Chapter 13 ~ Heartbeat

Isere walked alongside Kelvin into the building, as soon as they got closer to the door, the door opened by itself. The gush of air from the air condition instantly sent goosebumps on her skin.

'Wow!' she muttered. She could call the place Paradise as it nothing she had ever seen before. The walls were painted in rich white paints.

There were two curved stairways that led a path upstairs; on the left side of the stairways were ladies whose hair were been made by different ladies in a uniform consisting of a red check shirt and a black skirt with loafers.

There was a chandelier hunged really high in the ceiling, the windows were of huge glass while the floors were tiled. There was a receptionist in-between the two stairways too.

"Welcome your highness," the receptionist greeted as soon as she saw Kelvin. Kelvin didn't like his position to be known as he always felt uncomfortable.

"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that?" He asked the lady in an informal manner that surprised Isere. "I'm so sorry, but the last time you came with her royal mother, she had warned me."

Kelvin face palmed himself, "That's fine," he said. He collected the pen and signed in.

"Thank you," the receptionist spoke as Kelvin led Isere upstairs. "Wow!" Isere spoke out.

"What is this place?" She asked him.

"A house in charge of making the hair of prominent people and especially the royal family, the house that does the pedicure and manicure of prominent people, and also does their make up too."

"Wow! I've never seen such a beautiful building before," she whispered to him as her eyes began to roam around. Kelvin just looked at her in awe, admiring her.

They finally stopped at a door, on top of the door was written, 'VVIP'.

He opened the door and they were both welcomed by three ladies who was dressed in a red check button shirt, black skirts and loafers. Two of the ladies were caramel skin while the other one was chocolate skinned.

"Welcome your highness sir," they greeted with their head bowed. They took a look at Isere before one of them spoke up, "Your girlfriend is more beautiful than we thought."

Isere blushed, "She's not my girlfriend," Kelvin spoke. "Yet!" He whispered more to himself.

That had hurt Isere when he said she was not his girlfriend. She just put on a fake smile on her face to not show any sign of annoyance.

"Good afternoon," she greeted.

The girls looked at each other one after the other before getting starting on their duties.

One of the caramel skinned girl pulled the chair back for Isere to take a seat, Isere sat down staring at herself on the big wall mirror. "Lola, get the hairstyles magazine," the other caramel skinned girl told the chocolate skinned girl.

Kelvin took a sit on the couch as he began to type something on his phone. Isere took her eyes off, she wasn't comfortable anymore. She was new to all this and  the girl had looked at each other when Kelvin said she was not his girlfriend had made her uncomfortable.

"Select the style you want us to make on your hair," The chocolate skinned girl gives her an hairstyle magazine.

So he brought her here to make her hair, she smiled. Since she resumed the university, she has been going with her natural hair looking different from the other and now he brought her here to make her hair.

She pointed the one that she wanted them to make for her and they got started immidately. While one of them did a manicure on her hand, the other did a pedicure while the third one made her hair.

All through Kelvin typed his phone making the room uncomfortably quiet for her. She somehow managed to stare at him for a brief second; why did he do all this?

She saw in films that whenever a guy did so many nice things for a girl, it was because they liked the girl but does he like her? He just said she wasn't his girlfriend, then why was he investing much in her if he had no interest?

Was it all because of pity? Suddenly a smile crept unto Kevin's face from reading something on his phone, what could be making him smile?  She thought.

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"Wow!" Isere muttered seeing herself on the mirror. They were done with her hair, her manicure and pedicure.

When they asked her the colour of paint she wanted on her finger nails, she chose the colour black but asked for the nails to not be long. She stared at her new hairstyle; a combination of blue and purple attachment to make a curly pick and drop braiding.

She looked extravagant, her parents knew she's be this way but decided to deprive her from so many. Kelvin had stepped out earlier to pick a phone call and he was not back.

The door opened and Kelvin walked in, Isere turned to see him and he couldn't help but stare at her, she looked gorgeous, a definition of pulchritude.

"Wow!" He spoke making Isere blush. "How do you like her?" The caramel skinned girl asked.

Kevin didn't say anything, he was speechless. Before Kelvin left, he had tipped the girls.

"Thanks so much for this, I really don't know how to appreciate you enough," Isere spoke as they walked out of the building.

Kelvin stopped as he turned to Isere, placing his palm on her shoulder, "shh....it's nothing, and.." He stared at his wrist watch.

"Just the perfect time for our movie, come on, let's go."

"Movie? Where are we going to?" Isere asks him.

"To watch a movie," he told her, entwining their fingers together.

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It was a moment to last for Isere today, it was just as she saw in movies. She had enjoyed herself as she placed her head on kelvin's shoulder devouring the popcorn and watching the movie titled 'A trip to Jamaica'. It was her first time seeing the movie and she had laughed all through.

Most times she stared at kelvin, who looked exceptionally handsome through the illumination. He was calm and she wondered how he was never nervous.

"Borrow me your phone," Isere whispered to Kelvin.

Kelvin brought out his iPhone 11 from his pants pocket and gave it to her. "Smile!" Isere told Kelvin, Kelvin who was unaware of what she was about to do, stared at Isere with shock and she took the picture just like that.

The picture came out better than expected, "really?" Kelvin asked.

Isere smiled back and took another picture of the both of them.

"I'm starved!" Isere spoke as the waiter served their food; after the movie, he had taken her to Tantalizer to have dinner. Isere ordered fried rice and chicken while he asked for the same but with salad on it.

Isere hated salad so she didn't ask for it. Kelvin chuckled lightly as he heard her words.

"What's funny?" She asked him.

"Nothing," he replied. "Really?" She raised her brows.

He shrugged, "Thank you so so much for this experience, for my hair...for the movie, I really appreciate. You are like an angel in disguise," Isere spoke with a mouth full of food. Isere stared at her fingers, she admired them.

"Slow down," Kelvin told her seeing she was about to choke herself."

"Borrow me your phone, please!" Isere begged him. "Pictures again?" He sighed. "Women and pictures!" He muttered.

She batted her lashes trying to convince him, "You don't have to do that, I'd obviously give it to you without doing those...cat...dog... puppy..whatever it's called thing," he stuttered.

"Look at the camera Kelvin," Isere called Kelvins attention.

Kelvin shook his head, "You could take them yourself," he told her taking a spoon of food into his mouth.

Isere frowned, "Have your phone back," she suddenly said. She didn't like his reply and she didn't know why she was hurt by his words.

Kelvin noticed her facial expression, "you don't wanna take the pictures again?" He questioned her, confused by her change of mood.

She nodded her head, "Okay let's take the picture," he told her.

"Really?" She raised her brows with gladness. "Yes," he nodded his head.

"Thanks so much for today," Isere told Kelvin as soon as he parked in front of her hostel.

"It's no problem, I'm glad I made it up to you," he said.

"Goodnight!" She gets out of the car and Kelvin did suit.

"Go in," he ushered her. Isere didn't know what had urged her to hug Kelvin and as soon as she did it, she ran upstairs, her heart beating rapidly.