BXBX NOVEL Chapter 80 - Jamie
"Everything your fiance should know about you. Your family, all your favorite things, the things you do not like, the important people in your life, your dreams and ambition, your happiest, saddest, and most embarrassing moment. Everything that makes you Sonia Smith," Bryan said, making Sonia narrow her eyes at him.
Was he really interested in her life or was he just doing this to find something he could use against her? She asked herself, but decided to play along irrespective of the reason behind his question, "I suppose you will do the same after I'm done?" She asked, and Bryan glanced at her.
"Of course. Besides, if I remember correctly I already told you some things about myself the last time," he said, reminding her of the night of their fake engagement.
"So where should I start from?" Sonia asked since he had asked a lot of questions and she wanted to know which he was most curious about.
"Your family. What happened to them?" Bryan asked, and Sonia sighed.
It wasn't really a subject she liked to talk about, "My half-brother, Jamie, committed suicide and my mother and her husband blamed my best friend for it..."
Bryan's brows pulled together in a frown, "Your best friend? Why?"
Sonia recalled Lucy asking her not to say anything about her to Bryan so she shook her head, "It's all very complicated. Anyway, when they couldn't bear the loss of Jamie, they decided to move to another country and start over, but I insisted on staying back, especially as I just graduated from high school and I was already applying for colleges nearby and Lucy also needed me. They accused me of conspiring with Lucy to kill Jamie and they left bitterly and cut off communication with me," Sonia said with a scoff. She still couldn't believe that her mother had done that to her.
"I received a call three years later and was told they both died in a car crash. So, I have just Lucy now," Sonia said with an indifferent shrug, but Bryan didn't miss the sadness in her voice.
"Don't you wish you moved with them?" Bryan asked, turning to spare her a glance.
"I don't. They were being unreasonable by accusing Lucy of causing his death. Jamie had always been a jerk and a spoilt brat who always thought he deserved to get whatever he wanted. Also, we never really got along, and somehow a part of me didn't really feel bad when he died. I felt indifferent, and I think my parents noticed that," Sonia sighed again when she realized she had given too much information.
Bryan said nothing as he listened to her. So her family was dead? And her late parents blamed her half-brother's death on Lucy? "I'm sorry about that," Bryan said in a low tone.
"There is nothing to be sorry about," Sonia assured him. The only person she really felt sorry for was Lucy who had been dragged into Jamie's insanity because of her. If not for their friendship there was no way Lucy would have encountered a crazy person like Jamie. And because of Jamie, Lucy didn't want to get emotionally involved with anyone.
Bryan said nothing, choosing to give her some time to gather her thoughts. They could continue with their conversation later. He pulled the car to a stop in front of a cinema, and Sonia turned to look at him in surprise.
"What are we doing here?"
"What do couples do at a cinema? Let's see any movie of your choice," Bryan suggested.
Sonia's eyes lit up and her lips curved in a pleasantly surprised smile, "Really?"
Bryan returned her smile, and gave her a nod, "Of course," he said as he got out of the car to help her with her door.
"I thought we were going to stop over to get change my clothes since you didn't like this one?" Sonia asked as she took the hand he offered and let him lead the way inside.
"I figured we can always do that later. Let's start by seeing a movie. So what sort of movie do you like?" Bryan asked, ignoring the cameras he could see clicking in their direction.
"Why don't we see if any of your movies are showing at the Cinema? Have you ever done that before? Like, watch your movies during a date?" Sonia asked curiously as they walked over to the spot where the tickets were being sold.
"I only come to the cinema during movie premieres with other actors. I don't go on dates to cinemas when I can easily see any movie of my choice at home," Bryan pointed out as he joined the short queue of people waiting to get the ticket.
"Good then. I like to think that I'm sharing a new experience with you," Sonia said with a bright smile as she signaled to a young lady on the line, "Please do you mind snapping me and my fiance some pictures?" She asked with a friendly smile, and the lady returned smiled back since she recognized them.
"Sure," she said eagerly as she took the phone which Sonia extended.
Bryan placed his hands around Sonia's waist and brought her closer to him. He stood behind her with his hands around her waist and his head in the crook of her neck. The lady snapped them in that position, as they both smiled happily at the camera. After that, he changed his position and placed his chin on Sonia's head since he was taller than her, and this time Sonia raised both hands to touch his cheek. They changed styles four more times, before thanking the lady and taking the phone from her.
"Do you mind if I take a selfie with you both?" She asked hopefully, and Sonia looked at Bryan, who was also looking at her. Bryan shrugged, and the lady hurriedly stood beside Sonia so that Sonia was standing in the middle, while she snapped the selfie. The lady thanked them before leaving.
"I want some personal photos of you," Sonia told Bryan with a smile as she checked out the photos the lady had taken of them.
"I'm sure there are photos of me all over the internet, and even on my social media page," Bryan said, and Sonia shook her head.
"Those are for the general public. I want personal photos of my fiance. Photos that other eyes haven't seen," Sonia said with a smile as she wrapped an arm around Bryan's waist while they moved forward in the queue since it was their turn to get their tickets now.
"Okay. You can snap as many photos of me as you want as long as I am your fiance. Just don't snap anything scandalous," Bryan warned in a low tone.
"I won't," Sonia assured him with a soft smile before reaching for the paper on which the movies that were showing for the day were listed, "Let's watch this one," Sonia said, pointing at one of the movies which Bryan had played the lead role.
"Okay," Bryan said as he made the payments. Let's hang around and play games while we wait for the movie to start showing," Bryan suggested as he took the tickets and placed them in his pocket before taking Sonia's hand.
"Okay, let's do that," Sonia said with a nod as she let him lead her away from there to the amusement arcade center where they could play electronic games.
"I'm curious about something, what gave you the inspiration for your fantasy story, The Witch And Her Hunter?" Bryan asked, making Sonia look at him with an impressed smile.
"I see you read my book."
"You're my fiancee, I should read your books as your number one fan," Bryan reminded her, and she smiled at him.
She wished she could read minds, so she could know exactly what he was thinking, and why he was being so sweet. Or was it just because of the deal she had offered him? If she had known offering him such a deal would change him this much, she would have offered it the very first time they met.
"Did you enjoy the story?" Sonia asked curiously.
"More than I intended to actually. Once I started I couldn't stop until I finished it," Bryan said honestly, making Sonia's smile widen even more.
"I'm happy to hear that. Well, I don't think anything inspired me. I'm a writer, so I just come up with stories in my head. I wanted to do a fantasy story for a change, hence I came up with that," Sonia said with a shrug.
Bryan paused to pay for the games and take the cards they were to use before leading her to one a game booth where they could play a shooting game, "Why are you not into screenwriting? I think you're a very talented writer."
"Thank you. I was going to meet with a movie producer concerning the adaptation of one of my books, on the night you proposed to me," Sonia said with a small smile, pleased by his compliment, "And don't forget I told you I was going to make our story into a script, and have you play the lead role. I'm working on it. I'm going to learn all I can on that and become a screenwriter too," Sonia assured him, and Bryan gave her a nod.
"That's good. Now let's see how good you are at playing other games," Bryan said as he sat down on the seat of one of the game machines, and Sonia sat on the one beside him.