Feather After

Chapter 14

Feather After // Chapter 14 // Cookie and Milk

Aria' POV

I looked at the menu and then proceeded to look at the person sitting in front of me. I was kind of looking from above the menu card, with the menu card hiding my face. Okay, in simpler words, I was peaking at Ignatius. I was busy looking at him and he was busy looking at the menu card. In a matter of seconds, his eyes met mine, and I felt my heart accelerate. I although couldn't understand if that happened because I was caught eye gawking him or because his eyes met mine.

Whatever it was, it was great. As soon as our eyes met, I looked down at the menu and in response, he raised his eyebrows.

"So what will you guys order?" He asked and kept his menu card down on the table.

"Cookie and biscuit," Veronica yelled and raised her hands up in excitement and Ignatius smiled. He didn't smile very often. I was not there with him forever but he never smiled in front of me. He was either too sweet or very mean but never Normal. It was kind of strange but nice.

"I will like to eat whatever she takes," I said firmly and then looked at her. She smiled at me and then gave me thumbs up. I smiled back at her again and raised my hand and getting the idea she smashed her little palms on mine and we high fived each other.

"What is this, my girls against me?" He said and playfully glared at both of us. I promise I pretended that my heart didn't beat faster when he addressed her and myself as his girls. Maybe he just said it by mistake or just by mistake. Wait, I said that again? That's what this Ignatius does to me, gets my heart thumping and my knees limping. I couldn't really help it.

He just suddenly stood up and walked to the counter to order the things. I didn't ask him what he wanted to take but I let it be. It was none of my business really. I turned around and looked at the cafe around me. It was beautifully decorated even little details were nicely highlighted and made the whole cafe pop out.

It was beautiful, the walls were covered with color doodling everywhere and the tables and chairs were of every color possible. It was a very creative idea. The cafe was full even if it was situated on the outskirts of the city. Maybe that's why it was famous. It was quite, peaceful yet comfortable.

"So you got to school?" I asked her.

"No. Me little girl. No school," She looked at me.

"You like him?" She asked me.

"Who?" I knew she was talking about him, but I didn't know what to tell her. Yes? No? Maybe?

"Nat," She looked at me with hope in her eyes. As if she wanted me to answer her with a yes. I didn't want to make her feel bad and at the same time, I couldn't even give her any wrong idea and any false hope. Kids are very truthful. They said whatever they felt.

"I don't know. I'm new here. We just met a few days ago," I said and she nodded. She smiled at me and for the first time, She was just like him. Same features, same skin color but he looked dangerous and she looked perfect.

"My mommies say I no date," She said and looked at me.

"I think you are very young to be dating around. Live happily that's what matters. Dating and all goes in your life."

"What she said is right," I heard Ignatius say. I never noticed he was listening.

"We were having a girl to girl conversation. You are not allowed to present your opinion," I said and gave him that bitchy look that he gave me a few minutes ago.

"Well, America is a free country. I'm allowed to say what I want to and you have no right to detain my right," He sat down.

"Well, say whatever you want to. America is a free country I get it but your opinion doesn't matter to me so it would be better if you keep it to yourself," I told him and pretended to flip my hair. As soon as I did that, Ignatius and Veronica both started laughing. Maybe I just got a little too wired. But it was girl talk and he wasn't in it.

"Why can't I be the part of the girl talk anyways? Isn't it sexist?" He said as if challenging me.

"You can't be the part of girl talk because you are not a girl," I said and looked at Veronica.

"And also because you have peewee," She exclaimed and giggled. My eyes grew wide when I heard her say that. It was very funny. I couldn't control it. I started laughing. I clutched my stomach and tears started flowing down my eyes. Veronica was very happy seeing me laugh like that.

"And no Grey matter as well," I added and Ignatius looked embarrassed. His cheeks turned pink and kept his palm on his cheek to hide it from everyone. And everyone meant me and Veronica.

It was not my fault he wore that light grey track pants which actually emphasized his dick. For kids, it was fun to see something hanging from there. What can I say?

He and his peewee were loved.

"What is this?" He said trying his best not to sound less confident and trying to forget what had happened. I was pretty sure that because his sister has said that he hadn't done anything but if it would have been anyone else, he would have killed them by now.

"Our order is here," I announced when I saw a guy approaching us with a tray full of cookies and three glasses full of milk. So Ignatius was also having what we were having. Copy cat. As soon as he kept the things on our table we dug in. I kept a glass of milk in front of Veronica and she started eating. I dipped my cookie in the milk and took a bite of it. It tasted good. Suddenly I looked up and saw two familiar eyes looking at me.

I smiled and took another bite. I ate that cookie fast and dung another cookie in the milk. But when I took it out of the milk it fell down inside the milk and automatically I signed. Ignatius laughed and he looked at me and said, " you will learn to remove the cookie in time don't worry." And my heart fluttered again.