Unexpected

Chapter 7.

Three hours. I'm studying for three hours and I still can't stop thinking about what might be happening on that damn dinner.

I want to go to sleep so I can block all these thoughts away but I don't want to fall asleep either, because I'm afraid that I can dream about Albert. I've read on a website that people who are going through crushes suffer for this kind of insomnias.

I hate feeling this way. I don't know what to do even I do have work to do and literature essays to write.

I should be able to control my emotions right? I should be able to block him away.. But I can't and I don't want to.

I grab my phones before I allow myself to think about him again. The music pours into my ears as I lay back on my bed. I keep staring at the ceiling until my phone starts ringing.

I quickly pull my phones off and look to my phone screen. It's Sophia.

"Hi Soph,"

"Hi Em."

She seems a little bit tired. Not sad. Tired.

"How's the dinner going?" I ask immediately.

"Not too bad. Albert didn't show up.."

What?

"How didn't he show up?!"

"He didn't come.."

"I know that! But why?" I finally did persuade her to go to that dinner and know he didn't show up?

"Well, probably he didn't want to see my face after all the things that I said to him..?" Wow she's really trying to understand his point of view. What an improvement!

"And what you're going to do now?"

"I don't know. Probably it was for the best.. I can't stand him. And the only reason that I was going to be at this dinner was my father so.." She is really calm about this.

"And he isn't at the house?" If is not, where is he?

"No, he probably is at a friend's house or something.."

"Mmmm. Well if you need anything you just need to call me okay?" I want to support my friend because she's making the right thing.

"I know! I called you remember?" She says with a laugh. "What were you doing anyway?"

"Studying."

"Of course you were! I really don't know why I asked you that anyway.."

I really can't stop thinking where Albert is.. and if he's alone without anyone to talk to?

"Ahm.. Soph?"

"Yeah?"

"You have his number right?"

"Yes. I have his ass damn number on my phone.. should I delete it?"

"You could call him?" I know that she doesn't worry about him but I do.

"No way on earth I'm doing that!"

"Why? He can be hurt or even worse!"

"Well I don't give a shit! I decided to give an opportunity to his mother and what did he do? He didn't show up! He didn't give a fuck about this, Ems!"

Sophia seems to be really hurt with this. It's true though. She did the right thing and he just ran away.. I wonder how his mum is feeling right now..

"You're right. I'm sorry that I asked you to do that." I try to apologise.

"I understand, Ems. You're worried about him."

"Yeah.. sort of.." I don't know what to say. I wish I haven't mentioned his name.

"Well, if you're that worried I can give you his number.."

WHAT? NO.

"Ahm.. Ahm.. I'm not going to call him!" I start blushing.

"I didn't say you were.. I just said that I could give you his number.." She seems to be smiling through the phone.

I think I could text him..

"But he never gave me his number! He's going to think that I'm a stalker or something!" I try to erase the possibility that I could text him.

"Stop overthinking about this! If you are worried about him and you want to know where he is, the only way to find out is calling or texting him!"

"Fine.. I think that is not a crime.. I will explain to him that I asked you his number..?"

"Yeah.. whatever.." She seems to be searching for his number on her phone..

"Do you think that he's going to be mad at me or something..?"

"For calling him, wasting your time, seconds of your life, because you're worried about him?! Well if he gets mad he's more stupid than I thought!" She really doesn't like him.

"Okay.. maybe you're right.."

"Here, I'm sending you a text with his number.."

"Thank you, Soph." I'm so embarrassed. "Um, Soph..?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you think I'm stupid?"

"Yes."

"Really?!" I ask with a panicked tone.

"No! My father and his mother are talking in the kitchen so I'm going to try to hear what they're saying.. This dinner has to have an interesting part right?"

"You're unbelievable! Bye!" I say laughing.

"I know! Bye, Ems!" She hangs off the phone.

I quickly open the text that Sophia sent me and sit in my bed looking at his number.

I really don't know what to do. A part of me wants to call him so I can hear his beautiful voice and another part of me is saying to delete this text and grab my books.

Call him! Text him! Delete it! I need mental help. I really do.

I close my eyes and take a deep breath before I call his number.

I hear the bip three times and I'm about to hang off the phone before I feel to humiliated and stupid for even worring about him.

"Hello?" OH MY GOSH. I CAN'T BREATHE. I'M DEAD.

Nah. I'm just an idiot.