Valentine Blues - Season 1 - Episode 91

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Valentine Blues - Season 1 - Episode 91

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”Ma’am, your card please” The lady at the counter calls her again,
”Oh, i am sorry, i am sorry” she turns away
”Er..don’t worry about it, put it on mine” he says to the lady and then smiles..
”No, it’s fine, i can handle it.”

”I insist”
”Thank you”
Their items bagged, he reaches for his and then grabs one of hers ”Let me help you with that. Looks like you are about to feed a battalion”

She smiles ”Want to make some pies and cake, and finger-chewing things for tomorrow”

They are exiting the supermarket.

”Okay, playing the role efficiently”
She smiles ”What to do, she i my best friend, i am supposed to make her day memorable” She suddenly frowns, looking at her phone

”What?”
”My Car, the mechanic was supposed to be done with it since morning, till now no word..and his number isn’t connecting and i so need it for tomorrow”

”Where is the address?”
”Out on 6th streets, broke-dale”
”That’s forty-five minutes drive from here, how did it get there?”

”Some dude swerved into my lane , i ended up hitting a tree”

”Wow, you look fine, no bruises, you got to be careful”

”Yeah, seat belt safe lives, just a tiny damage. I was heading back into town after driving a friend to go see her mum. Anyhow, i couldn’t possibly drive the car back int that state o i opted for the nearest mechanic shop, cost a tone but it would be fixed. I just figured it would be done by now. ”

Darren is thinking , ”What you wanna do, how you gonna get home and these things there tomorrow before it begins”
”Uber!! Fantastic little creation by man”
”Aha! ” he nods
”Calling now”

He waits and listens as she makes the call.
”Okay, i would be here ,waiting, thank you” She smiles ”My ride be here in five. Thank you” She takes her bags in one hand and reaches out to him for the others, he stares at her, reluctant.

He nods ”Okay then, goodnight” He hands it to her and walks away, entering his car and driving away

”Goodnight ” She mutters, turning away and waiting.

*
Ten minutes later the Uber was still yet to come.

”Damnit!’ she calls again ”still waiting for my Uber and it’s about to rain”
”So sorry Ma’am, we have a bit of a problem and there is no way an Uber can reach you in the next thirty minutes, there is a road blockage out from the east and heading to you would take atleast 45 minutes and our other drivers are already on the road and if you can wait a bit and we would send someone across to you”
”Argh!! 45 minutes?”

”Yes Ma’am, so sorry for the inconvenience”

”Fine” She cuts the call. She bites her lips wondering if she should call Tonia, but she thinks against it.

She might as well try to hitch a ride, there are no serial killers right, what’s the worst that could happen.


She grabs all six bags and begins to pull them towards the road, standing there, she sticks out her hand, with her thumb shooting up and begins to shake it.


A car pulls up beside her , the window winds down ”You were horrible”
She bends ”Darren, i thought you left”
”Did, came back. Your Uber?”
”Can’t get her till after 45 minutes. ”
”Sorry”
”Why are you back?”
”Does it matter, come, i’ll take you home”
”I really don’t want to be a bother”
”Annalisa, really it’s fine, besides, it’s late, it’s not safe, get in”

Sighing she throws her bag into the backseat of the car and then slides in.

”Same address?”’
”No, i’ll direct you”

*

He pulls up at her house and then grabs her bags for her, walking up the stairs and waits for her to open. She does, dropping her things on the floor she turns and smiles at him
”Thank you Darren, you are a life saver”
He hands them to her ”Yeah, you welcome, anything for a friend right?”


A certain pain shoots through her.
”Yeah, anything for a friend”
He turns away, steps down the stairs. Suddenly the cloud opens and heavy downfall.
”Oh dear” she exclaims ”Where did that come from?”

He rushes back up the stares and stares up to the heavens ”I had no idea”

*

”Cupid!!!!!!!!!”‘
”What Jesus? Just because i can’t make them fall inlove does not mean i can’t play with them, i just left the tap running in Gabriel’ toilet, sheeesh..” Cupid chuckles..
”Play nice, stop the rain”
”Oh you are no fun” He rolls his eyes. ”In a minute”.

*

”You can come while it’s raining, you don’t want to stand there do you?” she opens the door and steps back, he turns and walks into her house.

While he settles in, she gets a piece of cake and a bottle of beer and hands it to him ”You can enjoy that. I need to begin with this beauties”

”What exactly do you want to make?”
”The biggest cake ever!” she smiles ”Kidding, just something the guest can also mulch on, my contribution. ” She disappears to the kitchen. He finishes the cake and the beer, standing up he realised the rain had stopped. He should leave.
He takes the plate and then the empty beer bottle and heads to the door she disappeared behind.He opens to find her smeared with flour, pans on her kitchen table, dough in a bowl and lots of brownies.

”Wow, you really got your hands full. Need help?”

”If you can make cookies, maybe” she smiles

”No!”
”Thought so” She continues to work. He stands there watching her.
Then he goes to the sink, washes his hands with soap, wipes then with a papar towel and came to her ..”Tell me what to do”
”It’s stopped raining Darren, you should go”

”Chasing me?”
”No, just..your girlfriend would be worried”
”She won’t be, tell me what to do and besides, i was going to go home and watch a movie, make dinner and pass out. This is much more fun, learning new things. Tell me what to do”
”Okay! Grab that spatula and whisk the contents of that bowl anti-clockwise”
”whisk?”

”Yes, let me show you” She takes the bow and the spatula and shows him what she mean, then she hand it back to him.
”Oh, i see it, this is simple”
”Yeah, say that again when your hands begin to ache. Sure you don’t want to leave, i can manage”

”Do i eat to this?”
”Well, sure”
”I’ll take my chances”
She smiles, he does too. she suddenly turns away as her legs goes weak. She clears her throat and continues kneading the dough and adding more flour.

Darren watches her all through while he followed her instructed.
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