Kyro
"Hey! Why you didn't tell me, you're invited too?! And what's going on between you and Somi a.k.a my brother's friend?" Oliva almost yell from the other side of the call. I really didn't like her behavior this time. It's mid night and I just came from Somi's place.
"I was really busy this week. Believe me. I totally forgot." I said as I let out a sigh just to calm me. I was still in Somi's father's clothes. I heard a sigh from other side of call,"Okay. I understand. But..." I sense her 'but' was a teasing 'but' as she dragged the word teasingly,"What's going on between you two?"
I swallowed. There's nothing just a blooming friendship. But still my cheeks heated there's nothing like 'Romantic' but still. And why I rushed in that weather from my office. Yes, I didn't came home after office. I directly went there. I didn't take such decision for someone I barely know. But maybe I really know about her more than enough.
"Hey! Are you alive!" Oliva screamed through the call. I cursed as her sharp like knife voice almost cut my ear.
"Yeah yeah. There's nothing." I managed reply her. Suddenly what got me, I didn't know but I asked her,"Do you what Somi's profession?"
"She's a interior designer."
My eyebrows raised at amusement as I processed the information. Creative. That's why her room decorations was looking so gorgeous. Of course, women like her always came out creative. I pushed my bottom lips sightly and nodded. I was truely amused.
"You're truely interested. Huh?" I could imagine Oliva was smirking, she added,"But she's not like other girl okay. Her character indeed strong. So if you're thinking you can date for few times then you can broke up. You're completely wrong. And she's the most anti romantic person I ever saw in my life." She paused a little,"And she won't tolerate your bullshit. She will end up beating you. Hard." She teased. But Hell No!
Again I felt familiar heat through my body! No! I felt weird feeling. My cheeks flashed and a big tent formed between my legs. I cursed,"It's night.. Oliva. I'm sleepy!" She was about to tell something but I hanged up the call.
I looked down. Shit! A cold rainy with a unsatisfied boner was the worst combination for any man in this entire world. I shouldn't react this way. My body shouldn't react this way! I can't!
She's my best friend's brother's friend!
That's a complicated thread relation. It's nothing. But hey! I sighed. Particular Woman was dancing in my head. Maybe I was no different from other man. I was weak too in this conditions. But maybe it's just a typical crush. Once time will pass, everything became normal.
But for my this problem of between of my legs, needed a solution. Cold water! I stood up and walked to the bathroom.
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We walked in The 'Collàge de Paris'. Our team was working on a new survey. As I was a survey researcher of National Geographic. Besides writing it was always been a interested field for me. Maybe It was somewhat same.
As an author I could express people's feelings and as a survey researcher I could understand people and our mother earth. I stopped at in front of Claude Bernard's statue. I pulled out my phone and clicked a photo. I walked in the college with my colleagues.
Our survey was interesting this time. As we had less pressure then. Because this week we all worked hard and published our survey. That's why I was late at Somi's birthday party. It's a Sunday and Collàge de Paris still surrounded by people. It was a historical place.
Our survey was on 'Mindset of Men on some specific topics'. It's common but our team like to do this things. Christopher, my closet friend in my office, tapped my solider. We were actually in a big class room then. He gave sheets for note down the reports.
We walked out of that classroom and came to the exhibition hall. There was some couple of people. Christophet jumped into his work. He was really workaholic. He continued to do his job.
I found a elder lady at the corner of the hall. Watching a painting so deeply. Her age seemed like found eighty, she was wearing some fed colored clothes. Indicating the clothes might be old like her. She was alone. I went near her. I softened my tone more,"Good Morning, Ma'am."
With a slow yet trembling manner she looked at me,"Yes.." despite being her voice cracked due to her age, still felt so soft. I could imagine when she was young, how soft and kind she might was.
"Actually, I'm a Surveyer of National Geographic, Paris. I want to ask some question." I cracked a smile and asking for her permission.
"Go ahead." She softly said.
I smiled,"Ma'am. I wanted to ask, how was your love life.... Did you regret or satisfied?" I twisted the question. The question was about patriarchy but I twisted.
The lady smiled,"Such a clever boy." She chuckled. I blinked few times. I was utterly confused. She said,"I was happy. I am happy." her expression softened. She hold the necklace what she was wearing. A heart-shape dangling through the necklace. It was a mini photo frame. She smiled and opened it. There was her and her husband's photo when they were young. And I was right. In her young days, she was indeed one of those gorgeous women.
"I am more than happy. He was for me by my side until his last breath." She sighed and smiled, holding the necklace tightly. I could see her eyes flashed sightly, with happiness, with tears.
"I always blamed for being ugly." I didn't let her finished,"But you're most beautiful woman I ever see." I actually spit the truth. She chuckled,"He was same, Young man." My expression softened.
"He forgot all the male ego, morals. He always fought for me. I became mother so late. People thought I was unable to be a mother. That's why I declared as ugly. But he was there from me." She shared her story. Something inside me was becoming warm.
"We actually met at a gathering and after two months we started to date. And after One years we got married." She laughed.
I frowned a little,"It's so fast." I murmured.
"I also thought that. But you know, our fate is already decided, and when the right person come. Love don't need much time." She paused, observed my form,"Young man, I know what happens in your age. But if the right person is around you, that person will pull you eventually. You want or not. Your mind and soul will no longer be yours." she tapped my shoulder with her tembling hand.
I was paused for some minutes. But I heard a familiar voice which ruling my mind for last week, the voice which stir something in me.
"Granny!"
I looked at the direction. It was one other then the ruler. If this lady was telling me the true,
She was the right person.
She ran towards us, when her eyes fell on me, she was surprised a little,"You?"
I managed to gave a smile,"I was here for survey. I'm a Survey researcher of National Geographic." I mentally cursed for behave like school student.
Her eyes widened at the information. I looked between she and the lady whom she was calling granny.
"Is she your grandmother?" I asked. She flinched a little and chuckled. She throw her arm around the lady's shoulder,"Yeah. She is my granny." The granny chuckled.
"Granny, He is Kai. My friend." She introduced me to her grandmother. My cheeks heated a little.
Because she considered me as her own friend not her friend's sister's friend. But her OWN Friend.