CHAPTER 18; START NOW!

S ylvia gripped my hands

and stared into my eyes.

"Christian, you can start

learning now, with time you

will get better" she said

"but what am I suppose to say

to her when I approach her. I

don't have anything in mind. I

can't just walk up to her and

keep staring at her face

without saying anything." I

said.

Sylvia took a deep breath

"okay. when you walk up to

her, ask her politely if you can

sit beside her. if she agrees,

you sit down. if she doesn't

respond, that also means you

can sit. so you sit down.

obverse her mood for a while,

because it's base on that, you

will know the next line of

words to use. if she's happy

and ready to have a

conversation with you, you

can flirt with her and say

some nice words that would

make her feel special. but if

she's in a bad mood, then you

don't have to flirt with her.

just make it look like you are

also in a bad mood. say things

that would express how sad

you are. things like ' how can

my girlfriend dump me for my

bestfriend'. if she realizes you

are just as sad as she is, she

would be able to talk to you

and even tell you her problem,

because she would believe you

will understand her better

since you both are in a bad

mood. you can asked for her

number when she's done

narrating her problem to you,

and she will gladly give it to

you. Now go to her. this is

your first task" Sylvia said

This task is really a difficult

one. I have never walked up to

a lady and ask for her number.

I'm sure that my mind will go

blank when I get to her and I

won't have anything to say.

"stop listening to what that

voice is telling you right now.

it will only discourage you,

because it doesn't want you to

make mistake. it wants you to

be perfect all the time, which

is not possible. if you keep

waiting for when you will do

things perfectly, then you will

never do anything. do want

you wish to do and stop

listening to that discouraging

voice." Sylvia said to me as if

she was reading my mind.

"okay, I will go to her" I said

"good" she responded.

My heartbeat has increased

already, when I have not even

stood up from my seat. I need

to do this. I won't listen to

what my mind is telling me.

I stood up and walked slowly

towards her. my heartbeat

increased in geometric

progression with every step I

took towards her. Her gaze

was fixed on the floor. I got to

her and stood beside her. she

didn't notice my presence

because she was still staring at

the floor. my heart was

pounding fast. my mind was

telling me to turn and walk

back or I will just embarrass

myself, but I'm not going to

listen to that voice. I don't

want to disappoint Sylvia. she

had been a great help to me. I

will talk to this lady and face

any embarrassment.

"hi" I greeted

she didn't respond

"can I sit?" I asked

she didn't respond. she didn't

even look up from the floor

her gaze was fixed on.

I slowly sat down, with my

gaze fixed on her. since Sylvia

said I should sit if she didn't

respond, I just have to sit. I

waited for her to raise her

head and face me, but she

didn't. she kept staring at the

floor. Sylvia said I need to

observe her mood before

choosing my line of words, but

how am I suppose to do that

when she's not even looking at

me. I need to look for a way to

get her attention.

"hello, are you with someone?"

I asked

she raised up her head to face

me immediately I made that

statement. the glare she shot

me sent shiver down my

spine. her eyes were red,

which showed that she was

either crying or holding back

the tears from dropping. I

wanted to stand up

immediately and leave,

because she was not in the

right frame of mind to talk to

anyone. but I just had to

remain seated and follow

Sylvia's guideline.

she kept glaring at me as if I

was the cause of her problem.

I was not just nervous. I was

really scared. if those eyes

were gun, I wouldn't be alive

by now. about four bullets

would have pierced into my

body. I better stand up and

leave because it's obvious that

she wants to transfer her

aggression to me.

I turned my gaze to Sylvia, to

see if she would ask me to

leave her, but she only shook

her head which means I

should face it. I turned my

gaze back to the lady beside

me to see her still glaring at

me. I just have to follow Sylvia

guidelines.

"some people don't have

conscience" I said in a sad

tone.

"how can my girlfriend of four

years dump me for my best

friend"

I took the glass of wine on her

table and down all the content.

"it's so painful" I continued.

"when I thought we would

spend the rest of our life

together." I said

I took a side glance at her and

realized she was listening to

me with keen interest. she was

no longer glaring at me.

"your girlfriend cheated on

you too?" she asked

I nodded in affirmation.

"why are some people so

cruel" she screamed.

I could see the number of eyes

that stared at us when is

screamed.

"did your boyfriend cheat on

you?" I asked, not sure if I was

supposed to ask.

she looked into my eyes. I

could see pain in her eyes.

"not just my boyfriend, but my

fiance. our wedding was

supposed to be this weekend. I

caught my fiance in bed with

my bestfriend." she said as

tears flow freely from her

eyes.

"it's so painful. it hurts a lot.

how am I suppose to leave

without him. I love him so

much. why will he hurt my

feelings." she said as more

tears flow from her eyes.

I was totally confused. I didn't

know if I was suppose to

console her or just keep

staring at her.

she took the bottle of wine on

her table and down all the

content. my eyes widen in

shock. that was too much for

her to drink.

It didn't take long for the wine

to start having effect on her.

she stood up from her seat and

staggered to me. she gripped

my cloth and stared into my

eyes.

"whenever you see Gabriel,

you should tell him that I can

do without him. I can survive

without him. I won't remain

like this forever. he will regret

doing this to me." she said,

glaring at me as if I knew the

Gabriel he was talking about.

she was suffocating me already

by her grip. I turned my gaze

to Sylvia for her to come to

my rescue, but she only

smiled.

I tried to free myself from her

hold, but she held me tightly.

how was I suppose to explain

to her that I don't know any

Gabriel when she was drunk.

she started saying words that I

don't understand, and all of a

sudden, she slept off in my

hands. I stared at her,

confused of what to do next.

why did I approach her in the

first place.

I looked at Sylvia with

pleading eyes, but she only

smiled.

I took her phone from her bag

and went through her contact.

I dialed the number she saved

as sweet mum. that should be

her mother. she picked and I

informed her of her daughter

present state. she promised to

come get her in the next 30

minutes. I waited for 40

minutes before she finally

came to carry her daughter.

I heaved a sigh of relief and

walk back to meet Sylvia. I sat

down beside her and didn't

say anything to her. I was

disappointed that she didn't

assist me even when I pleaded.

"well done. you did a great

job." she said.

"that lady almost strangled me.

I need to use the restroom" I

said and quickly stood up.

"okay" she responded.

I quickly rushed to the

restroom without delay.

I emerged from the restroom

few minutes later to see a guy

standing beside Sylvia. I

quickly hid in a place where I

could easily eavesdrop on their

conversation.

"hi" the guy said to Sylvia

"hi" Sylvia responded.

"are you alone?" the guy asked

"no, I'm with someone" Sylvia

responded

"who" he asked

"my boyfriend" she responded

my face curved in a smile

immediately she said that

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