35. You are so innocent

Vera's point of view:

When I woke up this morning Mr. Green was already gone. He left early again, I pouted my lips.

I was happy when he came back early yesterday and I can't forget how I ….

I giggle and cover myself with the duvet. I feel so shy to say it. I need to get to class early today. I climbed down the bed, walked to the bathroom and took my bath.

I got ready and left in one of Mr. Green eye's cars. Arriving at the cooking school, classes have started already. I realised that I'm late. I was surprised that the teacher didn't scold me.

Oh! I have forgotten that three giants are always behind me. These men scare people away from me. I wonder if I will make friends if they are always with me even in the class. They were able to scare the tears away too.

I'm even asking myself if the students and teachers are so nice to me because of my bodyguards and Mr. Green eyes who must have said something to them the first day I was enrolled or if they are sincerely nice. I hope it's the latter.

After the first class which I learned a lot of things from. The teacher walked up to me.

She gives off a very friendly smile before she speaks. “Miss, Vera I hope that you are learning and catching up from our classes?"

“Yes ma'am, I've really learnt a lot in the past two days. I believe that I will get more knowledge by the end of this month," I replied. Also returning the friendly smile.

“I'm glad to hear that. If you have any questions, you are free to ask me."

“Thank you ma'am, I will."

“Oh! Stop it. Don't call me ma'am, you can call me Edna," she chirped. I felt her eyes staring at my neck but it was just a second glance. Maybe she didn't stare at my neck as I thought.

“Okay, Edna. Thank you."

When I left the school, I called Nina. She said we should meet at her favorite coffee shop. I instructed my driver to take me there.

“Vera!" She squeaked upon seeing me. She hugged me tight and I welcomed the hug warmly.

“I've missed you Vera," she said in an excited tone after we disengaged from the hug.

“I miss you too," I chip in. We happily took our seats and ordered two cups of coffee for ourselves.

“Tell me Vera, how have you been? I haven't seen you for weeks now. We only talk on the phone. I'm so happy to see you, my dear friend. You have changed a lot and you are more beautiful now," Nina said. She sip from her coffee, a bright smile shimmering on her face. I blushed. I've become more beautiful? I never noticed it or maybe I do but I don't believe it because I thought it was just myself seeing the beauty and no one else does.

“Thank you Nina. I'm also happy to see you. I've really missed you a lot."

“Oh! My goodness Vera." Nina suddenly started giggling like a child, making me confused. What's wrong with her?

“Nina, what is it?" I asked.

“What's that on your neck Vera, don't tell you… oh! My goodness Vera… okay, tell me, how was it? It was your first time right… I …"

I'm more muddled now. What's going on with Nina? How was what? And about that thing on my neck. I actually saw it this morning. I've seen this on my neck before and I don't know what it is. The first time I saw it, I wanted to think that it was a mosquito bite but I know that it can't be a mosquito bite. Mr. Green eyes mansion is neat and the environment too.

This must be why some students were staring at my neck, even the teachers. Is it something bad and shouldn't be on my neck? It looks like Nina knows what it is, so I think I should ask her.

“Nina, do you know what the mark on my neck is?" I asked her but her jaw dropped as she widened her eyes in a slight shock.

“Oh! My poor friend, you are so innocent. You don't know what the mark on your neck is." Nina laughs out loud.

Is she mocking me or what. If she knows what the mark is, she should tell me. Actually, I even joined her in the laugh. The way she was laughing was so funny and prompted me to laugh too.

“Tell me Nina, what's the mark called? Is it a bad thing or is it some kind of disease? Oh! Nina, I'm nervous. Please tell me. I hope I haven't gotten any deadly disease." Nina laughs out once again.

I didn't join her in laughing this time. I'm already crowded in fear. The last time I saw this on my neck, I didn't take it seriously but surprisingly it disappeared after some few days. But now, I'm anxious to know what it is, maybe it's because of the way some of the students were staring at it and I'm afraid it might be something bad

“Nina, stop laughing and just tell me."

“Okay, okay."

Finally, she stopped laughing and spoke up. “It's called love bite."

Love bite?... I'm confused. What is love bite? I'm about to ask her what love bite is but she speaks up. I think she understands my confusion due to my facial expression.

“Love bite is hickey."

Wait… right now I'm becoming more confused.

“What's hickey?"

“Oh! My God, Vera. I know that you are innocent but don't tell me you don't know what hickey is," she said. I felt embarrassed. The hickey thing looks like it's a common word everyone knows and I don't know it.

“I didn't want to spill the bean but I will do it now, hickey is given when someone kisses and sucks your flesh," she replied.

What!

I blushed so hard. Does it mean that Nina knows that Mr. Dominic sucked my va**na a br**st.

Oh! My Gosh!This feels so embarrassing.

“Don't be shy Vera. Is a common thing among men and women."

Is it a common thing? I never knew. Does that mean that someone has also sucked Nina's br**st and va***na.

“Sucking your neck and giving you hickeys is a common thing my dear friend."

Oh! It looks like Nina wasn't talking about sucking my br**st and va**na, instead she's talking about my neck.

Phwee, that's less embarrassing. I smile, it's a relief that she knows less of what happened. I feel so shy to share that experience with anyone

After having coffee, we went to the mall. Mr. Green eyes gave me a card on the first day I went for cooking class. He said I should use the card and buy anything I want.

I don't know what to buy. I already have lots of clothes, shoes, bags and others but I don't mind buying for Nina and my friends at the mansion.

“Oh! Vera, this dress is so beautiful!" Nina exclaimed. We are in the clothing section. Nina knows fashion very well so I'm sure she's going to choose beautiful dresses for herself and for my friends. I've already told her about my friends and she said that she would love to meet them.

One day, I will take permission from Mr. Green eyes to bring Nina to the mansion. I know that she will freak out if she sees how huge and beautiful the mansion is.

“This will suit you, Vera," she said, showing me a beautiful red knee length dress.

“No, Nina. I don't want to buy any dresses. I have a lot of them already." I rejected the dress. “You can have it for yourself."

“But Vera, it will look good on you. Add it to the clothes you have. You already have a rich boyfriend. You don't have to measure the amount of clothes you have, you can have as many as you want!"

“He's not my boyfriend Nina."

“Well, that's not what I see. I think he likes you. If he doesn't like you. He will have no reason to extend the deal when you want to cancel it and also he's making you live the life of a princess."

I sigh. Could Nina be true? Does Mr. Green eyes like me? I asked him why he accepted the deal but he refused to answer. Could it be that he accepted the deal because he likes me? I blushed at the thought.

“Do you know the size of your friends at the mansion?" Nina asked. She has already brought the red dress out as one of the dresses we will pay for. And she's now trying to choose dresses for Bella, Ava and Ruth. Luckily, I asked them their size of clothes and shoes the other day. I didn't tell them that I wanted to buy clothes for them. I just wanted to surprise them.

…

After shopping, my driver drove Nina to her apartment. When we arrived at the mansion, I gave my friends what I got for them. They were so happy. And I was glad I made them happy.

I cooked dinner with the new recipe I learnt from school today. They are no longer stopping me from cooking. I'm sure Mr. Green eyes must have told them not to stop me just as I had requested from him.

After making dinner, I set the table with the help of my friends. I sat down at the dining table waiting for Mr. Green eyes to return. I don't know why I feel so happy waiting for him to come back home.