chapter 45

"Hi, Justin. Good day" she pretended to be cool.
"I have been waiting for you, Sophia," Justin said and offered her a hand. "I made something for you," he chuckled.
"I actually came to make sure you have taken your medicine and��"
"I am not sick, I'm perfectly fine. I don't know why, but I feel I loved to bake. I love the smell of baking powder and flour, so I made some snacks. Come be my host" he said and grasped her hand.
Sophia gazed at him in surprise as he led her to the dining table. There are different continental dishes on the table, but he only pointed out the ones he made and the snacks he baked.
Though he made each one in small quantities, she still doubted that he baked all and made all that food in such a short time.
How many hours did she spend in her room when Mrs Smith and the other assassinators left? Probably an hour or two when added to the time she wasted at the door contemplating whether she should go in or not.
Well, get your act together Sophia, what do you know about this young man? He had only appeared at her school firstly, and also showed up at her birthday party uninvited to get what he wanted. Did she even recall how her own birthday party ended?
She has tagged that night as her worst night ever and her birthday as her worst day! All because of this guy and his father.
If he loved baking in the past, it is possible for him to prepare all that in two hours with his swift movements. What the fuck does she even know about baking? A girl who has never boiled ordinary water before.
"Please, sit down and take a bite of all these, I want you to taste it first before anyone else" Justin pulled out a chair for her. She felt like a dummy at that awkward moment, how can she be blushing because of this guy's show?
"Thank you. But I honestly don't know much about cooking, so don't depend on my observation, I am not literate when it comes to the kitchen" she rendered an apology in advance.
"Don't worry, I won't judge you by that, one person can't be blessed with all the skills on earth, if it should be so, it will be so boring to live" he soothed.
She glanced at his face before focusing on the food again. She swallowed her saliva at the wonderful aroma emanating from it. She washed her hand and took the cake, she took a bite and munched it slowly, she went on the second bite before looking up at him.
"Tastes great," she nodded approvingly.
She kept the remaining one and carried the bread he baked too. She ate half of it before she recollected herself and remembered that she was supposed to taste it and confirm if it was good or not.
She rolled her eyes knowingly when he met her gaze, she managed to say, "sorry, this is good too. You sure have done it before"
He smiled at her, and took her soft hands with his larger and roughly built hands. "I'm glad you like it," he chuckled. He bent swiftly and kissed her knuckles before she got the chance to disentangle them from his hold.
"Let's eat, Sophie," he said. He pulled out a seat for himself and sat down beside her, their shoulders rubbing.
Her butt shifted when his head descended again and kissed her lips. She knew he was going to do that, but she couldn't avoid it. She hates to think about the fact that she enjoys it everytime he kisses her.
The good girl jumped out of the window. Revenge dispersed and she had to live in the moment and pretend everything was alright.
He ended the kiss quickly and that even left a pang in her heart. "Sorry, I didn't take permission before��"
"Crap, you didn't take permission the first time. You are good at stealing things��" she trailed off. Even my virginity. She added silently.
"Here, let's eat" he took the cake and put it on her plate.
She didn't hesitate or give it a second thought before she picked the cutleries to eat, it has been long since someone treated her so nice, it has also been a while since she last ate good food. This really reminded her of home, her mother and father.
The Sophia she used to know would mind the fact that this handsome young man is seated right beside her and would mind the way she munched the cookies made by him.
The Sophia people know will definitely not accept to have a taste of the food made by her supposed enemy, she would have rudely rejected his offer and arrogantly walked away.
The Sophia she used to be would never sit down beside her enemy and smile up at him and tell him how tasty and sweet his baking is. She doesn't know the young girl sitting right there next to Justin blushing at his flatteries and enjoying something made by him.
"I want to officially apologize to you for yesterday, I hope we can forget all about it and live like it never happened" Justin apologized again.
"That is not necessary, Justin. I am sorry too for all the harsh words I threw at you. I mean, I am the one who got myself into that mess, so I shouldn't have talked to you like that just because you came to confront me about my misdeeds which��"
"Stop! Let's not talk about it. Okay?" He requested. She nodded. "Let's go on a date tonight," he said.
The food that was traveling to her mouth hung in the air, and her mouth which was rushing to grab it, hung open.
Someone rushed into the dining room immediately and that was her saving grace.
"Mrs Smith is back, someone got shot!" The person announced and they all ran out.
TBC.