That’s My Uncle

After the class finally ended, Kira rushed toward me and said, "I didn't know we had the same class. I should have asked, give me your schedule, I am going to check."

While Kira was busy checking our schedule, two guys approached us one of them I recognized as he is the one who sat in the front and spoke to Professor Harris about using the internet.

"Hi, I am Ben, this is my buddy, Nath. How may we address you, ladies?" Kira being the fan girl she is, whispered into my ears, "They are the famous guys from the Computer Science department."

She composed herself before saying, "Hey, I am Kira, this lovely girl beside me is Abrielle."

I didn't know by that time that Kira was setting me up because she noticed they were interested in me, so I just nodded and went along with her introduction.

"Beautiful names for beautiful ladies. Do you want to go with us for brunch?" The guy called Ben asked and Kira was quick to reply, "Sure!"

Girl, can you sound less eager? I wanted to ask but then understood what she replied sure for. No way I am going to waste my time for brunch when I already took my breakfast so I protested, "Kira, I just had my breakfast and I am not hungry--"

"I saw you have a sandwich and a cup of tea in a cafe that sells only coffee. This brunch isn't to just eat but make friends as well." The guy called Nath spoke and I wasn't expecting that. Was he in that cafe too? I didn't know.

"He is right, Abri. Making friends is worth more than a brunch." Kira was like a possessed body and I had no choice but to go with them. I didn't know making friends wastes this much time.

Kira and Ben seemed to get along as they kept talking nonstop while I was mainly quiet not knowing what to say. The guy called Nath seemed also to be like me, more of a quiet guy as he didn't speak much and so on the brunch was over.

Three weeks passed, and during those times, my relationship with my roommates got deeper and we became best friends. Kira got together with Ben which surprised me because she told me the next week after they met, he confessed to her. I congratulated her but also envied her because I didn't even get a chance to confess but I was rejected painfully.

I hired a person named Zach who just graduated in finance to be my investor. Although Zach is new and is only following my words for the time being, I saw his potential to be a good investor in the future so I hired him to work from home until I can get a place and more people for my new company.

My roommates and I treat each other on turns and today is Tina being the rich she is said, she will take us to her family's newly opened restaurant.

The girls or specifically Tina suggested a color code so we all decided to go with beige for at least one thing. I was glad that I requested Uncle Franklin to send the rest of my clothes because I would have been troubled today. I wore a long khaki dress that held my body with a slide on my right leg up to my thighs. I decided to go with white sneakers as I love sneakers.

I looked at the girls and smiled at our silly decision of wearing the same color. Ruth had beige shorts and ankle boots with a black top. Tina wore beige heels with a short but long-sleeved beige dress. Vic went with cool long beige pants and a jacket that covers her almost like a bra black crop.

We looked cool and we liked it. Vic drove us in her Jeep Wagon that had an open top and until we arrived at the restaurant, we sang and laughed.

"I wish we could drive a little longer. Except for the food, nothing is fun about our restaurant. It is fancy and classy but boring." Tina pouted as if she isn't the one who suggested coming here.

"Get up Ms. Lazy, we are starved," Ruth said and Vic together with me pulled Tina out of the car.

"Also, your long waited for Mr. Right may be there." Vic gave Tina the motivation she needed to be active.

"Omg, you are right." Tina said and I gave her this 'Are you serious?' look which got me a scold from her, "You won't understand us singles when you have a guy like Nathan pursuing you."

"Hey, hey!" I snapped before I said, "He isn't pursuing me, and even if he is, it is useless so stop excluding me from being single."

The host opened the door for us and while we got in, Ruth come to my left side and imitated Nath's voice by saying, "Can I take Abri from guys?"

Tina understood the game so she responded, "Sure, sure."

"Abri, you know? I have liked you since I saw you at the cafe, so can you give me the honor to be your boyfriend?" I never knew Ruth can also be this funny so I couldn't help but laugh at her imitation of Nath. I told them how we met and how we are acquaintances, but being the dramatic they are, they made up a romantic story to satisfy their single lives.

"Nah, at least not so easy." I played along by imitating Tina's voice which made Ruth laugh and Tina say, "I am not like that! I don't even speak like that. Hump."

"Who said it was you? But I have to say, you know yourself better than you think. Haha..." Ruth and I laughed while Tina ran to seek help from Vic. Being the mature girl in the group, Vic looks after us and we rely on her. I was laughing so hard that I didn't notice two black eyes that looked at me from my right side.

I felt someone's gaze on me so I looked to my right and saw someone I never expected to run into. That's my uncle, the man I love, and the man who knows that I love him.

My pupils widened and my body froze for a couple of seconds. Six weeks of nothing. No contact, call, or text. I missed him so badly that I wanted to run to his office to feel his warm hug but I didn't.

He needed time, time to get out of his shock. I remember clearly his eyes of that day, they were filled with pure shock. That day, I admitted my feelings for him. And he didn't take it well.

I understand. After all, who receives it well after knowing the girl he raised for ten years, the girl who is fourteen years younger than him, has feeling for him...as a man?