The Journey of Starla Love

Mark & Alden's

The next day...

I began to prepare to eat quickly and looked towards the clock. I'll be late if I take the bus now. Section chief will definitely kill me this time.

"Do you want me to drive you?" Alden.

"No, please I'll be indebted if you do that. But I'm gonna be late going to work now." Saying to him.

"Get in the car and tell me where I'm taking you?" Her speech.

"The City Hospital." My speech.

"For what?" Ask Alden.

"I work there stupid. I feel sick there." My speech.

"Oh, so you're a doctor?" Her speech. "I didn't expect a woman like you to work as a doctor." Further.

"You don't have to interfere with my business. We're not friends." My speech.

He said nothing after that. Maybe I hurt him for saying we weren't friends. But I'm sure I don't want him asking questions like that anymore.

He started driving his car and drove me to the hospital and then he left.

I accidentally bumped into Mark. He looks so handsome today. He was the motivation for me to keep the spirit of coming to this hospital every day.

"Hi's beautiful." His greeting greeted me making my face become red like a tomato.

"Hi Mark." My reply.

"You're going to stay with me today, okay. I'll talk to the section chief." Said Mark.

I nodded my head. We then went to order coffee and talked a lot.

I told him about Alden. It wasn't a question that was asked of me and it wasn't something that we should actually talk about either. But that was all I could tell him that at home I was with a man.

At first Mark looked surprised, but then he sighed as I told him that Alden was upstairs and my room was downstairs and we both rarely spoke.

Mark didn't show any indication that he'd be close to me and I didn't want to be too hopeful to want anything like that, because we were just good friends.

The days pass like this. Mark and I are getting closer. While me and Alden are so difficult to relate even just to chat.

I keep preparing food for him and he'll have dinner in his room. I think he was angry with me, but he didn't show it.

My job will be here soon. I told Mark that I was having a hard time remembering and understanding some things Mark volunteered to help me with.

"I can go to your house and teach you." Said Mark.

"That would be perfect for me, Mark. Do you really want to do that for me?" Saying to him.

I was thinking about Mark being with me at home.

"Of course." Said Mark. "Well 08:00 I'll be there." Further.

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I made dinner and drinks for both of us.

Just as Mark and I were about to move out to study, Alden came home. Then the two men looked at each other and they both appeared to show their hardened jaws. I can feel the situation inside this room heating up.

'Don't talk Alden, please don't.' I said praying in my heart.

"So now you have the courage to bring men into my house. I should have told Tiara to prepare your room and bring protective gear for you to get in touch unless you really wanted to get pregnant." Alden.

'And here he is. duarrrrr...'

I really hope that Mark can be deaf and can't hear what Alden's been saying for a while.

I hope that Mark doesn't listen to anything. I looked towards Alden and looked at his face red with anger.

'Shit!'

This is all so wrong.

"Be quiet, Alden, what's your problem?" My speech.

I then held Mark's hand and took him to my room with the intention of stopping their quarrel. But I looked back and realized that I was only getting more angry with Alden than before.

I locked the door to my room and made Mark sit on my bed. I put my hand on his shoulder and apologized for the attitude shown by Alden. Alden's a real badass guy and I don't know why he's doing that.

Mark looked calm because of my touch and we started to learn. Mark made things so simple for me. Learning has never felt so much fun since he was. It all made my head so receptive to everything and it was as if he had a miraculous power.

A few hours passed...

We didn't even realize it was 01:00 in the morning. Mark said it was time for him to leave. But he won't leave either. When he finally left, he whispered in my ear.

"I like to be with you Starla and I don't like that guy at all."

'Oh my God, I feel red again.'

I closed the door and looked back where Alden was standing there looking straight at me, as if he was going to kill me without thinking.

I tried to avoid the question he was going to ask and I just walked straight to my room.

He stood in front of me and said, "I'm sorry. It's not really my place to interfere with everything. I don't know what's gotten into me."

'Wait first? Whahuh? He's not yelling? Not angry?He didn't break my bones? But he apologized instead?'

I need more time to process everything when I receive an apology from him. I asked him if he had eaten dinner or not. He said he had not eaten. So I served him some dinner and went to my room to study for a while, until I finally went to bed.

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The next morning I woke up late. It's my day off and Mark was home yesterday, so I'm really happy right now.

Tiara told me that Alden had left early in the morning and I felt even more happy that it was time for me to be able to Me Time.

I haven't had a personal time in a long time. Today I am free to do anything. It made me feel excited.

Seriate....