BENEATH HIS MASK

CHAPTER 19

A/N- This chapter is dedicated to  Queeningg. thank you so much for your beautiful words of encouragement. you are awesome hon.

I stand in front of my closet wondering what i should wear today. obviously i was going to wear casuals but i was going to take a break from my usual jeans and tops and decide on my red knee length dress. I knew how much dad loved it when i wore skirts and dresses and considering that other than my black mini, my red knee length dress was the only one i had at the moment which was good to go . Besides every other skirt screamed i am going for an interview rather than going to a family dinner. I apply just a little bit of kohl in my eyes and finished my outfit with my favourite pair of white boots. i comb my hair and let it loose. I apply just a little bit of perfume like always just to keep myself fresh.

I shouldn't be nervous about tday, it was my dad's birth day dinner after all but the fact that damien was joining us made me feel excited and worried at the same time. I stil don't know why he asked me to bring someone. I knew it was a test, i still don't know what would be the better option- to bring him along or to make an excuse of why he can't come. But since i was bringing him along due to my rash impulses, i just had to show him everything was normal.

"if i didn't know better, i would say i'm rubbing off on you." cindy says with her arms crossed.

"huh?"

"you woke up early this morning."

"oh, i wasn't tired."

"you fiddled with your food and left it half way."

"i wasn't hungry."

"you are wearing a stylish outfit."

"i can be stylish." I said with a frown.

"becca, would you relax, you guys will go, have a quiet dinner, maybe chit chat a little and come back peacefully."

"how i wish that would be the case."

Cindy shakes her head with a smile and leans back against a wall fixing her attention outside the window. Something must have caught her attention as she crunches her eyebrow and stands straight to get a better view of the subject of her attention.

"becca, what time did damien say that he was coming to pick you up?" cindy asks with a little laughter in her voice.

"around 6."

Cindy shakes her head with a giggle and murmers something which i couldn't get but sounded something like 'he couldn't wait to see her'

"what?" i ask confused.

"he's here already." She says cooly.

"what? Why?He's over half an hour early."

"why indeed?" cindy asks with a smirk in her face.

Considering the fact that i was already dressed and ready, i was good to go. Cindy walks down with me with a smug look on her face which honestly i tried to ignore because it terrified me especially when she started giggling. A strange and earrie giggle like hehe....hehe...hehe came out from the beautiful and innocent girl who was my best friend. But the fact did little to comfort me as i took a step back from her until she stoped this unwanted giggle.

I could see damien was on the phone with someone with a frown etched across his face. He was trying to be calm but was clearly annoyed. The discussion ended with him trying to calm the othe other persion down.

"ok Rachel, calm down. I am really busy now so i'll talk later. I'm sorry but i gotta go." He says before he hangs up and takes a deep sigh. He looked like the entire conversation had given him a headache. I walk closer to him and place my hand on his shoulder.