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              “I’ll call you after three days?” He joked, and it gave me a sting of sadness. “I’m just kidding. I’ll give you some time to think.” He said, and then he gestured to leave. Wow. What just happened? I don’t want any rebound, no. But I needed someone to occupy some of my free time, and Gary seemed to be a good candidate because he’ll teach me how to improve myself on my passion for painting.
    I stared down at my phone. Look at that, Clemente’s contact number will no longer be the only thing on my call logs. I stood up at my feet, and I started walking around. I planned to go home, and maybe stare at myself in front of the mirror. I knew that I wasn’t skinny, I knew that, but am I really a plus-size? Well, I don’t mind, anyway, as long as I know that I’m pretty.

Chapter 4
     
     
                  I was on my way to the grocery store few block away from my apartment when my phone rang. I don’t know who it was, but I chose to answer it anyway. It might be papá . “Hello?”
                  “Kristina, this is Gary…” The familiar voice said.
                  “Gary?” I asked pretending I didn’t know who he was.
    Of course, I knew who he was. How can I forget that Sean-O’Pry stare?
                  “Central Park, remember?” He asked.
                  “Right, no, I remember!” I exclaimed.
    I heard a sigh from the other line. “How are you? Have you made up your mind?” He asked again.
                  “I’m alright, I guess… Yeah, I’m okay with it.” I answered very timidly.             
                  “That’s good to hear…” He exclaimed. “Can I see you?” He asked.
    It took me few seconds to learn how to speak again. OMG! It’s meant to be a challenge for me after all. “I’m about to grab some grocery items, we can meet up at the café near the store. I’ll text you where…” I suggested.
                  “Great! I’ll see you then.” He said, and then I hung up the call.
    What was that all about? Why did I suddenly feel so nervous talking to him? Relax, Kristina . Right… It was purely about his desperation to find a plus-size woman who’s willing to admit to herself that she was in fact not thin.
    Few minutes later, I was already standing in front of the bread section. I wanted to pick up that Black Forest flavored cake, and maybe take as many as I can, but then I remembered being a plus-size. So I took three loaves of whole grain bread instead. Ugh!
    I picked up few many grocery items, and then I headed out of the door to go to that café nearby. I reached for my phone, and I texted him where the café was.
    So safe to say, I expected to be there earlier. However, to my surprise, he’s already there. What the fuck? That was too creepy for me.
    I walked towards him as he waved his hands to me. “How did you get here so fast?” I asked.
                  “I was here ten minutes ago.”
    WHAT??? “How did you know this is the café I was talking about?” I asked, feeling so crept out.
                  “I took a wild guess that you might be living in the best apartment in all of New York.” He teased. “Or maybe I just saw you came out of that apartment this morning while I was vising my brother across the street.” He said.
    Oh, of course! Oh, thank you Heavens! That would have been so creepy.
                  “Oh, okay… I thought maybe you’re just that desperate to stalk me everywhere.” I teased him back.
                  “Not today.” He answered with a smile.
    He led the way inside the café, and I couldn’t help but remember Clemente. It’s still so surreal how he can just leave me behind like that. We searched for the best spot to sit on, and we were lucky enough to see one behind the windows. We walked to that direction, and he pulled my chair for