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STAY 12

I SIT QUIETLY on the couch, flipping through the TV channels.

I can't stop thinking about him and what he said to me. What if he really hates me?

I wish he didn't have to go out and I can ask him if he really hates me. I don't know why I want to know what he thinks about me but I really need to know.

I hear a knock at the door and I snap my head up.

Is he back? He's back so soon. I stand up from the couch and hurried to the door.

I opened the door to find Dan standing at the door. His brows were furrowed. He seem worried and upset but his eyes immediately widens when he sees me.

"Dan"

"Vi" he moves closer and throws his arms around me, hugging me so tight. I want to pull away but I just have to stay till he was ready to let go.

Dan pulls back and I stare at him curiously. What is wrong with him?

"Vi, I've been so worried about you"

Now I'm getting really confused.

"Worried? Why?" Why would he be worried when he saw me two nights ago. Anything could have happened between this few hours I saw him last, but still, I don't think he has any reason to be worried.

I stepped aside for him to come in and shut the door behind me.

He turns around to look at me. "I've been trying to reach you since yesterday but you weren't answering my calls. I got worried and I came here but I was told you were not around."

"You called me?" Now it just clicked to me that I haven't checked my phone since I woke up.

"Yeah, didn't you check your phone"

"I'm sorry I didn't answer the phone, I was a little bit down yesterday. But I was home"

"Well, your room mate didn't tell me that. He said you weren't home"

"He said that?"

"Yes. When I couldn't reach you this morning, I got more worried. I thought maybe he did something to you, so I decided to come over."

"My God! I was home. Where else would I be? If I wasn't in school or with you, you should know I would be in my apartment" Now I'm thinking when he said no one was at the door, there was someone at the door. I thought that was also a dream.

He's such an asshole for lying to me and Dan.

I walk past Dan and take my sit on the couch. I am so mad at him right now. I was beginning to have a change of heart towards him but right now he just made things worse.

"I'm just so relieved you're fine"

"Why would he lie to you?" I asked curiously. I see no reason why he should lie to Dan I wasn't home.

"I'm not sure." Dan shrugs his shoulders. "Maybe because he hates me." Dan sit next to me on the couch.

"Why would he hate you? You haven't met him before now."

"Not at all"

"He's so gonna get it from it" I clench my
hands into fists so tight my knuckles turn white.

"Just go easy on him."

"I bet I will" I clenched my fist. I'm not sure what I'm going to do to him or say to the monkey face but he's so dead. Why would he keep Dan from seeing me?

Why would he do that?

He pretends to care when he doesn't even care a bit. He's so dead when I see him.