Chapter 3 A Memorable Date

"Hop in. I am waiting for you sweetheart."

I got in and it was a lavish interior. There was so much there. I was wondering about the person and then I was thinking about the first time he texted me. He knew everything about me and it was almost a year and he still hadn't given up. It has become his routine to send me gifts every week.

I used to throw them away at the start, but when he was getting them, I started keeping them in the cupboard in my room. Emily didn't know about them until last week and that's when she convinced me to meet him once. But I couldn't agree.

I was so nervous. He knew everything about me but I was blank. Except for his voice, I knew nothing about him. He was rich and I thought he must be an influential person because he knew confidential information about me. Even living and growing up in the orphanage, I didn't know that much about my deceased parents. He told me everything and because of him I was able to find their graves and saw their pictures at their friend's house for the first time in my life.

I respected him. This stranger was winning my heart bit by bit. He gained my trust somehow. That's why I agreed on this date.

I was lost in my thoughts when the vehicle stopped and the door was opened. I went out and was surprised by the silence. The cinema he called me was the most popular and crowded one, but it felt like I had entered a graveyard.

I didn't see anyone there.

I came out and was surprised by the decorations. There was a path of fairy lights and the path was decorated with flower petals.

It was leading inside the cinema and I was thinking and again looking around. I did expect some kind of romantic surprise but this was unimaginable. How can I be so special to someone??? I was just an ordinary girl.

I had no social circle. Not a proper identity. Nobody knew me and I wasn't that beautiful. I was just an ordinary girl. But this person AKA Mr X was misunderstanding perhaps.

I didn't deserve all that and I was afraid of that too. No one ever accepted me. Not my foster family. Not my ex-boyfriend. Not my Uncle and my other family members after my parents died.

I was of no value yet this person was making me so special in his life. I was afraid that he would be no different to others and that I would be all alone again with my loneliness and a broken heart.

I started walking on the path and entered the hall. It was complete silence and dark inside.

I got scared by the dark as usual but before I turned around I saw some lights start letting up. I opened the door again and entered and was surprised by a word.

"My Love"

The hall was completely changed. It was decorated so beautifully and in the middle, there was a table and champagne was there too. I sat there and looked around, but I couldn't see him at all.

After a while, someone opened the door and a chef entered. And following him were a bunch of other chefs too.

"Mam, what would you like??? Chinese, Italian???"

On and on. All of them were from different continents and had made their special dishes for me. I was surprised and they were standing waiting for my reply. I chose Italian and the others immediately left while the chef himself served me the dish.

I expected to have dinner with my Secret Lover but he was still hiding. Not coming in front of me. I started having dinner as it appeared he wasn't going to come.

As soon as I finished, he left and I looked around. Still no sign of him. I was wondering why he didn't show up.

I was about to call him and that's when I heard a door closing sound. I turned around to look but I was only seeing a shadow there. A man with a hat was getting closer to me. His face was covered and he sat next to me.

I wasn't able to say anything. I was so nervous and finally, he spoke.

"You must be wondering why am I hiding my face??? Don't worry, I am not that bad looking. It's just a test for you. I waited for you for more than a year. I didn't force you, but I am not sure if you love me or not.

The day you will assure me of your love. I will reveal my face."

"But how can I..."

"Didn't I love you all this time??? You rejected me so many times. Turned down my proposal. I threw away my gifts but I didn't ask them. Not even once. Come on. I can expect the same from you."

"Why did you call me then if you can't even show me your face???"

"That's the question. You trusted me. That's why you are here. All alone. Now just have faith in me. I won't break your trust."

He was saying that and I kept quiet.

"If you can't trust me, I can't trust me either. I know nothing about you."

"My name is Eden. I am a secret agent and I am not supposed to tell you anything else about myself. Would that be enough??? Or do you want me to tell you something else???"

"What about your family???"

"I don't have any. I lost them when I was a child. My uncle raised me and I joined forces like my dad. Now don't ask for my family name, please. According to my records, I died a few years back. Everything else is classified. I hope you are gonna keep everything a secret from me."

I was about to ask something else when he pulled me closer and locked my lips.