Annoyed At First Sight

27: I Knew It!

This chapter's longer than the previous one, so grab your popcorn...or whatever your favorite snack is, and hope you enjoy! x

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"I think Nate's here," my mom called as she went to my room where I was just grabbing my small, black messenger bag and about to go.

I managed a small laugh. "I couldn't tell by the loud honking," I muttered, making my mom laugh. "Well, I'm going to go now, Mom."

Checking my appearance on the mirror, I noticed my hair was starting to go to its original color. I did my hair to a simple pony tail. I pulled my black dress down and smoothened it before going out.

My mom smiled at me with her ocean blue eyes looked at mine sincerely as she kissed my forehead. "Say hi to him for me, will you?"

"I will," I said, nodding my head as I smiled a little, heading to the main door. "Bye, Mom."

"Be careful," she said as she followed me outside. She looked at Nate and waved. "Hi, Nate! Drive carefully, will you?"

He looked at my mom with a smile, waving back at her. "Hi Mama Parker," he greeted, calling her by the name he's called her since we were little. "I will," he promised.

"Hey," I said quietly as I got into his Volkswagen Golf. We waved at my mom until we were out of view.

Few minutes have passed and the car was silent. "Can I turn on the radio?" I questioned, just realizing that the radio wasn't turned on.

Nate looked at me for a moment and nodded. "Oh, yeah. You can," he said and I turned on the radio. "I'm sorry, I forgot."

"No, it's okay," I replied. The air in this car was unusually thick. I can't blame him for this. I slumped back in the seat and sighed. "We're going to Vera's first, right?"

"Of course," he hummed as he turned the wheels. Both of us were very silent throughout the whole trip. I kept my eyes on the window, admiring the green scenery with the orange sky that illuminated the trees.

It was eerily silent until Nate spoke, "Well, this is Vera's." I looked at the small vintage themed shop with many different types of flowers decorating the exterior of the shop. "It's been a while, huh?"

Both of us stepped out of his car and entered the small building. A small bell chimed, signaling that somebody has either entered or left the shop, and we were welcomed by Vera, the owner of the shop.

"Oh, Nate and Anna! It's been a while," she said sweetly as she hugged us.

Vera is a middle aged Indonesian woman who has run this shop for nearly a decade. She said that her parents moved to the States when she was six. We found her store one day, and she's been very kind to us since the first time we saw her. She insisted for us to call her by her first name.

"You look younger, Vera!" complimented Nate and I nodded along, agreeing with him. The last time we saw her, she had a long, gray hair that went to her waist. Now, she's chopped off her hair to her chin's length and colored it black.

She laughed as she thanked us. "How flattering, thank you, dear Nate," she said as she smiled widely, her dark eyes twinkling with sincerity. "You both look so grown up now! More good looking!"

"You're making me blush, Vera," I said, laughing.

She walked to the counter beside a young girl. "Oh, this is Lia, she's my granddaughter," Vera introduced the girl to us, she bowed her head slightly at us, brushing to the back of her ears as the fringe was covering her glasses. "She's just turned fifteen, so she's not too far from your age."