Inevitably Captivated

grey Range Rover. “Nice car,” I say, admiring the masterpiece in front of me. I’ve alway

n like that? I thank him and sit down on the comfy seat of his car. “You can p

just have to make sure that he likes whatever

with Josh, but something about him makes him intriguing, like I want to know more about him. I’ve just met him t

e music. I can guess his question. I’m not a mind reader, but I know that he ha

ant, playing

normal tone and that indicates slight anxiousness; he’s

. It’s actually weird that I’m against the idea of dating even though I haven

o the idea of marriage? Like would you acce

stereotypes. My tone and my words came out harsher than I intended

an, is it just dating or is marriage also included? Are you against the whole idea of being in

s,” I utter, turning down the volume of the music, s

get married and have kids?” he wonders, and I just want to rub my fore

fact that I’m a girl or the fact that it’s what should be do

I’m going with the second opinion eve

e cardigan. This conversation is irritating, yet interesting at the same time. The irritation stems from how stereotypical it is, and the interest emerges

off, to leave me baffled and unable to reply because I’ve had this conversation more than once in my life that I can expect

our life you can return to when everything gets dark, and life throws its shit at you? I think life is never easy, but the person you choose to spend your life with eases the journey. I see the

, perhaps even too romantic for my liking, but not good enough to make

as we stand in front of the ice cream,

nd the ice cream fridge interrupts our conver

Oreo,” I ans

ies to get the cones. “You were telling me about your pla

I grin, making him chuckle. The girl hands us our cones and we thank her then we go to sit down on one of the tables. The place is cosy and t

aunt?” he asks, an

actually. Layan and George,”

hat talking to him is easy. He is welcoming and he is never pushy. He gives you the space to talk and to state yo

rts, and I nod, waiting for him to con

ud because I managed to attract the attention of some clients. I

“I have two tickets to this art gallery opening next Friday. Would you lik

” Maybe a friendship with Josh won’t be b