My Yellow

Part 14 - Two

Rose's POV:

Time Skip - Night of Date 1

"And here," Maddy curls the last piece of my hair. "You look so pretty." She smiles at me in the mirror. I smile back to her. I stand up and lean close to the mirror, I fix my fake lashes. I turn around to her.

"What should I wear?" I ask.

"Whoa," Keeho says walking in, and crossing his arms looking at me. "He is one lucky guy."

"Right!" Maddy laughs and looks in my bags. She pulls out a nice black shirt, then beige jeans. She hands them to me. "Then your white cardigan and flats." I nod and walk into the bathroom. I change my clothes, careful not to mess up my hair or makeup. I gather the old clothes and walk out, setting them on my bags. I reach down and grab my white cardigan. I slip it on and walk over to my shoes, the only things I unpacked. I slip on my flats. I turn to Keeho and Makayla, smiling sheepishly.

"Beautiful," Keeho starts fake crying. "My little girl is all grown up!" He wipes a fake tear, Maddy smacks him playfully on the arm.

"It's my job to cry not yours!" She laughs a bit, Keeho rubs his arm. I smile and walk to them both, I pull Makayla in a hug, then Keeho.

"Thank you guys," I whisper hugging them both. "I love you."

"I love you too," Maddy pats my back.

"I love you more," Keeho pats my head gently. I pull back from them and take a deep breath.

"What if he stands me up?" I ask, now getting nervous.

"He won't," Maddy shakes her head.

"But.." Keeho covers my mouth.

"Don't think like that," Keeho say, removing his hand. "He will be there." I nod and shakes out my hands. I grab my phone off of my bed. "You guys can let yourselves out of my room, just don't forget to lock it," I smile a bit and head out of my room. I pass by Theo as I walk to the front door. He doesn't look at me. I bite the inside of my cheek and walk out. I get out my phone and open the Uber app. I get an Uber and rock on my heels. I then open tinder and look at the messages from Daniel.

Daniel: I might be a bit late, but I'm so excited to meet you!

Me: That's okay! I'm excited too :)

I shift my weight from foot to foot. I see a car pull up. I smile and get in the backseat. I give the driver the address to the restaurant and look out the window. I watch the buildings pass by. I smile more, having a good feeling about this. The car stops in front of the restaurant and I get out. I walk inside and go to the hostess. "Hi I have a reservation for 6pm," I smile. She smiles at me and nods.

"Okay follow me," She grabs two menus and heads to a table for two. She sits the menus down, I sit down.

"Thank you," I smile and open the menu. I look over what they have. Theo was right, they are expensive. I look down at my phone, it's now 6:15 and Daniel isn't here. He did say he was gonna be late.

"Can I get you something to drink?" The waiter asks stepping to the table.

"Um just a water to start," I nod. "Two waters," I add. "For my date," The waiter laughs and nods, walking away. I look back at the menu.

Time Skip - One hour

"Are you ready to order?" The waiter asks for the fourth time, coming back. She gives me a sad look. I look down at my phone. No new messages from Daniel, even after I kind of spammed him. I bite the inside of my cheek.

"Um, maybe a few more minutes," I say quietly. She nods, using the pitcher in her hand to refill the glass in front of me. I look at the glass at what was supposed to be Daniels seat, all the ice is melted. The waiter walks away and I look down at my hands. I was right, he would stand me up.

"You still don't know what you want to eat?" I look up from my hands.

Theo's POV:

"You still don't know what you want to eat?" I ask Rose, sitting down. She stares at me.

"Why are you here?" She asks me, her eyes are sad.

"I had plans to come here," I lie, I didn't. I was following her. "And I thought you were on a date, why are you here alone?"

"He's coming," She looks down and sighs. "That's a lie, he stood me up. I was just about to leave."

"Hm," I shift. "Don't leave," I say to her, watching her face. "I'll buy you dinner," I make my voice sound more harsh than I wanted it too. She looks up at me.

"You said this place is expensive," She whispers. "I don't want you to spend money on me."

"Shut up," I shake my head. "I don't want you moping around the dorms tonight for being stood up," She laughs a bit and nods.

"Only if you want to," She says and takes a drink of her water. I study her face, the way her glasses sit on the bridge of her nose, her hair, the shape of her eyes... I have butterflies. I look away from her, my mind racing back to Intak. You get butterflies.. I huff.

"No," I whisper, then look back to her, seeing her looking at me.

"No you don't want to?" She asks.

"No I do, I just- I just said no to something else, um," My heart is beating kind of fast. I shift. "Anyway, what was this guys name?"

"Daniel," She uses her straw and stirs around her ice.

"Daniels a bitch name anyway," I clear my throat, and hear her laugh. I look at her, seeing her smile as she looks at the menu. I smile ever so slightly.