Chapter 73 - I hate lilies

An hour ago.

Kevin's and Silvia's place.

Tossing and turning in bed, Silvia was feeling frustrated and angry.

She wanted to sleep but she couldn't, she wanted to watch t.v but she ended up switching over the channels. In short, she couldn't do anything.

All she could think about was Kevin and why he did not call her.

Just then she received a call from Janet.

" Hey Sil I want to buy a black top so will to accompany me to the market?" Janet asked.

" Jan I am not-"

" Ahh please please pretty please." Janet pleaded.

Silvia sighed and said," Alright."

" Great, I'll see you at five and don't be late." Janet said before hanging up the call.

After getting dressed, Silvia grabbed her coat and left.

….

Market place.

As Silvia was walking around waiting for Janet, her eyes landed on a tall man standing in between the crowd with a bunch of flowers in his hand.

Silvia heart flustered when she saw Kevin. She had been missing him since so many days and all she wanted now was pounce into his embrace and hug him tightly.

But as Silvia was walking towards him, she frowned when she saw a woman standing beside him.

How could she not recognise who that woman was? 

Silvia's heart ached when she saw Emily blushing while taking the bouquet from Kevin's hand.

He didn't call her for so many days and here he was standing right in front of her with his ex. 

As Silvia was busy in her thoughts cursing and scolding herself for missing Kevin and hurting herself, she saw Kevin walking towards her.

When Kevin saw her, he knew she might've misunderstood.

Stretching his hand towards her, Kevin grabbed her hand and said," Sil-"

Taking a step back, Silvia kept on staring at him.

There were so many things she wanted to tell him but she couldn't. She could feel a lump stuck on her throat.

Taking a deep breath, Silvia said," I am sorry, you can continue." before walking away.

Kevin grabbed her hand and asked," What do you mean by continue?"

She had caught him red handed giving flowers to his ex and he still had the audacity to ask her what she meant. 

Jerking her hands off, Silvia said," Does it matter? And weren't you supposed after a week?"

" Yes but our mission got over fast and I wanted to surprise you and-"

Silvia smiled bitterly and said," Yes and you did surprise me."

Pausing for a while, Silvia said," You did not even bother calling me for many days. Forget about calling you did not even drop a small message and here you are happily giving flowers to your ex."

" I was missing you Kevin, thinking about you every time. I was worried about you. Do you have any idea how happy I felt when Rocky told Janet that you were fine? I don't even know why I am telling you this."

Kevin frowned and was about to say something when Silvia chuckled and said," Now don't tell me those flowers were actually meant for me."

Kevin did not say anything and kept on staring at her with his hands tucked inside his pocket. 

" I hate lilies Kevin." Silvia murmured.

Pausing for a while, Silvia said," If you were missing her so much, you could've told me. It's not like I would've stopped you or-"

Cutting her off, Kevin asked in a very calm voice," So you think I was trying to meet her behind her back?"

" May be." Silvia said.

" And you also think that I was planning to spend some time with her and then come back to you on the said day?" Kevin asked.

" Yes." Silvia said.

Without saying anything, Kevin mockingly laughed before walking away.

Before leaving, Kevin harshly grabbed the bouquet of lilies from Emily's hand and shoved it inside the nearby bin.

Silvia kept on staring at his retreated back. She wanted to rush towards him and hug him but she didn't. 

Just then she received a call from Janet who asked her to come  to a nearby cafe.

After Silvia left, Emily chuckled and murmured," Interesting." Before humming and walking away.

….

Inside the cafe.

Janet kept on staring outside every now and then, sighing from time to time irritating Silvia a lot.

" What are you trying to do?" Silvia asked.

Janet shook her head and said," Nothing."

Ignoring her weird behaviour, Silvia kept on drinking her coffee.

" Sil What is you favourite flower?" Janet asked.

Flowers. God how much Silvia hated flowers. 

" Pink Rose." Silvia said.

" What?" Janet shouted.

Pausing for a while, Janet asked," Hey Sil can you like lilies for a day please?"

Silvia frowned and asked," What do you mean?"

" Ahhh I cannot take this anymore." Janet shouted.

Pausing for a while, she continued," Okay so your husband called me early in the morning and he told me that he is coming back and he wanted to surprise you. So he asked me to you bring to the market at around 5. Oh and he also asked me what your favourite flowers and I told him that you like lilies."

Silvia widened her eyes in shock when she heard that.

" Oh and please act surprised and happy when you see him okay because he asked me not to tell you. Ahh Sil you are so lucky you have someone like Kevin in your life. He sounded so cute and excited when he was telling me his plan and-"

Before Janet could complete her sentence, Silvia grabbed her bag and rushed out of the cafe.

….

Outside.

Running and pushing through the crowd, Silvia was cursing herself for acting recklessly.

How could she assume such a big thing? Kevin had planned such an amazing and beautiful surprise for her but she actually successfully ruined it. 

Silvia also felt happy knowing that he wasn't there to meet Emily but her and those flowers were not for Emily but her.

She couldn't wait to see him and pounce into his embrace.