Destiny calls

4

Later I would come to know that at the time I was hugging him, they had an intense staring contest.

"Hey, Shimmer something feels off about him"

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know. It just feels as if, you know, like....aghhhh... I can't put it into words. You know that something about him makes me unsettled."

"You must be thinking that because of all my complaints. After all you just can't ignore my words how much ever of a nonsense it is. Besides you don't like any guys that I know of."

"If you are talking about Keth Charlston then he is a misfortune for you, a personal threat for you. But this guy Dave he seems to be nice for you but my personal threat. If you know what I mean."

"No, I don't. Come on now, let's start studying."

"All right, maybe I am thinking too much right now"

The whole time we were studying she couldn't focus.

"Can't concentrate?" I asked.

"That guy Dave is filling my whole mind, sorry Shimmer. Even when I am troubling you with my studies, I just can't concentrate."

"Why, do you like him?"

"I just said he seems like a personal threat, like an enemy for me."

"Enemy turned lovers, that would be nice to see. Just like in so many books and fanfictions."

"Shimmeeerr, please take this seriously. I am seriously worried. He feels like he will take our friendship. And I really don't want to lose you."

"Do you love me? Wow! I am flattered but I am straight."

" And so is spaghetti until its wet. But that's not what I meeeaaan.  You already feel like family to me. And I don't want to lose you."

"Aww.. thanks, you know you also are like an elder sister to me. Don't worry, I won't let those guys decide my friend circle. Besides you were the one who told me to go apologize to him. You know how embarrassed I was? Just forget about him for now. I don't think we will see him again much anyway right?"

"Right...right....I suppose."

"Now just shut your mind and listen to me. We still have 5 chapters to cover. I won't stay up all night to teach you. Geez...focusing on things that don't even matter when you are here to learn. Well not that I am in a position to say anything"

"Let's make some dinner and eat and focus on what must be done."

"Fine."

Well it was a weekend. Nothing to worry about. The following day I revised all the topics and she went home. But somehow, I just kept on running into him. Well we didn't talk. When we saw each other we just nodded and left. 

Well in one of those days I again dreamed about him and it continued from the last dream. Well I was in a bright room like that of a hospital. Kind of like the dentist's and there was a big central pillar which blocked most of my view. I slowly got up. I heard some tinkling sounds like of some equipment and as I went round the pillar I saw him in the weirdest outfit ever. He was like a chemist but with swimming goggles on. When I was just about to call out to him, the floor under me collapsed and down I went. Well somehow, some dress that I was wearing seemed to have stuck on the steel rods and I was just barely suspended. He came rushing at the sound of commotion and panicked. Well then the chemicals blew up and well we fell. He ran towards me and caught me. Somehow out of fear I clutched onto him. We both held onto each other.

When I opened my eyes I was in the street hugging him. And the conversation went something like this:

"Thank you so very much. Thank you..."

"Shh..now there, don't cry. I am here. I will stay."

"Please don't leave me...." He said holding onto me.

"I won't, look at yourself now. Such a gentleman crying in the middle of the road. pull yourself together now."

"hmm....I don't want to"

"Now now, look how messy you look. Pfft...totally like a child crying."

"I don't care!"

"Hey you, get yourself together now! I don't care that you don't care. I need to go home(and take my well deserved rest)." I said as I pushed him away.

"Please a little more time. I need to tell you some things." He said holding my hand. 

I don't know why but I took pity on him. Maybe it was because of the beautiful purple sky above me or the wind that was blowing filling me with the calmness I needed. Maybe it was because I saw his red rimmed eyes and tear stained cheeks. I don't know but I obliged.

We went to a small cafe, I had never seen before, through the route I didn't know of, in my vicinity. 

"Please order anything you would like. Since I asked you to come here, it will be my treat."

"No... but..."

"No buts please, how can I make a lady pay when I forced her to come here?"

"Well, I don't know." I looked away unable to come up with anything. On top of that I started feeling conscious of myself again. I just looked at his raven black hair and atlantic blue eyes and I just got weak in the stomach. 

"So, what do you think about fairytales?"

"I don't know. I like them. I just like romance genre in general."

"Do you believe them?"

"I suppose I do. But wait...maybe not."

"Hmm..what if I said I was an angel?"

"Don't be ridiculous. How can you be an angel? You are so much more human than an angel. But...are you really? Do you have supernatural powers? Like whatever. But that's not true right?"

"Well nevermind that..seems like we are done here."

I looked down at the table and seemed like I munched down everything. Well now what could I do right? He paid and we left.