BEAUTY IN DISGUISE - CHAPTER 51&52
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Polly’s tears dampened her face and dress.
Her loud crying sound filled the whole estate and water escaped her nose too as her eyes turned redder.
The estate securities appeared and saw her where she squatted at.
“Miss, you’re disturbing the peace of this estate, it’s late already people are asleep” one of them said.
Polly opened her mouth more wide, increasing her volume.
“It got worse, miss please just go in” the second one said.
” Have you both ever experienced heartbreak?” She asked.
” Heartbreak?” They both chorused.
“You don’t know how I feel so stop trying to stop me I h@?? myself!!” She cried more, standing up.
The men watched her confusedly as she walked slowly into the house, still crying so much.
Polly got in and met Molly and her dad in the living room.
She walked past them in tears and climbed upstairs.
She went into her room and shut the door heavily.
“Why is she back?, You told me you’d take care of her, you told me you’d make sure she never comes back!” Molly yelled at her dad.
” I tried but I’m still in shock, I dunno how she escaped” he replied and his phone rang.
” The guys I sent are calling” he said and picked.
“How come she came back home” he asked .
“She luckily escaped and….
” How could you guys let her escape!” He yelled.
” Keep it low old man” Molly snickered.
Mr Kang hung up and looked at her
“I’ll just try another way” he said.
“This is the second time you’ll be trying, aren’t you ashamed that she outsmarts you every time?” Molly glared.
” I told you I deleted the video from her phone already” Mr Kang said.
” And I want her deleted too!, Do your job right Mr Dan Kang!”she snapped and left the living room.
******
THE ALEJANDRO’S MANSION**
Genova entered his room slowly, thinking about how loud the sound of her tears were.
She definitely cried a lot.
She looked different, actually not the hot headed arrogant narcissistic Polly he knows, she’s totally different.
He sat on his bed and took off his shoes before laying on it.
“Heartbreak, will I ever experience it?, I don’t want to” he said.
His phone rang beside him and he quickly sat up.
It’s Quincy.
He swiped green and her face appeared on screen.
“Video call?, Never knew” he said, positioning his phone well.
“You’re just getting home?” She asked.
“Yes” he replied.
“Where did you go?” She asked.
“I went to the alley not far from Yeongnam highschool to take Polly home” he replied.
” Polly?, What happened to her?” She asked.
” She got chased and was scared” he replied.
” chased?, Why?” She asked.
” I dunno too” he replied.
” Is she fine now?” She asked worriedly.
” Yeah” he replied.
” But you look worried” she said, looking more closely at him.
” Do I?” He asked.
“Sure” she replied and he smiled.
” What are you worried about?, Polly?” she said.
” Not her” he replied.
” What?” She asked.
” You” he replied.
“Me?, What about me?, I’m fine and…
” I miss you” he interrupted and she turned to a ripened tomato instantly.
” We met at your fan sign some hours ago” she replied.
“I dunno” he said.
“Well…..” She said shyly.
” Tommorow is Saturday, do you have any plans?” He asked.
“Meeting with the girls in the afternoon, what about you?, Oh I forgot… fan sign continues till Sunday” She replied.
” It’ll end at 6, will you go out with me then?, Let’s meet at the park by 7, come as Riri” he said.
“Deal” she smiled.
“Did you eat?” He asked.
“Yeah” she replied.
“What?, Tuna?” He asked.
” No, I’ve not eaten tuna since I ate it at our last date” she replied.
” You ate it yesterday” Kimberly said, peeping in.
“Kimberly stop poking your nose around” she said, looking back swiftly at her.
“I just don’t support lying to him” Kimberly winked and left.
Quincy found it hard to face the screen again.
Genova chuckled cutely.
“Hey girl, look here” he said.
“Sorry, I just didn’t want you to call me a tuna addict” she said, still not looking at the screen.
“Look at me and say that to my face” he said.
” Devil” she muttered.
” Should I hang up?” He asked and she quickly faced him.
” I…. didn’t want you to see me as a tuna addict” she said.
“What are you then?, You’re f_cking addicted” he replied.
” Agreed” she said and he smiled.
” So tuna is your favorite food” he said.
” No, my second favorite” she replied.
” What’s the first” he asked.
” Chicken parmigiana” she replied.
” An Australian dish” he said and she nodded.
“Yours?” She asked.
“Kimchi fried rice and bulgogi” he replied.
“So you love beef” she said
” Only when I eat it with the fried rice” he replied.
“Oh….” She replied and yawned slightly
He checked the time, it’s some minutes to eleven.
“You need to go sleep” he said.
“I’m not feeling sleepy” she replied.
“You can’t lie to me” he replied.
She pouted childishly.
“I’ll see you tommorow” he said.
“Will you call me tomorrow morning?” She asked.
” Sure” he replied.
” I’ll expect it” she said.
“Yeah, goodnight pink” he said.
“Nightie night” she replied and hung up.
“He called me pink” she said, holding her phone to her chest.
She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled.
“Yay!!’ she screamed and jumped on the bed excitedly.
*****
NEXT MORNING, THE KANG’S MANSION**
The ringing of the “devilish alarm” made Polly hold her head tight.
There’s enough ringing in her head already but the darn alarm is aggravating things.
“Uurrggg!” She groaned, searching for the alarm with her hand.
She finally grabbed it from the bedstand and threw it across the room.
It crashed on the wall and got destroyed.
“My head” she whimpered, holding it tightly.
She cried till the morning, she only slept off in the early hours of it and now the silly alarm woke her up again.
She sat up and looked at the alarm that’s now scattered on the floor.
“You woke me up so I could continue crying right?” She said, standing up.
She kept staring at the shattered alarm.
“Why do I feel like it’s my heart, this will be the perfect shape of my heart right now, tattered and shattered, crashed and devastated” she said.
” Polly … You can do it” she said and rushed into the bathroom.
She came out some minutes later, wet from the bath water.
She wiped and creamed before dressing up simply then she got her big bag.
She started packing her most important stuff into it, tossing them across the room into the bag.
When she felt like she has packed enough, she zipped it up and stepped out of the room, dragging it along.
She looked at the room again and smiled sadly.
“Sadly I won’t be seeing you anymore…my Pretty room” she said and shut the door.
She walked downstairs, meeting Molly in the living room.
She’s watching a soap opera while sipping coffee.
“Where are you going?” She asked, dropping the coffee before standing.
Polly ignored her and left the house.
She left the car since it was bought by her dad.
She contacted a designated driver and he came shortly.
She got in and looked at the house again.
“Hilton garden inn” she said and the driver drove off.
*****
SUBWAY PIZZAS**
“You didn’t tell me you’re coming” Izzy said when Bae showed up.
“Everyone is coming” Bae replied, hugging her.
“Everyone?”
“Riri, Trinidad, Polly, we agreed to meet here” Bae replied.
” Really?, Can’t wait” Izzy smiled as Bae sat .
” I’ll be back, need to serve that new customer” Izzy said.
“Sure” Bae smiled and Izzy rushed off.
Bae got her phone and snapped selfies.
She posted a lot of it with the caption #SUBWAY and in ten minutes, she got more than ten thousand likes.
The comments kept counting.
Her eyes widened when she saw Craig Lee.
He liked all the pictures.
Her phone almost fell from her as a result of shock.
A car came to an halt in front of the restaurant and Trinidad came down.
The front window went down and Red came to view.
“Red?, That’s new” Bae said.
“Thanks for the ride” Trinidad smiled.
“Ion think I have your number” Red said, bringing out his phone.
He gave it to her and she typed her number before giving it back.
“I’ll call you” he said and winded up before driving off
“Call….me?” Trinidad said to herself, watching the car till it went out of sight.
Polly came out of the cab and tapped her.
Trinidad jumped in fright.
“You scared me!” She said, holding her chest.
“That’s Red’s car, he owns almost all the red cars in Gangnam” Polly said.
” Yes, I was looking for a cab that’ll take me here when I saw him, he offered a ride and I agreed, we got here and he took my number, telling me he’ll call me” Trinidad said and Polly smiled.
” Good for you” she said.
Quincy came out of the next car and walked to them
“Why are you girls not entering?” She asked.
“We were waiting for you” Polly replied and they laughed as they went in together.
Izzy brought two boxes of pizza and cans of cola, settling it all in front of them.
“Who planned this hangout?” She asked.
“Bae” Quincy replied.
Trinidad opened the pizza boxes and they took their slices.
“It’s to congratulate Polly for her new success, she’s popular already” Bae said.
” Miss popular” Quincy said.
” No I prefer Polly Dollars” Polly replied and everyone laughed.
“Polly Dollars?” Izzy said.
“Yeah baby” Polly winked.
” DollyP will be more fashionable” Bae said.
“I love you Linabae,call me DollyP” Polly said and they all clinked their cans before drinking.
“Who else hasn’t got their dresses for the party?” Polly asked.
“It’s still two weeks away, I’ll just get it some days to the party” Bae said.
” Ion have enough cash to buy myself a new dress” Izzy said.
” Same here” Trinidad said.
” I’ll take care of Izzy’s dress” Bae said.
“Trinidad your dress is on me” Polly said.
” You guys are the best” Trinidad said.
” I swear it” Quincy said.
” Izzy is there vacancy here?, I can fill in, I’m looking for a part time job” Trinidad asked.
” You came at the right time, one of us just quitted, I’ll tell boss about it” Izzy replied.
” Bae do you have any idea of where I can buy an house?” Polly asked.
” Why?”
” I left home” Polly replied.
“Why?” Quincy asked.
“Personal reasons” Polly replied.
“Genny told me you got chased last night” Quincy said.
“That’s true, some losers chased me but it’s fine” Polly replied.
” You should report to the cops, they might be perverts that roam the streets these days” Bae said.
” No” Polly replied.
” Wait Quincy….. Genny told you?, Meaning you’re so close to him” Trinidad asked.
” Oh… quiet close” she replied.
” You’re so lucky” Bae said.
Quincy smiled shyly and Polly giggled.
” About the house, there are lots of vacant mansions in my area, you just have to contact a real estate agent, I know two so I’ll help” Bae said.
” Thanks Bae” Polly said.
” But everyone…. Craig liked my pictures” Bae said.
“The ones you posted some minutes ago?” Polly asked.
” Swears, he did, I’m surprised” she replied.
” You think he likes you?” Trinidad asked.
” Well….Bae confessed to him and he turned her down politely, saying he can’t date a celebrity like him” Quincy said.
” And now he’s suddenly liking your pictures?” Polly said.
” You know I told you he was staring at you” Trinidad said.
” Your dressing these days is enough to call him back” Polly smiled.
“I’ll be right back” Izzy said and left for the counter.
She stayed there, deep in thoughts till one of the servers tapped her.
“Huh!” She said.
“What were you thinking?, Table 7, one pizza box ” she said.
“Oh…ok” Izzy said and got the tray.
*****
6PM**
Genova just came back from the event when his phone rang, it’s Craig.
He picked instantly.
“Hey pest” he smiled.
“Genny I’m in a mess!!!!!” Craig screamed and Genny took the phone far from his ears.
” Hey please” he said.
“I mistakenly liked Bae’s pictures I’m so dead” Craig said.
“Mistakenly?, You mean your thumb moved on it’s own?” Genova said.
” I was staring at them and I….I liked before I knew” he replied and Genova laughed loudly.
” You’ve been caught…bye” he said .
“Don’t leave me like this Genny… Genny!!!!” Craig screamed as he hung up.
Genova continued laughing till he got to his room.
He took a shower and changed into jean trousers and a sweatshirt, he wore a jacket on it and checked the time.
“Just at the nick” he said and left the house for the park.
It only took ten minutes drive to get there and it’s empty as expected, he payed for tonight.
He glanced at the time, it’s 7 at the dot.
He climbed the rollercoaster and sat patiently.
His phone rang immediately, it’s Quincy.
He picked fast.
“eodisseo? (Where are you?)” She asked.
“The park” he replied.
“I’m there too” she replied.
“Oh…I climbed the rollercoaster” he replied.
” Roller… what?, I ain’t riding it it’s too scary” she replied and he smiled.
” No one is saying we’re riding, just climb on, I’m sitting there” he replied.
She hung up and minutes later, she showed up.
“I h@?? rollercoasters” she said.
“Coward” he replied as she settled beside him, holding two ice cream cones.
She offered him one and he took it.
“Are you an ice cream addict too?” He asked.
“Don’t even start” she glared playfully and he smiled.
” Your glare looks funny” he said, touching her hair before eating from the ice cream.
“It’s beautiful up here” she said, looking at the sky.
“The stars look beautiful” he said, looking up too.
“Can you identify the meteors?” She asked, facing him.
“Sure, there” he replied, pointing at it.
She traced his hand and got confused.
“I saw the big Dipper instead” she said, pointing at it.
“I used to wonder how many stars the sky contains at once” she said.
” No one knows” he replied.
” I know, it has always been a secret, hidden forever” she replied, still staring at the beautiful stars.
Genova shifted his gaze to her.
Even as Riri like this, he still finds her cute.
Her glasses, blush, wig, they’ve always been charming only for those who have eyes though.
He remembered the time he pulled her to safety at the library, down to when he saved her at the cafeteria, the stairs, the pool…
He smiled charmingly, still staring at her.
“Quincy” he called and she looked at him.
The ice cream stained her lips already.
“Let’s stop being friends” he said and the ice cream fell from her.
” Wh…. why?” She asked.
“You asked what I like most about you” he said.
She swallowed nothing.
“I don’t like anything about you” he said and her eyes widened.
“Huh?”
” I actually love everything about you” he said and she blinked.
” Right from when I’ve not even found out you’re Quincy, I fell first” he said.
She blinked again, her heartbeats quickening.
“You’ve always scented like love and my heart is always full of you, so much that I can hardly call it mine” he said.
Quincy felt her heart might explode anytime soon as he locked eyes with her as if to pour his affection into her eyes.
“You’ve always melted my heart, like this ice cream” he said, looking at the ice cream that’s melting away in his hand.
“I can’t continue being friends with you, I want more than that cos I….” He said and looked at her lips shortly before looking at her eyes again.
“I love you Quincy” he said and her heart finally exploded with shock.
“Will you be my always?” He asked, leaning in.
” Please be my pink, be my Mrs Alejandro” he said, still leaning in.
He let go of his ice cream and covered her hand that’s on the chair with his own before covering the remaining space.
The moment his lips touched hers, currents flashed through her whole being and she was unable to process it at first.
Genova kissed her gently, licking away the ice cream on her lips before letting go.
Her face stayed in front of hers, their fresh breaths brushing their faces.
“Will you claim me as yours?, Do you wanna be mine?, Do you want to always kiss my lips?, Just the way I feel?” He asked in a whisper.
Quincy opened her mouth to talk and her loud heartbeats almost drowned her voice.
She said the only thing she could think of.
“I wanna kiss your lips” she whispered back, looking at his irresistible lips.
Genova shifted his palms to her face and hugged her face in the middle of his palms before covering her lips with his own, kissing her tenderly.
TBC