DERRICK

Lala's heart had been melted by the gifts though she still wondered how the dream turned into reality.

She always believed that dreams were so far away from reality but this...it was getting her amazed.

"Could it be possible that they're indeed vampires? No, that wasn't Derrick. That face was new to me."she would wonder.

She felt like ignoring the whole issue but still, it never stopped summoning in her mind.

The message, that man had said words which only Derrick could've said to her. He had mentioned about the proposal. He even knew that her mother was trying her best to reject their proposal.

"What's going on. I don't seem to understand what's happening under my nose."she was moving back and forth when she collided with someone and lost her balance. She was going to fall when she felt that person's hand holding her back.

"Easy my love."She had never heard that calm and cool voice in her life.

Tilting her head slowly, she couldn't believe she was in Derrick's arms.

"It's you!" She looked shocked as she asked.

"It's me baby girl. The truth is that I'm in love with you Lala. Staying away from you had been my torture for some good time now, but not anymore. I can't wait to make you mine, take you to my bed and make love to you as you scream out my name in pleasure.

I came here only to look at you and I think I'm so lucky that you slipped and fell on me. I've at least got a chance to hold you in my arms though it feels like medicine to you. I think I'll leave now." He wasn't allowing her to say anything.

"Could you please just listen to me."

"No Lala, I can do anything in this world but there's one thing that I'll never wish to do, and that's making you sad. And as far as this is concerned, I can see it that you aren't happy with my presence. I guess my timing was wrong, right?"

"No sir... it's not like that. Well...I also wanted to ask you about..."

"The gifts?"

"Yes. How did you even know?"

"Come on beautiful, they say that when two people are deeply in love, their hearts start having the same heartbeat and their minds tend to read each other's. I guess I'm experiencing the same... I can feel what you're feeling and my mind can read yours."

"Really? Are you surely in love with me Derrick?"

"Yes Lala. I'm deeply in love with you, and if you really feel like proving it then look me in the eyes.

I know words can lie... but loving eyes would never do so."

"Oh wow, I'm impressed!"

"Don't just say that, I also want to know how you feel about me. Is it surely love or it's just an attraction? Tell me dear, I'm curious." Derrick was sounding cool. Though Lala claimed to be crushing on him, she had never heard him talk.

She never heard his voice before as she always saw him from a distance but now... she was with him in her bedroom.

And soon, he was going to make her his legal wife.

What a miracle! she would smile.

"Ahh I.... I..."she was still stammering when her mother called from the corridor.

It seemed like she was coming to her room.

"Why did she have to call her now!"Derrick cursed inwardly. Calling Lala would mean postponing his answer.

"Oh no, I think you should hide somewhere. Mother is coming inside."she was telling him to hide!

"Alright love."Derrick smiled before she locked him inside the closet.

"You look nervous, what's the matter."her mom pointed.

"Nothing."she simply lied.

"Alright. I've come to tell you that I've found a way out."

"A way out! I don't understand."

"I'm talking about the Gaberaz issue. Now we can take their proposal down with this new idea of mine.

Like I told that I won't stop until I've turned them down, I've already started my plan. Just wait and watch how they'll be begging me to say yes.. and it's something that I will never do."

She was praising herself little did she know she was breaking her daughter's heart and moreso, someone from the Gaberaz was listening to every word she said.

Lala thinking that Derrick must have been suffocating in there, made so many excuses so that her mother could leave but no, she still had a lot to tell her.

That amazing idea she had for the Gaberaz was making her crazy.

"Excuse me mother. I need to change my clothes."

"What! Have you perhaps forgot that I washed you for good years, what's there to hide from your mother."

"Mother please... I can't change in your presence. Give me five minutes and after that, I'll look for you. I know you still have a lot to share with me. We also need to start executing your plan, isn't it?"

"Good girl. I'm so happy that you've finally taken my side. We'll teach them a lesson."

"Alright mother. Now go..."

"Hurry up. We have a lot to do."

"Okay Mom."

Lala finally breathed with relief seeing her mother walk out of her room.

She expected to find Derrick sweating if not finding unconscious but none of those happened.

Derrick was seated comfortably. He had even wrapped his face with Lala's favorite scarf like a bride.

"You...ar... are okay?"

"I'm not okay at all. I'm feeling suffocated in here."he said. Maybe he was acting that way not to raise any doubt in Lala's mind.

"I'm very sorry. You can come out now."

"I thought you wanted to change your clothes first."he reminded her.

"Silly! I only said that so my mom could leave."

"How sweet! So, you wanted her to leave us alone. Should I expect any surprise or...."he was wandering his eyes around the room.