Trapped in a Fantasy (Rewriting)

Chapter 6

Diana and Matt ran into the hallway escaping the crowd. This is the moment they had been waiting for. Diana glanced towards Matt. He smiled back, his white teeth glinting in the fluorescent lights. Despite the beads of sweat running down Diana's face from being so unathletic, he still managed to say: "Wow, you look beautiful."

She tensed up. Beautiful? I look like I just came from the gym. I wonder if Patilda put a love spell on Matt, she thought.

"Thanks," Diana blushed coming out of her thoughts.

"I can't believe we finally get to be with each other."

She gave a fake smile. "Finally? We just met a couple hours ago. You barely know anything about me. I could be a freak or something."

"I know," Matt said smoothly. "I just know that I'm going to like you based on how we met. You're not like everyone else. You stand up for yourself-"

"I do?" Diana asked.

"-and you don't let others get in the way of your goals-"

"What about my stepfamily?"

"-and the best of all, you're gorgeous, inside and out."

Diana's heart was racing. She had been waiting for this moment for years. Matt Lerk was acknowledging her and giving her compliments. But something was off. He spoke almost monotonous like reading a script for the first time. He almost sounded like he was just a character in a very cliched book. This got Diana thinking. Does he even know what he's saying? she thought.

"Hey, Matt," she said abruptly, "why do you like me so much?"

He walked over to a window which displayed a starry night sky. Where did that come from? Diana thought.

This got Diana thinking. What if things appear to enhance the scene of whatever fairytale she was following? What if Matt is head-over-heels-in-love with Diana, but it was because of magic and not her?

"I really like you, but I don't know why. I feel like we were meant to be together  like it was written in our destiny. There's this connection between us that I can't describe, but it feels amazing. Just earlier today when we crashed into each other, just talking to you made me feel happy." He paused when he saw Diana's scared face. "I hope I'm not freaking you out or anything."

Diana shook her head. "No, no. I... uh... feel the same way."

What else was she supposed to say? Matt had just described the whole point they were together at that moment. It was written in their destiny, at least her's. She was a little freaked out that he was thinking like that.

Matt stared at her, not gazed, just stared.

"What?" she asked bluntly.

"Don't you feel the same way?"

Diana turned red. "Of course I do."

"Then let's be together. Let's go on an adventure and run away. We can start a new life away from our families and start a new one in a few years. We'll be much happier than we are right now. Isn't that a great idea?" Matt asked. His eyes were twinkling with excitement.

Good grief, what's wrong with him? He's supposed to be my prince charming, not this sensitive weirdo. What am I going to do?

Diana was thinking of a good way to let him down easy. Or perhaps just changing the subject. "So what time is dance done? I have some early morning chores I have to do tomorrow."

Matt didn't even flinch. "Midnight. And it's"-he squinted at his watch, which again appeared out of nowhere- "eleven fifty-five."

That means I'll be out of here soon, but I have to wait until I have a reason to leave.