Ch 002: Who is That Guy?

    Who Is That Guy?

“Ann, didn’t you get what you want yet?” Lea asked, scratching her head and fidgeting with her eyes.

“Jeez, Lea. Everything here looks so perfect. I am trying to find something but I just can’t.” Ann’s eyes just looked around the numerous female wears. Her eyes scanned them with desire and she didn’t know which one to chose. Those baby eyes of hers were feasting, a feast of a lifetime.

Also, she looked at Lea and saw the tiredness that was written over her face. Although she chuckled at the sight but yet, she was baffled at the fact that Lea’s long hours of sleep didn’t have an effect on her. She was certain that Lea was going to be the first to wake up and not her.

Thinking about the previous night, she couldn’t help the loud thuds of her heartbeat. She smiled as her mind begun replaying the scenes. They spent the whole night watching movies, playing and dancing in the room. She thought of the moment when Brent’s eyes momentarily glanced at her.

Brent was her long time crush, although they have been best friends, but she still liked him and after last night’s hangover, she wondered if he liked her too because the whole time, their eyes kept looking at each other’s.

“What are you thinking about?” Lea asked Ann, interrupting her thoughts.

Ann knitted her brows in a dilemma on what she was going to give as a response to her tired friend. “Well huh –

“Please everyone shopping at this mall is required to move out. The mall is closed at the moment.” They heard from the speakers and looked at each other, confused. Many people in the mall began to murmur among themselves.

“Why will they close the mall?”

“It must be someone important.”

“I am guessing the president. I mean, this is one of the biggest shopping malls.”

Ann sighed in disappointment while Lea squealed in excitement.

“Jeez, I was so tired already. Thanks to whoever closed the mall? Now let’s go home, Annie.” Lea said and started walking out of the mall. She didn’t wait for another announcement to come up, so she hurried out of the mall.

Ann on the other hand just stood her grounds, looking around at the beautiful dresses. She was so eager and desperate to pick up a dress for the evening since she had none. Her mind was made up, no matter the flock of disappointed people leaving the mall, no matter the numerous times they were reminded to leave the mall, she was determined to get a dress, either way.

“Hey Lea, we should hide inside these – She didn’t complete her statement because she turned and saw no one.

She looked slightly pissed but not surprised. ‘I don’t know why I am surprised.’ She grumbled.

“Everyone has left.”

“Search the mall. You know very well the boss. He won’t take it lightly seeing even just a single person in the mall shopping with him.

Ann quickly hid under the clothes rack. Just standing there for another minute, they would have caught her. She waited for what seemed like forever and once she confirmed that they had gone, she came out and sighed a sigh of relief.

“Phew! That was close.” She mumbled and turned a 180° to see someone, dressed casually though looking rich. Her mouth dropped in total surprise, much to his surprise because he was expecting her to scream in horror.

The guy before her was worth the whole planet, so handsome, even more handsome than her Brent.

Once she heard footsteps, she immediately broke free from the hypnotic stare that took forever and hid inside the cloth rack. She dragged the standing man to hide besides her.

He stood there looking at her dramatic entrance under the cloth rack. He wanted to say something when, “Wha – She knelt on instincts to be taller than the sitting him and then leaned closer to him, after which, within milliseconds, she covered his mouth.

The gap between them was almost closed by their bodies which were nearer than inches away. He looked at her but could feel her heart beating fast, as if it was racing. Her chest rose and fell and her breath was becoming louder and faster. Her eyes were on the feet she saw. Those legs, they showed four men were standing there and she didn’t know what will happen if they caught her.

Her knees began to tremble and her grip on his mouth was more than firm, preventing him from saying a word.

She felt warm arms, encircling her, in a soft but firm grip and quickly looked at his face. He was putting on a nose mask but his emerald green eyes got her looking at him for a long while, plus he had such a beautiful fragrance that made her want to stay within his arms and where she could smell more of his sweet smell. Thoughts flooded her mind, both naughty and stupid thoughts.

One of them was for her to kiss him there, another was that maybe she could try sleeping with him (Naughty thoughts). Another thought came and it was for her to scream but that was of no use, because the security would have to come here and then drag her out of the mall, thereby ruining things up for her.

“This is the price you pay for coming to a mall that is for the rich.” Her subconscious mind told her. She gulped hard subconsciously and then quickly looked to see if the security men were still there. She saw none and slowly pulled away from his grip, making her way out of the cloth rack. Her breath quickly went to normal and her heartbeat steadied back as soon as she verified that they were clear. She turned to the man whom she had helped and he was leaving.

“Hey are you leaving yet?” She asked him and he nodded.

“I thought you are here to shop. If you leave, the security men will come here for sure and I will be caught.” She told him. That was just a part of the reason.

Another reason was that she wanted to spend some more time with him because she was not sure she will ever see him again. Just their one time meeting, she wanted to know him and be friends with him. She wanted him to meet her friends.

“Didn’t you come here to get something? Why will you leave without purchasing anything?” She asked.

He just turned and began to go through the many dresses he saw there, picked one and left immediately, without waiting that she should speak any further.

“What a weird man!” she thought and continued going through her dresses, praying seriously that he doesn’t turn her to the security men.

‘Wait! Could he be the very important person that ordered the mall to be closed for the moment?’ her mind began to question her.

Why didn’t she think about it? It definitely was him, for him to move about freely. She panicked now even the more, thinking that he left because she was there and he was going to close the mall.

“I am so sure he is going to call for the security men on me. What should I do now?” She thought, scratching her head, making a mess of her long golden brown hair.

“Oh God, Annabel you scared the hell out of me.” Lea scolded while panting heavily.

“Lea! What are you doing here?” Ann questioned scared that the security might have followed Lea to take her out of the shopping mall.

“Did you alert that I was missing, again?” She added and Lea nodded. She wasn’t shocked at all.

“Don’t worry. The mall has been reopened for everyone, so we can continue shopping. But never do what you did to me today. You got me worried sick.” Lea complained and Ann nodded in a half smile with closed eyes.

The shop was now opened once again, meaning her thesis was right; he was the one who had ordered for the mall to be closed.

‘Who is that guy and will I ever see him again?’ She questioned herself in her thoughts and continued going through the dresses less bothered but wondering if she will be able to meet him again.