Just Because It Happened

Chapter Eleven: Are You Hitting on Me?

Chapter Eleven: Are You Hitting On Me?

He stared at me for a moment. His face looked puzzled but after a while, he shook his head and continued eating.

“Of course, I like you,” he admitted.

My mouth opened at what he said. Does he like me?! Damn, what the f he was saying does he really like me? That fast? How can that be possible? I thought he wasn't moving on yet to his family? 

“Are you kidding me, Mr. Davids?” I asked him because it was unbelievable!

“I’m not kidding I really like you and for once, call me Vander. We are outside the office,” he replied.

I inhaled. Gosh is that why he wants to treat me at this dinner is because he likes me? I can’t believe this! I’m just an ordinary woman who is eating three times a day and Vander Zachary likes me?!

He stops eating and looked up at me again. He looks confused. “What are you thinking?”

I licked my lips because I felt like it was drying because of his question.

“I can’t believe you like me. . .” He chuckled. “Why? Do you think of anything else? What I was saying is, I like you as a friend.”

My jaw dropped. Why didn’t I think it was just a friendly like? Oh my gosh! I facepalm because my face heated up, I really am embarrassed! How many times do I have to embarrass in front of me?! Damn.

He laughed at me. “I can’t believe you think of that!” 

“I just misunderstood! You always give me the wrong ideas!” I defend.

He continued laughing like I really did something funny.

“Don’t tease me!”

“I wasn’t teasing you!”

“You were teasing me just the way you laugh! Stop laughing!”

He stopped for a second but continued laughing. He stopped himself from laughing but he can’t just help it.

“I said, stop!”

He did stop again but eventually continued again so I let him laugh and laugh until he stopped with his own. I glared at him when he stopped and he just shrugged.

“Happy?”

I was expecting that he would laugh at me but, “Yeah, it was the first time I become happy after years of being sad.”

My heart fluttered at what he said. After a meal, he took me home using his car. The whole time riding in his car was silent because I have nothing to say after he said that. I really don't know what to feel, I feel ecstasy in my heart. I know that I made him smile and made him happy but when it came out from his own lips, I feel happier. I hope his wife and daughter become happy now that they're seeing him happy like this.

I sat on my bed and start browsing on my cell phone. It's been a month since I surf the net and I haven't had any news on my social media accounts so I decided to open my account and see I have any good news.

I scrolling when I my messenger popped up. My forehead wrinkled when I saw the picture of my ex-boyfriend when I was in college. I quickly open the message and see what his message to me.

Thomas Carter:

I sent you a message last week and I'm still waiting for your reply. Again, we are having a class reunion next month. Actually, it will be in the next two weeks. I hope you'll come because we were waiting for you to come.

I bit my lips and didn’t reply after reading his message. It was as if a reflex movement, my finger tapped his name and it brings me to his timeline profile. I gulped when I see his picture, matured than the last time we met, I mean when we broke up. He has a beard but he doesn't look dirty having it. He was handsome actually! Damn, why do I have to stalk him?! Who told me that?!

My messenger popped up again on my screen, it was him! I tapped it and saw another message.

Thomas Carter:

Seen?

I chuckled and started to type my response.

Mara Antonette:

Okay, I’ll come!

I was about to click the back icon on my phone to return on the newsfeed when I saw him about it.

Status: Single.

How old is he? Am I seeing it right? We have the same age, right? I'm 28! How the hell he didn’t have a wife or child? Well, that’s what I have to ask myself too.

I shrugged and was about to log out when another message popped up.

Thomas Carter:

How are you?

I scratched my head. If I didn't reply to his message, I'm sure he will think that I am rude.

Mara Antonette:

I'm fine, thank you for asking. How about you?

I saw the three dots under my message so I guess he was really waiting for my reply, huh?

Thomas Carter:

Still single?

I faced palm. s**t!

Mara Antonette:

Are you hitting on me?

Thomas Carter:

What if I am? Will you accept it?

. . .

Haven’t you noticed that I have messaged you every year?

After that, I scrolled and see that there were a lot of messages from him! What the f**k!

Thomas Carter:

What's up?

-April 2015

How are you doing?

-December 2016

Is this still your account? I can't find another Mara Antonette on social media.

-January 2017

You’re online but why don’t you reply in my messages?

-May 2018

We have a batch reunion next month, I hope you join us!

-Last two weeks

My face heated up at what I have read. Why is messaging me even back then? Now I am wondering why.

Mara Antonette:

And so?

I waited for his reply but he didn’t. I become mad at that. Damn, why did he said that and didn’t reply! To my anger, I turned off my phone without turning off the wifi.

“Damn you, Thomas!”