Park bench (DISCONTINUED)

Memories To Revisit

Chapter 14

DALIA

ONCE Natalia had finished getting ready; which by the way took an hour to do so, we left to go and have breakfast. At first, we thought about going to the hotels dinning area or cafeteria or whatever you call it and eat breakfast there, but then we decided against it seeing it would be more expensive than eating at a cafe.

So, here we are now, at the local cafe eating a full English breakfast while saving costs.

"Did you get a call about your dad being released?" I ask Fabian and he shakes his head.

"Not yet. But I'm sure I will today. In the meantime, I want to start planning his funeral"

"Okay, well we need to know what funeral company we're going to first" Natalia says and I nod my head agreeing.

"I already know. Bakers funeral parlour" I take out my phone and go on their websites. I look through everything and it's a good place to go to.

"Okay, then I guess we need to talk through arrangements with them and get your dad sent there then" Fabian sighs and drops his head in his hands, pulling at his hair. I place my hands above his and he looks up. I feel my eyes tearing up seeing him in this state.

"I'm sorry" I whisper.

"What for?" He asks me, concern filling his eyes. Natalia excuses herself to go to the bathroom and it's just fabian and I.

"For everything that's happened to you. For your mum and then your dad and then you having to move and... for everything" I smile at him as tears slide down my face. He chuckles and wipes my tears away as his tears also fall. He wipes his away quickly, way before I could.

"It's not your fault." He looks down at his place and I see him frowning which means he's thinking.

"Need to tell me anything?" I ask him. I can sense there's something wrong. Something he wants to get off of his chest. He looks up and meets my eyes and presses his lips together and stiffly nods.

"Yes. I- I need to tell you something Dalia. Something I should have told you as soon as I got here"

"What is it?" I squeeze his hands for encouragement. I'm hoping it's about his feelings. Maybe he's realises he likes me too? I wish. I roll my eyes at my own thought and dismiss it as fast as it got there.

"Well, it's about why I never kept in contact with you" he says and I nod my head, edging him further. "The reason was because-"

"Gosh, the female toilets are disgusting here. Absolutely revolting" Natalia gags and I glare harshly at here. "What, did I interrupt something?" I was about to say yes and tell her to get lost but Fabian speaks before I could tell her anything.

"No. Nothing. It's fine. Shall we carry on eating?" Natalia takes her seat again and I munch down my food, sulking. He was about to tell me he loved me. No he wasn't. Oh get out of here. Let me live in my dream for a while. What a hilarious dream.

I must be going out of my mind because now, I'm arguing with my subconscious. I mentally roll my eyes and stuff a bit of sausage in my gob. ( i See you dirty minds 😏)

Just as I was about to go to the loo, Fabian gets a call and he answers it. It's the news on his father.

"They said they're going to send him Bakers funeral parlour. And then from there we can go see him." I can see Fabian clearly trying to stay brave and strong.

"I'm going to go to the toilet" I say in a small voice as I watch Fabian and Natalia hugging. His head in between her neck and shoulder with his arms around her small waist. Hers around his neck as she strokes his nape. Snap out if it. Now is NOT the time. That's right. Now it certainly not the time. To be jealous. Who said I was jeal- there I go again. Arguing with my subconscious. I give up. I quietly groan to myself and go and relieve my bladder. It's about to explode.