Chapter 9

Amanda Estelle

"Don't talk to me.. Don't ever talk to me.." I pushed Logan away and he laughed his ass off. He just pulled a prank on me. I heard him screaming from the kitchen and I ran towards him to see his finger bleeding but it turns out it's a carrot with hot sauce.

"Oh come on.. it was fun." He laughed as he tried to grab my hand.

"It's not funny, Logan." I hissed as I pushed his hand away. I tried to go to my room but he caught my arm.

"It's a joke."

"No! You're annoying.. go home! I don't want to talk to you.." I bursted angrily and he laughed again.

"It's a prank, I just want to see your reaction." He said and I covered my face with my hands. I was so scared earlier that my heart was beating so hard knowing that something happened to him. He pulled into a hug and he patted my head.

"Sorry, I'm sorry. I scared you huh?" He said as he tried to calm me down.

"Don't be an asshole, Logan!" I pushed him and he laughed again. I walked into my room and buried myself under the blanket. He really scared the shit out of me. I closed my eyes trying to calm myself down and I heard him entering the room.

"Mandy, I'm sorry." He said and I gestured to him to go. He grabbed my hand and pulled me up. I looked at him coldly and he's giving me a serious look.

"What?"

"Sorry?" He gave me a full teeth smile and I looked at him flatly.

"Why did you do that? That scared the shit out of me."

"It's to test how much you care for me." He smirked and I raised my hand pretending to slap him. Instead of flinching this guy grabbed my hand stopping me from slapping his face.

"Amanda." He gave a warning tone and it sent me chills when he called me Amanda. I gulped nervously and he put my hand down.

"Let's eat.. it's ready." He said and I pouted. He pulled me out of bed and dragged me out to the kitchen. It smelled so good and he made fish and chips with boiled carrots and broccoli. I sat down and he pushed me a plate full of delicious food.

"This looks so good, I never thought you're a good cook." I said as I cut my fish and chips. I took a bite and my body got excited. I turned to him and moved my hands in the air with a knife and fork in my hands because it's so good.

"Is that good?" He asked and I nodded.

"Don't tell me that you're.. going to be a chef because I'll go to your restaurant everyday!" I'm excited as I took another bite. I closed my eyes because it's been a long time since I ate a really good meal.

"I love cooking, maybe I'll be the next Gordon Ramsay." He smirked and I nodded.

"You could.. I swear I'll go to your restaurant everyday."

"That's really touching, Mandy." He said as he took his first bite.

"When will your father and your grandfather come home? I prepared for them too." He said as he pointed at the other 2 plates.

"I thought it was for me.." I looked at it sadly and he laughed.

"I'll cook you again another time."

"They'll be home in 3 hours maybe.." My father took care of my grandfather to go to chemotherapy.

"I love your father's painting, they're really beautiful." He said as he looked at the painting behind me. I nodded as I looked at it too.

"He left his own house just to pursue his dreams."

"Will you do that?" He suddenly asked.

"Leave everything just so pursue my dreams?" I asked as I turned to him and he nodded.

"Maybe, I guess it depends. How about you?"

"No."

"Why?"

"It's not that easy to leave everything just to pursue your dream. I think I won't take a risk leaving everything."

"Even though you'll be happier if you catch your dreams?" I asked curiously and he nodded.

"Even though I want to, I won't be able to leave. I have to let it go even it will be so painful for me." He said as he gave me a weak smile.

"Do you have something to tell me?" I asked because he's acting like he's going to tell me something.

"Maybe when the time is right, I'll tell you." I turned my attention back to the fish and chips when suddenly I remembered something.

"Maybe I'll leave everything for my dream, if I know I'll be happier.. maybe I will take a risk for it." I stated and he chuckled.

"Why are you being so serious suddenly? You see.. my thumb is right there." He pointed at the cutting board and I closed my eyes.

"Don't make me lose my appetite." I hissed and he laughed.

"What would I do without you.." He said as he patted my head and I glared at him.

"Do you want something?"

"What? I'm not that kind of guy, Mandy." He said as he put his hand on his heart.

"You are!" I pointed my fork at him and he raised his hands up.

"Okay.. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"Don't prank me like that again, do you want to see me die from a heart attack?" I hissed and he rolled his eyes.

"You're still young, Mandy, don't say things like that." He said and I continued to eat.

"Bye the way.. what's your parents job?" I asked because I never really know.

"You'll know about it one day."

"You're so secretive." I looked at him suspiciously but he smirked at me.

"You're weird."

"You're weirder."

"You're such a weirdo."

"You're more weird."

"You're annoying as hell."

"Whatever." I hissed and I took a big bite of the fish because it's so good.

"Let's lay outside on the grass after this."

"Whisoapwhdvwismcu." I was going to answer but I'm currently munching on my fish.

"Eat and then talk.. be a lady, Mandy." I glared at him as I swallowed my food.

"Why do you want that? You'll get fat if you lay down after eating.."

"Later after one or two hours."

"Fine." I said and he patted my head as he smiled to me. I want to curse him really bad for smiling like that to me, it's causing me to have heart problems.