Chapter 23

“Ivana.” I heard a deep voice call out as whoever put down their tray of food on the table I sat at the cafeteria and joined me across the table. I looked up to see Hinn smiling at me with his eyes twinkling like the stars and his chin leaning on his hands, he was damn too handsome.

“Hi,” I said shyly and tuck my hair behind my ears to show off my rosy cheek and dimples as I cutely smiled at him.

“Finally we are having lunch together.” He voiced out and put a spoon of rice in his mouth. Hinn had invited me for lunch after I sang at their practice room but I turned him down with an excuse that I had other things to do.

It wasn’t as if I didn’t want to eat with him, but just as I wanted to look perfect and ladylike in his presence made me turn him down, but here he was and I can’t avoid it.

“If you say so.” I looked away from him and tried to eat as elegant as I have watched Mrs. Jane eat, but I ended up spilling my food on the table and had to be embarrassed again but Hinn Carlos didn’t laugh at me rather he helped me wipe it off.

He was so considerate, I was sure that Robin would laugh hard and even abuse me. I shook my head wondering why I was thinking about that rude jerk.

“I heard you always come to my shows and have never missed any.” He looked straight into my eyes, there was no point in lying since Kate had already told him about it.

“Yes.” I slowly nod waiting for whatever he would say next.

Hinn leans close to the table, his eyes not leaving mine, he parted his lips with smiles. “How was my show, all of it?”

I had hoped he would ask me this one day and I had spent countless times practicing how I would beam and tell him how much I love his shows and the reason I didn’t miss any.

“I love them all, they are inspiring and always make my heart leap for joy, and that is the reason I never missed any one of them.” I didn’t tell him all about it, I didn’t tell him how he was the reason I decided to pursue this dream.

A smile spread through Hinn’s face, a smile I wish I could stare at all day. “I am so happy to hear you say this.” He pressed his lips together, staring at me intensely as he spoke. “Tell me, what made you sing that song, the one Robin played with his guitar?”

I was surprised to hear him ask, I never thought I would have to answer this question, I also didn’t know what made me sing that day, it must be because I was offended by Robin’s constant disbelief.

“It was as if you had practiced the song with him for a long time.” Hinn looked down at his food. “I was shocked at first, if I hadn’t known you and Robin only met a few days ago, I would say you had known him before now and had spent some time with him to sing that song with him that way.”

I blinked as I listened to Hinn speak, I wanted to tell him I knew him more than I knew Robin, I have known Him since I was at the Villa and had only met that mean jerk recently.

Hinn looked up at me, his eyes held a feeling I couldn’t interpret. “I felt left behind, if I play my guitar with any chord, would you also compose a song with it?”

“Not really,” I said honestly. Hinn raised his brows and his face fell, I could tell he wasn’t happy with my answer so I had to clarify him. “Honestly, those lyrics I sang at your practice room only popped into my mind at that moment.”

“You are awesome.” He smiled. I look down at his cherry lips and I can only imagine kissing them. That thought had been in my mind for a long time. I wanted to know what his lips would taste like when they touched mine.

I shook my head to get the nasty thoughts off my head. “But, why did you choose to help me when you didn’t know if I could sing or not?” This question had been on my mind ever since he volunteered to teach me. Why me out of all the other ladies in this school?

“I have good eyes to spot stars.” He winks at me. Hinn’s answer made me curse Robin in my head, Robin was a good singer but didn’t spot me out, he was blind if that is the case Robin is so annoying.

Damn it! I am thinking of Robin again.

“You have good eyes,” I told Hinn and he beams. I turned to continue my meal but what I heard made me stiff.

“Robin, over here,” Hinn called out with a smile as he waved his hands. I quickly turned my head to see Robin holding his tray of food and walking over to us.

“Hinn, does he have to stay here?” I whispered and Hinn looked at me with a puzzled expression.

“Are you scared of him?”

“No,” I closed my eyes momentarily as I felt someone could join the table. It was Robin obviously, he always had a way of bringing chills along with him and this cafeteria suddenly turned cold.

“Hey, Robin,” Hinn said his greeting and I heard Robin return the greeting so I raised my head to do the same but regretted it.

“Hi,” I raised my hands but he scoffed and looked away from me.” I brought down my hand. “Figures,” I muttered, why did he have to come here if he was going to ruin the mood?

“I am glad you came now, I and Ivana were just discussing music,” Hinn told him.

“You can both continue, I will just have to eat in peace,” Robin said dryly, if he wanted to eat in peace then he should go somewhere else. I sighed and noticed his cold eyes on me but I ignored it, he could stare at me coldly all he wanted, the truth is I was getting used to it.

“Ivana, how was Robin singing that day at the daily bar?” I looked up at Hinn who had just asked me the question, does he have to ask me this now. I glanced over at Robin who didn’t look interested in our conversation, but he was here so he could hear it all.

“I still prefer your singing to his, your song sounds better and I love them.” I watched Robin pausing his spoon to his lips and his dark eyes glared at me. I rolled my eyes. No matter what, I had the choice to say whose singing I prefer. It was a free world after all.

“Wow!” Hinn exclaimed happily. “At least I still have one person to attest to that, this is indeed the best day of my life.” Hinn beams. I decided to focus on Hinn’s handsome face and smiles rather than the cold indifferent Robin.

I was heading over to class when I passed by Katherine’s practice room and something drew my attention. I never wanted to stop but the urge to know why Robin was there with her made me lean by the door after glancing to know that the hallway is free from people.

I saw Katherine walk over to Robin and she said something I couldn’t hear, they were talking but It seems this was a soundproof door so I could hear a thing but I could see their expression, they may be saying something romantic to each other.

“Tsk, Robin also has eyes for Katherine,” I muttered and just before I could finish the thought in my head I saw him hold Katherine’s hands. “He is even making it obvious.”

I pressed my ears to the door to hear what they were saying but there was no sound, it pissed me off and I ran my hand through my hair.

“What a waste I can’t hear anything.” I glanced at them once more and my eyes caught a glimpse of the wall clock. “Oh my gosh, I am late.” I ran off immediately, next time I would have to be more time conscious.

I was lucky when I got into the class the teacher was not yet there, he walked in a few minutes after I did, I breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back to my chair. As I listened to the teacher speak I lost focus, I was angry deep inside of me.

Why does Robin hate me so much? I could still remember his expression when he spoke to Katherine, it wasn’t the expression he had whenever he spoke to me, his expression was soft with her and even held her hands, but he would always glare at me and stare down at me coldly.

No matter how I try to brush that thought away it still seems to piss me off. He hates me, but why?