Dreamful
DREAMFUL
CHAPTER:37
"Here, your mother's call", he said, giving me the phone which started ringing.
"Hello?"
"DESTINY? WHY HAVE YOU BEEN NOT PICKING UP THE PHONE?! DO YOU REALIZE HOW WORRIED WE ARE? I CALLED THE BUS SERVICE TO CHECK WHETHER YOU ARE ON THE BUS BACK HOME BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T PICK UP YOUR PHONE! AND THEN I CALLED EDWIN, DO YOU REALIZE HOW TENSED ALL OF US HAVE BEEN?", Mrs. Decker's voice thundered from the phone. She was screaming but not annoyed-screaming...it was more of a worried-screaming...she sounded like she might cry. And since the silence of the night had already crept in...Edwin could obviously hear her. Destiny looked at Edwin but he was looking ahead, quietly driving.
"I'll get home and explain everything mom, okay?"
"DIDN'T I TELL YOU TO CALL US WHENEVER YOU ARE IN TROUBLE DESTINY?!!!",Grace screamed, and she was so loud, Destiny had to distance her ear from the phone. And a fight could have easily begun if these sisters were face-to-face or even on the phone but since she was with Edwin, she didn't fight back.
"I-"
"TELL US WHERE ARE YOU NOW?"
"I'm on my way back home..."..."with Edwin...".The last two words seemed to calm down the duo. She quickly hung up before they asked any more questions and returned him his phone.
"Seems like you won't ever silent your phone now ", he said to which Destiny didn't reply. She continued staring out the window at the empty roads passing by in a whiff. Edwin was a fast driver and there was no doubt in that. Why did people have to be mad at her? Because her sandals got stolen right before the show? Because she missed the bus home? Because the venue for the pageant was deserted? Because she put her phone on silent mode? Because she didn't pick up the phone when everyone had been calling...?...-Okay, this one...'Think, Dez...even you would be mad if someone you truly cared for wouldn't pick up the call when they are out in the middle of the night...'.
She turned to look at Edwin. He looked a little tired but nonetheless amazing as always. And he was helping her reach home when she had no transportation service...and she had been impolite toward him a while back. Of course, he was the one who started the yelling but...he had reasons...
"Um. I'm sorry Edwin for my ill-behavior today". He looked at her, stunned, not quite expecting that to come from her and she was looking down at her shoes...the screaming girl actually really looked pretty and innocent when she shut up, cuter when she said sorry.
"You are forgiven, Miss. Destiny", he said in a monarchy voice, pretending to be a king. She looked up at him and smiled.
"I expect you to do the same, say, "I'm sorry Destiny." .He looked at her for what seemed a minute and said,
"I'm really sorry, Dez, I was really worried when I had been searching for you all around the hotel and didn't find you...".Okay, things had come back to 'Dez'.Destiny looked at him and wondered whether would he done the same if any other girl would have been in the situation Destiny was...
"You are forgiven!", she said with a smile. "By the way, I'm really tired and sleepy...",she said after a second, yawning and rubbing her eye.
"Sure you are panda...go home and sleep." 'Panda? Where did that come from? Why's he calling me a panda?', she was wondering when her eyes landed on the black patch of her arm rubbed by mascara, kohl and eyeliner.
"OH NOOOO!!!",she screamed, covering her face and diving in her purse for tissues, makeup removers, cleansers. He laughed out loud.
"This is not funny, Edwin, shut up!", she said, rubbing her eye with a tissue but he laughed louder this time which meant the makeup had spread even more. She flipped open the car mirror and looked at herself. She really did look like a panda.
"I'm not forgiving you, I take my words back!"
"You are a cute panda though.", he said, still smiling. This was the issue with flirting. How could she ever know whether did he really call her 'cute' or was it one of his plain jokes?
"Yeah, yeah, no thankyou", she replied, moving the makeup cleanser over her face.
"By the way, what made your day so rough? You looked tensed before the show...".'So, he did look at me...'.Destiny told him the entire story, from Stephanie to Hannah and Coral helping her out.
"But why doubt Stephanie? I don't think she's the one who took your sandals, Dez.", Edwin said, after hearing her patiently.
"Yeah, yeah...why would you believe me? Why would you believe me when the talk is about Stephanie!"
"You jealous?", he laughed.
"Edwin she was laughing at me when I was walking toward the ramp!!!"
"Okay, okay, fine, why can't both of you be friends for once? Get to know her, she may not be that bad after all".
"Look! The fair!", Destiny said excitedly as they passed Avenue 5, partly because she was really excited looking at all those lights and partly because she wanted to talk something other than Stephanie. She could see it lighted all over and it was 12:30 a.m., the week long fair lasted one week, all night. Destiny could see the Ferris wheel, the rollercoasters, and the buzz of the place had a different vibe after all, music playing, women chattering, kids running around...
"Did you visit it last year?", Edwin questioned. She nodded,
"I went there last year with my boyfriend.", she replied. He didn't say anything for what seemed like a minute.
"So...go again with him this time?", he said, but he didn't mean it. Destiny shook her head and said,
"We aren't together anymore."
"Oh...that's terrible...".Destiny shook her head again but didn't say a word as she was thrown back to last year when she had so happily visited the fair with Jason Kelly and all he did was constantly use his phone, completely ignoring Destiny and what she had to say.
"Me and my friends are planning to visit soon...you can come with us."
"Thanks but I'll probably go with my sister. She hasn't been doing good these days and I think she deserves a break.."
"Is she sick?"
"No, she broke up with her fiancé...Oliver's family is all I blame...",she said, closing her eyes.
"Oliver Mintz?".She nodded,
"How do you know?!"
"He was a year senior in college. Good guy though, it wasn't nice to hear this news."
'One year ahead? So, Oliver is 25...Edwin must be...24...",she was calculating in her head but didn't say anything.
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"Dez! Dez, we are home, wake up!", she could hear Edwin's voice quite near her ear. She opened her eyes and found her head resting on his shoulder. She retracted immediately, rubbing her eyes, too embarrassed to even look at him.
"I'm so sorry!!! That was just, I didn't realize I-"
"No sorry. Except that it was a little difficult to drive...",he said with his gorgeous smile. Seriously. When had she even fallen asleep? She opened the car door and let herself out. It was 1:00 a.m. Edwin was a quick driver, they were home half-an-hour early. She saw him coming out as well.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm coming with you".
"WHY?!!!",she asked, almost screaming, worry in her voice. He laughed,
"Shh! Silly, stop screaming! I'll walk you till your apartment."
"You don't need to, actually, it's just one floor up!", she said.
"Sure? Then Good night! Sweet dreams..."
"Good Night...",she said, and turned to go when she turned back again, after walking a few steps.
"Um...and Edwin?"
"Thank you for bringing me home...it...really means a lot, take care..."
"Anytime, Dez, I'm glad! See you tomorrow?"
"For sure.", she replied and she was smiling, one of her very charming, very genuine, dimple-y smiles.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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