Angel In Disguise (chp.3)

Angel In Disguise
CHAPTER 3

Strify was beside me all the time when I had the tattoo. With his promise to blow out the pain, I think it worked. I was numb and couldn’t feel that horrifying pain that I had imagine if you get a tattoo on your skin. He practically distracted me by his charms. I didn’t have a clue by how he did it, but all that matters he managed to keep that one little promise of his. After a few hours at the tattoo parlour we’ve finally went back home by our feet. Yes our feet.
“First thing first. What does ‘AS’ means?” I asked Strify about the beautifully carved tattoo on my wrist, who was holding my hand while we were walking back home.
“All I can say that it is special. And if you have that on you forever it means you’re really special to me.” Strify explained.
“Aww, you know, you’re such a charmer, Strify.” I told him.
“Well, I know.” Strify winked.
“So tell me why are we walking again? I mean, you could just ask Yu to send us.”
“You really wanna be in a car with that dude?”
“Great point! I’ll pass!”
“Besides, walking takes a lot of time to reach home. I’d like to waste my time just to be with you.” Strify said and give a sweet and long kiss on my forehead. The way Strify kissed me was just mesmerizing . I never felt someone who actually cares so much about me and moreover loves me like he wouldn’t let anyone to love me.
He was certainly not like all the common guys who lies to you just to get your attention and make you go googoo-gaagaa all over them. So that they could make out or even make love to you. And dump you on the very next day.And they thought it was fun to play like that, well love is not a game.
“Here we are, home sweet home. Are you sure your mum wouldn’t be furious at you?” Strify said as we passed the front yard and stopped at my front door.
“Well, if she is, then I’m gonna put all the blame on you.”
“Sure, you can do that. I don’t mind.”
“Nah, she’s not. I called her just now and she’s not at home. I guess this is my lucky day.”
“Make that luckiest! Aren’t you lucky enough to spend your day with me?”
“Yeah, I had an awesome time. Thanks!”
“Oh, no. I should be thankful to you. I’ve never been this much ecstatic before ever since .... Oh nevermind. Just thank you, Liena or should I say Vielen Dank.”
“Bitte schon!”
“So you speak German now? Nice!”
“A little bit.”
“We’ll meet up again at the park tomorrow?”
“I’d love to!”
Strify leaned close and kissed me goodbye. He walked down the pavement and disappeared in the dark while I was smiling big behind the door as I shut it.
“I can’t wait to meet him tomorrow!”

The next day I was supposed to arrive early at the park to meet up Strify but something has got into me at that time. Some judgements of Strify made by my neighbour Farah, my age whom I’ve just met during breakfast. Mum decided to get along with the neighbours, how was that surprising? I told Farah I only knew a guy named Strify in the neighbourhood, not anyone else. As soon as she heard the name Strify, she asked me to stop seeing him and told some nasty details that I should know sooner before I got caught up in Strify’s web.
“OH MY GOD. STRIFY? The blonde streaks hottie, Strify? Girl, you should stay away from him!”
“But, Why?”
“Because, he’s a lying ass jerk! His real name is not even Strify!”
“Really? Then what is his real name then?”
“Idk! The thing is , he’s a womanizer and a bad ass punk! He made some random pretty girls fall in love with him just so that he could have the pleasure to kiss and make love with them.”
“O-kay, why didn’t I meet you earlier , Farah?”
“Oh god! Don’t tell me you’ve done it with him already?”
“No no.”
“Phew! Lucky I’m here to save you.”
“Yeah, so tell me what happens after he successfully had all of those pleasures?”
“He’ll dump you. Move on to another target! But it’s weird to see him back in action. Because he’s been quiet all this while.”
I didn’t know what to do. Should I meet up Strify to ask him about the truth? Or should i just stay home and ignore the fact that a prince charming is waiting for me at the park?
I was in confusion. I just couldn’t accept every teeny bits about Strify that Farah just told me. I trusted all his words yesterday. I know they were all real, I could feel it by just looking into his eyes. Come to think of it, my new neighbour did have some points.
I mean if Strify is not like what Farah has described, he wouldn’t be friends with some punk guy who owns a tattoo parlour and he wouldn’t be pro at archery, ice-skating, arcade games and all the fun activities that they have in the mall.
Since I thought his only fun activity is reading. Somehow, it all makes sense,now. I was clearly blinded by his charms.
“He’s a jerk! How could I be so stupid to fall in his trap? ” I was angry with myself and without even thinking more about how idiotic I was yesterday, to fall in love with a stranger. I’ve only known him for like 2 days and I simply let him treated me a tattoo which made my parents went ballistic at me for having it, even if it’s just a tiny one, a very tiny little special present from Strify or whatsoever his name is.

I left home and went straight to the park to face that two-sided jackass! I saw Strify was sitting under the tree and he immediately stood up as if he was longing to see me, as soon as I arrived. But somehow, my anger seems to fly away when our eyes met.
“Babe, I gotta ask you something.” Strify was being serious.
“What is it?” I wondered.
“Do you love me?” Strify asked while gazing his eyes into mine. I was lost in his daze.
I searched deep inside of me. I do have these strange yet special feeling towards him. “Why does my heart beats ever so fast whenever I meet him? Why do I feel everything around us disappears every time we kiss? Why do I have these butterflies in my stomach which makes me feel like I’m a few inches above the ground whenever he’s close to me? ” These questions were raining in my mind.
“I am in love with him, that’s like so obvious by calculating those signs. ” I whispered to myself.
“Liena, do you love me? ” Strify repeated his unanswered question.
“Yes! I love you, Strify! ” I finally confessed my feelings for him. “ I heard some nasty things about you but I knew it wasn’t true at all! Because deep down inside you’re nice and an honest guy and yet I’m in love with you. I couldn’t stop thinking about you! I’m like madly, deeply and truly in love with you! ” I solemnly said and I saw one drop of tear fell from Strify’s dazzling blue eyes.
“Then, we should not see each other, again!” He said in a very low tone of his and looked down. My jaw dropped. I expect that he would say those 3 words back but he didn’t! What a shame!
“Why?” I said with my annoyed tone.
“We just can’t! ”
“But why?”
“You can’t be in love with me, okay!” Strify let out his high voice.
“So, it’s true then! I am soooooooooooooooooo stupid! ”
“What? Look babe, it’s for your own good. ”
“You jackass liar! ” I slapped him on the face.
“What the hell? Care to explain what was that for? ”
“You’re the one who should explain it all to me, Strify! Or is that even your real name? ”
“Hold on, how did you know that? ”
“Oh, I know it all about you and your stupid tricks to make girls fall in love with you so that you can have all the pleasures that you desire to have. ”
“Oh! ” That is all he could say.
“And then, you dump every single one of them once you hunger for a new victim! Nice, I’d like that. I guess, you’ve just did that to me! Assholes! Thank God, I didn’t sleep with you! ”
“Wait, Liena. That’s not me! Well, I used to be like that but not anymore! ”
“Yeah, right. We were all over each other yesterday, Strify and now you ask me to stay away from you when you found out that I’ve fallen for you? What was that all about huh? ”
“Look, I have a reason.”
“Yeah, because you’re a womanizer! Nice reason! ”
“Not because of that! That could be my reason back then but not now..”
“Then, tell me your real reason. ”
“I can’t! Because you love me. ”
“And I can see that you don’t! That’s okay. I can still live on without you. I’ll take that love part, back. Who needs a guy like you, anyway? ” I took one last stare at a guy whom I’ve just love and whose name was not even Strify and walked away.
“Wait, Liena! Come back! Liena... ” Strify sighed.

I felt my heart was broken to pieces even though I was relieved to let out all of my anger to that jerk. “ I hate you, Strify! ” I said to my heart but my heart refused to accept those words because I have to admit that actually, I love him so much! And that’s one of the reasons why I cried my way back home.
Little did I know, Strify was following me from the back. As I was about to shut my front door, Strify stopped me.
“Liena, look...okay, I’m guilty! I did lie to you about a few stuff but it’s hard for me to explain knowing that you actually loves me and to tell you the truth, I can’t seem to get you outta my head, too because I lo....”
“Cut the crap and just tell me the truth! ” I snapped at him before he could even finished his line.
“Well, I have cancer! And I’m dying...”
“Hah! Should I believe that? You’re such a great actor! But the show is over! I’m not gonna buy that lie of yours! ”
“I’m not lying! ”
“Strify or whatever your name is..from now on, I don’t ever wanna see your face again! ” I yelled and shut my front door right on his face. I couldn’t stop myself from crying behind the door.
“Liena, I’m not lying. Look into my eyes then, you’ll know whether I’m lying or not. Liena, open this door, please. Please Liena. Please believe me. ”
“GO AWAY! ”
“Sigh. If that’s what you want, I’ll leave you for now. Maybe we should talk about this on some other time, when you’re cooled down. You know where to find me..” He finally gave up and left my house with a sense of depression.
I forced myself not to cry that night but my eyes just couldn’t let me hold back the tears.

to be continued...