Dreamful.

  DREAMFUL

           CHAPTER:3

                        

...Finally, Dez got up and said,

"I think I should go in my room and get some rest now.", with that she was about to go when Grace blocked her way and said,

"You won't go in there without having dinner!"

"Look, Grace...I don't think I'm hungry today..."

"But mom cooked your favorite dish today and you won't eat it? Come on, you have to!", she said.Clearly, her elder sister-Grace wanted Destiny to cheer up.

"Grace, please do not force me.", she said and with that, she started crying again. Ivanna came ahead, wiped her tears, and said,

"Dez! Cheer up! You are out of the mess you were in!"

"But-"

"No buts! We will go perfect shopping tomorrow morning! And we'll do a sleepover today! Yay!!!", said Ivanna, trying her best to cheer up Destiny.And then, Dez smiled for the first time after that incident.

"Yay! I was starting to see that perfect dimple in your cheek and your gorgeous smile!", Ivy said, hugging her.Destiny hugged her back and said,

"You're right. Jason Kelly is not whom I deserve as a life-partner. Lets' go eat dinner, I'm hungry!".After dinner, when Ivy and Dez were in the room, Dez seemed to be lost in her thoughts again which made Ivanna say,

"Hey! What are you thinking?"

"You won't believe why Jason broke up with me..."

"Why? Tell me, I need to know why that idiot did that!"

"Because my job pays me less money.", Dez said, looking on the floor.

"Are you serious!!! How can he be so greedy about money?!", Ivy shouted. Dez nodded and said,

"I know...he talked about how only he used to pay the bill whenever we went out declining the fact that he never even let me pay...and he even said that my Fashion dream's a waste...a total-".But Ivy interrupted her sentence and said,

"Wait, wait, wait! Repeat that!".Destiny looked at Ivanna.

"Repeat that I said!".Destiny took a deep breath and said,

"He told me that my Fashion dream is a total waste".Ivanna got up from the bed and said,

"Jerk Jason! We are gonna prove you hella wrong! Destiny, give me your phone."

"Why do you-"

"GIVE ME YOUR PHONE!".Dez handed over her phone to Ivanna who went straight to the contacts typed Jason and was about to click on the 'delete' option when Dez tried to get her phone back.

"No Ivy, no! You won't delete that number!".Ivanna held the phone up in the air and said,

"Why not?! He broke your heart madam!"

"Still, he can come back anytime and-"

"What nonsense are you speaking, Dez! Learn to get over!".But Dez successfully snatched her phone back from Ivanna.

"Dez please! Delete his number why won't you?!"

"You've never been through a heartache, have you, Ivy?".Ivanna shrugged her shoulders and said,

"No. I haven't, but I assure you that whatever I'm saying is for your own good. Get that, learn to stay away from toxic people like him".Destiny gave this advice a thought.He dumped me...and still, I won't delete his number?! How stupid of me to do that!she thought to herself, went to the contacts, typed Jason then clicked on that delete and block option.

The next morning as they were eating breakfast on the dining table, Grace said,

"Dez, there is this audition for Miss Photogenic, and you're going to go for it".Dez kept her bread on the plate(bread was an everyday breakfast of the Decker's as Miss.Decker worked in a bakery after the death of her husband in a shipwreck) and said,

"I can't do this Grace...I can't...it's just a dream which will remain a dream...forever.It's out of my capacity and I guess I'm okay with my barcode scanning job at the mall."

"Listen Destiny.You are just nineteen and you can win this pageant.And even if you don't, participating doesn't hurt, does it?", Grace said again, trying to convince her sister.But Destiny shook her head and with a weak smile said,

"You dreamt of becoming a plane pilot...did you?-"

"I didn't! That is the exact reason why I want you to! To go ahead and pursue your dreams, Destiny...and haven't you always wanted to walk the ramp?"

"I have..."

"Haven't you always wanted to wear the crown and the sash and wave at your fans as a model, Destiny?"

"I have, correct.", she answered.

"Then you will go for the audition which is there day after tomorrow, nine in the morning at the Times Square, promise me you will?", Mrs. Decker said out of nowhere. Destiny smiled at her mom and said,

"I promise I will."

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