Sorry for the late update. I've been rather busy the past month.
Another five days had gone by. The awkwardness of the situation had made him think very carefully about what he would do next. It wasn't like such a thing hadn't happened before, but Louis had a feeling that he needed to be especially delicate this particular time. As was typical with him, Louis threw himself into work, the gym, and books to get a clearer head.
The phone rang. Louis picked it up.
"Yo." He answered.
"Hey man." Alex Narshkev's voice greeted him. "Been a while. How'd the date with Olga go last week?"
"I got her to go home with me, but she wouldn't put out." Louis responded. "Why so interested?"
Alex was chuckling. "I got invited to this event by some of the higher-ups in the physics department. Turns out they know some people. There's gonna be an exclusive concert by Ronnie Matthews, followed by an afterparty. They gave me four tickets. I figured you might want to bring Olga along with one of them."
"Now why the hell would I want to go to a Ronnie Matthews concert?" Louis taunted.
"Hey now, I'm going for the afterparty." Alex answered. "Besides, you never know who might be around at these things."
"I suppose that much is true." Louis responded. "Thanks for the offer. What day is it?"
"This coming Saturday."
"Ah, I see. Thanks for the invite. I'll be there. Let's see if she wants to go."
"No problem man. Hopefully it all works out."
"Talk to you later." Louis smirked and hung up the phone. He then began to dial another number.
Olga Pataki turned another page of her textbook.
"No, that's not right!" She sighed and frantically erased the answer she wrote down. Her eraser debris was piling up. This mathematics class was tough.
The phone rang.
"Hello?" She answered in a somewhat exhausted tone.
"Olga?"
"Louis?" She asked, somewhat surprised. "Uhh...hi...what's on your mind?" She trailed awkwardly.
"Hey, if it's about last Friday, look, don't worry about it, I understand."
"You're not mad at me?" She asked submissively.
Louis laughed. "Of course not. Stop taking yourself so seriously."
Olga laughed nervously.
"It's a bit awkward, but I want to move past it if you do."
"Yeah well...I'll be honest, it made me feel uncomfortable."
"Well, I won't apologize for finding you attractive." Louis answered. "But again, I understand. That wasn't my intention."
"Well I'm glad you're being honest about it." Olga said softly.
"So what are you up to? Wait, studying."
"Yeah." Olga answered. "You've read me like a book. I've been at it for two straight days now."
"You need to relax I think."
"Did you have anything in mind?" Olga asked with a smile.
"As a matter of fact I did. Alex has these tickets to to a concert by Ronnie Matthews, followed by an afterparty."
Olga giggled. "I didn't think you would be interested in going to a Ronnie Matthews concert."
"I'm not." He immediately denied.
"Are you sure?" Olga asked teasingly, cutting him off before he could say anything more.
"Don't hurt my feelings, Olga." Louis said melodramatically, causing her to laugh. "I'm going there for the afterparty. There's an extra ticket and I want you to come with me."
"What day is it on?"
"This Saturday. Are you in or not?"
"It sounds like fun. I'll go." Olga said softly.
"Great. The concert starts at 7. So I'll come pick you up around 6:20, 6:30."
"Sounds fine. I'm looking forward to it. I'll be honest, I'm really glad you called."
"Why?" Louis asked with a smirk that was audible to Olga.
"I was expecting a call from my daddy. I'd much rather talk with you." She giggled.
"Oh?" Louis smirked. "I can be your daddy if you want."
Olga laughed. "No, he's just real serious when it comes to my studies. I think he just wants to see me do well."
"...Is that why you put such an emphasis on getting straight A's?"
"Well, kind of. It does make me happy that my mommy and daddy are so proud of me."
"Hmmm..." Louis sighed. "Well it's good that it makes you happy, but remember that you're the only one of you on Planet Earth. You should live accordingly."
"Yeah." Olga smiled.
"Alright well, I'll see you on Saturday."
"Looking forward to it." Olga answered.
"I saw your face and wow! Right then I took a vow. That we'd be together girl just you and me! That's the meaning of eternity!
"I saw...I saw...your face...and wow!
I saw...I saw...your face...and wow!"
"Great...now I have to sit through this for an hour and a half." Louis sighed loudly, the blaring lights shining off his skin.
"Yeah..." Olga joined him. "I'm just waiting for the afterparty to start." She smiled.
Louis smirked in surprise. "You're telling me that you're girl that doesn't like Ronnie Matthews? Does such a thing even exist?"
"We exist!" Olga replied with a wide smile. "I always thought he was a dork! Have you seen any of his interviews?"
"No. I don't watch that stupidity."
"Well..." Olga laughed. "He really is a dork. And I'll let you in on a little secret." Olga said, moving her face towards his ear and covering one side of her mouth with her hand to make the sound travel better. "I don't think that's really him singing." She said with a sly smile and moved back.
"What do you mean?" Louis grinned. "And come close! Otherwise I might not hear you."
The two grinned at each other as he leaned over and she leaned to whisper in his ear.
"I know my way around music. You know that by now. When I hear his voice in interviews versus the way he sings, something seems off. His voice just shouldn't be able to move from that manner of speaking to this manner of singing. The tonality is just too different."
Louis looked at her with a sly smirk.
"So you're saying he's a fake?"
"I can't prove it, but I think so." She smiled. "But I can't just spread rumors, that would be libel."
"I can keep secrets. Don't worry." He responded with a twinkle in his eye.
"All he really has is his fangirls." Olga stated as she watched him move on stage. "Without them, this guy would be nothing. I don't understand why people think these lyrics are so poetic."
"They were probably generated by a computer, along with the voice."
The two looked at each other for a second and then broke out into laughter. They would spend the rest of the concert pointing out things about Ronnie Matthews to make fun of, actually enjoying the concert in this way.
