Chapter 3 That nasty dude

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VICENZO FOLKLORE MUSEUM**

Nirvana entered the museum, skipping her legs in like a kid and her backpack jumped up and down behind her

Her glasses stood cutely on her face and her silky hair flew in the air

"Hey museum!, I'm here again!" She said and picked her book and pen to jot down things again

She got serious as she walked around the museum, everything she sees there everyday is always interesting to her

"Hey girl" a familiar voice said behind her and she looked back to see Paxton

He's a curator who manages the museum and she's friends with him, that's why she has no problem with entering freely though he seems older, maybe around twenty two but they talk casually

"Paxton" she smiled and he came closer to give her a hug which she quickly broke

"You didn't come yesterday, I missed you" he said, pulling her cheek

" I followed my friend to shop but now here I am" she replied

"What should I get for you?, Or did you decide not to eat today? " He asked

" Not to eat?, How funny, I'll take any available snacks and juice, thanks" she said and flaunted her hair stylishly

" How do you manage to be cute even after eating a lot" Paxton said

"I'm Nirvana Merrick, born to eat and glow" she smiled, taking her book again

" Dude" someone said from the entrance and they both looked that way

Her eyes widened and almost left their sockets when she saw who it is, her crush!

She rushed to the back of one of the shelves and hid though she can still see them from there

"Don" Paxton said when Brandon finally got to him

*Thanks for helping me relocate" Brandon said

" It's rare to see you thanking me, do you need something?" Paxton asked and Brandon smiled with a side of his face

" Nothing much, but you were talking to someone, did she teleport?" Brandon asked and Nirvana's heart skipped beats in her hiding place

"Nirvana..." Paxton said and looked behind him but she's gone

"But she was here...." He said

Nirvana tried to hide well but ended up making a sharp sound when she mistakenly hit her elbow on the shelf

Brandon came that way Immediately and she quickly stood then tried to run to another corner but someone held her backpack from behind

Without anyone telling her, she knows it's him, her heart continued slamming hard on her chest as she slowly looked back at him

It's the first time she'll be seeing him up close and she's not mistaken, he's really really handsome, just like a Greek god

She smiled sillily before he spoke

"My little stalker?" He said and her eyes widened.

Nirvana's eyes won't stop bulging, trying to fly out of their real position as she stared at this guy holding her backpack

"You.....you knew?" She said embarrassedly

" Of course, I'm really more sensitive than you think, I'm not a daft doctor little girl, I always see you snapping me secretly in the hospital and I'm sure your gallery will be occupied by me right now" he replied

Embarrassment wrapped itself round her like a blanket and she found it hard to look at his face again

"Gosh, I got caught, I wish Farrell is here to save me from this" she thought, closing her eyes and breathing hard

Her heartbeat became abnormal and when it felt as if her heart will jump out of her chest, she ceased her breath

"So little girl, why are you stalking me?" Brandon asked

She decided not to talk cos she's not ready to talk

"It's because I'm crushing on you" she thought in her mind but dare not say it out

She's still holding her breath and might just die anytime soon

"Why are you stalking me?" Brandon asked again, studying her facial features as she closed her eyes

Her cheeks are red with artificial blush and her lashes is naturally long and even visible in her glasses, her hair is full to the edge and all this makes her look babyish, a complete little girl, he concluded that she'll be around seventeen or eighteen

"Little girl, if you decide not to answer me, I'll kidnap you right here and now" Brandon said and that made her open her eyes quickly, she let out all the breath she has been holding and the fresh breath hit his face rebelliously

"I'm so sorry... I just, I love doctors and...

"You decided to choose me as a case study" Brandon interrupted

"No I actually....

"I know you're telling lies little girl" he interrupted again

"Gosh!, Is he a wizard?" She thought as Paxton came finally

"Pax you need to save me from him" she said

"You know her?" Paxton asked

"Yes, she's my... little stalker, the girl who'll always follow me around in the hospital just to snap me" he replied

"You stalk Brandon?, Why?" Paxton asked

"Oh, so his name is Brandon, nice name, the name is Just as handsome as the owner" she thought and wished she can pinch herself that instant

"I...I...I just love doctors" she replied, blinking like a programmed doll

"The last time I checked, you wanted to become a curator at a museum cos you love history and that's why you're a student of history, you're in arts, what's this sudden involvement in science" Paxton said

"Idiot, must you implicate me?" She thought, closing her eyes again then an idea popped up in her head

"He's holding my backpack, i can just slip out my two hands and run out" she thought, calculating the distance between her spot and the door

"I'll be out in a minute,... one, ...two....three" she counted in her mind and slipped off her arms from the bag straps, leaving the bag with Brandon then she started running out but she'd barely taken three steps when her legs collided with each other and she started going down..

"Oh no I'm dead!!!" She screamed and imagined her glasses broken, nose bleeding, face swollen already but a hold on her arm stopped her from falling

Brandon held her and made her stand straight again

She's breathing heavily and has a shocked look on her face as he let go of her hand

"He just...saved me, my knight in shining armor" she thought and smiled sheepishly

"You're clumsy, babyish and also funny" Brandon said

"You just defined her, that's the pure definition of Nirvana.... clumsy,. babyish, funny but you forgot to add two....cute and food loving" Paxton said

"she might be a foodie, but to me... she's not cute, ..she looks like an unwanted doll" Brandon said and Nirvana's heart fell, she can imagine him marching it with his two legs

"How could you say that to this cutie" Paxton said

Before Nirvana could control her tears, it fell

"Tears?" Brandon said

"I'm not a little girl, I'm nineteen" she said, wiping her tears

"I hate crying little girls cos they mostly cry cos of candies or lollipops and I don't have one to give" Brandon said and more tears fell from her eyes

"And also, grandma says I'm cute, my Grayson says I'm cute too, Paxton here says I'm beautiful, Farrell says I'm adorable and Jamison says I'm gorgeous, i don't know what's wrong with your eyes cos you're saying nonsense" she cried

"maybe all those people you mentioned needs to get recommended glasses like you, they all need one each" Brandon said

Nirvana brought out her handkerchief and wiped all the tears in her face then blew her nose on the handkerchief before throwing it at Brandon

"Eew!" Brandon remarked

"I hate you, I hate all doctors" she said and grabbed her bag from him then ran out of the place

"Now why do you have to be so harsh" Paxton said

"I just felt like teasing" Brandon smiled lightly

"Rookie, what do you want?" Paxton asked

"Nothing, just came to say hi" Brandon winked and left

"That nasty dude" Paxton smiled