Void In My Heart

Seventeen

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hello, dear, how are you?" It was a familiar voice. God, it's him.

....

"Dad?" I asked with my voice shaking. This call is unexpected, I don't know how to react and I want the world to swallow me right now.

"Hera, tell the truth are you attending school? Sally told me everything." Dad said with his voice full of disappointment. I don't know what to answer, and I can't believe that Nanny broke her promise that she will never tell dad no matter what happen.

"Dad, I don't want you to get mad at me let me explain tomorrow but dad now is not the right time..." I trailed my voice that was obviously shaking because of my dad's deep and angry voice.

"Nonsense! How come that you decided on your own to attend school and stayed in the countryside for almost one month and three weeks. Aren't you getting afraid of your fame? What you are doing now can damage your reputation as an actress, and I see that it does not worth it." He said angrily, and I can feel that my eardrums are burning in his voice.

"You knew? But dad I already talked to my manager and Mr. Hillsdale already approved it. I want to talk about it on the other day... Pleas..." He cut me off.

"Liar! I talked to your manager, Barbara yesterday and she said that Mr. Hillsdale didn't know your whereabouts. Hera, how could you? How could you do this? Aren't you getting tired? Tell me." He asked in disbelief. My eyes are watering right now, hearing those words makes my heart get soaked. My dad is disappointed in me, and I can't stand it.

"Dad, please I'll go get home tomorrow, just let me make this thing clear. You don't understand me dad, I want to experience the outside world. Just let me finish this school year dad and I promise I will go back to the way you wanted me to be. Just the way you wanted." I said, a single drop of tear are falling in my cheeks unknowingly.

"We'll see." He said and his voice is now restrained. Then he hangs up the phone, and I cried, I don't know what to do. My tears are falling with agony. I can't believe that the people, I trusted so much knows how to betray me. I opened the door and I saw Fallon with horror. Did he heard the whole conversation? Does he heard everything? If he does, he'll know the real me, and the worse? He will know that I am the actress behind those runways, and fashion shows.

"Fallon? Did you heard anything? Are you here before the call? Answer me!" I said to him impatiently, he can't dare to look at my eyes and I'm not certain if he heard anything. I just hope he didn't.

" What? No!. I didn't heard anything. I was here to wash my hands." He said a bit shaky. I knitted my brows in wonder.

"But this room is for the girls, are you gay?" I said incredulously.

"Of course not. I was here... Look, the girls and the boy's comfort room are in opposite side, see?" He prevaricated. I am still not convinced at him.

"What do you mean call?" He asked eagerly.

"Nothing. Let's get back to the stage." I negotiated. He silently followed me, and were back at the stage, where the people were working.

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"All of the door were locked! It's already midnight Hera, and the school curfew is now roaming around the campus and..." I cut him off.

"And if they caught us that we were still here at the theater stage, they will surely sue us, or they would tell the Dean about it. And if that happens, were dead meat." I said bitterly. We are here at the theater stage, and we are locked up, because we didn't notice that it's already midnight. Our colleagues? They already left at approximately five o'clock. And Fallon and I, are the only people here.