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CHAPTER 6:

*Stella, Stella you there? Stella my dear, do you hear what I was saying Stella? What are you looking at there? Let us eat else it would not taste nice if you let it cold. Come on *, persuade Zack towards Stella.

Stella who seemed shocked by Zack saddened call, quickly change her glance towards the snails on her plate without knowing when and where did it appeared from. She was stuttering but it stops when Zack prompted her to start eating the plate of escargots. Since the only fancy restaurant that Stella has went to is her own Cream-Pie, she had her eyes stuck on Zack to see how he eats the escargots. Zack appears to be engrossed eating and did not realize if Stella was looking over him. He was using the fork to poke the snail one at the time into his mouth and have it chew down slowly so that he could enjoy the real taste of the escargots.

Stella tossed a small smile on her face when Zack turn to look up on her. Eventually, Stella uses the spoon and scoop a spoonful of snails that have been garnished with parsley leaf and black pepper seeds into her watery mouth. The taste of other spices and garlic butter made Stella crave for more of the appetizer and soon she gobbled down all of it before Zack himself could complete his escargots. Moments after they had finished eating both their appetizer and main dishes of Picadillo served with the Mexican local brown rice and a surprised desert of Ala-Franxico Crème Brulee. Even though she had just finished her meal, the taste of the ground beef stills remains in her mouth which made her crave for more.

Stella stood up from her seats in the living room and wiped her tears away when ever she recalled the past.

* God! I hate closing the shop and have my mind relax. Why can’t I forget about him? What else do you want me to do? *

Tears started to roll over her cheek bone but it can never continue anymore after so many days of crying her heart out since the day she knew that she was left alone. Stella quickly switches her mind to something else and that will be her dinner. She will always be reminded of food when her memory flashes back to the part they ate the most tender ground beef that she could ever taste. Stella walks towards her reach-in refrigerator to check if she could have anything to eat as an appetizer before she cooks her meal. Immediately Stella stretched out for her Gucci sling bag and shawl and hustle herself to the supermarket. She took a glance of the time before she left as she does not want to lost track of her time once again.

On her way towards the supermarket, Stella look up her phone and browse through her phone log, followed by the gallery and also her inbox. Mike has been repeating over and over since afternoon trying to get through her. Stella felt hesitance at first to reply Mike’s calling however, her finger just move by itself and dialed Mike’s contact.

* Hello Stella, why didn’t you answer my calls or reply my text? Anyway, I’m free tonight and I was thinking of asking you out. Can we meet up? *

There was a long silence after Mike threw his question towards Stella. Stella grab hold onto a pole as the bus turns its way at the T-Junction few stops away before the supermarket. She took a seat and able to clear her throat before answering Mike.

* Stella you there? Hello Stella, can you hear me out? Say something *, urged Mike

* Yeah sure, why not having dinner at my place tonight? I’m cooking; so I guess I see you later at eight sharp.*

The phone hang and the bus stop directly at the building called ‘Your Market’ and Stella went aboard. Your market is placed 5 blocks away from her apartment and the fastest way to reach there is to take the loop bus. It is crowded with humans who seemed crazy purchasing goods that has as low as a price of garage sales. So every time when Stella alights there, she would try to obtain as many products as possible that could last her for one whole week.

Stella took out a piece of paper together with a pen and start noting down lists of foods and ingredients that she could purchase on that day. Soon, off she went into the market and start collecting her to buy list items and put it all inside the trolley as she move along when she heard someone calling her and mimicking the voice that she longed for behind her.

***My path can only be right when i'm walking straight with full of confident in me***