The Otherside

  “ he asked you on a date!”

    Her voice echos in my ear, “ fuck, calm the hell down already”, she had been all over my bussiness ever since I told her, 

    “ I told you didn't I ?I told you it's going to turn out so well” she said, “ its not turning out well jauna, how many times do i need to tell you, i don't feel comfortable around him, and for crying out loud it's not a date!“ 

   “ then what is it?” she asked, i picture her giving me a penny wise kinda smile,as she holds her phone close to her ear to get a reply, but she gets none, “ told you, cheer up rosy, it's just the universe trying to get you laid.

  “ jauna!”  

   Hey sly giggles make my heart boil, “ i hate you”, “ i know you do, now get dressed before our newly found man gets tired of waiting” 

    “ he’s my boss, and well just so you know, I am not his kind of woman”, 

   “ yea, yea, grab some clothes, it’s getting late” 

My mind drifted back to my closet, reaching out for my duffle back, as light as ever. I had   packed for a three day trip, nothing more. All I have here are a pair of Onesis and some office dress, which should be properly dry cleaned if I must attend work tomorrow.

“There’s nothing here_nothing to wear” 

   A wave of disappointment flushed down my body as a quiver to the thought of appearing before Asher, in office attire, or maybe Worse, looking so dirty, he won’t ever ask me out on a dinner date again.

  “well do__“

   “Hang on”,  who would be calling at  such a late hour, reaching for the telecom, I have no business with the receptionist, do I?, “ hi  ma’am , we have a rack coming up for you”

   “ a rack?” 

 “ yes, a rack “

   “ sent by who?”

 “ the owner”

   why would the owner send me a rack, a rack of what?I wonder if it’s a kind of vip suite thing, “ok?” , the call comes to an end, “ hello ?”Jauna yelled over the phone pulling my attention, had almost forgotten I was on a call not quite long. 

“ i think something weird just happened’

  “ whats that”

  “ the owner just sent me a rack”

   “ well isn’t he a gentleman, getting a girl clothes before a date, damn i am so excited for you, finally some fun to your life”

    “ what makes you think he’s the one, it might just be a set of pajamas…”

  “ Moron” she cursed as she clicked her tongue, “ you don’t have to be you, all the time you know, get your hair done and fuckoff” 

 the doorbell rang, compelled I walk over to open up, faced with a pill of clothes, compiled a wheeled rack.

  “ excuse ma’am” a lady said, forcefully pushing a rack into the room, till she got to the middle of the room, her eyes darted all over the room, then back at me, “ uhm, sorry to asked ma’am” she said biting her nail, as she clutch and uncluthes her hands.

  “ yes?

  “ are you dating Or engaged to any other Lopez” 

“ no, why?

“ nothing_” 

   _i will get back to work, have a nice day ma’am” 

  the lady leaves the room, with a pink face obviously nervous , “ aah , let's get you all dressed shall we?” Pulling my attention, I switched the camera,  “damn i think  i'm in love with your boss!!”.

   *********************

  There he was resting his back on the car, typing something on his phone, his hair packed up in a messy bun as always, legs crossed on the other, as he rested on one foot, dressed in a neatly ironed T-shirt, accompanied by a brown vintage trouser, truth be told, he looks best in a different color.

  Ding!

My phone buzzes 

 “ hello” i said as i walked closer, making my presence known,, he passed a subtle wink,  before smiling gently at me, my heart skips, as my itches to run against something all of a sudden, drumming gently on my purses, here comes the awkward moment.

     “ You look so beautiful in blue, ” he said, my cheek burning, as a myriad of emotions overwhelmed me, tucking my hair behind my ear. “You look great in brown, ” I replied, he scoffs then looks back at his suit pants.

    Never been so good at guessing emotions, but when ever he brushes the back of his neck, it makes me feel he’s nervous.

  “ well, can we go now, the moon can't wait forever” he said, opening the  door for me,what does he mean by  the moon?, what does the moon have to do with a dinner date, am I the dinner?. 

   He slides in then  shuts the door, after him, the odd silence makes the presence awkward as I drum continuously on my thighs, I feel his intense gaze on my fingers, as he sighs deeply.

    “ uhm so where are we going”, I said, trying not to freak out, 

   

“ well the other side i guess” he said, my heart skipped a beat as i clenched my fist, “ other side?”’

   “ you would love it”

  He passes a smile, then hits the accelerator, hurriedly reaching for my phone, i text Jauna, “ if I don't give you a reply in the next hour , please know I have gone to the ‘other side’, and you are not far from the reason why!”, i am totally freaking out!, my minds a fuckin mess already.

     “ so rose, tell me what are some fun fact about you/” he asked, taking a U turn, “ well, i am the definition of no fun at all”.

    “That’s  impossible, going through some of your details, I found some pretty good interest in singing” he said as his gleamed  of deviltry, dazed I let my eyes do the screaming as It popped wide open.

  So I really have no  secret working with him, that should be an offense 

   “I might have crossed a line,  I just happened to do research for my line of interest , but with you , Rosalie Garcia , i just can't help it” he grins boyishly at me then stares back on the road, leaving me in awe, line of interest?.

   “ uhm thanks” 

     The ride continues, till we pulled over at a shiny park, “here we are ”, he gives a boyish grin ones more, my eyes stroll upward to a shiny side, boldly written,

  ‘ OTHER SIDE’

      “ welcome to the other side rosalie “

   With a slight swing of his fingers the car comes to a halt,

 so this is the other side?.