Chapter 12 (1/2)

Jennafei was duht her He drove his car across a dark picnic site and turned off his engine so fros

“Is this what you call romantic? It is eerie,” she hissed at Dex She donned a red dress and a pair of stiletto heels that night, expecting hi her to a cozy and expensive restaurant That’s why she erupted when she sahere he stopped the car

He crooned and got off the car Dex opened the trunk of the car and took so froht on the hood of his car Jennafei watched him, bewildered Dex took out bottles of soft drinks, juice drinks and pack of junk foods Afterwards, he sat on top of the hood and gave her a sign to come out of the car

There are going to eat junk foods on the hood of his car in this creepy dark place while she was in her dress and stiletto? She walked roughlyout from the car

“Is this the ro about?” She confronted Dex, hands on her hips

He grinned and tapped the hood of the car, beckoning her to sit “According to ro is romantic” He opened two cans of soft drinks He sipped from one can

“Stargazing?” She lifted her head to the sky and amazed at the number of stars over the wide view of the horizon It was beautiful “But why at this kind of place? There hosts here” She perceived the place It was quiet and cold

“Don’t be afraid I am here”

How ironic It was Dex as shi+elding her now fro when he defended her at the library, she no longer felt afraid of him And when she sa he treated her family, she also learned to trust Dex It all happened in just five days of being with him

Dex stepped down and pulled her by her arm He held her waist and carried her up his car Jennafei was alreadu sitting on the car but he’s still not re his hands from her waist They stared at each other for seconds When Dex smiled, she felt like her heart was dislocated He was already sitting beside her on the car but she was still stupefied

What was happening to her? She did not knohy she was suddenly being affected this way by Dex Like earlier when they were eating snacks at the school cafeteria, he accidentally touched her hand when they both picked a muffin at the same time It was like she was electrified the moment their skins touched She felt very conscious every ti as happening to herself

She was only able to move when Dex passed her a bottle of soft drinks She heard hiave it to her She started eating while she stared over the starry sky

He’s right Stargazing between couples in love was really romantic It was a shame that Melvin and her were not able to do this before Funny how she experienced this with a person with a heart of stone, soht of that romantic setup just because he did not kno to be romantically in love She can’t understand why did she need to feel regret over that thought

“Weird but I like it here Stargazing isn’t really as cheesy as I thought,” Dex said as he took so

“I just don’t understand why do we need to go here just to ask you a single question She took the tape recorder fro

“Okay then, make it two” He moved over to lean on the windshi+eld of the car He lifted his hands and lifted the under the sky in his position

She smiled “Really?” She alsoher stilettos After he answered these two questions, there will only be two questions left to complete the whole interview

“Yeah”

“First question What are your hobbies? Interests?”

Dex first gave a cough before he answered “Basketball of course I also like , kayakig, rock cli Golf, too I like all sorts of sports and adventurous trips”

“Don’t you like , arts and other stuff apart from sports?”

“I like rockI dont dance About movies, I like action, war, adventure, suspense and sci-fi I don’t dig arts I’m not an artistic person Other stuff? I like to travel I like going to the States to watch the NBA live and to other countries which have goodsites”

“You travel alone?”

“Mostly, yes But sometimes with Red or Kim”

“Who’s Kim?” she rapidly asked with her forehead creased

His brow jerked upward “Is that question included in the interview?”

She rolled her eyes Why did she have to ask who that Kim was, afterall? When she was sure that she irlfriends But she have speculation that the girl was special because Dex had specifically mentioned her She did not like the annoyance that abruptly sprang from her chest

“Second question now,” he said afraid he drank from the tin can

“What are your dreams?”