A Girl in My Life

(Elisa’s vision)

Tonight I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t stop thinking about my boss. I’m sure, he’s the owner of the blue eyes that invades my dreams! I never thought I’d meet him, and that he’d be my boss on top of that!

– If you close your eyes tightly and concentrate only on me, when you open them you will be able to see me – I repeat the sentence the owner of the blue eyes told me a long time ago.

But how? I could swear that the owner of those eyes was an angel… And not my boss!

When I saw him enter the room I felt my heart skip a beat, I’ve waited so long. But he is too beautiful. His straight black hair, his fleshy pink lips, his well-groomed beard, he is certainly no less than ninety-one inches tall. His muscles are well-defined, you could tell from underneath his suit.

Sigh, maybe it’s just a crazy thing in my head, he can’t be the same. And I’m not normal, even though I did the hard treatment, now I can walk without the crutches, I use a special shoe, it’s easier to move my leg. But still, I am the butt of jokes, when I started working there I already heard them, but I didn’t give them any importance. I hope he didn’t come to talk to me just to make fun of me… Just like the boy in my school days. He played nice just to make me look like an idiot and embarrass me in front of everyone.

I stretch on the bed, count to ten and jump out of it, get the towel and follow to the bathroom. I need to get back to work, the whole week passed without me seeing him again.

(Anael’s vision)

The week flew by, too much to do at work, tireless meetings that left me tired, whenever I get home it’s just bath and bed. I didn’t meet my sweet angel Elisa anymore, I know she goes to work every day punctually and she is an excellent professional. These days were so busy that I had no time to go meet her, I can only wait for her call to arrange to come to my house, who knows I do not talk about my feelings, I have not stopped thinking about her for a second even when I sleep her image comes out of my mind.

When I am turning off my computer and putting away some folders I hear a soft knock at the door of my room, I look at my wristwatch and see that the workday is already over half an hour ago, my secretary has already left so I have no idea who it is.

– You may come in – I say putting on the top of my jacket.

– Good evening sir – the sweet voice reaches my ears leaving my heart racing, I nod my head and watch my blond angel enter my office all shy.

– I thank the heavens for having given you a few moments to light up my life – I can’t resist.

– You’re already starting with the lies so I’m leaving – she says upset, turning around, I run and hold her arm.

– Don’t go – I ask – Tell me what brought you here, I’ve been waiting for your call all week.

– I ended up losing the paper with your number – she justifies embarrassed – So I took courage and came personally to schedule my visit – I see the great effort she made to come here and face me.

– It can be tomorrow – she looks at me amazed – It’s Saturday, you can stay as long as you need and we’ll have lunch together.

– I don’t know if it’s right sir – she shuts up – I say Anael.

– To me it seems the most certain thing in this world – I say and control myself not to touch her face, I take a paper and write down my number again along with my address and give it to her.

– See you tomorrow then – like a bolt of lightning she leaves my room after taking the paper from my hand.

I stand there like a fool looking at the closed door thinking that tomorrow is going to be a great day. I finish what I was doing and go to the lift, I get in and press the garage button, before the metal box can reach my destination it stops at a floor and a woman gets in, I don’t notice her much because I only have eyes for my sweet Elisa.

– Good evening Mr. Stewart – the girl greets me and I just nod my head, by the peripheral vision I see that she moves her hair a lot and tries to fix her clothes as a way to get my attention.

As soon as the lift doors open, I walk outside towards my car, I don’t say goodbye to the girl and in minutes I’m out of the building heading to my house.

I park my range rover in the garage of the mansion and get out, lock the doors and enter the house going straight to the kitchen.

– Good night, Ana – I kiss the white hair of the lady who takes care of everything in my house, I sit down on the chair and pick an apple from the basket, taking a bite

– Good night my boy – she smiles.

Ana has been very companion, she treats me like a son and takes care of everything in the house, I have already asked her to hire more employees to help her, she is already old and cannot make many efforts but her hard head does not listen to me.

I am very grateful, she used to take care of Mr. João, and she as well as Mr. Janes accepted me and welcomed me very well.

– Tomorrow a girl is coming to the house and I would like you to make her a special lunch,” I say while I eat the apple.

– A girlfriend? – he asks, suddenly happy.

– A special girl – I say, smiling.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

– I saw that smile – she tastes the sauce she is making.

I end up smiling, I really want to hook that girl, but I have to take it slow, she is very special and deserves a lot of love and affection that I am more than willing to give. I finish my dinner quickly and go to my room, I want to sleep soon so that the day dawns fast, I’m anxious.

I wake up before the alarm clock, I get out of bed and do my morning hygiene and go to the gym of the mansion to run a few hours on the treadmill. I stay at the gym for about two hours and when my muscles start to complain I decide to stop. I walk to the water bottle and before I can take the first sip of water I see my mobile phone beep warning that a message has arrived, I look and see that it is an unknown number.

“Good morning, Anael.

This is Elisa, I would like to know if you are free now in the morning?” – I smile sideways.

“For you I will always be free sweet Elisa, you can come that I will leave your entrance free.” – I send the message smiling.

She visualizes but doesn’t answer, so I go straight to the shower, I take a long shower in order to get well smelled to receive my golden angel. As I leave the bathroom I go straight to the wardrobe and choose a pair of black jeans shorts and a white polo collar shirt, the day is a little cold but the house has the heater on.

I go down to the living room and keep walking from side to side anxious for her arrival, an hour later I hear the sound of a car being turned off and before she gets to the door I open it to the point of seeing her lower her hand that would ring the doorbell surprise.

– Hi pretty girl – I greet her smiling – You look beautiful – I say evaluating her clothes, a long pink dress that embraces all her curves, the air of surprise is gone giving place to a hurt face.

– I don’t like this, all this lying, I’m just a freak girl, I’m asking you please to stop this fakeness – she says sulkily.

– I still prove you wrong – I say defeated for the moment – Come in – I get out of her way, giving her passage to enter my home, which I hope will be ours in the very near future.

She walks around the room looking at everything around, this girl intrigues me too much, she seems to be always holding back her emotions, hiding herself with fear, doubt even of my sincere compliments at the same time that makes me upset she enchants me, she enchants me in a way that I don’t remember any girl ever did, literally, the heart shaped mouth, the honey colored eyes, the simple and confused natural way make her a special and amazing girl woman.

She seems to be the girl destined to come into my life! That’s what my heart says, this girlish woman is hallucinating me.

I approach her and put my mouth on hers, without warning, request or chance, I didn’t expect, I’m caught by surprise as much as she is, it takes a few seconds to understand what I’m doing, they are soft lips that take a few seconds to react, but then they open slightly receiving my seal and before I can be sure about the frantic beats of my heart and why her mouth against mine makes my life pulse, she pushes me.

Not in crisis, anger or denial it’s a reaction of surprise, her eyes now staring at me in shame, it was just a touch of lips and still it took me completely.

– I can’t tell you how it happened – she tries to justify it as if it’s her fault.

– I know, your mouth invited my mouth that accepted because it was hypnotized – I touch her face softly.

I was the one who kissed her, but she was the one who felt guilty. I sigh, feeling her skin on my fingertips. I decide to take her to see the furniture in Mr. João’s office, which is now mine. As soon as we cross the door I’m forgotten for a moment, I admire her venerated look at the furniture, I can almost see her smile, her eyes sweep the whole environment in a long way in each piece, lost in the beauty of the details.

– You are so beautiful – she looks at me wanting to believe – The way you look at these pieces, I felt jealous of them. – she stares at me desperately wanting to believe my words – Why don’t you believe me?

– Because I know you’re lying, I have a mirror at home – she shrugged and reached into her purse taking out a camera in the clear desire to change the subject – Can I take some pictures? – I affirm in a nod of the head.

She starts to photograph the pieces, runs her hand through the smooth wood, feeling its texture, inhaling the perfume of polished wood.

I notice that she gets lost in thoughts for a few moments and leaves the camera aside for a moment, then I take a picture of her, with the sound the camera makes when I take the picture she turns scared.

– No, Anael, I don’t like pictures.

– I like – I take several pictures of her – she approaches me to take the camera from my hands, the pictures are printed on the spot and I put them in my shorts pocket.

– Give me this – she moves away.

– Let me take a decent photo.

– No way, I’m not posing for you – she warns.

– Then I’ll take it until I finish the paper, an exhibition of Elisa – I speak and she stands back – I also like it.

– Anael! – she turns around embarrassed.

Then I leave the camera aside and walk towards her with determined steps making her nervous and I wrap her waist, she doesn’t run away.

– You better start believing in me, you’re beautiful and I’m going to kiss you – I warn and then I simply kiss her lips giving myself to the moment receiving her kiss with all my soul.

The kiss happens with emotion, it’s intense, her body against mine. My hands run down her back and our kiss follows slowly and passionately, I begin to hope that maybe she is not so immune to me.

– Then you can give me the photos and I’ll destroy them all – she says when our kiss ends and I draw my eyebrows together without understanding.

– They’re mine, you looked beautiful and of course you won’t destroy them, much less get close to them.

She sighs defeated and goes back to taking the pictures she needs, leaving me forgotten for a few moments again, then I take her hand and guide her to the living room, the table is already set with a romantic arrangement for two.