My Dictator!

CHAPTER 10

Dustin's POV

The brightness hit my face, and the vibrating buzz of by phone disturbed my sleep. I needed more sleep. I ignored it and tried to go back to my dreams. But it vibrated again. WTF...

'Dustin. Is this you?'
An unknown number texted.
'Yeah. And who's this?'
I replied. Within a second, my phone beeped.
'Your old chap. Nathan.^^.'
Nathan..Nathan.. I tried hard to remember. And yeah! My old chap. My high school friend. Nathan. That handsome friend.
'Nathan ! Is that really you?? How are you bro?? And how comes.?'

'Yeah. It's me. I'm here at Manhattan for some months. Just remembered you. So.
I'm great. How are you? and Kobe? And his girl?'
'Everyone's great.. ' I was sitting by now. Wide awake. 'Let's meet bro...Someday' ' Okay!Sure thing' 'Bye' 'Bye'

He was one good friend I knew.
He had a good way of presenting himself to the people. Quite optimistic about life and HE TRIED HARD AND HARDER AND THE HARDEST FOR THE THINGS HE WANTED. AND yeah!!! HE GOT IT.

An image of Catherine flashed by my mind. I felt greatly disturbed lately, and she kept popping into my mind like a new message popping into my inbox, with that peep sound in my mind. Everything in me wanted to protect her bad. Everything she did made me feel it was cute and funny. She was familiar too.

I jumped off the bed and went to freshen up myself. I toasted the bread and drank a glass of fresh cow milk. Nothing bored me since I had been used to it for long. It didn't bother if anyone accompanied me in the things I did. Being alone treated me better.

Catherine's POV

'YOU!' I shouted, kicking her bed. 'Get the hell up. ' she woke up in an instant trying to find out what was happening. 'Good morning'
She smiled. Seriously. 'Keep that good morning to you and yourself.' 'Ah..rude' She smiled with a "you shouldn't be doing that" look on her face.
'Can you even remember a thing?' 'What?' She got up and folded her blanket,pretending not to be serious about what I was talking. ' You listening? You can't get drunk, if you don't have a self control in you' she showed irritation in her face. 'Now, why are you here this early morning in the morning and barking at me like a dog' 'Barbara, mind what you are speaking. You really embarrassed Dustin last night. You were clinging unto him, as if he was the one, the only one in your life. ' I folded my arms. She was serious now. She completed diverted her attention towards me, leaving what she was doing. 'Wait, that's funny. You act as if you know him so well. You met him just a few weeks ago and moreover we are best friends. He's always there to help me when I need him. Especially when I am not sober. That's just always happening. He can never be embarrassed of me neither do I.
NO FORMALITIES between Dustin and I'

Truth slapped me right in the face. So hard. Everything she said was the ugly truth, I was trying to ignore. They were close as shit and I was just a stranger passing by in their good-formed relationship.

She continued. ' Cathy? Are you by chance umm..developing feelings for him? Huh?' 'No way, never for that guy' 'Phew, that was a sigh of relief. Seriously because YOU ARE NOT HIS TYPE' she said emphasizing much on the last few words. That was a splash of water in my face. Why couldn't I gulp in the truth,when it is just not gonna change. When it is clearly evident by both me and Barbara.
'You know what? Neither is he.'
I stormed out of her room.
I suddenly felt that I was no longer that arrogant sister I used to be. She seemed mightier, much more mightier than me. And it was because Of Dustin. She had a name for her relationship with Dustin. A best friend or maybe her girlfriend to be. But what was I ? A friend? No? A crush? No? A stranger? Yes! Absolute total stranger.