Chapter 5

Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov

Miracle dropped me off in front of the grocery store where I usually went. Then, she continued to drive her way to the town proper to open our store.

And since I don’t want to waste more time, I immediately went inside the store and started wandering around while pushing a cart to buy everything I needed.

Well, I already know what I am going to buy even though I don’t have a list and I know its location so I know where to go to get the things that I need.

I have been buying my stuff in this store since I got here so I only have been spending less than one hour whenever I shop here.

After putting everything I need to buy in my cart, I immediately bring it to the cashier to pay for it and ask them to deliver it to my house, just like I always do.

It is one of their services that I like here. That is why even though there are other stores near our subdivision, I still choose to shop here. I can just leave everything to them and continue shopping at the nearby shop whenever I feel like wandering around the area.

After my transaction at the grocery, I went to the restaurant. I just eat some slices of bread and coffee since I haven’t had a chance to eat earlier at my house.

I still need to shop for some new undergarments since I had this feeling that my brassiere is getting smaller. I think I already gained weight from staying too much inside my house without doing some exercise.

The shop just opened and there haven’t been any customers so I am free to wander the whole place and choose from their display.

Until I notice a man wearing some expensive suit staring at some woman’s underwear in the display area.

I can only see his side but it is enough for me to see his handsome face. He is charming and neat, based on his looks, but there is something in him that can’t stop people around from looking at him.

I stared at him even longer. And to be honest, I can’t help but feel that everything about him was such a waste, especially now that he is holding and inspecting two types of brassiere in his hand.

“What a waste,” I whispered to the sales lady beside me. “He is a good-looking man but it looks like he is gay.”

“You are such a judgemental person, Miss.” she joked. “Maybe he was just buying gifts for his sister or girlfriend. Besides, we already encounter a lot of male customers that were only asked to buy women’s underwear by a woman in their lives.”

I turned my eyes to her. “Did you already have a customer like that who decided to personally choose what piece he will buy?”

She thinks about it carefully. After a while, she frowned and shook her head. “Most of them seek help from the sales representative of our store since they don’t have any idea what to choose, especially the designs.”

“See?” I turned my eyes back to that man. “If he is not totally gay, maybe just bisexual, or just a cross-dresser. Maybe cosplayers or something. That was the possible reason for that, right?”

Well, I don’t have any issue with the third gender.

To be honest, I really want to have gay friends because they are more open about everything. They are more comfortable to be with and being friends with them doesn’t get any malice with other people.

“Well, it is really such a waste.”

Anyway, I will check out all of this.” I pointed at the underwear that I put in my basket and put my card on the counter. “And here is my card.”

She immediately took care of my items and since I can’t really help staring at that man, I decided to go beside him.

“Hi, sis,” I greeted him.

He looked at me and frowned.

“Ahm, sorry,” I said. “I have been staring at you since earlier and it looks like you are having a hard time choosing what underwear to buy”

He didn’t answer. He just stared at me, looking confused about what I was saying.

And because of that, I had a chance to look into his face more.

I think I stared too much in front of him. Especially in his blue eyes like an ocean that made me drown by it.

But I immediately snapped out when he faked coughing. I looked away from him and turned my attention to the underwear that he is comparing.

“I don’t know your taste in underwear but I think this color looks good on you.” I pointed at the pair of underwear that he chose earlier. “Its cloth is nice and comfortable so you can wear it on any kind of occasion. You can also use it while sleeping since it will give you a fresh feeling.” I looked at him again and smiled. “I don’t know your size so you can just ask the sales lady for that.”

I couldn't wait for his response since the sales lady called out for me because she was finished packing what I bought.

“It is really a shame.” I sighed.

I took the paper bags and left the shop.

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“Did that woman call you sis?” Rajiv couldn’t believe what he just heard. He was just busy looking at the display so I guess he heard what that woman said. “And she even thought that you were the one who would wear that?”

“Shut up, Raj.” I took the pair that the woman pointed at earlier and brought it to the counter to pay for it.

“Cassiah can just order these online, right?” he said. “Why did she ask you to buy it here? The people around thought you were gay.”

“Don’t mind them.” I don’t really care about what other people say. That was their opinion. They may know the truth or not, but it doesn’t really matter since they are not involved in my life.

After the cashier packed the item that I bought, Rajiv paid for it and we left the shop.

“To be honest, that woman looks familiar,” Rajiv opened the topic about that woman earlier, “I think I already saw her before.”

“Probably, one of your women?”

“Hey!” he exclaimed. “I am not that kind of man. I always remember the name and face of the woman who I date.”

I shook my head. “Whatever.” I went inside the car.

“But seriously,” he insisted. “She is really familiar.” He put the paper bag beside me and sat in the driver's seat of this car.

“If she is really someone that you have already seen before, then start investigating her identity,” I said. “We move her to lay low. I only want to have a peaceful life here.”

He sighed. “Fine. I will take care of it.”

I turned my eyes outside the window but I was not thinking about what I was seeing.

My mind was fixed on thinking about the eyes of that woman.

Just like Rajiv, I also feel like I know that woman.

I feel like I have seen those eyes. But where?