someone trustworthy and someone that she can be herself" Abyo said.
" Oh, well I think I can do that" Garu whispered to himself.
" Yes, so that's pretty much it but if you want her to be your girlfriend then you have to hurry up because most of Sooga likes her" Abyo warned Garu.
" Okay, thanks friend" Garu said.
" No problem" Abyo said. Pucca and Ching came back.
" Well we have to go, bye Garu" Ching said, she hugged Garu.
" Bye Garu" Abyo said, he shaked Garu's hand and took Ching with him.
Pucca and Garu stayed alone. There was a silence but Garu broke the silence.
" So what movie do you want to watch?" Garu politely asked.
" I don't know, oh how about that one?" Pucca said, pointing at the movie.
" Sure, lets go" Garu said, opening the door for Pucca.
They bought popcorn and sat together. As they watched the movie, they saw that people started kissing as they followed on what the actors were doing in the movie. Pucca blushed, Garu couldn't help but raising Pucca's chin and staring at her cherry-red lips, Pucca and him closed their eyes and their lips barely touched before a voice separated them.
" Hi, Garu, remember me? It's me Ring Ring, your love" Ring Ring said.
" Oh so that is your girlfriend, well you know what, I will leave both of you alone, and enjoy the movie!" Pucca furiously said, with tears streaming her eyes.
" No, Pucca! It's not what you think!" Garu explained, rushing towards Pucca, but she swiftly walked out the door. Garu followed but Ring Ring stopped him.
" Oh sweetie, we were really happy, remember?" Ring Ring said, pushing Garu into the wall and trying to kiss him, Garu found his way out from Ring Ring's arms.
" Look, you betrayed me so go and be with your boyfriend okay, because I am not interested in you, I want Pucca because I know that she will never hurt me like you did, so go with Tobe but don't you ever come back for me because after all we said we were going to do, our dreams, you just killed our dreams but now I might have someone else, you have destroyed my dreams but you wont destroy this one" Garu said as he walked following Pucca, Ring Ring kept holding Garu back but he moved away from her. Ring Ring left and Garu went to Pucca but she had already left.
[ Meanwhile with Pucca]
Pucca rushed, to the restaurant but Ching saw the tears Pucca was shedding, Ching stopped her.
" Pucca? What happened? And where's Garu?" Ching confusedly asked.
" I don't want to see Garu, not for now!" Pucca exclaimed, sobbing loudly, she left.
[Meanwhile with Garu]
Garu looked for Pucca everywhere, but she was not able to be found, he then looked at Ching and Abyo and decide to ask about Pucca.
" Ching, Abyo have you seen Pucca anywhere? I have to talk to her" Garu said.
" What did you do to her? She was really sad and angry, she didn't want to talk to us or anyone which is really worried because she loves talking to people bu now she doesn't, what did you do to her?" Ching demanded an answer.
" I think is because Pucca saw my ex- girfriend and thought that I was playing with her but I really like her and the last thing I want to do is hurt her, I am saying the truth" Garu said and pleaded for them to tell where Pucca was.
" I believe you Garu, and Ching you should believe him also" Abyo said, Ching rolled her eyes.
" I don't like my best friend to be hurt and Garu! You are hurting her" Ching angrily said.
" I am sorry but is not like that, I like her, I really do and I need her, it's been only a couple hours without Pucca but I feel miserable" Garu confessed.
" Fine, then fight for her! " Ching said, smiling at Garu.
" Thanks, but do you guys know where is she?" Garu worriedly asked, looking for answers from them.
" Unluckily we don't, perhaps at the restaurant or at the park, I really don't know, but I hope that you can fix things with her" Ching said.
" I'll go check, thanks" Garu thanked, turned around and went to look for Pucca. Ching and Abyo left hoping for the best.
Garu first went to the park, Pucca wasn't in sight, he sat down on a bench from the park and saw Pucca's silhouette on the distance, he stood up and walked towards her. She was crouched, crying softly. Garu touched her arm, Pucca rapidly stood up and wiped her tears, she then slowly walked away but Garu followed.
" Pucca?" Garu asked, stopping her.
" What do you want?, Why don't you go with your girlfriend? I bet you enjoyed that movie with her" Pucca bitterly said as she untied herself from Garu's arms.
" No, trust me, remember when I told you that this girl broke my heart" Garu said, pleading Pucca to listen to him.
" You know that you have nothing to explain, you don't care how I feel so just leave me alone" Pucca said, turning her back to Garu.
" But I care how you feel, if I didn't I wouldn't be begging you to listen to me, I care for you and I care a lot, please Pucca" Garu begged, kneeling as he pleaded.
" Garu, I'll see you soon" Pucca said, as her tears uncontrollably dropped down her eyes.
Pucca's POV
I know that I am doing wrong on being mad, but somehow I feel really bad, my heart aches and this really hurts, it will be better if I keep my distance with Garu so that way I won't be hurt a lot, maybe that is the only way
[end of Pucca's POV]