The day seemed to drag on, me and Phil just watched some movies and sat on the sofa all day. We didn't want to do much, it felt wrong to have fun without Dan here. Phil cooked some food for me but I couldn't eat it. I tried but I felt sick after the first bite. I felt bad for him, he tried to make an effort but I dismissed it.
"Do you know where the tablets are?" I asked looking at him. He nodded and pointed to the bathroom.
"In the cabinet. You're going to sleep now?" He asked looking at the clock. "Its only six"
"Like I said, my body's weak and I haven't had a lot of sleep. I'm afraid I'm going to have to have early nights" I whispered standing up and making my way to the bathroom.
"Is it because of Dan?" I stopped dead in my tracks but didn't look at him. Instead I looked at my bedroom door. Was he already onto me? "I know all his stuff is in there and it probably still smells like him too" He whispered softly. I turned around slowly and looked at him sadly.
"I hate going to that room knowing he's not in there waiting for me" I sighed looking down. "But it's where I sleep"
"Well, if it gets too much then you can have my room" he stood up hugging me.
"Thank you" I whispered hugging him back but let go after a few seconds. "You try and get some rest too" I told him and he smiled nodding. I walked to the bathroom, shutting the door behind me. I opened the cabinet and took my pills out reading the description.
Take one every night.
I opened the bottle and took one out, swallowing it and rinsing my mouth with water. I quickly brushed my teeth and went to the bedroom, laying down in the bed staring at the ceiling.
I was praying to God that I would see him again. I was hoping that these tablets would help me sleep and dream.
I felt my eyes getting heavy and looked next to me where he would have been. I smiled softly and let sleep take over me.
Dream two:
Today was the day I was going to have my first date with that 'famous' Dan guy I met in Starbucks. I had to admit, I was pretty damn excited. I never really got asked out for dates- or anywhere for that matter.
I made a little effort in what I wore today. I didn't want to try too hard because I didn't want to come across desperate. I mean, I made effort with my hair and makeup but with my clothes, I just wore black skinny jeans and a nice plain short sleeved top.
He told me to meet him at the park near where we met in Starbucks. I'm glad he didn't take me to a restaurant, I couldn't eat in front of a guy I just met!
I wanted to search for him on YouTube but I was afraid it would make me more nervous, I mean, if he's famous on there it'd make thinks extremely awkward. If I talked about his video's he might think that I was stalking him.
I started walking to the park, A sick nervous feeling hit my belly. Butterflies? I had every right to be nervous though, he was cute! It was strange, going out to meet up with someone. It wasn't a normal experience for me which was pretty sad. What would I do if he asks me about my personal life? Friends, family...Now I'm even more nervous!
The walk there took me roughly ten minutes. I sat on the bench in the middle of the park looking around for him. I couldn't see him, maybe he stood me up? I felt my cheeks blush red with embarrassment, that would just be my luck. At least the park had a nice little bridge crossing over the river there? If he didn't show then I could pretend that I had just finished work and wanted to relax in the park. I didn't want anyone to think I was a loner.
"Surprise" I heard a voice behind me and span around quickly to see Dan standing there smiling. He had a bunch of flowers in his hands. I stared at them not saying a single word. He looked at them confused then back at me. "Don't you like them?"
"I do" I whispered smiling a little.
"Good, they're for you" He held them out smiling but I kept staring.
"Uh, I don't know what to do with them" I whispered and he laughed.
"Well, it'd be a good start if you took them" I smiled at his cheeky attitude and took them.
"I meant, we've just got here and I can't put them in water" He walked and sat down next to me realizing.
"Ah well, they should be fine for a while" He shrugged and looked around at the park. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" I nodded smiling at him, my cheeks still burning red. "That's why I picked here. I was going to go for the cinema but then we'd hardly speak"
"You picked a good spot right here" I held the flowers to my nose, sniffing them. I loved the smell of flowers. I heard Dan laugh next to me and quickly pushed the flowers away before sneezing, making him laugh even more. "I think one went up my nose" I cringed then blushed even more red. What the hell was I saying!? I was on a date!
"You're funny" He calmed his laughing down. "And you're definitely one of a kind"
"Why thank you" I grinned and he stood up. "Where are we going?" He held his hand out smiling.
"You'll see" I slowly took his hand, hoping mine weren't sweating and horrible. He started walking with me over to the bridge. I hope to God he wasn't going to push me in the river. "I used to come here a lot" He whispered, stopping at the top of the bridge looking down into the river. "When I needed time to myself I came here. I mean, I know it's noisy due to the cars and kids but it's truly beautiful"
"I used to walk through the park not noticing anything" I shrugged, ruining the moment. He chuckled softly and shook his head. "Hey Dan, I have a question" I whispered, he looked at me waiting. "So you say you're famous on YouTube? Do you get a lot of people running up to you screaming your name and asking for an autograph?"
"Kind of" He smiled, "Normally people come up to me and they're trying to calm there selves down. They normally want a picture, which I'm happy to take with them"
"That's sweet" I smiled and he nodded. "You must make a lot of people happy"
"You haven't seen my video's yet?" He raised an eyebrow and I shook my head. "I thought that would be the first thing you'd do when you got home"
"I was tempted"
"What stopped you?" He turned, facing me and crossing his arms. I kept my eyes on the flowers trying to calm my cheeks down.
"I didn't want to be more nervous" I shrugged. "If I saw your video's, see all the comments and how famous you really are then I'd explode from anxiety" I chuckled looking back up to see him grinning.
"Yep, One of a kind" I playfully hit his arm making him chuckle.
"Look, I know we've just got here but these flowers are slowly dying of thirst" I whispered looking at them. "Is it okay if we go back to mine?" I didn't even think, the words came out and my cheeks felt like they was going to explode. What if he got the wrong idea!?
"Sure" He smirked at my cheeks. I started walking, him following me.
I don't think dates are supposed to go like this. I've been making a fool of myself ever since he arrived on the scene. I wish I could just act normal, then maybe I'd have a chance with him.
The walk to mine took the same time as it did when I walked to the park. Dan was asking me my favourite colours, books, films, actors. He made the time go by quick. When I arrived at my door I looked at him awkwardly.
"Did you want to come in?" Maybe it was too soon? I didn't plan on doing anything with him but what if he got the wrong idea?
"Sure" He whispered, I opened the door gulping. I walked in, letting him in and closed the door behind us. I immediately went to the kitchen, cutting the ends of the flowers and putting them into a vase. Dan was looking around and I watched him. "Nice" He smiled.
"Thanks, but you don't need to lie" I smiled back at him. "It's a cheap apartment, you get what you've paid for"
"At least it's ground floor?" He shrugged.
I heard my phone buzz loudly from the living room. I apologised silently and ran over to it looking at the new text message.
'Tanya can't make it today, need you to cover asap'
Great, my boss had to ruin the moment. I sighed and looked at Dan.
"I'm sorry, I have to go to work. Someone's bailed and I have to cover them" He nodded understandingly and walked up to me giving me a gentle hug. I hugged him back awkwardly and grinned to myself.
"I'll call you later or tomorrow. Or both" He whispered, letting go. "I'll see you again" He kissed my forehead gently and walked out of the apartment. I stood there, looking like a tomato. He wanted to see me again? After that! I jumped around, squealing excitedly doing little fist pumps around the room. He liked me! Someone actually liked me! I couldn't believe my luck and I couldn't wait till I saw him again!
