NEW BEGINNINGS

CHAPTER THIRTY SIX

She got home, made dinner for herself and her sister's kids, showered them, and tucked them in bed. In no time, they were asleep. She dropped onto her bed after a long day of work. She had already texted Gabriel to tell him the good news and now she just wanted to sleep. She had a shower and got comfortable under her duvet but instead of going to sleep, she decided to check what was going on. She opened her phone and went straight to her social media apps. Her phone rang almost immediately. She looked at the caller's ID. It was Dylan. Something in her head told her that he was calling because of the stunt that Arthur had pulled earlier but she still picked the call anyways. She just needed to hear his voice. She didn't realize how much she was longing for it until now. She picked up

"Hello?"
"Hey Wanda, how are you doing?"
"I'm good, just really tired. What's up with you?"
"I'm okay. Pissed off actually but I guess it's fine now"
"Why are you pissed off?" She asked, pretending now to know why
"I don't know. Your boyfriend and his publicity stunt ruined my day but I guess it's fine now like I said. You already made it better but I think you should really sue him and take this matter to court"
"He already apologized Dy. What is the purpose of taking him to court and making this matter last longer than it should?"
"The purpose is in the lesson"
"And what exactly is the lesson?"
"That he shouldn't mess with you. You are not his regular type of girl. Heck! You are not even his girl. Why the hell would he do something like that to you? Why am I even getting upset over this?"
"I have no idea. I should be asking you that"
"Whatever. Forget I even said anything about it"
"Dy, maybe you should just calm down. I mean, he already apologized. I am not one for the drama and thank you for caring about me but I think you all should let this go. If he makes the same mistake twice, I promise you that I would sue him without any of you telling me to sue him. Is that better?"
"Maybe, just maybe. Anyways, forget about him. I do not want to ruin my already ruined day that was just starting to get better. What are you up to?"
"I am actually in bed already. I was going to just check what was trending on social media that is not me before I head to bed"
"Actually, nothing is trending, just you and your boyfriend"
"He is not my boyfriend"
"Tell that to him and not me. I mean, he is the one acting like he owns you or something"
"I thought you said you did not want to talk about it"
"I don't!"
"So what are you still talking about it then?"

She asked, amidst laughter. She couldn't contain it

"Very funny Wanda"
"Enough about Arthur. Tell me how your day went"
"Oh, my day? You really want to hear about that?"
"Sure, why not?"
"Okay, so I have this project going on and I have this architectural design to finish up before Sunday. Apparently, the secretary of states wants to build another house so I was asked to design it and I still have no idea on what type of design he would want so I didn't half of the day thinking about it"
"Uh uhh"

She said, he could tell that she was already falling asleep. Somehow, that melted his heart. She was stressed as hell yet she wanted to talk to him. He kept talking even though the other end was silent and when he was sure that she had slept off, he said

"I don't know how appropriate this is but I think I am in love with you Wanda. I have never been able to get you out of my head. I don't think I want to get you out of it. I have tried different girls and I have gone for all types of girls but they are just not like you. You are different from them and maybe that is exactly what I want, exactly what I need. I wish I could say this to you when you are awake but I can't, not after I left you the way I did but you have to understand that I only did that for you. I did that so you could move on from me because back then, I thought you deserved better. I still think you do but I don't think I care if I don't deserve you. I love you and I really want to let you know how I feel but I can't. I just can't bring myself to say these words again because a part of you would think I'm lying and I am just playing the same game over and over again"

He sighed then continued but this time, his voice cracked

"I don't know what to do. I don't know why you are so different from the rest. I don't know why I am this attached to you. Hopefully, one day, I hope you would end up in my arms again. I hope you would give me a chance to start all over again with you, correct myself, make up for everything I did to you, and to right my wrongs. I love you, Wanda Arnold. Have a goodnight's rest"

He said and he ended the call. She slept like a baby. His voice was so comforting that she slept off with her phone in her left ear. She turned and the phone fell on the bed but she was fast asleep to even notice. Morning came and she woke up to her alarm ringing. She saw her phone.

"Oh dang! I slept off"

She opened the phone and texted Dylan immediately, hoping he wasn't upset