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“Good afternoon,” I said to him so I didn’t seem rude. He smiled in my direction reluctantly and grunted a reply. He didn’t seem like he was happy to see me, and that hurt me even more. I decided not to give a rat's ass about him and went inside to see my aunt.
“Hey. Claire, my love. How are you?” my aunt said when she saw me. She was making tea for herself and Jonah but started to make one for me too when she realized that I was around. She was always happy to see me, her niece, and I was one of her very favorites.
“I am fine, Aunty. I’m trying to visit a place to get clothes to look more attractive. I want to make sure someone notices me, and I am sure that you are one of the people who can help me with making that possible if you wanted.”
“Baby girl, all you need is your confidence. Of course, it is nice to look better for someone if you wanted to. You can get new clothes and all, but that is only for more confidence. That thing is very challenging for a man, and he will come lapping after you.”
We went downstairs together with the tea as Pauline wanted to give a cup to Jonah. The latter was grateful and avoided me as much as he could because he very well knew I would hold some resentment against him. I left as soon as I was done with my tea, saying I had a lot to do so I had to leave.
At the boutique, I saw many clothes of interest. My body vibrated with excitement as the store owner brought out cloth after cloth with excellent designs and amazing looks. After testing out a few clothes, I picked what I wanted and left. At home, I checked out each dress again in front of the mirror. I once turned my ass to check how it was, looking for the best posture to burst Jonah's head completely. It was new and strange to me because I had never had to do all that to attract any man.
I didn’t rate myself as the most beautiful woman around, but I did hold myself in high esteem. I wondered how I could make him notice me as much as possible, especially in places where we could meet up and be with each other. Since he didn’t live far from me, I was going to try to stay close.
That evening at the bar where I worked, I noticed that Jonah came to have a drink alone. He looked ruffled and a bit worried, but I didn’t know what to do because approaching him would seem desperate, especially when he had turned me down once already.
Jonah noticed me looking at him and averted his gaze. Unfortunately or maybe otherwise, I had to serve him his drinks. So when I reached his table, I dropped the drinks and left immediately.
“Hey,” Jonah said, as if he had just realized that it was not proper to ignore me without saying a word. Even though he didn’t want to date me, he obviously didn’t see the need to stop talking to me.
“Yes?” I answered. Although I wanted to ignore him, I didn’t. It was my desire for him that always made sure I heeded his call, no matter what. He was such an attractive man, and his manly features always blew me away so much that I could have been a feather.
“I didn’t want to see you without talking to you. You are as beautiful as ever. I hope you enjoy your work. Be happy.”
I nodded and left. I could not fathom why he said that or why I cared that he did. But I loved how he spoke to me. It made me feel scared and safe actually and made me crave how it would feel to be in his arms.
That night, I lay in bed thinking about how he spoke to me. My love for him only seemed to grow. I had a burning desire to get him, and I would not stop until my mission was accomplished.
I heard the gate open. I immediately rushed to my window to check if it was him. Sure enough, it was, but I was embarrassed to meet his gaze as he was looking at my window too. I wondered if he thought about me and how I thought about him too. I hurriedly drew my curtains for the night. If I was in love with him, I wasn’t going to show it to him in an embarrassing way.
My phone came on as I lay on the bed. I picked it up and saw that it was my friend Jessica who was calling. She was the first person I had called after Jonah turned me down the first time. I only hoped she was not calling to ask for updates because I didn’t have the kind of updates I would like to share.
“Yes, Jessica? “
“Hey! My beautiful friend! How are you doing today?” Jessica burst in with a lot of life.
My friend was just like that—always full of life no matter what it was. I wished I could also be like that, even in hurtful situations like I was going through right then.
“I'm super-duper fine today obviously, and you?”
Jessica paused.
“What? Is this about him?” she asked. My friend was too good at recognizing my feelings through my words alone. It was a skill that most people didn’t have, so it only endeared her to me a little bit more.
“Well, of course! I’ve been thinking too much about him. At home, the bar, and when I’m probably taking a shit! I’m obsessed, and I can’t do much about it!” I nearly screamed. It was obvious that I had been meaning to vent for a while. My friend understood. I had been in such a situation before, so I knew about what my friend was passing through.
“I think you have to stay calm. What will be yours will surely be yours, don’t you think?”
“This guy doesn’t want to be mine!” I complained further. It was not like I did not expect her to be able to solve it for me, but I complained regardless. There was no reason I could not anyway. She was my best friend.
The next day at the bar was funny. I spent half of the day waiting for him to walk in with his friends. He didn’t until I saw a man walk in in a black coat. He had the frame; I was just sure it was him. He walked to a table and put his head on a desk. He was downcast, it seemed, and that worried Claire. She had no choice but to go over and touch his back, soothing it to comfort him.
But he raised his face, and his facial features didn’t match. Who was he? Who was this man that made her feel like he was Jonah? Why was Jonah such a pest? Why couldn’t she let go?
“Oh, sorry sir. I mistook you for someone else.”
He smiled.
“Oh. It’s okay. It happens every day, doesn’t it? Especially when we miss that person.”
