“But I should pay for it, not you,” I exclaim as I walk out of the store with Avery. I still can’t believe that I’m holding a bag that has a two-and-a-half-thousand dollar dress in it. It’s perfect in every single way, but I can’t just accept it for free.
“I paid nothing, chill! Mum did.” She shrugs as if it is not that big of a deal.
“This doesn’t make it any better, Avery. I swear I have money in my bank account, I’m not broke, ” I tell her.
“I never said you’re broke. Taleen, I didn’t pay for my dress, either. She did and trust me, she doesn’t mind at all. She gave me her credit card and she told me not to spend more than ten thousands and that’s what I’ve exactly done, ” she explains
We arrive at the hotel after forty minutes. It looks huge and reporters are everywhere. I have the right to be nervous, don’t I? I link my arm with Josh’s. He doesn’t look nervous. In fact, he seems unphased by all of this. Maybe this is because it’s not his first time. It’s been a while since he last attended a party like this one; nevertheless, it’s not a new experience for him. “Take a deep breath. There’s nothing to be nervous about.” He can sense how nervous I am. Hopefully, it’s not too obvious on my face. I don’t want to embarrass him in front of the cameras. “Is it that obvious?” I wonder, looking at him. He is so handsome. I love how he looks in suits. &nb
“They’ve been out for long.” A crease appears between my eyebrows as I speak to mum. I have been standing with mum for ten minutes and dad, Avery and Taleen haven’t shown up. She told me that Taleen went out to answer her phone. Dad also went out to go to the bathroom and Avery went to see Taleen.“We can go check on them if you want,” mum suggests and I nod. We both leave the ballroom and to my surprise, I find Taleen, dad, Avery and Evan standing together, but everybody looks tensed up.“What’s going on?&rd
More than two months have passed over Josh’s reconciliation with his dad. I have never seen Josh this happy before. He is so happy, to a great extent that I sometimes fail to comprehend. He is also very relaxed. I feel likeMrDahlberg wants to make it up to Josh in any way. Even though Josh is here with me in Portland, he is remotely working at his dad’s company in the marketing department.I’m basically living with Josh now. I’m barely in my dorm room. I spend two or three days there while the rest of the week is spent with Josh.
“You have just finished your exams. You should go out,” Josh tries to convinceme,butI’m as stubborn as a mule. I’m not going to leave him while he’s feverish and go out to celebrate finishing my exams. I can’t find it in my heart to do that. Plus, I’m going to my family’s place next week. I want to spend this week with him before having to leave. He is also leaving for LA to spend more time with his family. They did invite me to visit, but I haven’t seen my family in so long. There’s a high possibility that he won’t be there with me on my birthday and this bums me. Maybe he’d surprise me and show up.
“You suck!” Daniel pesters me. He has won the match we have just finished.“Sick. I’m sick,” I correct him, causing him to shove me playfully. My head wasn’t really in the game. This flu is exhausting me.“You’re just a sore loser.” He smirks.“When are you leaving for LA?” Chris asks.
I wish I could say I told the police everything, but I didn’t. I tried to protect my family as much as possible. I only told them that a huge fight happened between us, but I didn’t mention the reason. I contemplated telling them about my addiction, but I chose to wait. I did mention my dad’s decision against Evan, though. I know my rights. I know my rights well. I’m not inclined to tell them anything. I can wait for my lawyer. I don’t want to completely drag the family’s name into the mud.They tried to get me to say more, but I couldn’t risk it. My parents are going to be super pissed at me, but I don’t care.
Ten days have passed. Ten days have passed and I can only see my girl through a small window. I just want her back. Is this too much to ask for? I miss holding her, watching tv with her and having her around. This isn’t how we planned to spend our week together before each of us had to fly to their hometown. She wasn’t supposed to be in a hospital bed and I wasn’t supposed to spend my days and nights looking at her through a window.My parents weren’t as furious as I thought they would be. My dad spoke to the police and they ensured privacy for the family. They weren’t able to prove anything against Evan, but I’m still suspicious. This accident was intended. I’m sure of that. The plate number of the car was fake
“Any news?” Layan wonders as she sits beside me in the waiting room. Another eight days have passed. It’s also been seven days since I purchased the small packet of heroin. Eight days have passed over my snorting the drug. I shamefully allowed that drug into my body again.Taleen is going to be so disappointed in me. I hate being a source of disappointment to her.“Nothing…