Secrecy of Regrets

55 - Catherine Bakker

55 - Catherine Bakker

We went to the garden later that night and I was surprised that no one threw us out at night. But then I came to know it was Jack's property.

When Ethan told me, my eyes were ready to pop out of their socket. We sat for the rest in his cabin – not surprised. But the interior of that cabin again left me astonished.

I have never been a big fan of architecture or interior designs but that cabin was beautiful. I think it was because it is connected with nature and not the concrete jungle we see.

Charlotte and Ethan were arguing nonstop and we were ignoring them and each other. Suddenly I remembered about our plan and I tried to get Jack's attention. When I wanted him to actually pay attention, he was busy wandering in his dreamland.

Can he have a dreamland?

No No that would be too girly and Jack? Jack is far away from being even boyish. He is a mature man. (Stop appraising your ready to fight enemy Jiyana!)

I stomped my feet to get his attention but that earned everyone's attention. I looked at them and said,

"So you were saying Charlotte..." That I was actually interested in their conversation and Charlotte started from where she stopped.

Jack was finally looking at me. I raised my eyebrows and indicated Charlotte and Ethan. But he ignored me and started typing in his phone.

I was 2 seconds away from throwing the orange juice I had and my phone vibrated. That was not necessary and I was busy scrunching my eyes at him. He noticed my expression and rolled his eyes and told me to see my phone with his eyes.

How Romantic....Not.

I took my phone and opened its lock with some complex password that I knew only.

Ohh there was a message from Jack. But how did he get my number? And How his number is stored in my phone?

I again looked at him and he looked at Charlotte and I got my answer.

Jack: 'Start conversation about the lady she met. I am so much not interested in their present topic.'

Jiyana: 'Are you even listening to their conversation!!'

Jack: 'I don't have any productive work to engage my mind in for now. At Least not like you, balancing those ice cubes on your tongue. And why ice cubes in juice?'

He's been noticing me!?

Jiyana: 'It's a fun. You won't understand until you try it yourself. Why ice in juice? I can dip fries in hot chocolate and eat that is how I like it.'

I looked at Jack and he was already looking at me and his expression was like – 'Really?'

Jiyana: 'Don't look at me like that. Do I look at you as if you are a zombie when you go on a run at 3-30 in morning?'

Jack: 'So do you. You wake up at 3-30 or 4 in the morning.'

Jiyana: 'It doesn't count. I just don't go out and start running. I don't invite any spiritual energy or ghost to drag me to their world!'

Jack: 'You not from their abnormal world? ;)

I couldn't stop myself from throwing my one last melting ice cube at him.

"What was that?" Ethan asked. I looked at him to know they both had stopped their conversation long back.

I looked at him, then Charlotte and then Jack. I blurted out the first thing that came to my mind.

"Charlotte had met some girl and she thinks that girl is weird?" - I shouldn't have said it as a question!

"I totally forget to tell you guys about that girl. She is going to marry secretly to her lover and she wants a simple wedding gown which she can buy from any fancy store rather than from me. Whenever I ask about her fiance's name she deliberately avoids it." Now that the attention was diverted away from me I turned to Jack with a triumph expression.

He noticed it and as always shook his head with a soft almost disappearing smile.

"What's her name?" Ethan asked.

"Her name is -" Charlotte was about to say that girl's name but Jack beat her to it.

"Catherine." Ethan nodded his head remembering something and Charlotte was surprised about how he knew the name.

"I know someone with the same -" Ethan was saying but again Jack stopped him.

"Catherine Bakker." The moment Jack said her complete name, Ethan spilled out his beer with surprised expression and that expression changed to horror.

That Catherine Bakker had to have some fantastic theory with Ethan Steiner.

"How do you know her name Jack?" Charlotte asked.

"That's because I sent her to you. I - actually we know her. Don't we Ethan?" Jack said with that hidden laughter and Ethan's eyes couldn't grow any big with horror.

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23-09-2020

Hey Wattpaders!!!

So the plan has been put into action. Only thing left is to see whether this plan is going to achieve the goal it was set for or the other dimension?

Hope to update soon. Till then ...

Happy Reading!!!