Wilbur
“Just shut up and kiss me before she gets back” Marigold shunned me
“Wait what?” I asked with furrowed brows
“Just ki..” she stopped when Eliza came back
“there was no beef sandwich Mari” she said as she stared at her friend
Mari began to gag and I looked at her
“are you okay?” I asked and she nodded and took a glass of water. She gulped it down then stopped.
“I think I'm gonna throw up” she said and stood up then hurried away
Eliza tried to follow her but I stopped her
“don't worry, I'll go. You need to have your breakfast, okay?” I said and stood up
“okay” she said and shrugged. I ran upstairs and knocked on her door
“Mari? Mari are you in?” she didn't answer so I opened the door. I saw her sitting on the bed with her hands crossed
“Mari are you okay?” I asked as I walked towards her
“yeah I'm good” she said
“you're sure?” I asked and stood in front of her. She got off the bed and suddenly hugged me
“OH my!” I exclaimed in surprise because I wasn't expecting that.
“Mari are you okay?” I asked because I thought something might be wrong with her
“I just... I don't know. I just wanna stay right here for some minutes” she said in a low voice and I hugged her back and rubbed her
“there's something I think you wanna tell me” I said
“there should be. It's not just time”
“I'm always here for you okay? I'm not leaving, and that's a promise”
She pulled away from me and held my hands
“you're not gonna break that promise, right?” she asked and with the look in her eyes, she was struggling to believe what I said
I held her face in my palms
“I'm not gonna break it” I said with the whole of my heart. I truly meant it
She smiled and nodded. I brought my face closer to hers and kissed her tenderly. It was a short kiss though
“can we go back now? I'm starving” I said and she laughed
“all right then” she said and we walked downstairs hand in hand without saying anything
“I hope there's still some bread left because I mistakenly ate yours” Eliza said while munching on a sandwich
“mistakenly?” Mari asked
“yeah, mistakenly” she replied with a shrug and I chuckled
“I'll just make more sandwiches. Seems we're all pretty hungry today” I said and pecked Mari's cheek before she sat down
“I think it's because we were exhausted last night” she said
“yeah. I'll be back in at most ten minutes” I said and left the dining room
Marigold
“so what really happened to you?” Eliza asked me as Will left
“I felt worried and I needed to talk to him” I said and began to run little and slow circles on the table with my index finger
“I knew that gagging wasn't real. When did you start acting lessons Mari?”
I chuckled and shrugged
“so what were you worried about?” she asked and I heaved a very deep sigh
“seriously, Mari don't tell me you're still having insecurities about your decision”
“I can't help it. That fear keeps coming” I replied
“you know what, just act like you're doing this for fun. Just be happy and don't let your past ruin your present. Wilbur Sanders isn't a man to have and let go because of fears of the unknown. Do you know how many girls wish to be in your shoes? Both the rich and the poor want it to be them. And unfortunately for them, Marigold Cruz is the lucky girl”
I smiled to that
“I guess I am”