ONE SHOT:

Julia’s 7 Ways to Stalk an International Spy

“Julia? Let’s go to a café and discussed about Lassie, err, I mean Michael,” I said as I drag Julia’s jello body from school. It was a hot sunny day and it just so happens that Starbucks is the nearest café from school. I’m happy. Julia looked at me with those swollen pitch black eyes then nodded. She’s been crying about him and her breaking up. Since Khristine and Marquee are away and busy about their clubs, Lord appointed me to be her nanny for the while, I hope this pays. We took a ride towards the café and enter my fifth home called Starbucks.

“Gosh, Alli. I’m really thankful for your company,” she placed a hand on my shoulder and I looked at her. I sighed and beamed her a smile even though I regretted leaving Yvette because we supposed to have a meeting this afternoon but since I can’t leave a friend in demise.

Julia got up and walked towards the counter to order me my favorite chocolate chip frappuccino and her, a grande decaf café latte. She happily walked towards our table. The place was heartwarming even though, for me, you’ll freeze because of the low temperature because of the air con.

“Miss Julia Umapas, Please come and get your order,” called the lady from the counter. She had long beautiful wavy curls and an angelic smile. Julia looked at me and sighed before standing up and went to get the drinks.

“Wow, it’s prepared so nicely.” Julia commented and the lady smiled. As she was about to twirl, a guy in a smooth velvety black tux bumped into her.

“Aaaaaah! It’s cold!” She screamed as I heard her scream I came as soon as possible, even though our table and the counter is only 20 meters apart, and checked what’s wrong. I saw her soaked with my frappuccino and I was about to cry because of my frappuccino being wasted on her upper body when that guy spoke with his velvety voice “I’m sorry, Miss.”

I looked at Julia who stopped screaming after that guy spoke and from what I saw from her face, she was hyperventilating in her mind.

“Julia, do you know this guy?” I asked as I constantly change my gaze from her to him and vice versa. She looked at me with an obvious disappointed questioning look. “Seriously Alli, you don’t know him?! He’s the James Adams,” she said with her arms wound to his direction to emphasize that very person before us and continued “He’s James Adams from the book “Cherub”. The one I told you about. One of my crushes who’s a player.”

He was smirking at me, waiting for my reaction. Finally, after minutes of thinking what reaction should I give I finally have the right expression. “Umm, Julia, characters from a fictional book don’t even exist. How are you sure that this guy is really him?” I quirked a brow.

“Puh-lease Allison, I know everything about him and besides this story is fictional too. Everything can happen.” Julia gave me a smug face and I sighed in defeat.

“I guess, I’ll have to lend you my coat. Ms. Julia,” James handed his coat to her and she blushed. This is the first she accidentally said aloud in front of her crush about her crushing on him. I smirked at her knowing that I won the bet about me being there when Julia blushed. He left, with him giving a kiss to our hands.

“Allison, follow that guy!” Julia ordered me.

“B-but, I haven’t got to buy me another drink and please Julia you can’t go out with you like that. You look like a mentally retarded child who accidentally spilled your drink,” I said as I tried changing her mind. She won’t budge and she looked at me with a threatening face and I just had to agreed, “Fine. Fine” She jumped in joy.

1. Sealing Your Identity

We went into Royal and bought our clothes and changed into them. Julia bought jeans and a navy blue tank top with a matching white sleeveless vest. I rolled my eyes and went to the hat’s corner and bought a hat. We went outside and we almost bumped into him again if it wasn’t for Greven who accidentally bumped into him.

“Grrrr… I’m going to kill Greven later.” Julia ranted. I backed away because she might kick me anytime soon.

“Julia, do you want to give away our identity that fast? Seriously Julia, you’re too abrupt in getting to know him better,” I said as I tried stopping the rampaging Julia from killing Greven who is unconscious by that time for sudden unknown reasons.

“What?! We almost bumped into him, isn’t that supposed to be a good thing? If it wasn’t for Greven grrrr….” Julia complained, throwing her arms in the air for emphasis. I sighed, exasperated about the thought of giving away our identities when we are in the stalker mode, I mean, come on! What’s the incognito mode for?! I always practiced stalking so I can use it when needed and I even bought a hat just to seal my identity. I hope Julia understands that.

“Julia, do you think Greven’s gay?” I asked, whispering and Julia looked at me and replied “I think so Allison because no guy would faint after bumping into the super smexy, James Adams.”

“Well anyways let’s kick him because remember the saying?” Julia quirked her brows up and down and I was too stupid to ask “What saying?”

She walked up to seemingly dead person and kicked him in the side and she giggled darkly and said “Kick a man when he’s down or something like that.”

She finally got her revenge and we moved on in following.

2. Walk like a Cat but Avoid Certain Random People

The day was going smooth. Julia was smiling like a maniac and it was creeping me out. He was acting like he wasn’t even being followed but, something’s looks fishy. We continued with our incognito mode still on. Two people from school came running over to us and as we tried to escape we are caught in a choking group hug.

“Julia, Allison!” Khristine smiled as we struggle for air and as for Marquee? Well, she almost crushed us to death if it weren’t for Julia punching the delicate arm of Khristine.

“Ow! You don’t have to punch me! Marquee’s the one doing that to you guys! Fuck,” Khristine swore and punched Julia back. A clap from Marquee caught our attention and then they began to sing Julia thinks she can fly. I tried to whisper about James Adams but the two people’s voices were overwhelming even the honks of the cars.

“Umm, guys. Can you please go now?” Julia asked before continuing “You guys are---“

“Ack! Run Khristine run! Those big fat meanies are after us and AGAIN!” Marquee and Khristine ran for their lives before our very eyes and Julia and I looked at each other with a big grin.

“Phew, I guess that ends the torment,” Julia clapped.

“Uh, no. I think we lost your James Adams,” I frowned because she looks like she’s going to explode.

“Then, what are you waiting for?!” She demanded an answer and began walking away, I followed.

3. Don’t Give a Damn about the Girls Swooning Over Him

We saw him surrounded with beautiful ladies. I felt Julia’s heat waves leaking from the pores of her skin and I think he too, felt the icy glare she was giving him because he looked around uncomfortably threatened. I try not to laugh but it was impossible and I laughed so hard that James suddenly laughed too and we were taken aback.

“Nikki, you shouldn’t have said that,” James laughed. Nikki and Natasha joined him and I heard him stop when Greven came into the picture.

“Hey ladies,” Greven cooed sweetly and Julia tried to resist laughing because the girls gave him a ‘what the fuck’ look. I think Greven is sending me a message and it goes like this:

Allison, I know what you and Julia are up too. Don’t try to lie because you know you won’t get away with this. Help me with Yvette, become thy bridge and I shall help you with this mission of yours.

Of course, I was shocked.

Why?

First, he can send telepathic messages?! What the fuck.

Second, how did he know about this? I never even told him about this or did I now?

And Lastly, What?! How dare he blackmail me! For pete’s sake! Yvette doesn’t even like him.

Oh god, this is complicating.

I was about to turn around and inform Julia about the situation but Julia wasn’t there by my side, she left me and already followed the man of his dreams. I chuckled darkly and left a scene where the lovely young broken hearted ladies were throwing their bags, shouting incoherent words and bashing Greven in the head and the possible parts visible to be hit.

We tiptoed quietly and it was a success! Julia managed to hold her temper about the girls swooning over him. Phew.

4. If Plan A doesn’t work, How ‘bout Plan B?

We sat in a seat a good few meters away from his table. Julia always snatches glances towards him and I look at her and tried to count it until the waitress came.

“Uhm Julia, how many times did you steal glances towards him in the whole 5 minutes we’ve been sitting here?” I asked, amused because even a person as ‘addicted as me can’t do that much in 5 minutes,’ I whispered the other part.

“Uhh, I don’t know. Hey! Addicted and obsessed is the same,” she pointed out a matter of fact.

I was taken aback and retorted “Ugh, do I have to tell you and explain that addicted and obsessed is not the same.”

“Yeah--- ooh Alli the waitress is here,” she jiggled in her seat. I smiled back because this is one of my favorite fast-food chain none other than, Jollibee! I know, cheap right?

“I would like mango caramel craze and how ‘bout you Julia?” I rolled my eyes as I found her smiling while he was looking in the other direction.

“Water,” she said plainly and I playfully tapped her in the arm that was supposed to be a warning signal and I said to the waitress “Please excuse us for a minute.” She smiled and nodded.

“Julia! What do you think are you doing? Ordering water and not participating to me,” I whispered and she looked at me.

“What? Can’t you see I’m busy?” Julia glared at me.

“Gah. Just give me the damn order,” I gritted my teeth, annoyed.

“Okay, I would like to have cheesy french fries and black forest sundae,” she looked at me for a second and she looked back at him again.

I gave her our order and I snapped a finger so that we will talk about what we will do if he knows that we followed him almost throughout the day.

“Julia, what will we do if Plan A doesn’t work?” I asked as I orderly tapped my fingers on the table. She looked at me, good.

“Then how bout Plan b?” She smiled and I looked at her trellis-free teeth.

“We never thought of Plan B,” I replied and she was shocked.

“You never thought of Plan B?” she asked with her jaw hanging.

“Yep, why?” I grinned.

“Stop grinning. Think now,” she ordered and glared at me the same time.

“No, I guess hmmm, let’s just see how will it work out in the end just to add some thrill to your love life,” I quirked a brow up and down a dozen times and she laughed.

“Sure, sure but make sure you have a plan when we were found out,’kay?” She winked at me. Cool! She winked at me for the first time! Actually, this is the first time I saw her winked.

5. The Indefinite Question

As we head for the door after a satisfying snack. A question hit her in the head like a rock.

“Alli, what if he already knows that we’re following him?” she asked, hyperventilating in her mind.

“I don’t know, but let’s just follow him?” I suggested as we backed ourselves in a wall because he looked back and started walking in the direction we just came from.

We slightly side stepped with our backs still glued in the wall until we found the edge and we immediately get to the other side. Suddenly, I saw a bumped forming in her head and as I assumed that an idea, question or something like a rock hit her in the head that caused the visible bumped in her head.

“Ow! Stupid Idea,” she said rubbing the bump. She gently slapped her forehead and started to hyperventilate in front of me and I don’t know what to do.

“What’s wrong?” I asked, tapping her in the back.

“Allison, what if he was the one following us?” She looked at me, utterly confused and nervous.

“What?! How can that be? I mean We ARE the one following him all day I mean look at—“ I pointed to where the direction I last saw him and he’s gone “Uh oh. Julia I’m scared. He’s gone!” I shook Julia back and forth.

“Let’s think and let’s go back to starbucks even though it’s four kilometers away and under the afternoon sun, we will walk it,” she looked at me before standing up and began walking.

I sighed and we began to go to where the incident first happened.

6. Surprise Attack

It was a long walk and I can’t help to think why did I agree in the first place. I’m so stupid. We chat a lot about almost everything she told me something I never knew and I listen intently.

At last, we are in the gates of paradise. Away from the heat of the sun and inside the arctic ice and we are entering it. We are welcomed by an old gentleman with people behind him. They look so rich and attentively…. Attentive.

“Miss Allison and Miss Julia, you are ordered to change into this dress and come with us or you shall suffer the life that you wished you didn’t have,” he threatened.

We are obliged to do what he told us because hell, they were in black and we don’t even know who the hell they were. After we changed into the not much revealing and comfortable cocktail they blindfolded us so tight that our eyes cannot breathe. Julia even felt that her eyes were being dehydrated.

We were put in a limousine and you ask how did I know? I heard the butler talked to the driver of the car.

We almost fell into deep sleep when the car came into a stop and we were given fancy masks.

“Julia, what are they going to do to us? It’s dark, creepy and foggy.” I whined, complaining how stupid the situation is and how feeble we are.

“Hush Alli, if we found an opening. We have to make a run for it,” we hold hands and the chaperone hold us to be quiet and closed our eyes.

We heard the doors click unlocked and we walked before we heard the doors shut tight. We were shaking in fear and we don’t know what are we going to do before we heard ballroom music swirling the room.

Right before us, after the blindfold was untied, were our classmate happily downing wine, chatting, and other what not.

7. The Admittance

We are forced to dance around and around , swiveling us back and forth like dollies being twirled by a crazy girl while laughing a coarse laugh. I was about to vomit but then I stopped when the sixth dance was tuned and I was partnered no other than him. I let go and ran through Julia’s side with my heart hammering my chest with feeling mix of both confusion, nervousness and happiness.

“I am being delusional, right?” I asked myself out loud and I replied “This is a dream nothing but a dream. I need to go to have my brain check.”

“Alli, you’re not being delusional.” Julia looked at me and I looked at back and I was in a state of paranoia.

Julia was taken aback when a guy she never knew asked her to have dance with him.

“Ugh, what do you want?” Julia whispered as she swayed her body with the music.

“Nothing miss, just wanted to have a dance with you. Is that impulsive?” the stranger asked and smirked.

“After this dance, I’m going to strangle you to death you stalker freak,” she whispered threatening to the stranger who just intimidated her.

“Me, a stalker? Say it to yourself miss. You’re the one who’s been stalking me the whole day along with Miss Allison,” he replied back intimidating yet innocently like.

“uh wait, don’t tell me you’re,” Julia was shocked when she met the eyes of James. He was kneeling in one foot and was proposing to her to be her girl.

“You might not remember it but we are neighbors when we were both young,” he smiled before continuing “So probably, you know most about me and I never thought I would say this but will you be my girl?” He smirked.

Julia was shocked and tears were pooling in her eyes. She fell down and hugged him and whispered “Yes, of course, yes.”

I was there watching the whole scene while trying to stop myself in bashing the cameras that were brought upon the whole scene.

In the end, everything turned out perfectly perfect for Julia.

THE END

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Well, I hope you like it especially Julia since this is one of my birthday gift. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIA!