My Man 6

Porcelain skin with dark long hair, big brown eyes, voluptuous body, sexy and seductive smile, a face that could launch a thousand ships… okay maybe Cybil was a bit exaggerated at that but her point was, the girl’s beautiful. She’s so refined, composed and dignified young lady. Definitely came from the same circle as Brent, she concluded. ‘WOW!’ she said while pushing her glasses up. ‘She’s beautiful.’ she said a loud. Clarisse’s beauty still mesmerized her. Who could blame Cybil? It’s not everyday she could see a lady like her.

‘Of course! I wouldn’t like her if she’s not.’ BJ said proudly. ‘I have certain standards, you know.’

Cybil snorted and rolled her eyes. Well that’s pretty unusual for a womanizer like you. You could fall for every girl wearing skirts! She thought silently. She continued studying Clarisse who were busy shopping. Clarisse were carrying a lot of paper bags in her arms, but she still managed to maintain her poise. Shopping with her heart out, a typical thing for a girl in here status. She commented again. Cy noticed something. Hmmm… scratch out her heels; probably she’s… 5’8! Wow my dream height, she thought silently while staring at Clarisse. It was too long ago, Cybil accepted the fact that she wasn’t blessed well with height. Being small has its advantages, she said to herself trying not to envy Clarisse’s height.

But sometimes life’s unfair. Some were well blessed with beautiful genes and some were not. I guess that’s how it is. She concluded. Cybil loved her body, thought she had asthma, a hole in her heart when she was an infant and an angina pectoris, she still loved it. Other than her height, she had nothing to complain. But seeing Clarisse’s body, she’d wished she can gain more weight. She’s thin! No matter how big her appetite, she never gained weight. Cybil blamed the hole in her heart for that.

She touched her wire rimmed glasses. Study has it that those individuals having congenital cardiovascular anomalies, like there are arteries have failed to close after the neonates took their first breath, especially left untreated, have difficulty in gaining weight. It is because there is poor exchanged with oxygenated and unoxygenated bloods. That’s from Medical- Surgical Nursing, Cybil though silently. She sighed. Sometimes, she can’t help herself.

Her stomach rumbled. Well, Clarisse is beautiful and Brent has good taste in choosing HIS woman, so be it! Cybil didn’t damn care anymore. All she wanted was to eat the little fest in front of her. She reached for her fork again, and then again BJ hit her hand. ‘Ouch!’ she said holding her hand. ‘What’s wrong with you?! I just want to eat.’

‘Try to fix your hair.’ He whispered. He looked intently at her and then winced. Cybil’s hair wasn’t the only thing needed to be fixed; it’s HER that needs the fixing. She was still wearing the same shirt, the same ill fitted jeans and the same huge coat that hid whatever figure she had. The wire rimmed glasses made her looked older than her age and it perfectly concealed her eyes. Her ponytail was messy and her hair was badly asking for a comb, her face was so shiny and she didn’t care at all! ‘Fix your hair then put some make up.’ He ordered.

‘I don’t have a make up.’ She said without looking at him. Her attention was focused on the food. She took her fork, this time BJ hadn’t noticed her, and then instantly she dig in. She chewed the lettuce slowly and appreciatively, she even closed her eyes.

BJ cleared his throat to get her attention. ‘Put some powder then.’ He said and prayed for patience. It was as if this girl was trying to bring out his worse!

‘I don’t have a powder.’ She said, still chewing her food.

‘You’re hopeless!’ he said with a sigh. ‘Just fix your hair then.’ He stood up and was about to leave their table but he stopped and glared at Cybil. She was still eating! She didn’t even bother to follow his orders.

A forkful of lettuce was left hanging just inches way from her open mouth. She first closed it and placed the fork properly at the edge of her plate then asked innocently. ‘What?’

‘I said fix your hair!’ he hissed. BJ could feel his blood was rushing towards his face and he could feel his patience will soon snap. He couldn’t let that to happen, not in front of Clarisse!

She raised her fork with ripe tomato on it. ‘You’re face is red as my tomato here, Brent.’ She teased with a smile. Cybil’s gazed jumped from her tomato to BJ’s red face.

‘Fix your hair!’ he shouted making her jump form her chair.

‘Okay fine! There’s no need for you to shout, you know.’ She said calmly. She the untied her hair and comb it using her fingers. She then tucked it behind her ears; her straight jet black hair was manageable so it was easy for her to handle it. ‘Happy?’ she asked sarcastically.

BJ just nod and without a word he left Cybil. He marched towards Clarisse’s direction. ‘Doing some shopping in your own mall? That’s interesting…’ he said grinning broadly at her.

Clarisse whirled immediately after hearing BJ’s voice. ‘BJ!’ she said sweetly and then hugged him. ‘I missed you. Where have you been?’

BJ first kissed her cheek and then said. ‘Missed you too.’ He also hugged her and after a minute he pulled back. ‘I was quite busy these past months. The new season just started, so practice is so rigid.’ He informed.

‘Oh really? I thought you were busy with other things, like women perhaps?’ she teased.

BJ just laughed and so was Clarisse.

‘WOW!’ Cybil said loudly to herself. ‘They sure looked good together.’ For a moment she was just staring at them while BJ was trying to update Clarisse with his life. ‘This guy is nuts for trying to introduce me as his girlfriend to that girl! She’ll never take this relationship seriously.’ Minutes past, observing the two of them become boring, so Cybil just shrugged her concerns and without thinking twice she tied her hair. ‘It’s his problem anyway; I’m just here to pay my debt.’

‘Clarisse I…’ he trailed off not knowing the exact words to use.

‘Yes?’ she said while beaming him a big grin.

‘Ahm…’ he first cleared his throat. ‘I would like you to meet my girl- girlfriend.’

Clarisse’s grin faded and it turned out into a frown. ‘Pardon me? Girlfriend?! You have a girlfriend?!’ she asked in total shock. ‘Now that’s new! You never had a girlfriend before. In fact every week you changed your girls!’ she said with so much disgust in her voice.

BJ chuckled. ‘This time it’s different, I’m serious about her.’ He paused for a while just to give drama to his revelation. ‘We’ve met at the Red Cross, you know the training I’ve told you?’ she nods at him and then he continued. ‘She’s one of the volunteers there and was our trainer.’ He said. ‘We’ve dated for a month.’ C’mon BJ you need to convince her, he thought. ‘She’s different from any other girls I’ve dated before and this time I’m serious. I’m actually tired of playing…’

‘OKAY…’ she said slowly as if she wasn’t convinced. ‘BJ, are you doing this for me?’

‘Of course not Clarisse!’ he lied, he tried his best to give her a grin. Well, he was impress! The girl really knew him. ‘We’ve talked about this, right?’

‘RIGHT…’ she said still skeptical. For a while she stared at him, still can’t believed his announcement. She knew pretty well that BJ was head over heels in love with her years ago. But she was trying to ignore the idea to protect their friendship and to respect his brother. She was still in love with BJ’s brother and though he was dead two years ago, she hadn’t moved on. She tried to love BJ instead of his brother but she just can’t do such thing. For her BJ is like her older brother. ‘I can’t wait to meet her.’ She said. She forced herself to smile. She didn’t know why but she felt hurt and betrayed.

‘Let’s go and meet her then.’ He said gaily. He took the paper bags in her hands and he lead her the way. ‘She’s actually waiting for you.’

‘That’s nice.’ Clarisse tucked her hand in the crook of his arm. They started to march ahead. ‘Seriously BJ, I can’t believed you have a girlfriend. I mean, with your personality, you get easily bore with serious relationship. For you everything is like a game.’ She said seriously. ‘You’re the total opposite of your brother-’

He stopped walking and without looking at her, he said seriously. ‘You knew pretty well that I hate being compared to my brother.’

Clarisse stared at his back. Of course! How come she forgets that?! ‘I- I’m so sorry BJ. I tactlessly-’

BJ faced her and smiled at her. He took her hand that was on his arm and then held it with his. ‘It’s okay Clarisse.’ BJ saw Clarisse lowered her gaze as if she was guilty. He squeezed her hand to give her assurance. ‘Look, that’s her.’ He said while pointing at Cy’s direction. That was it! Topic was closed.

Clarisse followed BJ’s gazed and was surprise. ‘That’s your girlfriend?!’ she asked while staring ahead.

‘Yes.’ BJ can’t help but winced upon seeing his ‘girlfriend’. Cybil was slouching on her chair while eating her salad. Her hair was tied into a messy ponytail, her face was so shiny and her wire rimmed glasses weren’t aligned properly. Oh good God, he thought. ‘I- I just dragged her from the hospital unannounced.’ He started trying his might to come up with something to better explain Cy’s appearance. ‘Her Mother had undergone an operation last night and she was with her the whole time.’ he cleared his throat. ‘Actually she refuses to-’

Clarisse smiled. ‘I understand. I can’t wait to meet her.’

I hope this won’t take long, Cybil thought silently. I still have a class and if I miss it today my lecturers are going to kill me! C’mon hurry up you guys. After a moment BJ and Clarisse materialized in front of her, holding each other’s hands. Cybil stood up but didn’t look straight at Clarisse. Looking at Cybil, she was like an autistic teen that can’t maintain an eye contact.

BJ was smiling gaily at her. ‘Cy,’ he started his introduction. ‘This is Clarisse Hamilton, my childhood friend and the owner of this mall and a couple of seven star hotels in town.’ He then faced Clarisse. ‘Clarisse, this is my girlfriend Cy-’

‘Krizia!’ Cybil interrupted his sentence. She first glared at BJ before she continued. ‘It’s Krizia.’ She extends her hand for a handshake. ‘It is nice to finally meet you, Miss Hamilton.’ She said formally.

Clarisse wasn’t at all listening. With one brow raised, she was busy studying the look of BJ’s new girlfriend. She couldn’t believe her eyes! This is BJ’s girlfriend?! Is this some kind of a joke?! She thought while staring intently at Cybil. Clarisse studied her in curious silence for a very long moment, so long that Cybil felt a little uneasy.

Cybil, leaving without a choice, closed her hand and she put it to her side. Now, that’s pretty embarrassing… she thought as her hand involuntarily making a tight fist. Clarisse was still studying her from her head to her toes. Okay maybe I don’t dressed like any normal girls at my age but I’m still normal… in different ways. For starters, I’m human and- Her thought were interrupted when she felt an arm possessive slipped around her waist. Cybil looked at her side and found out that it was BJ. She tried to remove his hands but she failed.

‘What’s wrong Clarisse?’ He asked calmly. ‘Is there something wrong with Krizia?’

Clarisse blinked, as if she was just awakened from her short nap. ‘I’m so so-sorry… I didn’t mean to- ’

‘It’s okay.’ He interrupted. ‘Have a seat.’

Of course it’s not okay! She thought while glaring secretly at BJ. This girl was staring at me for quiet some time and I’ll bet a list of bad stuffs was running through her mind. She took a deep breath then said. Okay, maybe not. I’m just exaggerating this. She seated on her chair and to her surprise BJ sat only inches from her then he simply took her hand. She put her hands on top of BJ’s and then secretly pinched it. It was a massage for him not to forget her conditions. She smiled charmingly at him as she saw him trying not to react at the pain stimuli she inflicted.

He leaned towards her. ‘What was that for?’ he whispered through her ear.

‘Let go of my hand, you jerk!’ She hissed.

‘What?! Clarisse thought you’re my girlfriend and it’s natural for me to hold the hand of my girl.’

‘I don’t care, just let go of my hand.’ She said while trying to pull her hand.

‘Hush up! Clarisse might heard you-’

‘Is… everything okay?’ Clarisse couldn’t help but asked. She was curious with all the whispering and stuff.

‘Yeah, everything’s cool!’ then he shifted his attention to Clarisse, still he was holding Cy’s hand.

Oh so you want to play huh… I’ll show you my games. She took a forkful of salad and put it inside her mouth, disgracefully, and then without chewing, she put another, then another and then another until both of her cheek was filled with food. She then chew loudly, she didn’t bother to close her mouth. Looking at Cy, she resembled more of a goat than a human. Cy knew pretty well that Clarisse noticed her actions but she just kept her conversation with BJ.

‘Krizia also had traveled a lot these past months, right Cy-’

She smiled at him then nod. Her mouth was still full with food but she didn’t mind and talked carelessly. Some morsels of her food from her mouth were flying out from her mouth. Some landed on her chin, her shirt, her lap and some landed on her plate, but she didn’t care! She kept on talking with open mouth. She was talking nonsense! She talked about her travels, then RC and then she talked about BJ being a jerk. She knew pretty well that the two of them can’t understand her words so she kept on and on and on…

Both Clarisse and BJ was shock seeing Cybil’s behavior but it was Clarisse who stared helplessly at her.

Cybil knew they weren’t listening to her but she kept on talking. She took two slice of wheat bread and put it inside her mouth pushing the tomatoes at the back of her mouth. Instantly her reflexes reacted. She was coughing horribly, her body was trying to expel the object from her mouth.

‘Hey!’ BJ said and immediately offered her a glass of water. ‘Don’t binge, Cy.’ He was tenderly rubbing her back to ease her coughing. ‘Are you okay?’

She stopped coughing and all of the remaining foods inside her mouth were gone. She opened her mouth to answer BJ’s question but instead she burped so hard and so loud that other costumers from other tables were looking at her. ‘Oops…’ she said while pushing back her glasses. There weren’t any trace of embarrassment in her face. ‘I’m okay Brent. It’s just my gag reflex doing its job.’ She wiped her lap and shirt using her hands.

BJ took his napkin, touched her chin and then tenderly wiped it using his napkin. ‘You’re hopeless.’ He said with a sigh. BJ saw her cherry red lips slowly smiled mischievously at him allowing him to see her white straight teeth. He just shook his head and continued wiping her chin.

Clarisse cleared her throat to get their attention. ‘I think I’ll be going now.’ She said, she stood up, turned her back to them and started marching away. She hadn’t walked a distance when she stopped and faced them. ‘Oh I almost forgot, BJ I’ll be having a party at my place this Friday. We’ll introduce our new investors there. I’ll expect you to come.’ She said as if owning him. ‘And also Krizia. It will be a theme party, Oscars, okay?’

‘Sure…’

‘Mom I can handle everything! All you have to do is relax and enjoy your vacation.’ Cybil said while folding her Mom’s clothes. It was the second day since here mother was discharge from the hospital. They were in their leaving room. Cy was helping her mother to pack her things for a month vacation. Kate is an architect and is working in one of the biggest firm in town. After hearing what happened to her, her company offered her a payable leave for one month. ‘My class is only once in a week so I still have a lot of time-’

‘But you still have you’re volunteer job at RC, your two part time jobs, the one in a movie house and in a convenient store, your job at the hospital and your research. You quite your job at a gasoline station but you still barely sleep 6 hours.’ She said. ‘Okay, you might be good at time management but Cy you also need some rest. I’ll remind you that you have stress induced asthma.’

Cybil first touched her glasses then opened her mouth to protest but she was stopped by a knock on the door. ‘Hold that though for a moment Mom.’ She said then hurriedly she opened the door. ‘What are you doing here?’ she shouted immediately after seeing the person behind the door. ‘Have I told you not to show up unannounced?!’ she said in gritted teeth. She was trying so hard to control herself from hitting him.

To her dismay, the jerk only beamed a smug smile; it was as if he was enjoying her reactions. ‘I just want to see Kate.’ He shrugged. ‘I’ve heard she’ll have a vacation from work so-’

‘So you just show up here! Great!’ Cybil said sarcastically. ‘Where did you hear that anyway?’ she asked irritatingly, she even threw her hands in the air.

‘I have my own sources…’

‘Cybil, don’t be rude.’ Her mother said. ‘Let your boyfriend in.’

She sighed and gave up the fight. Of course! This is my boyfriend. She thought. How can I forget?! I WANT to forget. She first glared at BJ before she step back to let him in. ‘Where were we Mom?’ she asked. ‘Oh yeah! I can handle the twins, my jobs and my exams and if my schedules gone wild, Rae will help me. You know pretty well Mom that she’s just a phone call away, so don’t worry and enjoy your vacation. You deserved this more than anyone.’

‘Okay… okay… but I can’t help it. It is the first time I ever left you three alone.’ Her mother sighed. ‘What if Rae can’t come?’

‘I’m here…’ he said out of the blue. ‘I mean I can also help out. Besides it will be much easier and safer if you two have a male company. C’mon the twins can’t relate with girls stuffs.’ He said seriously. He looked straight to Cybil’s eyes. ‘I’m also just a phone call away Cy and I’m you’re boyfriend you know.’

Cybil blinked then she looked away. After a moment she didn’t know what to do and how to react. One thing was for sure, she had goose bumps upon hearing BJ’s last sentence. She turned her back to them then said. ‘Fine then…’ she started marching towards the stairs. ‘I need to check something in my room.’

Well that was weird… he thought. I know she never had a boyfriend before- his thoughts were interrupted with a soft laughter coming from Cy’s mother. He was silent while watching her laugh.

‘I’m sorry… it’s just that…’ she cleared her throat then she continued. ‘Pardon my daughter for her actions a while ago. She’s not used to THOSE stuffs. It has been a while-’

‘MOM!!!’ interrupted Cybil. ‘I still can hear you from here…’ Cybil interrupted.

‘Brent this isn’t the way home.’ Cybil said. It was only minutes ago that she noticed her surroundings. They’ve drove her Mom to the airport. They were on their way to Cy’s house, well that was she thought minutes ago. She glanced at her wrist watch. ‘Oh shit! I’m late for work!’ she pushed her glasses. He’s going to kill me…

‘Starting today until tomorrow, you’ll be in payable leave.’ He said without looking at her. ‘It came out straight from your manger’s mouth. So if he’ll scold you for that, just let me know.’

‘Leave?! How come I have a leave?! It is only a part time job.’ She asked herself loudly. She looked suspiciously at BJ. ‘What did you do?’

‘Nothing!’ he gave Cybil an uncaring shrug. ‘He was just afraid to mess up with me. Besides it’s only two days and after that I promised him you’ll make up with your absence.’

Damn you!

‘So much for that, for these past two days, you’ll undergo a total make over.’ He announced. ‘First will be a crushed course in fine dinning, all the girl stuff you need to learn, wardrobe make over and then your hair needs some fixing-’

‘Are you gay?!’ she asked accusingly. She studied him for a while. ‘Oh my god! You’re gay!’

He glared at her making Cybil burst out laughing. His car was filled with her laughter and surprisingly it was the nicest laugh he’d ever heard. Surely it wasn’t refined and feminine as Clarisse’s but Cy’s laughter were true, no pretenses and somehow it touched his lonely heart.

It was the second day f Cybil’s make over. BJ haven’t seen her since they arrived in his house. ‘I’ll just remind you that THIS will make or break your career.’ He said stoically at the head of the team that helped Cybil’s make over. ‘If I like the results then you’ll signed a contract to our company.’

He swallowed his saliva audibly. ‘Rest assured sir. She may be resistant with all of these but you’ll definitely like her new look.’ He took his handkerchief from his pocket and he wiped his sweats from his forehead. ‘We can turn a disaster into a magnificent work of art.’ He said confidently while deep inside he was praying for miracles to happen. His attention was caught by the sound of footsteps slowly coming down from the stairs. ‘Oh look sir. There she… is.’

BJ followed his gazed towards the staircase. He slowly stood up from his chair and an appreciative smile was working across his face. ‘You sure do create a work of art.’ He said without removing his gaze. His gaze was transfixed at the person gracefully coming down from the stairs. ‘You can sign the contract now. Nice work.’

I hate these shoes! How can they walk properly with these? She asked herself while carefully maintaining a blank face. She slowly walked down the stairs but she accidentally stepped on the hem of her gown making her lost her balance. She tightly closed her eyes and waited for her body to hit the floor.

‘So much for the work of art.’ BJ said to himself.

‘Brent I’m going to kill you for this!’ she shouted while removing her shoes. She was sitting on the floor and uncaringly whined while massaging her feet.
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I'm so sorry for the delay., I've tried so hard to finish it last week, so sorry...

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