Sliding Doors - 2 (English Version)

Chapter 42

Hero

It is 8:00 in the morning when my cell phone starts ringing insistently.

Last night I forgot to turn it off and now he seems crazy.
It vibrates, rings then stops and starts again.
It looks like a concert and I don't know how long it has actually been playing.

I rub my eyes and get out of bed to stop this agony.

"Who the fuck is?" I mutter from me and me.
On the screen, in addition to the thousands of notifications that keep increasing, I notice Mia's name.

Mia - incoming call

"Mia?" I repeat almost as if I didn't believe it.
We said to just text us.

"What happened?" I answer immediately and ask the first thing that comes to mind.
I just woke up and I'm not sure if I'm perfectly awake.

"Look at Instagram!" she answers me while loud music plays in the background.

"What?" I'm not sure I understand correctly.

"I sent you a link to a live video... open it now! Hurry!"

"Ok"

Mia quickly closes the call and I try to wake up completely, while I open the Instagram app and try to open the link she sent me.
A girl I have never seen before appears on the screen, laughing and joking... I don't understand what she is talking about as she frames other people in front of her.

"She is Sydney, our sweet and dear Sydney and then we have..." the camera moves again "The protagonist of our bet... Josephine Langford!"

The heart stops.
The breath as well.
She.
Here she is.
She's gorgeous.
She smiles and greets with an amused smile, while saying something to the girl next to her.
Mia. Here she is, she is there too.
That's why she told me to watch the live video.
They are together somewhere, that looks like a disco.

"Will our Jo be able to make Patrick win the bet?" asks the girl who is making the video.

What bet? What are they fucking talking about?

Jo shakes her head as she laughs "Definitely not!"

"Will our Patrick be able to hold his own against the Oscar-winning kisses that Hero gave her? Yes, you got it right ... Hero Fiennes Tiffin! Let's talk about him! Hey Hero, if you are there, take a shot..." she smiles amused.

I remain petrified looking at the scene.
What the fuck?
The blood starts boiling in my veins.

"Let's hear what her friend thinks..." they frame Mia now, while Jo's laughter plays in the background.
Oh my God how I miss her giggle!

"I'm sorry Patrick, you lost at the start!" comments Mia.

Below the video the messages from the fans are unleashed, for both Jo and Patrick.
Many girls ask why Jo doesn't want to kiss him.

Fuck no! You mustn't kiss him!
Why should she?
Who cares about a stupid bet!
Shit! It can not be true!

"Fans ask why you don't want to kiss Patrick..." the girl turns to frame Jo.

She is embarrassed, she looks around and smiles.
She is taking her time before answering.
It also amazes me that she agreed to be filmed for a stupid video on Instagram.

"Well I..." she bursts out laughing again.

She drank? It seems to shine... better and better ...

"Because... no way!" she simply replies "I won't let him win the bet, I'm sorry..."