THE DATE (2)

"When are we going out?" Clara asked me after some minutes of resting her head on my shoulder and playing with my fingers. I had already set the outing aside, now she brings it up again. "Isn't she in pain? " I thought while staring at her hair which was below my face. Ignoring Clara's question made her furious and she immediately turned to look at me, asking me directly in my face. " You said we were going to go out right? When are we going ugh? Did you suddenly change your mind? " Clara said with a sad look on her face.
"I know I said we were going to go out but you aren't feeling too well so I thought" Clara didn't allow me to complete my sentence when she suddenly rose up and asked me to get prepared. Clara left my room, she needed to get her cloth in her room so I permitted her to leave while I got prepared, I wore my best suit and matching shoe to go perfectly with it. Minutes later, I heard Clara humming down the hallway she was definitely coming to my room. I began to imagine how beautiful she would look, but at the same time I wondered why she was so quick. I heard girls take time to get dressed up especially when they are going out on a date but either ways, I couldn't wait to see her.
" What are you wearing?" I and Clara shouted immediately we saw each other, we were both looking surprised. Clara complained about me looking too dressed up while I complain about her life looking so casual like we were just going to eat along the street. Clara insisted that I changed to something casual, but I refused. "You know what let's go" I dragged Clara's arm and pushed her towards the door, she tried to free herself severally but I was stronger. My bodyguard was beside my car waiting to drive us but I instructed him to take a day off which he refused politely, not until I insisted. I wanted to be alone with Clara for today.
" So were are we going to first? " Clara asked me with a broad smile on her face, I turned to look at her and couldn't help but laugh at how childish she looked at that moment.
"To change that rag you are putting on" I responded in a calm manner but i guess it still annoyed Clara. Her smile suddenly turned into a frown and for the first time since we left the house, there was a moment of silence. "I didn't mean"
"You don't have any explanation to make, forget it. I think I would like to just go back " Clara said looking out through the window, while she stamped her feet continuously. I began to laugh gently and by the time I could control myself anymore, I laughed out loud which seemed to annoy her even more. I tried apologizing severally but she didn't bother to give me a listening ear talk more of looking at me. I quickly parked my car in order to apologize properly. My apologies fell on Clara's deaf ears for about thirty minutes, I had to make a promise never to insult or bully her again, before she was able to forgive me. I needed Clara clothes changed so I headed to the boutique first after I was sure that she was cool with it. Clara surprisingly also seemed excited which was satisfying. Immediately we got to the boutique, I took out my face mask and put it on, it covered my nose and my mouth, I doubt if anyone would recognize me.
I noticed Clara gave me a weird look when she saw me putting on the nose mask but thankfully she didn't ask. We got into the boutique and I asked the workers to give Clara the finest gown and the best treatment while I waited patiently. While waiting, I got different type of stares and reactions from people going out and coming in, it was so unconvincing. After about an hour, Clara appeared looking all glamorous, elegant and beautiful and I couldn't help but stare until she was standing at my front asking me if she looked good. " You look angelic" I told her and I saw her blush. I paid the bills and we headed to the restaurant which I already booked. Clara and I were silence till we got to the restaurant, it was so unlike her not to talk for that long. "Are you fine!?" I asked her, placing my left hand on her head before patting it gently. Clara insisted that she was fine and I got down from the car to open the door for her. The restaurant was really classic, Clara and I sat at the perfect spot. There was no other person in the restaurant other than the waitress who was attending to us.
"Why are we the only ones here?" Clara asked me, while chewing a big chunk of chicken, although she saw very careful not to stain her cloth. I told her the truth and she only nodded her head and continued to eat. After we were done eating, I suggested that we go home but Clara refused and insisted we go to other places and I couldn't refuse. I wore my face mask through out the day but the moment we go back into my car to head home, I refused it. While walking towards my room with the last bit of strength left in me, I noticed Clara's curious face, she was staring at me while we walked but I decided not to ask her what the problem was. "Why were you putting on nose mask all day?" Clara finally asked and I was thrown off balance because I wasn't expecting the question neither have I thought of an answer to give her so I found myself stuttering till we got to the door.
"You know what, it's fine forget it. Why are you stuttering? Are you hiding something?" Clara stopped to look at me with her eyes squinted before entering into the room, removing her shoes and she began to unzip her gown in my presence and for a moment I thought Clara was really going to undress knowing full well that I was there. Before I could turn back to look at her, she was already heading to my bathroom with the cloth she was going to change into in her hands. I chuckled at my stupid thoughts, what was I expecting from Clara anyways. While undressing in front of my mirror, I began to think of an answer to give Clara incase she ask for it again. While I was still thinking of an answer, I heard a knock on my door and the person entered without waiting to be told to come in or not. There is only one person that does this, and I was certain it was Jack. I turned back to confirm and I was right, surprisingly he knocked today, the normal Jack don't knock.
" Hey! Your baby girl isn't in your room today? " Jack asked sitting on the couch, while looking round the room for any sign of Clara. I refused to answer his question and continued with what I was doing. " How was the outing? Did you guys do anything fun? Did you finally ask her out?" Suddenly I heard a far distance cough, it was from Clara, she just got out of the bathroom. I looked at Jack in scary way and he quickly removed his eyes from mine, fixing it on Clara who was walking towards him. Jack suddenly stood up to greet Clara, they were both smiling at each other which was disgusting to me. The moment I noticed they were about to hug each other, I quickly let out a loud cough and walked to where they were standing. I pulled Clara towards me forcefully and her face touched my bare chest, I could feel her lips on my chest that was the moment I realized I only had my boxers on. I quickly ran back to put on my clothes only to notice Jack laughing inwardly.
"Laugh out and you are dead Jack" I shouted putting on my shirt, Jack immediately covered his mouth and left my room. While looking at the mirror and adjusting my hair, Clara walked towards me and hit my head with her hand. Though it wasn't painful, I acted like it was and she began to apologize. When I inquired to know her reason for hitting me, she stopped apologizing and walked away.
"Why do you threaten people with death, do you like it? Are capable of killing someone?" How was I suppose to explain to her, this question was even more difficult than the previous one and it is only because Clara is the one asking. It got to a point where I couldn't even look at her face and the only thing I could do was to leave the room.