Dranias : Chapter 2

Chapter 2 :

It was 8pm and neither dad or mum was around. Welcome to my life, people. My hands were itching to contact him. It was a tug of war between my heart and my brain. My brain was telling me to wait until at least tomorrow and my heart screamed Go Get Him. I had nothing else to do and I was feeling dead lonely. I grabbed my iPhone and typed in his number... He picked up. Amazingly he did. My heart was about to burst of anxiety. He said hello.

"Hi..? Uhm, Mike?"

"Yeah? Is this Anna?"

I cringed, "Yes. This is Her Royal Highness Princess Amelia Sienna Dranias.", jokingly so that it didn't sound so serious.

"Well forgive me, Princess, what do I owe you of this phone call ?"

"I.. I wanna say sorry for what I did earlier, you drove off so fast I swear you could beat one of those Formula One drivers in an instant."

He laughed, "I was too overwhelmed for that kiss you gave me. I didn't know what to do and I was really shy. I'm sorry you thought of me differently."

"What?! You gotta be kidding me.", I laughed it out, "I thought you were one of those boys who had girls worshiping them like a boy band?".

Ladies and gentlemen, the flirting game begins.

"No. That’s so not the type of guy I am. I'm one of those people who are too afraid to get attached to someone because I can't handle the pain of heartbreaks."

I remained silent. I never thought that he would be this fragile.

"Anna?"

"Yes?"

"Let’s talk about something else..."

We continued on talking, small talk for hours until my parents were homed which was forty minutes past midnight. I never knew that a guy who seemed so emotionless, pretty much like a living zombie, could be this sweet and fragile. That’s why they said midnight conversation meant everything. He asked me to accompany him to the music shop after school on Friday. I agreed. I was really intoxicated with his presence. I needed daily doses of him to continue on living. Even if we didn’t have anything that’s official or anything... yet.

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The sun greeted me with a kiss of light ray on my cheeks. I prepared myself for school as I normally would. I was eager to meet him at school.

I arrived at school early this time in hope of having a short conversation with Mike before class started. I waited and waited and the school bell rang. He was nowhere to be found. I was devastated. My thoughts wandered off thinking on what happened to him.

A hand smacked my table, it was Mr Parker.

“Anna, have you been paying attention to what I’ve been saying?”

His eyebrows furrowed.

 “Yeah, of course. Why wouldn’t I be?” I laughed nervously.

“Be sure to stay focused when I’m teaching. You won’t be getting an A if you don’t.”

I nodded.

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It was lunchtime and I sat alone at a remote table in the cafeteria. Suddenly a voice spoke to me.

“Hi, I’m Jillian. You’re new here right?” she gave me an innocent smile.

“Oh hi ! Yeah I am. My name is Anna. Nice to meet you”

“Yeah. Anna? If you need anything you can always come to me okay?”

I nodded and smiled as she went over to her friend’s table. I was pretty much alone the whole day at school. Being the new girl sucks.

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I went home as soon as the bell rang. There was no reason for me to stick around. I went to my room and checked the phone that I left behind and saw 10 miscalls from Mike. What happened to him? I didn’t know whether to call him straightaway or maybe wait for him to call me back. My heart pounded so strong I could hear my heartbeat pounding in my ears. I was just about to press the call button when his name came up on the screen. I answered the call. I heard him sobbing from the other side.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

“I need you right now. I need someone. I want you by my side. I feel like my heart has been pierced by thousands of needles.”

“What happened? Tell me. It’s alright. I’m here now.” I felt something heavy in my heart.

“I fought with my parents. I wanted to leave. I just didn’t have the courage to.”

“It’s okay now. Do you know what I would do if I were you? I would write everything down on a piece of paper and just keep it sealed. It helps sometimes.”

“Really?” His voice started to clear up.

“Really.”

We talked some more. I tried to cheer him up by singing to him and I actually did it. It felt good to know you helped someone because it would have the same effect on you. My life wasn’t always the way it is now. I used to have bonding times with parents like normal families would. We went out together on weekends and spent the nights at home eating home-cooked meals. Everything changed 5 years ago. The point where mum was given a promotion to become a part of the board member of the company and dad was stationed somewhere far from home. In the end, dad had to fly all over the country for his job at least thrice a month and mum having meetings all the time. That left me alone, parentless, scarred with disappointments of failed promises and that had me diagnosed with depression. I may seem carefree and all but I could never be free from all wounds.

The sun slid down from the sky and the moon was glowing bright that night. I called again to check up on him. He sounded better now. He reminded me excitedly about the plans on Friday. I said okay. He sung to me a lullaby as a thank you for being there for him earlier that day. My heart melted like sweet ice-cream under the afternoon sun. His voice was so soft and so inviting. Is he a male siren or something?

Weird how his personality was different from his appearance. He wished me good night and I bid farewell. I could live to this, I thought to myself before heading to dreamland.

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It was Friday. The day didn't come any sooner. My hands were sweating and anxiety was about to kick in. He asked me to wait for him in front of this old big tree near the school's entrance. I felt ugly because it’s been centuries since I've shopped for anything that’s in trend and I felt like the clothes I was wearing was from the middle ages. I wore this laced shirt with a black skirt and to complete the wardrobe, a decent black heels that was worn at least once, I think. I tied my hair into a ponytail so that I hope it'd make any difference. Five minutes later, a blue truck came in with a gorgeous guy wearing a black tee and khakis. I overheard the heaven's bells ringing from above telling me an angel came to greet me. We were destined to be together. That, I'm not sure of.

He opened the door for me, it was so freaking cute the way that he knew how to be a gentleman.  He mentioned, "A princess should always let the man open the door for her and in return, she must give him a kiss.". He was just kidding, I was sure of it. I just giggled and went into his car. The sweet scent of raspberry was driving me crazy and the best thing was, he kept his car clean and neat. He closed his door and the engine started with a poof. It was awkward at first but he made me feel comfortable. I love that about him.

"Anna ?"

I partially smiled, " Yeah?"

"You look beautiful."

My heart melted and blood rose to my cheeks. I didn't have the power to control my happiness that I grinned so long after he said that.

"You don't look too bad yourself." well I was obviously lying. He was hot like the Saharan dessert added with the flames from the sun and the magma from below.

He smiled in return. I tried my best to not make any eye contact with him. I didn't want to be mesmerized by his blue eyes like how I did on my second day. That was embarrassing.

It took him about ten minutes to drive to the place he mentioned. It looked kind of old style but still, I heard that this ones the best in the city. He held my hands when I get off the car. The shop was peaceful, in a way that mostly don't. He called me over to this one aisle. He used the demo player to listen to the song he wanted me to hear. He put the headphones just nicely on me. He asked,

"Ready ?"

 I nodded, he pressed the play button. The song played was an OST from this old movie, the title was I’ll Be I think. It was a sweet song. I hummed to the rhythm and unexpectedly, he pulled me close and he pressed my lips against his. Right there. In public. With everyone looking. I didn't bother them because I was in cloud nine. It felt like a dream. Our lips parted, we both grinned. I just stared at his blue eyes that now seemed lighter and full of life. He held my hands and led me back to the car.

"What's next ?", I smiled in hope of more sweet surprises.

"Next ? We're going to the park."

I couldn't help but to stare at his face when he's driving. I never thought, especially after what he told me earlier, that he would actually kiss me, especially in public. My thoughts drifted off and the sound from the radio faded. We were at a beach in the summer time. The sand was warm and the sun was way up in the sky. There was nobody except for the two of us there. I pointed at the soaring seagulls and there he knelt, "If it would take forever to know you, and to earn your trust, I would give up my lifetime in exchange. To have you by my side is a gift that will cost a miracle to happen. Amelia Sienna Dranias, I am here to ask for your hand in marri-". The image blurred out and I was back in reality. Seemed like I drifted off to far this time. I have such wild imaginations. "Hello ?", waving his hand as he did when I first hallucinated. I was lost for a minute there. "You daydream a lot now don't you Miss Dranias ?", he giggled. "Yeah I do, and most of them are about you getting eaten by sharks". He grinned knowing that it was sarcasm.

By then I looked outside the window of his truck, I saw leaves falling ever so elegantly with lakes that were calm, untouched. I asked him why are we here, he explained that he wanted to show me the part of Chicago that he loved. He took my hand and we strolled along the walkway. Kids were playing and laughing with their family. I wish I could spend time with my family like how they did. Mike saw my expressions changed and asked why. I explained that my family used to be all loving and caring but then that was once upon a time ago. Things changed and people changed. I became a loner ever since. We sat down on an old bench near the lake. He enveloped me with his arms and comforted me.

"Life isn’t fair sometimes. In order for you to achieve something, you have to sacrifice another.” I nodded and rested my head on his shoulders and just enjoyed his warmth. It’s good to have someone that understands you wholly. We talked hours long before it was time for me to go.