STUCK IN TIME

(xi) Book 1: Chapter 9- Leave princess your prince charming is waiting!

Ayana's POV
I spend my Sundays at the riding club. I go there and I am rather surprised to find Esmael standing near my horse.

"Hey. Didn't expect to see you here. Do you come here usually?" I say.

"I don't. I just came here for you. I know it's not very nice of me to show up like that but I wanted to see you. I hope you wont mind. Asher told me you come here every Sunday. So I decided to show up."

"But why did you want to see me? We just met last night." I ask.

"I wanted to ask you out. You didn't answer that night."

I say yes and he smiles happily. He is just so perfect and handsome and has good manners. Although I think Asher is more handsome, but Miles is a perfect guy in all ways. He must have really liked me that's why he is giving me so much importance. Unlike his brother who had a split personality disorder, one moment a sweet bu from a fairy tale and the next moment an absolute devil.

"...And I realized it later. So was it okay with you?" Esmael was saying something to me while I was busy in a mental conversation. I chastise myself but thinking it would be embarrassing to ask him to repeat the sentence I say, "Yea totally."

He grins. "Cool then. I will tell you the date and time when everything is arranged."

Arranged? Wow. See what I mean? Just perfect. I think I can forgive him for that night. Maybe Hana was right. Maybe he is the guy who is made for me.

*****

I open the door to my room and step back in shock upon finding it completely messed up. wardrobes open, clothes on the floor, seeming like a burglar crashed in here. Well in day time? I naturally panic and run to my parents' room.

"Mom! Dad! There was- my room is-" I stammer and explain them the scene.

"It's the middle of the day. Everyone's home. No thief in his right mind would try this." Mom comments.

"But then who did it Elena?" Dad says.

"I think, I need to tell you a lot." I tell them about the feeling like someone stalking me or Afifa and what mom says is, "You just need to see a psychiatrist."

"Mom why do never take me serious." I huff and turn to dad who apparently believes me.

'Because you don't take yourself serious.'

'Enough Elena. My daughter does not need to see psychiatrist. Please learn to listen to her!' Dad shouts at her and she glares at me and leaves the room. 

This is what happens when I try to take my parents in confidence. That's why I go out finding answers on my own.

*****
Dad tried his level best to satisfy me by tightening the security. I actually do feel protected now and can sleep without my pocket knife today. I both regret and appreciate my decision of telling them. I close my eyes waiting for the sleep to take over me, just when I doze off my phone decides to ring. I attend without checking the caller ID thinking it must be something important.

"Hello!"

"Hey papa's princess. Hope didn't disturb your beauty sleep?" It was Asher and by the sound of his voice noting seemed important and worthy to wake me up from my sleep.

"Yes. What does the devil want from me?" I speak in a sleepy voice.

"Your service dear maid." He says.

"What?" I ask with confusion.

"Be here tomorrow sharp at seven. You are gonna drive me school."