Her Desperate Heart

Chapter two.

W-what" she asked.
" were you even listening? " Lauren asked.
" obviously, she wasn't " Beverly replied.
" i was" Iris said.
" You weren't " Ashley said.
" prove it " Iris challenged.
"what did Lauren say last?" Kayla asked.
"she-she_" she stuttered.
" seeee!!!" Ashley said.
" Where's Camile?" Iris asked changing the subject.
" Christopher called to say how busy they would be this night" Kayla said.
" They've been trying to have a child for three months now" Ashley said.
" How come no one told me about this " Iris asked.
" You shut yourself from everyone " Irene stated.
" i didn't, guys" she replied. It was about five months ago, few weeks after Kayla's wedding, this girls said something about marriage and they were like she wouldn't understand and they laughed about it but she didn't find it funny, so after that day she had been distancing herself from them. She knew that they didn't mean for it to insult her but she was insulted.
" of course you did, after Kayla's wedding you decided to be too busy " Bethany replied.
" but i never missed any of you baby shower or anniversaries" Iris retorted.
" we weren't talking about parties, you were too busy for hangouts" Ashley said.
" i was really busy, my boutique is expanding" she said.
" our firms also are expanding" Lauren said.
" I'm not in the_" she stopped when she heard her phone beep.
Hey, Iris.
She saw the message from Nick.
Didn't think you would remember my name.
She replied then turned to see her friends staring at her.
" what, now" she asked rolling her eyes.
" Who is he?" Irene asked.
" None of your business " she replied.
Her phone beeped again.
Why did you think i would forget?.
She smiled and replied
Well, you are handsome and you collect a lot of girls number.
" Iris, just tell us " her friends pleaded.
" it's Adrien's teamate. I met him today, he's also Adrien Best man." she said.
" woahhh!!!" Ashley shouted.
" A basketballer?" Beverly asked.
She rolled her eyes," obviously " she replied.
" Iris, you sure about him" her sister the seer of the house asked.
" I didn't say i was dating him" she stated.
" But you will " Irene said. Most times Irene got bits of things that might happen in the future. There was a time, Irene asked her to stay away from Ethan's cousin Benjamin, she didn't listen because she was desparate at that time to get married. At the end of the day, she got into hospital because, little Benjamin couldn't control himself when he was angry. He begged her to come back to him but it was impossible, she had to go to court to get a restriction order to keep him away from her. He got married about a year ago, she was happy for him, ever since that time, she had trusted her sister's vision.
" what did you see" she asked her sister.
" i saw you crying, i swear i saw you crying hard in the hospital " Irene said.
The girls had different expressions on their face, she was confused, was Nick also like Benjamin? She asked herself. Her phone beeped again.
I will take that. So how are you?
She stared at the message, she liked Nick even if today was the first time she was seeing him. She wanted to give it a try, she had never had such reaction to anyone else and she wouldn't let her sister's vision stop her.
I'm good, I'm in a meeting.
She dropped her phone on the table. She saw her friends whispering to each other. " umm" she said to get their attention.
" i think you should listen to Irene, she was right about Benjamin " Ashley said.
"i have been listening to that for long and i am still single, excuse me " she stated.
" Doesnt mean you should get yourself killed " Irene said.
" Guys, thanks for everything but I'm sorry i cant listen to you " she replied.
" you never listen to anyone " Lauren said.
" i do, i just dont want to listen to you guys now" Iris replied.
" Fine. Do what you want " Irene said.
" Thanks" she said.
" can you meet Skylar and Troy tomorrow for their outfits" Lauren asked.
" i have to call Daisy to check my schedule, i will call you to let you know" Iris said and Lauren nodded. They discussed some other things before leaving.

Iris pulled out her phone to call Daisy when she saw a message from Nick.
Chat me up when you finish.
She sent him a message.
I'm through with the meeting, heading back to my office, what about you?
She walked to her own section of the building, the store was full with not enough consultants. She rushed to her office to place her things down and went downstairs to start helping out. After four hours, she was finally able to close, it was eleven pm already. She checked her phone, she had many missed calls from her friends, then Amelia and her Fiance.
She called Irene, " Hey" she said.
" where are you? " Irene asked.
" At the shop, aren't you guys at work " she asked massaging her forehead.
" No, Christopher got into an accident, we tried to call you " Irene said.
She gasped, just under four hours, " is he okay " she asked worriedly.
" yeah, a drunk driver." Irene said.
" send me the address, i would be right there " she said.
She was hungry and tired but she really cared about Christopher.
She asked Daisy to lock up as she entered her car and drove off.
She saw her friends as she got to Christopher 's room. " Iris " Beverly called.
" I'm sorry guys, i wasn't with my phone " she apologised.
" It's okay " Camile said.
" Camile, how is he?" She asked since everyone else was ignoring her.
" He's sleeping. The doctor said we could leave tomorrow " Camile said.
" That's great" she said.
" you look like a mess" Irene noted.
" Do i?" She asked trying to fix herself.
" yup"Ashley said.
" i have been busy" she said. " Guys, i need to go " she said and she heard Ashley say that she just got here and she was leaving already.
She ignored her and checked her phone.
Watching Football.
She smiled.
I didn't know that Basketballers watch Football.
She sent it to him and entered her car, she needed rest. When she got into her Apartment, she got into the kitchen to fix herself something to eat. She placed it in the microwave. She checked her phone.
I love football. Do you watch Football?
Of course she watched Football, her brother was a footballer.
Yeah, sometimes. My brother's Tristin Watkins, he is a footballer. I like Football also.
She sent the message and got into the kitchen to get her meal. She sat at her kitchen table as she ate. She checked her phone again.
Adrien told me. He's actually one of my favourite players. I think his sister is beautiful.
She smiled at her phone as she replied.
He has two sisters, so who are you talking about?
He replied almost immediately.
You've got a sister?.
She drank her wine before replying.
A twin sister, Irene.
Her phone beeped again.
She must be as beautiful as you. So you guys are named after Goddesses?.

Yeah, we are.
She replied. Most of the guys especially doctors actually think that she was named after ' iris' the part of the eye.
Goddess of Rainbow and Goddess of Peace. So i guess your sister is the quiet one. And Rainbows are hot and beautiful.
She smiled at his message.
Thanks for the indirect compliments.
She didn't even notice that she had finished her meal. She got up to place her plates in the dishwasher.
So you wanna go out sometime?
He asked her.
Never thought you will ask? I would love to.
She sent the message to him.
So tomorrow night?
He asked.
I'm going to be busy tomorrow night. What about sunday night?
She asked, she couldn't risk going out tomorrow night for she might end up falling asleep.
Good then. Good night.
She smiled as she switched off her phone and got into the shower. Wore her pjs, set her alarm, then went to sleep.
She woke up to her alarm. She groaned before standing up. She went to the bathroom, she brushed her teeth, her hair falling to her face. She showered and did her skin routine.