I'm Nothing Without You chap4

‘You’re delivering again today?’ Leigh asks me as he took the loads of different fruits and vegetables that I’m carrying.

‘Yeah.’ I answer him. It is now exactly two week after I rescue him and open the door of our house for him. He becomes a fixture to my everyday life. Although sometimes I felt that there was a little suspicion at the back of his mind. The man can’t easily trust anyone! But I’m glad to see that he tries to trust me and so there it is were inseparable. As far as I know him, I never have any regret on saving his life. He is so kind hearted by nature, sweet, caring and understand to both. Oh did I mention responsible too. He is helping me around the house while my mom is out. He’s also a big help in delivering the harvested fruits and vegetables from my garden. It’s an added income in our budget since we are now three.

For his lost memories, well what how can I say this, it still lost. Ha-ha-ha. I mean he hasn’t regained his memories. I know I sadden him once in a while and I’m pretty sure that he wanted them back. All I can do for him at that aspect is to cheer him up always puts my happy face and my cheerful personality for him. But last night he told me that he saw a black Lexus and a black Escape chasing his truck. I thought for a while and then concluded excitedly that it might be a memory, one of his lost memories. He just smiled at me.

As for me, I didn’t know if I’m doing fine or worse. The dreams are still there, I’m always weeping in tears as I woke up, I still haven’t gotten enough sleep and appetite as before and now it I loss 25 pounds, and still am losing. Scary is it? Well yeah it is but I always shrug it off and I always told myself that I’ll eat and sleep more next time. But I never came. As for mourning towards the death of Gareth, no one knows about it so far, or so have I think that way.

‘Mind if I came along?’

‘Not at all! In fact I’m really glad you offer because I don’t really want to go to the town alone especially that today is Friday. I’m about to ask you, you know.’ I told Leigh the truth.

‘Why you don’t like to go there in Friday?’ he ask me thoughtfully. We start our pace. ‘And I thought you only deliver to the market on Wednesday?’

‘Yeah but I forgot to include these on our last delivery and I only found it last night if I deliver it on Wednesday next week it would be a waste.’

‘Oh… Avie, what is it on Fridays that didn’t want to go to town?’ he ask and all the curiosity is written all over his eyes.

‘You’ll see for your self.’

‘Avie! What a surprise seeing you here. How are you?’ ask the guy with familiarity in his voice.

‘Oliver.’ I said under my breath. And there I’m thinking that I would not bump into him today. ‘I’m…’ I said looking for words. ‘fine.’

‘Are you on a diet? I thin you loss a lot of weight lately. Are you sure you’re fine?’ he ask with so much concern in his eyes for me.

I can’t help but to shiver to that and felt ghost bumps. ‘Yeah I’m fine. I’m- I’m going a lot of work lately so…’ I trailed off my explanation to him.

He smiled charmingly at me then said. ‘You’re so hard working. Then I’ll gave you a treat-’

‘Thanks Oliver but- maybe next time. Besides we’re in a hurry. I need to cook for our lunch.’

As if for the first time that day he notices Leigh’s presence. I think it is an irony because Leigh’s been standing at my side the whole time. ‘Who’s he Avie? I never saw him around.’ He asks me as if he’s got the right to know and expect an answer from me.

‘He’s Leigh, a friend who’s helping me round since my mom isn’t in town.’ I said lamely at him. ‘Oliver I think-’

I’m interrupted by a man wearing a dark suit. ‘Sir we need to go. Madam is waiting for you.’

‘Okay just gave me a minute.’ He then turns all his attention on me. ‘Avie, can I invite you to our house for a dinner? Please?’ he pleaded.

‘Uhm…’ I said looking helplessly at Leigh. ‘Oliver-’

‘Please? I won’t accept a ‘no’ for an answer this time. You always turns me down.’

‘Hey,’ said Leigh. ‘You can’t do that. You can’t just keep ordering around people like that-’

‘Oliver, you know I have so many things to do.’ I said to Oliver and glare at Leigh to shut him up.

He sighs and smiles sadly at me. ‘My timing isn’t great I guess. See you later okay?’

I just nod at him.

He smile sweetly at me and then glares at Leigh. He then marches towards his car, enters in but before it moves away Oliver let down the cars window and said to me. ‘See you.’

I just shook my head as I watch Oliver leave with a two cars following his. I bet he’s trying to intimidate Leigh. Oh boy! I really hate going downtown on Fridays, I though.

I heard Leigh whistle. ‘He sure is a big shot.’ He said calmly. ‘Who is he?’

‘He’s the only son of our governor so no one mess around him, you go it?’

‘No wonder he acts that way. Why you turn him down just now?’ he ask me cursorily.

‘Because I don’t like him.’

‘Why? He’s rich and handsome too. He’s every girls dream!’

‘Not me. I don’t like him because his is rich.’ I said simply at him. I saw his brow arch an indication that I didn’t get my point. ‘Things will be complicated if I hook up with a rich guys.’

‘Why?’

I sigh. ‘What are you a toddler?’ I said meaningfully at him. ‘Because I’m poor and that is that.’

‘I don’t get it!’ Leigh exclaim.

‘Of course you don’t. So just shut up and let’s head home.’ That’s it end of discussion. I hate rich people especially when they are looking down on us, it makes me puke.

Latter that night Leigh volunteers to buy something in town. I’ve forgotten some ingredients to our dinner because I was a little space out earlier. Hoping and praying that I never met Oliver on our way home.

Leigh took sometime in buying the ingredients. I’m becoming a little bit worried for him. ‘What if he forgot his way? What if he is been capture by Oliver’s bodyguard? The way Oliver glares at him- Avie… come on. Stop worrying. He’ll be fine. Oliver can’t do such thing to stain their precious name.’ I reassure myself. Okay, I’m a little bit paranoid right now.

After a half hour pass Leigh’s home. I’m so relief to see him okay. Wait, okay? He seems to be space out, confuse and upset. What’s gotten into this guy? ‘Hey, are you okay? Is something happen? You seem so space out.’

‘I’m okay. My head just hurts that all. I think I’m going to rest for a little bit. I’m sorry I can’t help you preparing our dinner.’

‘It’s okay, Leigh. Just take a rest. I’ll call you up when it’s ready.’

‘Thanks.’ He immediately enters my room. ‘It’s not Leigh Avie but Klive.’ Leigh said to himself before he lies down to the bed.