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CHAPTER FOUR

DINNER

LIZZY’S POV

“What the hell is she doing here?”

  I rolled my eyes and shifted my gaze from his body against my will and to his face. A glare was on his face and I really felt like asking him who peed in his food this morning?

“Noah you don’t have to talk like that and no I have not seen your charger.”

His sister replied with an eye roll of her own.

“well what is she doing here?”

“mum invited her and her mum over for dinner.”

Well guys I am still here, I wanted to scream out since they were talking like I was not in the room.

“wow.”

“yeah, go put on a shirt or something you are making her uncomfortable.”

What? I am enjoying the view not being uncomfortable.

“wait why does she resemble the person on your wall?”

“because she is the one dimwit.”

I could not hold it anymore. I laughed out making the two siblings finally realize I was in the room all along.

She called him dimwit! Honestly, I did not imagine their relationship to be like this. All cute and stuff and I guess it was just in their trait both in appearance and in character.

“I insulted the Lizzy Greene.”

He whispered in her ears, and they both went on to ignoring me again.

“yeah, wait what? When?”

She shrieked, if only she knew.

He shrugged, returning his gaze back to me and I boldly held it, staring back at him even though he was shirtless. If he thinks he has an effect on me then he was mistaking. I have seen lots of abs like this or maybe this one was special but anyway you get the point that he does not need to know.

“can I borrow yours?”

He asked his sister looking away from me. No hello, no greeting, nothing. I repeat so rude.

I watched quietly as he talked to his sister and I could even a small smile appear on his face for the first time.

They looked really close, like really close. Just like I was close with mine too.

I sighed and stood up from her bed, not wanting to keep on revisiting the past.

I walked around the room looking at different portraits arranged on another part of her wall. One caught my gaze; the three siblings were grinning so wide at the camera but they looked younger in the picture.

Noah looked less manly or masculine, rather he had thin muscles with a cute face. He looked like a charmer.

“so, we have an actress as our neighbor next door now.”

My heart thumped at the sudden voice. I turned to find him standing right in front of me, staring at the pictures before facing me with a blank look not like when he was with his sister.

“lucky you.”

I simply replied, and before you ask, yes, he was still shirtless.

I searched for a particular brunette but she was no where to be found in the room. did she just leave only her brother and I in a room together and expecting one of us not to be dead by the time she comes back?

“lucky me?”

He asked still looking down at me. I stood a little between 5’8 inches but he was still taller, far taller. I was stretching my neck so as to look him in the eyes. His eyes were so mesmerizing, having three different shades of color. And I felt like I could drown in it.

I walked to the other side of the room since I was starting to feel uneasy to my disdain.

“are you a senior?”

“why the question?”

He asked sarcastically,

“why the question?”

I replied back. He started with the questions; it was only fair if I return it.

He stared for like thirty more seconds before leaving the room, talk about weird and creepy moment.

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The scent of different food welcomed me once I stepped into the dining, the two older ladies happened to still be chatting and my heart warmed at the sight. Little Nik was still hanging on to me and I felt like taking him home with me.

The sight of the amount of food on the dining was enough to make me salivate. Even though I was sure to burn all the calories before my fitness instructor comes tomorrow. I do not know why I have one when I never happen to gain weight but I guess they do not believe me.

With the amount of exercise I would do tomorrow, will it be worth it? Right when I was asking myself that question, Freya walked in with a roasted chicken in a tray.

Okay, yeah It was definitely worth it.

I sat on the chair beside Becca,

“thanks for the food Freya.”

I said and she just waved it off. I loved her cool attitude.

The chair beside me pulled back and someone sat on it. Not even bothering to check I already knew who it was. Maybe it was his unique scent or just his presence.

“hello Mrs. Greene.”

He greeted my mum and added a charming smile to it. Wait, was it just me he hated or what?

Mum absolutely fell for the grin, who wouldn’t? she returned the gesture with a grin of her own,

“hello Noah, right?”

  “yes ma’am.”

He curtsied. Mum should not fall for all his fake charms. Inside this charming young man was a devious side which I guess was reserved for me.

“just call me Raphael, saying that makes me feel old.”

I think I have heard that sentence recently.

“okay Raphael.”   

…….

“which school does she attend?”

Dave asked my mum and after that I zoned everyone’s voice out of my head and focused only on the food which I had to eat diligently and not pounce on it like I would have wished to.

Do they have a cook or is Freya this good?

“we are going to the same school?”

I heard a particular person whisper asked. Why does he have to pull me out of my trance.

I raised the cup of water and gulped half of it down my throat before facing him.

“yes, and what do you want to do about it?”

“is it a habit for you to reply a question with a question?”

He scoffed.

“why ask?”

I asked back getting annoyed. He was ruining the happy mood I was in with my food.

“you are infuriating.”

“I could say the same about you.”

I gritted out my temper rising.

“oh really?”

“do you want me to pounce on you instead of this food?”

I gave him a small smile even though I was practically threatening him. He pretended to shudder under my gaze and later scoffed. What type of guy is this for crying out loud?

“miss actress has a temper.”

He said in a monotone voice.

“whatever.”

I huffed out and he chuckled quietly probably not wanting to catch attention. So, it was funny for him to make me angry or see me angry?

“you look funny when you are angry and I guess we will be seeing much of each other now.”

I ignored him and he also ignored me.

His mission was accomplished, he just ruined my mood with the food.

……..

“thanks a lot for the dinner. It was delicious.”

I complimented.

“thanks Liz.”

“Noah why don’t you show her round the house before dessert.”

Dave said.

I do not need a tour round their house and especially not with the jerk himself. Before I could oppose, he already got to work opposing it already.

“dad I have things to do.”   

His dad gave him a stern look before going on to explain his reasons.

“you two are going to be classmates so why not know each other?”

Oh God, how does he think. And how does he know?

I looked at Becca who had a sheepish grin. Yeah, that is the culprit.

The other two adults agreed with him and soon left the dining leaving only the both of us there.

I rested my back on the comfortable dining chair rubbing my stomach lightly. I could feel a particular someone’s stare on me but I could not care less for some unknown reasons.

“should we not get to work?”

He scoffed.

I sighed and stood up, I felt really tired and sleepy maybe I should just go home and take a rest. I have been awake since morning and I think it is high time I rest and not take a tour.

“I am going home.”

I announced and stood up.

“better.”

I groaned and turned back to him. I felt like slapping that blank expression away from his face.

“why do you hate me?”

I asked really confused and really in need of an honest answer.

“hate?”

He stood up from his chair and placed his hands in his pocket watching me. I stood up too and wrapped my hands around my chest watching. I raised an eyebrow urging him to response.

“yeah, hate.”

“baby, I know you are tired. I explained to Dave and Freya… oh am I interrupting something.”

My mum said walking into the room literally ruining the moment and saving Noah from the big question.

She looked at the both of us probably wondering why we were frowning. I walked out of the room to spare all of us from the awkward moment.

“Freya and Dave thanks a lot for the dinner. I enjoyed it. Nik we will meet later. Becca see you later.”

I said my goodbye once I entered the sitting room where they were all seated watching a movie earlier.

“yeah, we are so sorry for holding you. We did not know you have had such a stressful day.”

“it is okay. I agreed to the dinner. Thanks again.”

I curtsied again,

“Freya and Dave welcome to the estate again.”

Mum said and Freya gave her a warm embrace before coming to me too, giving me a hug that was warm as expected.

After much hugs and even a sob from Nik we left their house.

 

“what is going on with you and Noah?”

She asked once we were outside.

“he is just a big jerk that is all.”

“he looked nice earlier.”

She totally fell for the act.

“he is not. Maybe to me.”

“he will come around.”

“I do not need him too. It is not like I will receive any extra cash if he does.”

I said with an eye roll, who said I cared about what he thought about me? But mum seemed to disagree since she sighed.

“Lizzy we both know.”

“know what?”

I asked the obvious stopping on my tracks.

“how you feel? The feeling to make everyone like you. That is why you are acting like this. That nagging feeling that there Is one person out there that does not like you.”

She said giving the nail a final hit on the head.

I remember the first time I started having this feeling, to make everyone satisfied and happy with me. It was after she was gone. It was my way of moving on. Getting everyone to like me, talk to me, doing the opposite of what people do while they are grieving and maybe that was how I became the most popular girl at school.

I admit, him acting like that was making me feel so uneasy and it had to change. For some unknown reasons I know I will make that change. I always make it change except if I hate you myself and him being him, it would be nice to have the new guy as a friend at school as this one is sure to bring more drama this year.

“he will, I will make sure of it.”

so Lizzy has some issues.

hmmmm.

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Eniola.