Hes lost in his mind

Chapter 14 : Phone

2 smiled at me as I came back in.

"6! We've got dinner with Damien today - yey! We can ask him as many questions as we want, about anything we want... ANYTHING, 6! What are you gonna ask him?"

"how he came to be such a dick?" I suggested. She laughed. "come on, you know there's a spark! Damien LIKES you - more than any of us, anyway. I bet I don't stand a chance,"

"you do! I'm not being his Queen anyway - no way in hell. I don't WANT to be. So, yeah."

"whatever, 6. I suggest getting pampered - I am."

"you want to impress him, I don't."

"honestly, 6. Fine - do as you wish. But you won't have much to do but go back to the entertainment room and run into Damien again - which I know for a fact you won't want."

I nodded and went to the closet as she went to get yet another shower, humming as she went.

Suddenly I noticed little packages by our pegs again, more gifts from Damien.

"Damien's sent us stuff!" I called, and 2 yelped in joy. At that moment I noticed 5 taking a nap in her bed. She looked cute.

I turned back to the package and read the little note by the side of it.

Dear 6,

I thought you needed a way to communicate, so I got you all one of these. I have already put in several contacts and apps - enjoy.

Yours dearest, Damien

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

After I'd finished reading, I opened the tiny package. It held a phone, a really nice one. I checked the contacts list.

CONTACTS

1

2

3

5

Damien ; )

Maid

I scowled at Damien's wink face and deleted it. Not the contact - the face. I had a feeling i'd best put up with him - or he wouldn't be happy. Suddenly the phone bleeped and I got a message from Cat.

{hey!}

{hey,} I replied, and immediately got another text.

{r u bored i am SO bored heard u got called to talk 2 big D what did he want?}

{Big D? Really? He asked me dumb Q's and i flipped him off. No biggy.}

{no biggy A he is gonna kill u. Anyway what u up to? Preparing 4 the dinner?}

{no i'm not dressing 2 impress him, he'd think I actually care}

{look at u playing hard 2 get. Anyway I got to go Molly only just go out of the shower :( why do I have to share a room with her? Anyway talk to u later babe bye}

{bye}

I then had an instant thought. With this phone I could contact my mum! I tapped in her number and dialled. She answered almost immediately.

"who is this?"

"mum?"

"Amelie! Where are you? Where are you? Do you need me to pick you up! Damn, I have the whole bloody police force searching for you!"

"mum it's OK I am... safe. I was on my way home and John screamed. I ran after him but he'd been bitten, and lost his memory so he chased me. I... the vampire prince caught me."

"Damien?"

"yeah"

"Dammit I told him to keep his hands off my daughter! Look Amelie, if he hurts you contact me OK? And keep in touch! I don't want to stop hearing from you, OK?"

I nodded even though she couldn't see me and said "yeah." I could hear her blowing her nose and laughing for joy, and I hung up. I knew she'd die if I kept talking to her. I saved her number to my contacts. Then I got a text from Damien.

{Dress nice for this evening. Don't embarrass me again.}

{and why should I miss a chance to embarrass you?}

{Just don't. You will regret it in every way imaginable.}

I sighed and put the phone down before going to the wardrobe I decided on a blue fluffy gown and no makeup or jewlerry - as I said before, I wasn't trying to impress him. I lay in bed and started reading Harry Potter, with every word slowly drifting to sleep.

***

Damien

Why was she so different, so perfect, yet so confusing? I didn't know WHAT she wanted - was the only way to make her happy to let her go home - the one thing I just couldn't do? There had to be some way for me to please her, and find out if she felt ANYTHING - and in that instant I knew how.