Accidental Ruination

36: Warmth.

Chapter 36: Warmth.

Stacey.

       " Are you certain you are alright? " Dyletto asked once again, glancing at me with his side eyes as he drove.

"I am fine," I replied, without looking at him, my eyes remained on the road as I rested my head on the window.

"You seem to be lost in thought lately, " he stated, " I am well aware this is none of my business, yet I can not help but care, perhaps you should share it, it will help relieve you of your thoughts, "

" it's nothing, really, "

He went quiet.

" can I ask you a favor? " I asked after some silence.

" go on, "

" could you please drive me to my old house, it's about two hours drive from town though, "

" the address? "

I told him the address then he made a U-turn. When we arrived at my old house, I exited the car and turned to Dyletto.

"You can leave now, thank you, " I said, hugging myself. He said nothing, instead he exited the car.

"W-what are you doing, "

"I am coming with you, " he stated, his hands in his pocket.

I nodded, without a words I headed into my old house, it was dusty and dirty due to it's abandonment for months.

Taking my eyes off the leather couches, I headed to my destination, the room i had kept my sister's sketches, I had moved  some of them to our new home.

yet some still remained here, I scanned through all the sketches in search of something of value, maybe a clue or a written word, anything that could help me find out the truth.

"Why are Damien's sketches here? " Dyletto asked.

"They were my sister's last sketches, " I replied, heading to my old room as there was nothing tangible in the abandoned room that gave off clues.

"Your sister sketched these? "

"Yes, "

"Why? Did they know each other before or..."

"They didn't, that's why I am searching for proof, " I looked at him, " I hope my speculations are wrong, " then I turned back to the place I was searching.

"What speculations? You can not possibly think he is the culprit, he can not be, "

"I never said he was the culprit, I just-i-i don't know okay, I don't want him to be the culprit but I can't help but think he is, that's the only explanation I have for my sister's last sketches, she must have left clues, she must have tried telling me some things, she can't just... "

I tugged at my hair, "look, I am sorry okay, maybe I am wrong, this... All of this must be getting to me, can you get me out of here please? "

"Let's go, "

As we made our way to the car, rain began to fall, Dyletto and I exchanged looks, he shook his head having realized what I had in mind.

"But it's getting late, " I protested.

"That is a more valuable reason why we cannot leave now, " he insisted.

"Okay, but can I at least get my phone? I  need to call Ed,"

"I will go get it, stay here," he commanded,  then he was out the door, the rain was heavy , we had not had such heavy rain since the beginning of the year.

"You got it? Thank you," I said, locking the door behind me, I tried to turn it however, it had ran out if battery, I had forgotten to charge it.

" It's dead, I must have forgotten to charge it! How could I have made such a stupid mistake?" I chided, making my way to the room to look for a charger, I was a step away from the room when the lights went off, I jumped back with a shriek Into Dyletto's arms.

He held me firm," are you alright?" his panicked voice asked.

" Yes, I am fine,"

He released me, brought out the phone and turned on the torch, " better?"

" Yeah thanks,"

We sat on a couch huddled together as I waited for the rain to stop, " are you cold?" I asked, he had taken off his suit as it got soaked when he left for my phone and I had no spare clothes in the house, the one I gave him was a t-shirt that was way too tight for him.

He adjusted in his seat," No,"

" I can keep you warm of you let me cover you with the blanket," he refused to use it since there was only one available. "It will keep you warm,"

" You can use it, your dress is thin which means you are more vulnerable to the cold,"

Sighing, I scoted closer to him," why are you so stubborn?" I muttered, covering him with the blanket, I placed my head on his shoulder then I hugged his waist, " we can both keep warm this way,"

He didn't protest after this, " do you think he could be the culprit?" I asked after some minutes of silence.

" He can't be, we have been friends since pre school, he sees Dyleine as his little sister, he wouldn't hurt her, " he countered .

" And Tomi? He didn't know her as a kid neither did he care for her, "

" There is a possibility that they had a past, perhaps they were at some point into each other,"

I sighed hugging him more, " do you still hate me?"

He didn't reply, I had no idea why i asked such a question at the time, my feelings for him grew day after day, no matter how hard I tried to ignore them, I couldn't.

The fact that I saw him every day did my fragile heart no good either, " I am sorry, I am really sorry for what I have done and I am more sorry for what I am about to say but please... Please don't hate me okay? Don't, I can't... I can't handle it," I pleaded.

Still he said nothing, I was sure he wouldn't say more to my words so I did the only reasonable thing I could think of.

Closing my eyes, I leaned further into his warmth then I whispered," Good night,"

~P-Lia~.