Demyan Point of View

What did I get myself into?

When she told me why she wanted to marry me, I was amused no doubt but I also felt dejected because this girl who was standing before me was unbearable yet the way she was looking for love of her life was too innocent.

She is insufferable, I agree, but the moment she said I am a good person and she thought I am good for her, it tugged my heart. I have never thought of marrying someone and making a family. Whenever I had desire, I would just pick up someone from club or call one of my previous mistresses to satisfy my needs.

They were never a marriage material nor did I see them as one but something... something about this irritating girl assured my heart.

Argh! In the haze of moment I seriously dug my own grave. Damn it.

Now I have to court her and if I could not court her properly, she may take matters into her own hands and court me instead.

Like heck my life has become!

"jkfidogihvdkijoifijfsijii" I heard nonstop cursing coming from my best friend.

"Ouch, what the heck happened to you?" Egor limped inside the house, hissing. One of his eyes was completely beaten to purple and one of his legs was bent.

Now, what happened to him?

"Egor? Were you attacked?" I was surprised to see him this beaten up for the first time. I did not see him this hurt ever. He was always a ninja turtle in fighting.

"She's a Devil, dude." Egor limped towards the sofa and plopped on it putting his legs on the table.

She?

Who? Mental girl?

But she was with me the whole day in carnival and frankly speaking she hurt only brain not physically!

"A girl did this to you?" I asked and Egor nodded slightly and hissed in pain continuously. "And you let a girl hit you to pulp?" I raised my eyebrow at the brave girl who has beaten a mafia tiger to pulp.

"I did not let her; she kicked me without listening to me. I'm telling you there is some black magic involved in our lives. Or else how would you explain our luck in meeting women who are unintentionally killing us every minute?" He gritted and took the first aid box that I was giving him and applied ointment on his bruised eye and sprayed some medicine on his leg.

Ouch, that must be hurting.

"But who is this girl? Why did she hurt you? And why didn't you stop her?" I shoot question after question and sat beside him folding my arms.

Now I'm interested.

"Zinnia's friend from who I was supposed to get beauty tips and cosmetics. Her name is Tuyen." He said with an edge of softness when he spelled her name.

Uh huh... what is going on here?

Interesting!

"I... I went to the pharmacy to meet her like I agreed." I nodded encouraging him to continue. "I just wanted to check if this friend is like Zinnia too or not – you know to be more careful - so I pretended to be a customer and asked for a packet of condoms." I did not get the point here. Why would she hit him if he asked for condoms from a damned pharmacy?

He looked at me meekly and I immediately understood that there was more to the story than he was letting me know.

"You asked for a pack of condoms and she hit you?" I narrowed my eyes pointedly at him and he opened his mouth and closed it several times not being able to form a reply.

"I - I actually - I asked her what her favorite flavors to taste." And that was my cue to cough. Of course she turned him into a pulp. I could guess that this friend of Zinnia is decent and mind-my-own-business type of girl and it was no wonder she kicked him top to toe.

But then, it was actually good that she kicked him which means she is a normal person and not like Zinnia. If mental girl was in her place then she would have told her favorite fruits and took him to the fruit market asking around for the condoms because according to her, condoms could be branded fruits.

I laughed inwardly thinking about how Zinnia could actually do this without a doubt. It would be a very funny sight to see that scene.

"Why should you flirt with her when you know she is a friend of Zinnia so obviously she should be weird too? Then why?" His grimace suddenly turned into a soft smile.

Okay... why is he smiling like an April fool celebrating fools day in September?

"Dude, she was... beautiful and her fierce eyes - they were so tranquilizing." He sighed looking towards the ceiling with a smile.

Uh okay. She is beautiful. So what?

"Oh well then don't hiss in pain when you are liking it." I said irritated looking at his pulpy bruised face.

I think what he said earlier about black magic effects in our life. Today he got kicked and today my life got kicked to another level. I so foolishly offered courting promises to the mental girl and if I couldn't do what I promised to, then she might court me back and to think of being courted by her was a nightmare to senses.

God knows what she would do when the ball is in her court.

Heavens save me from that woman calamity.

"By the way, I heard you asked Zinnia to be your girlfriend?" He stealthily said while hiding his vicious smile.

He heard? From where?

I narrowed my eyes on him and raised an eyebrow asking him to explain himself. "Well, the friend of hers was telling her cousin discretely but I heard it somehow - that a man proposed her to be his forever and by the flustered look of yours, I kind of understood that the trapped one was you." Of course he is enjoying my demise. The heavy bouts of laughs clearly explain his amusement towards the situation.

Even my men are laughing at me now. What days am I seeing?

"About that – " I sighed and pressed my fingers on my forehead, massaging it lightly. "- She suddenly said that she would marry me after the play is done because according to her, I look lonely and she was single too so she just decided to wed me." The laughs turned into thunders of laughter from Egor when I confessed what the hell I am going through.

Egor, you are just bruised on skin but I'm bruised in brain, Dude.

He rolled on the floor and laughed like there is no tomorrow. I am so pissed off right now seeing my best friend having a good laugh at my situation.

"Con – hahahaha – congratulations" He said laughing out again. "You know what was so funny in this? The reason that you have no say in it was damn funny. There was our world where nothing goes without your word and there's Zinnia's world where no one cares about your word. Dem, just marry her." Egor was really rubbing salt on my wounds.

Oh my friend, don't be so pleased with this, there would come a day when I will have a laugh at you and you will be the one scowling at me and begging me to stop.

"F*** you, Egor." I punched him on his purple eye causing a yell of pain from him. He fell back on the couch with a thud and rubbed his eye to ease the pain.

Ah, that makes me satisfied!

"So are you going to date her?" He asked once he got back to his usual self.

Am I going to really date her?

I don't yet know the answer to the question. Zinnia is a type of girl you get attracted to easily due to many reason but she is also a type of girl you would not want in your life for your own safety.

Dating is not a new concept to me. Although I had many flings, I did date a few models for a while but what matters here is the unfathomable feeling I don't want to feel.

Love...

I had seen so much in my life and I don't want to create a weakness for myself in the form of love. Those women I dated earlier were just for emotional dependency but deep down in some corner of my heart, I know Zinnia would be different from others.

I have a doubt that if I seriously started considering her, she might own my heart.

She has these weird annoying charms that maybe aggravating for sure but is also like a sinkhole which pulls you down to the pit without knowing.

"Yes." I said looking all too serious suddenly "I am going to date her and court her."

"Why do I sense a hidden meaning in what you said?" Egor perked up at my decision and gave me a pointed look.

"But - but this would be a different kind of date. Zinnia is a crazy girl but she is also so innocent and I cannot have her get hurt though the only thought I have in my mind is to put a bullet in her head. So I will be courting her in a way that she would herself tell me to not bother to date her ever. I will make sure to get rejected by her and for that, I already planned my first move." I stated in determination.

This time I made a full proof plan to scare her away from me and our first date tomorrow will be the start.

"And what is your first move?" I smiled at Egor mischievously and snapped my fingers saying him to wait and watch.

Till now Zinnia was the one to surprise me at every step; from tomorrow it will be my turn to surprise her unpleasantly.

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Hello Sweeties,

Next chapter of Mafia Monk is here. Hope you enjoy it.

So, what do you think about Egor? He was kicked by a girl.

You think there is a possibility of some future romance?

What do you think is Monk's plan to scare  Zinnia away?

You think he would be successful in it? Or you think anything may happen?

Where do you think is the first date will be?

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