chapter two

CELESTIA’S POINT OF VIEW

I looked at her and I wondered why I chose her as a friend. We don’t have the same character so far, how did we even manage to cooperate for a year and not tear each other’s heads off?

“Can you for once have a pure heart?” I asked and she laughed and packed a handful of the files on my table and returned to her table to help me with it!

Maybe right there is the reason why we are friends, she is a very helpful partner once we disregard our differences! She is sweet and loveable, and she is more outgoing and I love that about her.

“Tell me about the man at once or I will do well to return these files and make a false report to that supervisor about your behavior here at the office!” she said and I looked back at her with a very serious face causing her to look away.

“Okay, just tell me, I have never heard you talk about a man before, I am just itching to hear everything you have to say!” Grace said and I laughed and told her about my encounter with the rich dude!

She was thrilled as she wished I had beaten him and showed him we didn’t care about those men! Of course, I know she wouldn’t have advised that if she had seen his face, she somehow fans handsome men, and she ends up calling them names she had learned from those Korean dramas.

The work hours exhausted us as it turned out the supervisor didn’t even need the files we worked on in the next two weeks, so why, why make us work for that long only to suffer?

I dragged my weak body out of the cab and walked straight into the house, I immediately pulled off my heels and got into my comfy slippers while I bent to pick my heels.

All I wanted to do was to crawl to my room and maybe into a nice warm tub and sleep afterward, I am weak to the bones! Maybe psychologically weak! I was on my way to escape from stress only to be caught by my mother instantly.

“Look at my most beautiful and precious looking damsel, you are so beautiful that I almost did not recognize you anymore!” she said and I wondered who gave her those cheeky lame lines! I looked her dead in the eyes and she finally dropped the act after I refused to take my eyes off her or admit what she just said!

“That was my best line and you didn’t appreciate it!” she said and again she went into the emotional mother character, is this a joke? What does she want from me? Why is she acting so weird? 

“Mum? What happened to good evening Celestia, how was your day at work or what are you thinking at this moment!” I asked and she stopped her fake cries and looked at me for a while before cupping my cheeks and frown!

“If you don’t show emotions this much, how will you get married?” she asked and I looked away to cut her short of words but she just won’t stop!

“look at you, beautiful, smart, and elegant, you are not too young to be in a very serious relationship now, you have a nice job, you have the best grades and you have high chances of moving into a higher position and I think you should start looking for a ma and in case you already have one, introduce him to us!” she said and I was shocked.

This is a strange conversation and I am not sure why we are having it at a time like this!

“Will you let the poor girl at least change her dress into something nice before you attack her on her way inside!” Grandpa said and I immediately tried to look for him, his voice sounded near and funny, he was just on the couch resting with his eyes closed!

“Grandpa, here you are, I missed you all day!” I said and ran to him like a spoiled child and hugged him while my mum walked up to us and pulled me away from him.

“Don’t kill the old man!” she said and I faced my grandpa with a pouting baby face! He looked at my mum and frowned at her! “You, old woman, leave my granddaughter alone!” he said and I faced my mum with a teasing face.

 “You keep spoiling her, why?” she asked and walked away while I sat by my grandfather, he looked at me and touched my hair.

“You had a rough day, right?” he asked and I nodded with a silly pout on my face! “You sure do know everything, I had a rough day that I almost died under pressure, my supervisor seems to just hate my guts and all!” I said and he laughed!

“Training is like passing under fire, it is for the best, my rare gem! Do you have anything planned for the rest of today?” he asked and I rested my back without a care in the world while he kept looking at me. “I have a favor to ask of you, my dearest,” he said and I looked at him with a smile thinking that he was joking but looking at my old man who had a keen face, I was a little taken aback.

My grandfather is always a man who gives orders to everyone and if he decides to ask for a favor instead of commanding, he is going all out for something. “Grandpa, ask away, I will do all in my power to do whatever is asked of me!” I said and he smiled.

“I know it’s very not a wise decision to make decisions for you but I am desperate, it seems that my time is coming soon and your grandmother is just at the bay, waiting for me to cross!” he said and I could feel the temperature rising and my heartbeat was irregular.

I held him by his hand and looked at him with teary eyes, “No, Grandpa, nobody mentions death in this family, remember, you are not dying, you will live longer to witness my family's doings!” I said and he smiled, “Of course I want to but come to think of it, I am not getting any younger and neither are you!

This is a time we need to be fast about everything, so I took a step for you, I mean us!” he said and I listened so attentively as my life depended on it!

“I called a few of my friends who are successful and they have handsome well behaved sons and I want you to meet with them! Maybe just maybe, you will find the man of your dreams! The man of your dreams can’t come to you in your house! You also have to be available, put in the hard work!” he said and I was shocked.

Is this old man matchmaking me with his friend’s sons?  

“Matchmaking is a thing of the past, it doesn’t work anymore Grandpa, I might not like any of them and I don’t want to embarrass you or your friends or their sons!” I said thinking I would be able to outsmart the man and make him see reasons I don’t want to date or go on a date with any of his friend’s creepy sons!

“Hmm, you can never know, I met your grandmother through a match and your father also met your mum the same way, so listen, it’s a trial, if you don’t like the guy, you quit! But do this for your old man!” he said and I sighed. 

Not like I have a choice when it comes to him! 

He is my grandpa and what could go wrong in trying, I could be able to prove him wrong about his thoughts! I looked at the man who decided to be dramatic just to get me to go on a date!

“Okay, Grandpa, I will go, just inform me about the time and location, and I will be there!” I said and kissed his hand before freezing due to his words. 

“Well, tonight, A&B restaurant number four, table sixty-five, it is reserved under the name Mr. Sebastian!” he said and my body was shocked!

What is this old man thinking? He already made the plans before informing me!

“Grandpa, I just agreed and you have already set me on a date, tonight?” I said and he smiled, you are my granddaughter and I know you, you will never do anything to disappoint me! And the earlier the better!” he said and I sighed.

“I will take my time, I am not prepared for this! I don’t even have the outing for these occasions!” I said and he smiled! 

“Who said you don’t have an outfit?” my mum said just around the corner and I was hopeless, everyone was in on these and I was just knowing.

I walked over to my mum and collected the outfit before rushing upstairs to change. I didn’t take much time as I was not dressing glamorously! It’s just a date!

Grandpa and my mum could not contain their joy as they watched me leave for the restaurant!

I was led straight to my seat after speaking to the waitress and I waited for my date!

Thirty minute

An hour

Two hours

Three hours later, I was still sitting right there waiting for him when I checked the time, and behold, it was dark enough for a lady to be in her house. Without disappointment written on my face, I stood up and walked out!

I was ashamed as I could feel the waitress watching me like a hawk after noticing I must have been stood up by my date! What type of men were my grandfather’s friends raising?

I was getting cold and my jacket was not doing much favor!

I waited to see if a cab would pass but after a while, I noticed they must have closed for the day!

I reached into my purse for my phone to order a ride as that was the only option left for me but my eyes turned red almost immediately after seeing my phone!

Oh, my good lord!

My phone has run out of battery! This is truthfully a quack preparation!

I noticed it was low when I was at work but I planned to get home and charge I was rushed into an outing I am now regretting that there is a zero to negative chance that a cab will come through for me!

this is a time to rethink my actions, I was almost giving up on myself and my hope of getting home when a car drove past me and stopped at a close distance! The owner opened his door and my hopes got high!

I could either ask for a ride or ask for help to contact my family or a drive for myself! I waited patiently until a man in a black hat alighted, he looked familiar as he walked towards me!

Everything about the man was weird, a black suit with a black shirt and jacket and a silver tie with a black hat. Is he going to a funeral for Christ's sake?

His aura was quite mysterious and I was a little terrified to ask for help but my life depended on this, so I had to do this!

“Hi, sir, excuse me, can I have a minute of your time!” I said and luckily the person stopped and looked up at me and my mouth went wide open and slowly my expression swam from pity to disdain!

“You again!” We both yelled at each other.