Dafnie Serena Leto
Later That Night
"Mom?" I asked once I opened the front door.
The house was dark, other than the bathroom door. Light flew from underneath. I locked the door and made my way down the front room, towards the bathroom. Knocking on the door, I heard the toilet flush.
"Daffy, give me a second."
I stood back and waited. After a minute, she opened the door with a smile on her face.
"Honey, is everything okay with Isabelle?"
Tired read all over her. Her eyes were barely staying open and lined with red and her composure was slouched.
"I don't know, I left. I couldn't take waiting any longer." I paused. "The doctors wouldn't give us any information 'cause we weren't family."
"Well, they really can't. I'm so sorry Daf. Hopefully you'll know more tomorrow. Go shower, okay?"
I just nodded and went to shower. By the time I came out, my mom was fast asleep upstairs in her room. I knew sleep wouldn't be coming to me anytime soon, so I went into the living room and flipped open my laptop.
I opened the pictures application and out came albums from years past. I clicked the very first one. The tab grew and showed me a bunch of pictures from the last school year. A smiling Paul looked up at me from the screen. I had token this, hoping that he would make a funny face, but he didn't. He just smiled. And somehow, my heart sank and I felt sick to my stomach.
The house was so quiet, all you can hear is the air conditioning and the noise from outside, it was either cars or people or both.
My phone was right next to me, dead. Not as in battery life dead but dead, no one is talking to me. I clicked the home button on it and saw a picture of Thorne, Cole, and I smiling at the camera. I looked back at the computer screen and knew what I wanted to do. But this may not be the best idea.
I found his contact name in my phone and dialed him up, letting the dial tone play for a few seconds as my anxiety increased. I felt like my heartbeat could be heard from a mile away.
"Dafnie?"
My breath caught in my throat. His voice, it sounded both familiar and very new.
I took in a deep breath, "Paul,"
A second passed of just us breathing. I don't know what to do. The tension grew between us and I both wanted to hang up and not hang up.
"Dafnie, oh my God." He spoke up. "I've missed you."
"I've missed you too." My voice was raw.
"How's everything?"
"You know... you actually know. The biggest event, Isabelle called you to tell you about it."
"Ah," He took in a breath, making goosebumps rise on my skin. "That is... something."
"I don't know about her status,"
Again, we didn't speak. The house felt too small. My laptop was still on, Paul was smiling up at me. This was Junior year, the year everything changed. He found someone, I fell for him. We were all fucking dumb shits.
"This was a mistake. Have a good life Paul." I said sternly.
"What? Daf?" I hung up.
Looking at my phone, I saw his contact photo disappear. I threw it onto the floor with a loud thump. My heart was racing and somehow breathing wasn't easy.
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