C27 Was He Starving?

Third Person POV

The waiter brought in the drink, he told them her food would be ready in no time he asked king what he wanted to order but he only shook his head. The waiter said nothing else and left them alone. Sarah watched him as he did something on his phone, he had seen her watching him so he decided to pay more attention to the phone so she could watch him.

After five minutes she hadn't touched her drink but was still watching him in amazement. King didn't know why but he felt proud that he had got her to watch him but he got tired of looking at the phone for that long so he looked back at her. She immediately retrieved her eyes ignoring him and taking the Malta to drink. He felt bored and asked her,

“What course do you want pursue in college?” asked king

She blinked for three seconds and answered, king found that cute and smiled.

“English” she said.

“Why English? you could do music and dance or acting you would be a good actress. ” said king.

“I like English so I want to study it in further studies, if I get time I would learn the other things. ” she said.

“Okay. ” said king.

“Can I ask you a question?”

“Go ahead and ask anything you want to know. ”

“Do you have a hairy chest?” asked Sheila with a smirk on her face.

He gaped his mouth seemly surprised.

“What? you said I could ask anything I want to know, you are just lucky I didn't ask of the situation down there. ” she said.

King looked at her with amusement and thought ‘oh so she can speak about such things but I can't?’

“Is that really what you want to know?” asked king now laughing.

She shook her head slightly and said,

“I was only joking what I meant to ask was did you attend college?”

“No I didn't, I wasn't that interested, I love dancing to the music more. So after completing junior high school I decided to concentrate on the dancing more. ” said King.

“Did your parents agree?” asked Sarah, who didn't know she was delving into King's matter.

“No they couldn't, they died when I was six they were murdered at home. ” said king with a little sadness.

“And the murderers have you found them? have they paid for their crimes?” she asked angrily.

“Wow you look so angry for me, I could almost say you feel what I felt. But no I haven't found them yet, but I could recognize them if I saw them. ” said king.

“Is that why you opened the bar? are you still looking for them?” asked Sheila.

“Yes I am they need to pay for what they did and the law would help me. I have being searching for them since I turned fifteen. ” said king.

“I'm sorry about your parents, then who took care of you after their demise?” she asked.

“My uncle and his wife did, they took care of me till I turned twenty, so now I'm on my own. You don't have to feel sorry anyway, I'm totally OK now. ” said king.

“I wish I could stay away from that house too. ” said Sheila absentmindedly.

King looked at her and nodded with his own thoughts.

“What's your real name king. ” she asked.

“My real name? you want to know?” asked king.

“Yes please?” asked Sheila.

“You didn't have to say please you know? its Rowland Wilson Mills. " said king.

“Wilson Mills? that sounds familiar. ” said Sheila.

“Does it? don't think too much about it. ” said king.

The waiter brought the food and Sheila started shining her hands ready to devour the food with the name leaving her mind for the time been. She pushed the fried rice aside and brought the jollof rice with chicken in front of her. She took her folk and started eating ignoring King's existence completely.

He looked on with amusement. Sheila continued eating but she felt something wasn't right, she lifted her head and looked at king who had now supported his head with his palm looking at her.

“You really want to share the food with me?” asked Sheila.

He nodded with a smile.

“Okay come closer, take the spoon and join me. ” said Sheila considering him.

King hurriedly stood up, sat beside her and took the spoon. He looked at her again asking permission with his eyes and she nodded.

King started eating the food as if he hadn't eaten for days in intervals he would look at Sheila.

She was marveled and asked herself.

‘Was he starving or something?’

“No it's because I'm eating with you. " said king seemly to have heard what she said.

Everyone that saw what they were doing in the restaurant would look at them weirdly but who was them to say something?