Chapter 5 Awkward

• “Calm down young lady, you're gonna meet her someday, I promise”.
• “But why…are you telling me this, mom?”
• “I promised your birth mother I will tell you when you are of age, so I am fulfilling that promise”. She replied softly.
• I smiled at her and hugged her tightly. “Thanks mother, you don't know how happy this made me, having those strange feelings and dreams of being a twin, I thought I was going crazy”.
• “When you are done admiring your sister, come join us for dinner”. She pecked my forehead and left the room.
• I jumped happily, tossing my pillow here and there, taking a closer look at the pic, something doesn't seem right. So I became worried. The pic was a happy graduation pic. Everyone was laughing except her. She stayed there like an outcast with wet eyes, two students in the background were pointing at her.
• “She's with her real parents, so she will be good I guess”.
• I thought, but now I have this feeling that everything isn't good with her… I mean in this judgmental world, it's obvious she was bullied or body-shamed by the photographer, I feel her emotions in this pic. Another me is out there, and I am going to help her boost her confidence.
• “Shelley! Are you coming?” Mom's voice called.
• “Will be there in a minute!” I yelled out, I smiled back once again at the picture and got up, arranged my bed and walked out of the room, heading to the dining.
• **BEAUTY'S POV**
• I walked to the company's restaurant, downstairs, since it's lunch break. After what happened back there in the conference room, I didn't know how to feel, except from feeling useless of course.
• “I want potatoes chips and veggies please”. I told the cook.
• She looked up at me and entirely ignored me, not the first time though, it's like everyone here hates me except Jessie of of course.
• What did I ever do to them?
• “What do you want from me, handsome young boss?” The woman snapped suddenly, smiling uncontrollably at me?
• Definitely not me.
• I looked back, my heart paused at that point, I had to tilt my head back to look up at him. He stood like a tall, rigid wall behind me.
• Only if that wall is sexier than 99 percent of human males. I quickly turned to the cook, my fingers clenched nervously, my heart was racing!
• "Noodles and sauce, please," he replied calmly.
• It's him, Bruno! Beads of sweat clouded my face, my cheeks suddenly flushed red with nervousness. He was standing right behind me, so hot I could feel the heat melting me!
• “Oh … .you …you. are here first.” I turned slowly and pointed to my chest.
• “Are you talking to me?”
• “Yes…emm…I apologize, tell her what you want…" His calm voice always sends chills to my body like how can someone be so gentle, kind and handsome, altogether.
• Bruno is perfect, a man like him will never notice someone like me, I wish I had a body like JESSIE'S.
• Maybe I could get a chance.
• “Miss?” His voice cuts in my thoughts.
• “Eh?” I snapped absentmindedly, my eyes widened.
• “Tell her what you want”. His ocean blue eyes were sparkling. How can a human's eyes be so dreamy? I think I am drooling.
• “I want you… I mean. I…mean…pie, chicken pie…potato pie?” I chuckled awkwardly, turned away from her, then slapped myself on the cheek hard.
• Get it together, bitch!
• The cook was glaring at me, pissed. I turned back to him and smiled awkwardly.
• Bruno stood there wearing a blank expression, he must've thought.
• What a weirdo. His face was priceless, he looked scared of me for a moment. I was weird to him, gosh I am so stupid, embarrassing myself like that in front of him?
• The woman cleared her throat dramatically, cutting into my awkwardness.
• “You said chips…" Her brows arched, she looked pissed by my cringe behavior.
• I turned and looked at the woman absentmindedly. She looked like she would love to slap me, but Bruno must be a huge obstacle for her.
• I sighed, grateful he was here with me or else, I am pretty sure she is going to do something horrible to me. I laughed awkwardly. “Oh yeah yeah pota...potato chips, not pie”. I brushed my hair with my finger nervously and bent my head slowly, embarrassed.
• “I am sorry”. I apologized in a whisper.
• She dished my order out, I carried the tray of food and bowed to thank her after I slowly walked to my favorite table spot to eat. I had the temptation to turn and look at Bruno again, after his order was served he turned and started walking towards me!
• “Oh no!” I quickly buried my face in my food and pretended to be eating. I heard the chair at the table opposite mine pull out, slowly I looked up and found him sitting in front of me!
• I couldn't take my eyes off him, yet he didn't even look up at me, he was acting like I was completely invisible. Could it be that he came here intentionally to sit with me? I waved it off.
• Of course not, you are the one into him, not the other way round silly! He just chooses a seat and is obviously minding his own business. I fought within myself, and tried to concentrate on my lunch, but my hands were shaking nervously. I can't eat in peace being in front of him, I need to be an ideal girl type, he is my crush and I have to impress him at least, take chances.
• I took a deep breath and opened my eyes, with a smile I took a spoonful elegantly.
• “Beauty!" Jessie appeared from nowhere and snapped into my ear to startle me intentionally.
• I choked on my food. “Jes…sssi, what?”. I coughed out and grabbed my cup of water.