Loving A Lie

25. Catching up

Next two days were hazy as I shuttled between college and home and tried to ignore catcalls and horrid remarks. The parking lot fiasco was to be blamed for everything. Some nasty messages in my locker and few rude remarks later I tuned out all worthless comments successfully and studied to make up for my wrecked performance in the past week. I wanted to be better than Akash. He was topping all the marks charts and was worming his way into teacher's favorites list. That sly fox.

Whilst Mark didn't look himself and majorly kept to himself.
When I asked him, he said it was nothing, shrugging me off as I noticed every now and then random girls giving me not so courteous glances.

After a sumptuous lunch,with Georgiana, although very humble in person, she enjoyed a meal like a queen would, nothing less, I stayed in my room mugging up all afternoon while Belle played at my feet.
My thoughts kept sneaking back to Daniel. He had said he wanted to miss me. What did that mean?
Did it mean that he likes me?
I felt very giddy suddenly.
My mind answered negative to the last thought immediately.
I knew Daniel was with Carolina.
Possibility was that he was with her currently. Blood boiled in my veins. That harpy.
It was irrational of me to hate a woman I hadn't met and was most unlikely to meet ever.
My thoughts ran back on the tracks I didn't want to run on.
How could he like me.
I looked at myself in the phone screen's unflattering reflection. No that could not be.
I was so plain.

Then why would say he say so?
And why would a smile appear on my lips whenever I remembered his words?

Daniel had Max to chauffeur me to College everyday. Max was absolutely loyal to Daniel as I could see. He would be waiting for me right when last lecture was due to end.

I felt very euphoric tonight. What scared me was that I had no reason to be so.
It had nothing to do with Daniel, I promised myself.
Really??
Yes. Okay maybe a little.
Okay.
Everything to do with him.

Next morning I received a call from the police station asking me to come there immediately.
My overactive mind had already built up horrible scenarios.
It turned out that Daniel had filed a FIR with them on my behalf. I took my breathes that I had been holding on.
'How did the man look like?'
,the inquiring ,fat bellied, police officer asked me.
'Dirty and disgusting.',I replied.
'Probably. And what about his facial features?'
'He had a pug nose and bushy eyebrows.'
'Very good. Go on please.'
'He looked very ruthless.'
'Sympathies with you Madam but I need an accurate description to get hold of him.',he looked bored.
'Okay let's me see... He had dirty hands, very filthy. He needed a bath urgently.'
The official gave a sigh.,'yes we will see to that he bathes properly once I get hold of his unclean germy neck.'
I racked my brains.

'Oh yes! He had a big scar on his left hand's wrist and he looked like a criminal.'
' Very helpful Madam,especially the last line of information. Very disntinctive I must say. Very few people look like criminals while commiting a crime. You can go now.',he said sarcastically.
***
'Sammy. I missed you so much.', I literally kissed the phone screen.
Samantha had video called me.
'Your words don't match your action. Why don't you cal--You don't look at home.',she asked curiously.

Oops.

'I didn't mention about staying at Daniel's, did I?'
I closed my ears as I heard her scream.
'You are unbelievable. You are living with Daniel already. I cannot believe it. I'm so going to kill you.' She looked more cheerful than angry.
"Nononono. Wait.'
'Tell me. Everything. Right. From. The. Start.'
I told her of the attack and Granny's compulsion on Daniel. I left out the kiss out of my story.
'Darling promise me to be careful.'
'Yes Daniel pretty much has been taking care I do not live on my free will.' I scrunched my nose to express my disgust.
'That means he cares for you.'
'No he's been expressly working as my nanny on Granny's personal instructions.'