Dreamful

 

       DREAMFUL

        CHAPTER:19

..."You know Dez, one fine day I'll be able to tell the world that my best friend is a supermodel!", Ivanna said throwing up her hands while Destiny applied some cream to her shoe bite wound. She never had the experience of wearing high heels and her extra-torturing shoe bite was taking quite some time to heal.

"Yeah sure...if she ever makes it to that point !", Destiny answered sarcastically. Ivanna tsked and said,

"See this is the only reason why I hate you, Dez, trust me. Why do you even have to underestimate yourself?!"

"Oh am I?"

"Yes, of course, you are, Dez! Anyway, tell me when are your second audition results and whats the schedule after that? Also, also, tell me how's that interviewer of yours? Still handsome?", Ivy asked without a stop. It had been quite some days since they both had met each other because of Destiny's busy schedule and so, Ivy wanted every little piece of information. Destiny laughed,

"One question at a time, please?"

"I feel like I'm training you for that model questions and answers you all have. Okay, so my first question, miss. Destiny is how's Edwin?"

"Um...he's fine?! I mean why would you even ask that?", Destiny answered, without meeting her bestie's eye.

"Oh come on, you know what I mean, what's cooking?".This made Destiny crack up.

"My lord! Nothing Ivy I swear. I go to the gym, he comes as well, we talk a bit, that's all that there is to say..."

"Talk a bit...hmm...cool! Next question- when's your audition result?"

"It's day after tomorrow and I'm so super nervous because if I don't make it then I won't be able to compete for the actual, real pageant, and guess what if I make it, then we'll be having this big photoshoot and our pictures will be printed in the newspapers and people will actually be able to vote us!", Destiny replied with a broad smile.

"Okay, but that was my next question! You weren't supposed to answer that! Anyway, did I tell you I saw Jason?!"

"No, you didn't."

"OMG! How silly of me, this is so funny. Okay, so last week I went to the supermarket to get the groceries and there was Jason too. And when he saw me, he looked at me with such fear and worry!", Ivy said and started laughing.

"And you know why? God, coz I was looking at him with such evil eyes!", she continued, still laughing. Destiny smiled,

"And then?"

"And then what? He went away out of fear and shame!".Destiny smiled. She loved having Ivy always by her side to cheer her up when she didn't feel the need to even smile.

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   "Hey, what's wrong?", Edwin asked Destiny, the next day at the gym when she was sitting, looking sad on the stairs. She didn't reply, just continued to look the other way.

"Heyyy, Dez?! Hi??", he said again, waving his hand in front of her face. She held his arm and pushed him back.

"Go away, Edwin.", she said in a sad, cold voice.

"Not until I know what happened.", he said, sitting beside her, on closer inspection, he found out that she had tears on the edge of her eyes.

"Dez, tell me-"

"I've lost my necklace, the only last sign of my dad that I had with me.", she replied, looking at him and cutting him off.

"You talking 'bout the one you keep touching like a thousand times?".Destiny glared at him.

"Uhh...sorry...was it like real gold -"

"A gift never has to be real gold to be precious, Edwin, it was very close to my heart and that's it. I can't find it since today."

"You had it when you were at home?".Destiny nodded.

"Then it must be somewhere here only I suppose. Let's see.".Edwin said getting up.

"You feel I haven't already looked for it enough!?"

"I mean even if you have, maybe you didn't see it, lemme try.", he said and went inside the gym. Five minutes later he came back with her necklace. Destiny's eyes brightened when she saw it. He held it up in the air.

"I can't believe you stole my necklace and just pretended to go and find it!", she said with a smile. He couldn't quite get her, whether she was joking or actually thought that he stole it.

"Oh excuse me. Why would I steal your necklace?", he said, raising his eyebrows, still not giving her necklace back.

"Give it back, Edwin!"

"First you answer me."

"Okay, first give it to me and I'll answer you.", "Promise", she added. He gave it to her.

"So now, tell me."

"Oh, God! Because you wanted to impress me?! By the way, Thank you loads, Edwin...", she said with a giggle and went away. He couldn't help but smile to himself about the fact that she was a girl who was so chirpy and lively. He somehow loved the way she giggled.

                                                                         TO BE CONTINUED...

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