Destiny ~ Book Two Of The "Meant to Be" Series

Chapter 2

I hear a light knock on my door which causes me to wake up. I lay on a pile of envelopes and letters on top of my bed as I rub my bloodshot eyes in sleepiness. I sit up and look at the clock, which shows ten AM.
   "Beatrice" I hear my brothers calm voice from the other side of the door. "Breakfast is ready. Mind to join us?" I sigh as I lay back on my bed.
  "No thank you" I say. "I am not hungry" There is a spilt silence at first but then I hear the door open as it cracks and I sit up. "I said I am not hungry–"
  "I know, I know. Im not deaf" he says closing the door behind him and sitting on the edge of my bed. "I just want to know what happened between you and mom. I've heard you both crying since yesterday, but neither of you are planning on telling me what the hell happened" he says and I sigh shaking my head.
  "It's nothing. She just kept a few things to herself while she should of told me" I say and he interrupts.
  "Beatrice, just tell me" He demands and I look back at the letters all over my bed. I hold a random one out and life it up to my head as he furrows his eyebrows.
  "Oh . . . You found out?" He says and I widen my eyes in shock. You found out? His words repeat in my head and he stutters, realizing he fucked up.
  "You knew?" I ask raising my voice. My eyes start filling with tears. He sighs in defeating and he doesn't even dare to look at me. "I can't believe you" I say hitting him hard with a pillow through his face as he jumps back in fear and holds his hands out to protect himself. "What else do you know? Huh?" I ask yelling. He doesn't know how to reply (how would he? He betrayed me. Dad probably knew too. My whole family, comforting me for something they did wrong. They made me suffer for all these months. I bet they have no idea how painful it was to have everyday go by, waiting and hoping for another letter, another text from Tobias, and they lied for so long. Its declared; I hate them). He sighs as he sits back on the bed–next to me– and hesitates while he wants to tell me something.
   "Mom blocked Tobias from your phone in every possible social media and his phone number too" he says as my eyes widen even more. I bring my knees to my head as I slowly bury my face between them and let tears stream down my face. I start sobbing as I grip the blankets as my mouth lets out high pitched screams. That is why I never received any texts from him, any calls, any anything. That is also why he never answers, because its not like I didn't try to be still in touch with him.
   "How long have you known?" I ask, my voice muffled by my jeans.
   "A couple months" he says after a long pause.
   "Why would she even do that?" I ask crying. He sucks a deep breath.
   "Beatrice, he was the reason you almost git yourself killed. She just wanted you to be safe" he says and I look up at him in disbelief. I start collecting the letters all over my room in anger.
    "If she wanted me to be safe, she should of sent me as far away from liars and traitors like you" I say standing up, wiping my tears and harshly grabbing my packed-up suitcase that lays on my desk and shove the all of the letters between my perfectly folded clothes that now are wrinkled from my harshness. Zipping up the suitcase I open the door angrily as I run down the stairs. My parents stare at me in shock as they see me trying to get out of this place as fast as I can. Caleb walks down the stairs slowly as he watches me in awe and worry. "My flight leaves in a couple of hours. Dylan'll drive me" I say as I shove my feet in my shoes fast and tying them. "Don't expect me to come back" I say before slamming the door harshly and walking to Dylan's house.
I grab my phone from my back pocket and dial his number. He picks up after a few beeps "There's my girl" he says, obviously in a good mood.
   "I need a ride to the airport" I say and he groans loudly as I roll my eyes at his laziness.
   "Why can't Caleb take you there?" He asks.
   "I'll explain on the way" I reply and he groans again. "I'll be waiting at the park" I say and hang up. His house is across from the park, and that is just two to three minutes away. I drag my suitcase stomping to the park and after a few minutes I get there. I see Dylan in his car as he looks at his phone in silence, waiting for me. I open the back of his car, throwing my baggage in –causing a loud noise– and I see him jump in fear. He looks behind/at me and he shakes his head rolling his eyes as I open the front seat door.
   "And they call you a man" I joke (without laughing) as I put on my seatbelt.
   "Why you so cranky?" He asks glancing at me while he starts the car. "You on your period or something?"
   "Shut the fuck up Dylan, or I'll torture and kill you painfully" I say sighing. "And no. Got through that last week" I murmur as he laughs.
   "So thats why you threw my ice-cream cone and almost killed me last week at school" he says and I roll my eyes. "So what up?" He asks turning on the radio. The song All of me starts playing as I let out a scream, trying to stop the radio but I fail. Dylan jumps back a little, confused and shock at my reflexes. He pushes a button as I sigh in relief. That is the song I hate (and love) the most. Its the song me and Tobias used to listen to all the time and its the first song we heard together. "So what happened?" He asks.
"Apparently, Tobias wrote me letters for months and months but my mom hid them from me" I say and his eyes widen and his eyebrows furrow. "Also, she blocked him –from my account– in every social media (his number too), and that is why I never got any of his texts"
"You can't send texts when someone blocks your number" he says and I gasp quietly.
"He must think I hate him now" I say as my eyes burn with tears and I cover my face with my hands. Dylan keeps glancing at me while he drives, not a mean glance, a very worried and caring glance.
   "Yeah. . . He probably does" he says and I glare at him. "But hey, he still loves you, I know that. You're not the kind of person that is easy to forget. And also, he will believe you"
  "And why are you so sure of that?" I ask him.
  "Because I would" he says and I stop questioning. The whole drive is silent until we arrive at the airport. We slowly get out of the car and he helps me carry my suitcase. He hold my hand and walks through the airport building. The touch of our skin catches me off guard but I ignore it and walk along. We stay quiet until he says. "We are fifteen minutes early" and I give a slight nod and we sit down next to each other on two chairs.
   "Will you be coming back?" He asks and I sigh shrugging my shoulders.
   "Maybe . . . You're the only thing keeping me back" I say and he gives me a sad smile.
   "If I am the only thing keeping you back, I wouldn't want you coming back" He says. "Because I know you'll be happier in Chicago, with all your friends, and him" He adds and I nod.
   "Thank you" I say wrapping my arms around his neck as he hugs back. "You've been more brotherly than Caleb" I say and he lets out a nervous laugh which confuses me but I ignore it. A lady through a megaphone says that my flight is gonna leave in a few minutes and that the passengers should get ready and get in the plane. We both stand up and he grabs my hand before I walk away. I turn around and he stares at me dead in the eye. He steps forward and lightly presses his lips against mine and kisses me. I just stand there, shocked at this action and his lips move so slowly against mine. I have to say, he is a good kisser, but I don't like kissing him. He is like a brother to me and I never imagined us being more than that. The fact that we are kissing now seems so wrong, but right. I don't stop him because this is the last memory he'll have with me if I don't come back. He pulls after a few seconds and continues his stare.
   "I'm sorry" he says. "I've kept that in for as long as I remember and I just couldn't have you leave without me doing it" he looks away. I pull him into my embrace one more time and we both go different directions.
  I still can not believe that just happened. So turns out that my best friend has had a crush on me for as long as he can remember. Now I feel so bad for sharing my undying love for Tobias in front of him. It's crushing when the person you like is in love with someone else. Though I am glad he never gave a hint, because I wouldn't want anything between us to be awkward, but I don't think it will ever be. Dylan will always continue to my best friend. Not more than that. Just a best friend. Tobias is the one I really love and I will continue to love until I die.