"Ash." she blurted.
"I said, stop calling me that." he said.
Ivanna could see his reaction every time she calls him, Ash.
"Why so? It looks cool in you." she said.
Ash just glared at her.
"So, can we go to the mall?" she asked.
Ash just nodded, he has nowhere to know to go. They went to the mall; Ivanna has many things to buy and that he used him as his bag carrier.
"Gosh, what do you think of me?" he rehearsed.
Ivanna just smiled at him.
"Sorry, I just need them." she said.
"This is our last destination." he said.
Ivanna just laughed, she can see that he's being irritated and pissed. They were on their way to the parking lot when someone bumps at Ivanna, making all the bags she was holding drop to the floor.
"Gosh!" Ivanna stated.
"Are you blind?" the woman said.
Ivanna was pissed.
"Excuse me, but you're the one who bumps with me." Ivanna said.
The woman was an inch taller than her, she's pretty and sexy as well but dumb.
"What? It's you exactly." the woman said.
Ash was just watching them; he doesn't want to meddle with their fight.
"God, never mind." Ivanna said and bent down to pick her bags.
"Don't." Ash holds her hand to stop picking them.
The woman turned her eyes to Ash, she was turned into a saint. Ivanna scoffs and glares at her.
"Hi." the woman said, flirting with him.
But Ash was just staring at her.
"Lady, you should be the one who's picking those." he said.
The woman was felt ashamed, she was shocked.
"But, it's her fault." she said.
"I saw it all, it was you who's not looking." he said.
The woman went red, she stares at Ivanna, and that Ivanna was smiling some sort of victory. The woman just bent down to pick all her bags.
"Here." she handed.
"Good." Ivanna said smiling.
"Thank you, let's go." he said.
The woman was staring at their backs, Ivanna stared at her back and gave her and lift her middle finger to her making the woman in shock.
"Ivanna." Ash said.
Ivanna quickly chased him.
"Thank you for helping me out." she said.
Ash was just driving, no answer at all.
"By the way, you can call me Candice." she said.
Ash was certified and curious.
"Why so?" he asked.
"Nothing, I just want you to call me on my other name." she said.
Ash didn't retort, he just focused to drive. Ivanna was talking and talking, Ash wants to put on some headphone.
"Will you zip your mouth for even minutes?" he finally asked.
Ivanna felt insulted yet happy, it was the first time Ash confronted her.
"I'm sorry but I'm really like this, you know very talkative and noisy." she said.
"Ugh, why am I going to stick up with this woman." he whispers but she heard it.
"I heard that." she said.
"Damn." he cursed.
Ivanna hides her laugh, and decided to stop pissing him. It was already afternoon, and by the road, they can see the sunset coming out. Ivanna was fond of the sunset; she wants to stare at it until it was gone.
"Ash, can you just stop the car?" she asked.
Ash turned his gaze towards her with his face asking why.
"Please..." she just said, pouting.
Ash stops the car; Ivanna went out of the car very happy. Ash was watching her from inside.
"Yes! come out." she said spreading her hands.
"Geez, looks crazy." Ash blurted.
He went out to join her.
"Why did we stop?" he asked her.
Ivanna was just focusing her eyes on the sunset.
"To watch the sunset." she said.
Ash also stared at the sunset; he admits that it was so beautiful.
"You know what, I love sunsets." she said.
"Sunset makes me relieve my problems or my stress, as you can see how beautiful it is. It can wash away your problems." she said.
Ash thought he was right and then he remembered something.
FLASHBACK
"Ash, come on! the sunset is coming out." Andrea was happy.
"Wait for me then." he said and chase her.
Ash hugs her from behind while watching the sunset. Andrea was very fond of it; she keeps on coming out when the sunset was already coming out.
"Rhea, why do you love sunset?" he asked.
"Well, you really ask me that." she giggles.
"I love it, because watching it makes my fears and problems away from me. It helps me warm up and helps my mind to be in peace." she said.
"Okay." he all said.
"It's so beautiful." she said.
"Like you." Ash said.
Andrea stares at her and kisses him. It was their second anniversary at that time and Rhea asks him to go with her to just watch the beautiful sunset.
"I love you, Ash." she smiled.
"I love you too, Rhea." he replied.
FLASHBACK ENDS
"Hey!" Ivanna was waving her hand in front of him.
But Ash was thinking so deeply, he went back to his phase. Ivanna was worried staring at him.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"Uhm yeah," he said.
Ivanna didn't believe him; she knows that he remembered something that make him stop.
"Okay." she replied.
They waited until the sunset went down from arising. They decided to go home, Ash still was silent. Ivanna thinks that he must probably be tired.
"Ash, thank you for this day," she said.
"You're welcome." he replied.
Ivanna was thankful that her husband to be was so handsome and kind. Thinking, it's not hard for her to fall in love with him. Ash was thinking about her ex-girlfriend again. Andrea, they broke up due to long distance relationship. Ash doesn't want her to leave but Andrea was so persistent and persevere to follow her parents abroad. He thought it might be better for them to break up for not making it harder for them, and Andrea agreed to him.