Just A Step Away

Chapter 24

Darwin's POV:

I shut the bathroom door behind me and stood straight in front of the sink to look at myself in the mirror.

In past years, I had always covered my emotions so well in front of people but I somehow ended up showing my emotions to her.

I took a deep breath and looked straight into my reflection's eyes.' You can't lose track Darwin. You need to be strong and act as per planned. Or else he'll win. And I can't let that happen. I want their defeat. I want to show them that they can't make a fool out of me. I'm smarter than they think I am.' I said to myself firmly.

Quickly I did my business and before stepping out of the bathroom, I recollected my thoughts and straightened my posture to again disguise myself in the act.

As soon as I stepped outside, my eyes widened at the view in front of me. Fate had definitely planned something which was just opposite to my own plan.

Katherine was standing in front of me, with her hair down on her back, just like I wanted, black jeans, black t-shirt and Brown jacket.

That jacket. It was perfectly fitting her and showing off her curves. She was looking as beautiful as I thought she would look.

*Flashback*

My mother and Katherine's mother decided to go for shopping together, taking me and Katherine along with them. Both of our mothers were giggling and whispering something about surprising their husbands that night.

Neither I, nor Katherine was able to understand as to why they had dragged us with them.

"Honey, you and Darwin go upstairs and play for a while. And in the mean time I and your aunt will do some shopping. You and Darwin can eat anything but don't eat too much ice cream." Katherine's mother said to Katherine and handed her some money.

"Darwin take care of yourself and of Katherine too. Now go and have fun." My mother kissed me before she walked in a store.

I offered my hand to Katherine and she took it gladly.

"I don't know why we're here but lets enjoy." Katherine said excitedly as we started walking with our hand in hand.

"Sunshine look, there's the ice cream parlor. Lets go." I literally shouted enthusiastically just by seeing ice cream. Katherine laughed at me before we started racing to the ice cream parlor.

She easily dodged me as she was way faster in running than me. I don't know from where she got this energy. But I laughed along with her when she did her victory dance as she reached the spot first.

"Yayy! I won. I won." she kept singing and dancing. She was looking too cute and adorable. I could see her like that for whole day.

I shook my head on my imaginations and joined her.

"Congratulations. You won the Olympics." I teased her.

"Oh come on. Don't be so jealous." she rolled her eyes and said.

"I'm not jealous. Ok now come, let's eat this heavenly ice creams." I said and dragged her with me.

"Four ice creams please." I said to the shop man.

"Flavors?" he asked.

"Two chocolate and two mango." Katherine replied.

As soon as he gave us our ice creams, I gave one of each flavor to her and kept the others for myself.

We paid the man before walking away.

"Oh my my! Darwin look at that jacket." Katherine pointed towards the Brown colored jacket but it was way too big for her.