''Muse?''
''Huh? Who?'' Maria asked and Calia stood up and walked to the photo. She traced her fingers on Lexis' face as she spoke.
''Miss Lee, who is this woman? Where can I find her? My muse'' Calia asked
''Muse? I don't understand?'' Maria asked rather confused.
''She is my muse. She is the first person I t who almost turned gay'' Calia said absentmindedly as the mories ca to her mind.
.....
It was late spring and Calia was coming out of their school gate. She saw a woman standing by her car looking rather chic and relaxed as she sucked a lollipop. Her face was so clean and poised. She had really long legs and slender figure. The mont Calia saw her, she stopped walking and just starred at her.
At that ti, Lexis saw Calia too and blushed after noticing how the girl looked at her. Lexis even spoke to her.
''Hey, high school girl?'' Lexis called out to her and Calia turned behind her. ''I was talking to you'' Lexis said playfully again ''co over here, high school student'' Lexis beckoned at Calia.
''Oh'' Calia bashfully walked closer to her and said ''muse''
''Ah? Muse?'' Lexis asked.
''You must be my muse. I just realised what I want to be after seeing you just now'' Calia said and went closer to Lexis.
''Kid, do you want one?'' Lexis asked and removed a lollipop from her back pocket and gave to Calia and Calia took it.
''Thank you''
''So, what do you want to do after seeing this pretty sister?'' Lexis asked and Calia spoke as she unwrapped the lollipop.
''I want to be a designer. A jewellery designer and make jewelleries that will make won more beautiful''.
''That's not bad. So, you an, you just made that decision after seeing ?'' Lexis asked.
''Oh, I saw you from inside there and watched you all the way till I ca outside. Do you know that, the way you stood in front of the car looked like you were a model?'' Calia said and smiled as she sucked the lollipop.
''That's such a cool complint but my husband to be will kill if he finds out I am a model. Not literally, so don't give a horrified look'' Lexis said and they both laughed.
''What are you doing here?'' Calia asked.
''I'm here to pick up a friend'' Lexis said.
''Oh, you must be friends with one of the teachers, right?''
''Yes''
''So, pretty sister, can I take you as my muse?'' Calia asked.
''Off course, but in return, you must gift the first jewel that you make''
''Sure, I want to make an anklet, so I will make two of them, one for and one for you'' Calia said happily.
''Sure. I co here to pick my friend every other day, so next ti we et, I will give you my number, okay?'' Lexis told her and Calia nodded her head.
Calia's driver pulled over at the side and got down from the car and Calia saw him.
''Muse, my driver is here. I will take your number the next ti we et, okay?'' Calia said as she ran to the car.
''Sure''
''Muse, you are so beautiful, I almost turned gay for you'' Calia shouted from the car window and Lexis chuckled and waved at her. Lexis looked at the car as they waved each other continuously till Calia's care got out of sight.
....
Calia traced Lexis face as tears trimd from her eyes.
''I didn't even know she was dead. I was still waiting for her. I was waiting, hoping to see her again one day and give the anklet I made to her'' Calia said and Maria sighed regrettably.
''Is amazing how fate can be sotis. Who would have thought that you knew my best friend already?'' Maria said.
''I thought that maybe, she had relocated or probably busy with life sowhere since she told she was a biologist'' Calia said and suddenly couldn't contain the tears in her. She started weeping uncontrollably and Maria hugged her.
Rihan stood aside not knowing what to do. She just stared blankly at the photo of Lexis with a complicated gaze. Deep down, she wasn't sure about what she felt. She hadn't t her before and she sowhat felt that, if the woman were still alive, then all her hopes of getting back Kobby would have been lost and gone forever. She was relieved a bit that she wasn't alive after all, because the woman was indeed beautiful.
Maria helped Calia back to the sofa as she still sobbed. Maria got her a glass of water and tried to console her.
''Calia, is okay. Lexis is in a good place. I'm sure she must have felt your sincerely and felt content even without the gift she couldn't give to her'' Maria told Calia.
''Miss Lee, why is fate so cruel? I didn't even et her again. I was having so many hopes of our first etings. I was hoping that one day when she saw my shows on TV, she will co and find but she never ca. I didn't even know that sothing so terrible had happened to her''
''She wouldn't have died if I had stopped and looked at the road well before I crossed it. She died because she was trying to safe , Calia. I'm sorry that your muse had to die because of ''
Maria told her.
''No, this isn't your fault. This is the fault of that driver. Did you know, it was the sa driver who also crashed into Ad-Din's car and made him like that? Because of that man, Ad-Din almost beca a cripple and had to live with chronic pains and PTSD for the past 8 years?'' Calia blurted out and it dawned on Maria.
''Ad-Din, he has PTSD and chronic pains? Is that why he doesn't want to see him?'' Maria asked and Calia nodded her head. At the side, Rihan was still standing in front of the giant photo. She still stared blankly at the photo with unsettled feelings.
''Yes, is because he feels so much pain and it hurts him every ti, that's why he doesn't want you to see him in that state. Miss Lee, I'm sorry. I wasn't supposed to let you know about this'' Calia was still sobbing as she spoke.
''No, is okay. thank you for telling this. I really needed to know'' Maria said.
''Miss Lee, so, that's it ans that my muse is Dr. Brian's late wife?'' Calia asked after calming down a bit. She used the tissue Maria gave her to wipe her tears.
''Yes, she died imdiately after giving birth'' Maria said. Rihan suddenly ca back to her senses and turned to look at them. It was precisely because she had Calia ntioning Kobby's na that got her attention.
''Now, I feel really bad for Dr. Brian. He must have felt so much pain from losing the love of his life'' Calia said and Rihan subconsciously clutched her fist. She rembered Kobby used to tell her back then, 10 years ago that she, Rihan was the love of his life. She felt a little discomfort after hearing such words from Calia.
''He must have gone through a lot, suffered a lot, yet he still manages to put up such a strong fort. I wished I could give him a hug when I see him'' Calia said.
The door opened just at that ti and Kobby walked in. his steps paused as he saw the people in the hall. Rihan was still standing up while Maria and Calia were sitting down. Rihan's lips broke into a smile and she opened her mouth to speak but the words didn't co out when Kobby spoke first.
''What is going on here?'' Kobby asked and looked at the used tissues on the floor to Maria, Rihan and finally to Calia who started sobbing again as soon as she saw him.
''Kobby, hi'' Rihan said cheerfully but her mouth almost got twisted when she saw Calia in Kobby's arms.
Calia had gotten up suddenly and walked to Kobby's side and hugged him. She hugged him tightly startling everyone. Kobby who wasn't prepared for such a contact felt his heart fluttering for her once again. He blushed and tried to distant himself but Calia held unto him tightly.
''Dr. Brian, I'm sorry about your wife. I didn't even know she was my muse that I was looking for, for the past 8 years'' Calia said and Kobby turned and looked at Maria with a confused gaze.
Maria pursed her lips and smiled not knowing what to do. Kobby's eyes landed on Rihan and he saw the ugly look on her face but didn't care about that. He was rather focused on the little woman in his arms to care about soone else's feelings, so he suddenly wrapped his arms around Calia. He bent closer to her ears and spoke softly, words only she could hear.
''If you don't move away from , I might just kiss you in front of them''
Calia's eyes twitched and he let go rather quickly as if she was scalded. She smiled and felt embarrassed as he went back to the sofa. Kobby chuckled at her sudden behaviour.
All their actions didn't escape Rihan as her face turned even uglier. Even that, she maintained a smile as she got a feeling in her that, Kobby was doing that to spite her, to make her jealous. She didn't know she was being delusional.
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