His Contract Bride

Shopping

(Raven P.O.V)

As we wait for his friend, this question keeps roaming around my mind. Should I ask him or not? Finally giving up I ask him.

“Do you mind if I ask you a question?” I ask taking a sip of my ice tea.

“Yes, what is it?” he asks.

“You have some female friends right?” I ask him and he narrowed his eyes at me but answer my question anyway.

“Yes, why?” he asks me.

“Then why don’t you marry one of them? I mean that they know you better than me and that you don’t believe in Love, right? they won’t denial to help you, right?” I ask him and he laughs at my question. What is so funny, I thought.

“Good question, my love, but don’t you think my mother will get suspicious that I am marrying them right after I read my father’s will?” he asks me and I Just make an ‘O’ face.

“God! You’re so cute,” he said pinching my face and, I blush beet red.

“Sorry, guys I am late,” a blonde with light blue tips in her hair said running towards us and panting in front of us.

“What makes you so long?” He asks scowling at her.

“I meet a client on the way, and she just didn’t let me go,” she whines making us laugh.

“I miss you, you should make some time for us,” she said and hug him.

“But, we have just recently met at my father’s funeral,” Noah said hugging her back.

“Yeah but you were so busy, in moring your father, and thinking about your father’s will, that you hardly talk to us other than your father and his will, ” She said pouting at him.

“Okay, I will try to take make some time for you guys, any way Myra meet Raven, Raven this is my friend Myra, she is my best friend Nicks’s sister,” Noah said introducing us to each other.

“Now, I will leave her at your care, take care of her, and you remember what I said to you right? ” Noah asks her.

“Yes, I remembered, and don’t worry I will take good care of you,” Myra said smiling at her, Noah bid goodbye to us and walk out from there.

“So do you have, the credit card, Noah give to you?” she asks smiling at me, I nodded my head at her, and take the credit card out of my bag and give it to her.

“So tell me about your self, Raven, how did you end up in that awful place?” Myra asks me.

“My stepmother sells me to that lady for the money,” I said with a scowl on my face.

“What about your father? Didn’t he tried to stop her?” she asks while walking towards to store.

“He died due to cancer, and it’s not like he would able to do anything for me if he was there, he hardly said or do anything when its come to her and let her do anything she wants, as long as she feeds us and did not kick us out of the house, ” I said to her.

“Well that all about tell, me, about yourself, how long did you and Noah know each other?” I ask, to change the topic from me to her, not want to talk about that awful woman.

“From childhood, our parents we good friends and have a long history, however, did not tell us anything about it, whenever we ask them about it,” she said to me.

“Maybe because, they consist of bad memories,” I said to her with a small smile on my face.

“True,” she said smiling at me.

“How can I help you, ma’am,” the shopkeeper asks as we enter the electronic store.

“Show us the best and latest mobile phone,” Myra said smiling at the shopkeeper.

“Do you have a budget ma’am?” the shopkeeper asks her.

“No,” Myra said to him.

“Any particular brand you like to see?” he asks.

“Which brand do you prefer for mobile, Raven?” she asks me.

“Are you buying a mobile for me?” I ask her while narrowing my eyes at her, and she nodded her head at me.

“But, I don’t need it, I already have one,” I protest.

“I know, but Noah said to purchase one for you, besides the one you have is an updated one, you need a new one,” she said to me. I was about to say something, but before I can say something she cut me off.

“I am just doing my job, Raven, if you have any problem, you can discuss it with Noah later, okay,” she asks and I nodded my head at her.

“Apple iPhone please,” she said to the shopkeeper, and my eyes open wide with shock.

“Apple Ipone, Myra, are you out of your mind, do you know how expensive it is?” I ask her.

“I know,” I said while looking at the phones that the shopkeeper was showing her.

“Then why are you purchasing it, and if it that necessary to buy me a mobile, you can buy me a cheap one you know,” I said to her, but she just ignores me and keeps asking about the mobile feature to the shop keeper.

After many protests, Myra still purchases an Apple iPhone mobile and that even the expensive one, and I just shake my head at her.

“I don’t understand, why are you so upset about me buying the expensive mobile for you, because if it was any other girl on your place, then she will deliberately buy the most expensive mobile purposely you know, ” She said to me.

“But that is the problem, Myra, I am not any other girl, I am me, unlike other girls, I don’t like chase money, neither I like to take advantage of someone or any situation for money, I like to have enough money to provide myself and help the person I care for,” I explain to her.

“You know what, Raven, I like you and I think we are gonna best friends,” he said smiling at me, as we enter a salon.

“Welcome to the mini salon, ma’am, how can I help you?” a woman wearing a white shirt and small black skirt asks us as we enter inside a salon.

“I want you to do a whole makeover of my friend, standing here,” Myra said pointing her hand towards me and started explaining to her, what she wants them to make me look like, while I look around the salon.

The left side of the room was covered with mirror and the tables full of beauty product, and machines to be used in the beauty parlor, there is a waiting room on the right side of the room with comfortable chairs and the book self loaded with the latest magazine and latest beauty products. There are few footstep gaps between the chairs for the workers so that they can move around the customer nicely.

A few clients were seen relaxing on the chair while having a facial mask on the face and getting manicures and pedicures. While some were sitting and waiting for their turn to come while reading the magazine and having refreshments to pass the time.

"Please come with me, ma'am," the woman said to me, and I look at Myra and she nodded her head saying, she will be back in 10 minutes, there is some business she needs to attain with the owner of the salon, I nodded my head at her and walk with her.

She makes me sit on one of a chair and started applying a fail mask over my face, then I feel her, adjusting the chair and putting my head on something and washing my hair with water.

After washing my hair for some time, I feel her putting something on my head which I guess is shampoo, and running her hand over my hair and scalp, and wash it again. She repeats the process, this time with conditioner, and then comb it.