never win me.”
CHAPTER 7
The next day, Sara was reading a medical journal when there was a knock on her door.
As she opened the door, she was surprised to find Blake standing in front of her. “What are you doing here?”
“I came here to give you something.” Blake spoke with a wide grin on his face.
“What?” Sara felt confused.
Blake held a box in his hand, which he handed over to Sara. “Well go on, open it” he instructed Sara politely.
“It’s a necklace” Sara spoke in a low voice as she glared at the beautiful necklace that was sparkling in its black velvet box.
“It’s a diamond necklace, I ordered it for you all the way from New York. I thought it would look amazing on your long neck, but I guess I was wrong because looking at the diamond and you together, I realize that its you actually who is making the diamond look prettier, not the other way around.”
Sara silently stared at the necklace and after a brief moment of silence; Blake asked in a hopeful tone, “Well, do you like it?”
“Blake I need you to leave right now.”
“What happened? Did you not like it?”
“Just leave and take your gift with you.” Sara spoke angrily.
“Wait, I don’t understand what your problem is? Is it that I am a billionaire?” Blake spoke angrily too, now.
“No.”
“Then why do you keep turning me down? I can help you with your life as well. Heck, you can be a doctor if you want! Just give me a chance.”
“Exactly I don’t want anyone’s charity.”
“It’s not charity if you help the one you like. But fine, if you don’t want me to help you in any way, that’s perfectly fine, I won’t help you but at least give me a chance. Be mine.”
“No, just leave.”
Sara felt angry and slammed the door shut without further listening to anything.
After a few hours, the doorbell rang again and this time it was George who stood in front of Sara’s door.
“Hello ma’am, how are you?”
“What is it now? Why don’t you guys just leave me alone!” Sara spoke furiously.
“Mr. Blake saw you and your mother walking home from the church yesterday and so he wanted to gift you a brand new car.” George pointed towards the maroon colored Benz Mercedes that stood in front of Sara’s small house.
Without giving any further reaction, Sara left her house while George stood there on her porch calling her name. Sara took the bus and went over to Blake’s house to have a final word with him. As she reached the house, she felt furious and stormed directly to Blake’s room without greeting anyone.
“What is all this?” Sara barged in his room and saw Blake standing by the window.
“What is what?” Blake asked as he turned and looked at Sara with a confused look on his face.
“I mean what is up with all the gifts?”
“Well it’s my way of saying: be mine, simple.”
“So you are trying to buy me over by showering me with your expensive gifts?”
“It’s not called buying. I am just looking out for you and giving you all the pretty things that an exquisite woman like you really deserves.”
“No. What I deserve is respect! And I find this very offensive that you consider me the sort of a woman who is materialistic enough to be bought by your gifts. Let me tell you, these gifts of yours mean nothing to me, Blake Nathaniel!”
“Sara, I assure you, I didn’t mean to offend you in any way.”
“Well you did. What you are doing makes me feel cheap and makes me realize that you think I am inferior to you. I need gifts and expensive items in order to reach your living standard, is that it?”
“That’s ridiculous, if you were so inferior, why would I come after you again and again. You, yourself are a gem baby doll. Anyway, if I have offended you so badly, tell me how can I make it up to you?”
“You really want to make it up to me?
“Yes of course. Anything to gain your forgiveness.”
“Well then, leave me alone.”
“What?”
“Yes. You