Zinnia Point of View
Monks marry and lead materialistic lives too? I didn't know about it.
Well, it was good that Mr. Monk mentioned it to me or else I would've missed an amazingly philosophical man and an innocent being in my life.
When he said that Monks marry too, the only thought that came to mind right away was being Mrs. Monk. I mean looking at it practically; I always expressed my interest in him by caring for him, looking after him, worrying for him, going even to woods to look for him and even going to his underwater house to find him.
What more does a man need from a woman when that woman was so blatantly protecting that man.
The moment I met Mr. Monk, I vowed myself to protect him from all the harshness of the world. How can such wide cat like eyes man with silky smooth skin and innocent chin hair can ever live without a person like me to protect him? – And not to mention his ideal moralist views.
I guess Mr. Egor was the reason he was well living till now but how long can he be dependent on an outsider so I decided that if we marry each other, it would be good for both of us as I need his moralist views and he needs my protection.
"So, will you tell me why we are in a carnival?" He asked walking beside me in a casual stance.
Aww, my future husband does look so striking.
"We need many props for the play that we can get in carnivals at cheaper rate. Not only that, you must be so stressed due to your double jobs so I thought we can have a little relaxed time." I smiled charmingly at him. Till now I showed him my fickle self as he was just My Monk but now since we are getting married, I want to show him my charming self too.
Mr. Monk stared at me intensely for a couple seconds and looked away without saying anything. Obviously, he was trying to get used to Charming Zinnia.
There is no way that people not like me. I was said to be the most attracting female by many people in many occasions.
'I think it was most accident attracting female?' My conscience corrected me slyly.
Oh, why can't this thing keep her views with herself?
Well, if I am really an accident attracting female, then I wish Mr. Monk to be a deadliest accident.
"Mr. Monk" I called out softly. Suddenly, after my marriage decision, I was feeling shy just by looking at him.
Mr. Monk turned to look at me, "Tell me about yourself." I asked since Mr. Monk did not for once talk about himself till now.
He looked at me weirdly mocking stare like he was telling me, 'Now you ask?'
I guess even though he is a cool looking Monk, he has all those fierce emotions too. I love it.
"Why do you suddenly want to know about me?" He asked with a raised eyebrow. Oh freak, his raised eyebrow looks like a cupid's bow that is ready to shoot love arrows.
How fascinating!
I think the marriage decision is getting me feel all those weird feeling about Mr. Monk. But I like them.
"Because we are going to marry and I need to know about my future husband." I think this is the first time I feel like I'm speaking sanely. Otherwise, I was said to be an insane babbler.
But what I said, I said from my heart. Though I seem to take decision quiet easily, this one decision, I took it with eighty percent of my heart and twenty percent of my mind's approval. So I will do all the duties of a to-be-wife and become a good wife like my mom and aunt.
"I will not marry you, so no reason to know about me." What?! I pouted at him.
"Why? Am I not beautiful?" I pouted and looked at him with wide eyes.
He looked over at me from head to toe in an assessment, "No, it's not like that!" He tried to frame his words carefully.
He found me beautiful! Yay. I knew it. I am indeed beautiful maybe not a model type beauty but a nature nymph type beauty I surely possess.
I grinned at him with sparkling eyes, "Then you think I couldn't protect you?"
He coughed out loudly and I immediately opened the water bottle cap and passed it to him in hurry.
What happened? Why was he in fits of coughs?
Is he somehow - ?
No I would never let him die. Never!
He drank the water greedily and once done he narrowed his eyes at me like I have lost something important.
"You will protect me?" He asked almost in scoff.
"Of course. I am your to be wife; if not me then who will protect you?" It is an obvious thing in couples right? Then why is he ridiculing me?
I'm hurt! Does he think I'm not capable of shielding him?
"You do remember that I'm a mafia right?" He suddenly looked powerful at the way he stated.
Yes, he did look powerful but the baby face innocence is still there so the power did not affect me much. I mean, what can he do me? Tuyen says I'm the most dangerous person so I think he can't be more dangerous than me.
"Yes, but how does that matter in our current conversation?" Yes, he said he's a Mafia, so what? He's a Monk too so I don't really care. "Anyways, My lips are still virgin." And I don't know what made him so choking, that he spewed the small sips of water he was taking and again started coughing wildly.
I think I need to take him to a lung doctor. I think talking to many people continuously affected his throat and lungs that they are not even accepting water to pass down.
"What?" He almost yelled looking at me in disbelief.
"I said my lips are still virgin." I blushed and swayed side to side bashfully.
I mean, I just said I did not receive my first kiss yet and according to Albina and Tuyen, it's a shy thing to discuss.
I just want to tell him everything about me and share all my little dark secrets with him. He seems reliable and trustworthy to share my details and moreover I'm planning to make him Mr. White soon so he has the right to know.
"Zinnia –" Mr. Monk called me and heaved taking my hand into his. He pulled me to the nearest bench and we sat on it facing each other. He turned towards me and took both my hands into his.
"Zinnia, you cannot just tell these things to anyone. People may take advantage of them." He explained to me slowly like he was a teacher and I'm his student.
"I know, Mr. Monk. I told you because you have a right to know about me and I trust you." I grinned at him and frankly speaking, I liked how he was holding my hands and talking to me in melodious soft voice.
I don't know why but I liked it a lot.
Mr. Monk started at me for a very long time without blinking. Many shades of emotions went through his eyes and I could not recognize any of it.
"Why do you want to marry me, Zinnia." He looked into my eyes and I know I have his undivided attention. But why does he want to know about it? Does he not want to have a beautiful wife like me?
"Because you are so good, you always listen to me even though you don't want to. You have no land and that gave me a fierce protectiveness towards you. And mostly, you seem to control my inabilities quite well. And, I don't know why but today I suddenly felt you need someone in your life. Not like Mr. Egor, but someone who can stay with you forever no matter what."
"I – Uh – " He wanted to say something but looks like he was suddenly thinking about something.
What I said was true, a while ago when we were having a little fight over the headbands, he got irritated a little but I also saw that he somehow secretly enjoyed yelling at me. I think it's because being a lonely Monk from years, he must be feeling so lonesome and bland.
I didn't like how lonely the Monk should've felt all those years. In just a day, I came to care for him and being a humble person, he doesn't even share what he is facing.
"Alright, how about we do this?" He started and I turned my attention to him and nodded enthusiastically.
"Why don't you let me court you? Don't bring the topic of marriage until I bring it up again. These three months, I will try my ways to court you and you will let me take the charge. You will absolutely be just my partner in the play and nothing more. I will look up for the ways to win your heart. You can play very hard to get but in the midst of this, if I fell in love with you then you will forever be with me. Even if you no longer like me in future, if I love you then it's a game over and you will have no say in it. What say?!" I listened to him carefully and started thinking over it.
Mr. Monk wants to court me like in old style? Like picnics and dates? Then it would be fun.
He seems to be serious about what he said and even I liked what he said, I was never courted or approached by a man for a relationship so I want to experience those magical innocent touchy moments like they show in dramas.
I nodded and shook my head several times completely in my own thinking and finally sighed and looked at him, "Okay. I accept. But I want to you to court me historical style; it will be more fun. Should I arrange some historical ancient clothes for us?"I clapped excitedly and jumped a couple times.
'Seems like I dug another grave for myself!' I heard his voice in whisper while I was jumping excitedly but I did not dwell on it much because I know even grave can be romantically involved if such deadly beautiful person is courting you.
I wonder how he would use grave to court me. Oh my god! It would be so much cool!
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Next chapter is here. Hope you enjoy it.
This chapter is very chatty and again a little silly.
Don't you think behind all the silliness and craziness, Zinnia possess a warm heart?
Zinnia thought she need to protect Mr. Monk, what you think?
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