Chapter 11
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She reached out for her box of food that had fallen. When her hand got to her box so did another. When she looked up to see who had gone for her box as well she was met with dark blue eyes. She knew these eyes and when it finally registered in her mind whom they belonged to she could only utter their belonger.
"Darien…."
Serena looked into Darien's eyes for what seemed like hours. Finally Darien spoke.
"Serena… is…is that you?" asked Darien with a hopefulness in his eyes. Of course its me you idiot I mean who else looks like me… well I geuss you could count Mina, but what are the chances he's ever seen Mina…Maybe I should answer him… Serena thought. Just as she was about to open her, mouth to say "yes Darien its me" she felt and hand around her arm. Serena looked up to see who was pulling on her. She saw Raye pulling her up off the ground.
"Serena are you ok?" Raye said with concern in her eyes. At first Serena didn't Answer Raye. She was still trying comb through at what just happened.
"Hello Serena, anybody home?" Raye Asked snapping her fingers in front of her face. Serena grabbed her hand so she could stop snapping at her like she was a dog.
"I'm fine Raye! Would ya stop snappin your fingers at me!" shouted Serena with irritation in her voice.
"Well excuse me for being concerned about a friend geez!" Raye shouted back at Serena and stormed off. Serena rolled her eyes I'll think about Darien later…gosh she is such a hot head. Serena thought and scrambled after Raye through the pararazzi. When she finally got of through the big crowd, she saw Raye heading towards the parking lot to find her car.
"RAYE WAIT UP, I'M SORRY!" shouted Serena to get Raye's Attention, But Raye Kept walking acting as if she didn't hear Serena. Serena stopped and bent down to take off her heels. After she was done she sprinted after Raye again. Serena finally caught up to Raye just as she was turning in to a parking space that had a Red and Black mustang in it. Raye turned and faced Serena when she skitted to a halt in front of her. Serena bent over with her hands on her knees.
"Raye…. I'm sorry…" she held up her index finger so she could catch her breath. When she finally did, after Raye waited so patiently, she stood up to her full height. "Like I was saying I'm sorry for biting your head off when you were only concerned for me. I just had something on my mind and you were cutting into my thoughts. I mean you just hired me…." Serena got a shocked look on her face. "Oh my gosh I'm soooo sorry I can't believe I just yelled at you back there. I mean you just hired me and…. And…. You're probably going to fire me now! Wow great Serena Before you set foot in your office you bit the women's head off," Said Serena now talking to herself and starting to cry alittle. Raye brust out into laughter as she watched for that second time that day watch Serena beat herself up over the tinest mistakes. She laughed for about a good 2 minutes until she spoke.
"Sere its ok don't beat yourself up over It," Raye said with a little chuckle in her voice. Serena just looked down at the ground with tears still in her eyes. Raye walked over to comfront Serena. "Really Sere I'm not mad, and of Course your not fired," Said Raye with a soothing voice. Serena looked up from the ground, wiped the tears from her eyes, and hugged Raye.
"Thanks Raye that means a lot to me. You must think I'm a cry baby now don't you," said Serena.
"No I don't think you're a cry baby.
"Really?" Said Serena a huge grin on her face.
"Well maybe just a little," said Raye holding her index finger and her thumb close together. Serena's grin dropped from her face. Raye laughed again.
"I'm just joking with you serena now would you get in the car so we can go. I don't want to stand in the parking lot forever," said Raye. Serena laughed a little and got into Raye's car. Raye started up the engine and drove out of the parking of La' moon (still full of the pararazzi) with great ease. When Raye got far enough down the road she spoke.
"So where to madam?" Raye asked with fake British accent.
"The Hilton Palace please and thank you,"Serena said with laughter. Raye laughed and turned on the highway.
"So when do I start?" Serena Asked.
"Oh yes I almost forgot. On Monday" Said Raye. "I'll send over somethings that will get you acquanited with the other workers."
"Wait you already have people working for you? Didn't you just get here from London?" asked Serena.
"Hell no what do I look like! How was I suppose to go international if I didn't have people working in the U.S for me," said Raye. Serena laughed and apolozied to Raye. "You know Serena I really like you. You got a great personality that's one reason I gave you the chief and editor job." Raye says with a smile.
"Aww Raye I love ya too… ya want a kiss now?" Said Serena with Sarcasm dripping from every word she spoke. Raye laughed at Serena's comment.
"I also hired you because you got balls…just like me and I need more ballzy people at my company" Said Raye with her eye's on the road.
"Thank you Raye truly"
"No problem kido"
"What! You're the only two years older than me"
"So that makes me older"
"NO it dosen't! When did you turn 22?
"April"
"See I'll be turning 21 soon"
"When?"
"June 30th"
"I'm still older than you made not two years, but I'm still one year older than you soo that make s me older"
"No, no its dosen't your not being fair"
"Whatever you say I'm still older than you"
Serena and Raye fought and laughed the whole way to the hotel.
(DARIEN)
"Serena… is…is that you?" asked Darien with a hopeness in his eyes. Why isn't she answering me…? She probably dosen't even remember me. But she just how I remember and more. Her eyes are still clear as the bule sky and her hair is still golden like the sun. Serena's mouth opened to say something, but before she could someone was pulling her off the ground. Darien went to grab her and pull her back down so that he could talk to her but as soon as serena's body left the ground people filled in her the empty space. Darien tried to call out her name, but the people screaming his name and Andrew's drowned him out. After a minute or two Darien got from the ground and brushed himself off.
"Are you ok man I thought they suffocated you?" asked Andrew.
"Yea I'm cool, but I can't…."
"You can't what?"
"…Never mind lets get out of here and eat I starving" Said Darien putting a smile on and rubbing his stomach. He made his way through the pararazzi leaving Andrew to his thoughts. Adrew looked at Darien with conceren in hi eyes. He had never seen Darien so confused maybe frusrated but not confused. He made a mental note in his head to ask Darien what was really troubling him, but for now he was also hungry and was tried of all the camera's flashing in his face. He pushed his way through the crowad and went after Darien. He finally made his way up to the door and saw that Darien had finally gotten up to the seating booth. He opened the doors to the resturant walked up to where Darien was.
"…. And can my friend and me get a pravite booth please we don't want" Darien said pointing over his shoulder to the huge crowd pararazzi that now was being handled by police. Were they when I need them? "For that to happen again."
"Yes, Sir right this way" said the waiter with a slight British accent. Darien and Andrew followed him over to a table in the back of the resturant.
" Is this good enough for you Sir?" asked the watier. Darien nodded is head and the waiter set the meuns down on the table.
"Can I start you off with something to drink?" Asked the waiter.
"I'll have a budlight," said Darien.
"And I'll have a budlight also" said Andrew. The waiter nodded and walked off to get their drinks. "So why don't you tell me what was really bothering you outside."
"Nothing it was noth-"
"Darien you and I both know that I'm your best friend and your going to end up telling me anyway so why don't you just say it now"
"Shut up how do you know. For all you know I may never tell you!"
"Darien who are you trying to fool? me? Because it really isn't working so why don't you just tell me and stop playing cat and mouse!"
"Ok ok, remember when I was telling you about that girl that I meet when I had arrived in California?"
"You mean your imagery girlfriend? Yeah I remember go on" Said Anderw with a sly grin on his face. Darien rasied his perfectly culped eyebrow at him.
"Ok Smart ass I won't tell you if you keep makin cheap shots at me! Anyways like I was saying the girl that I was telling you about earlier, well this girl bumped into me and I knocked her food out of her hands. I went down to pick it up-"
"Being the Good Samaritan that you so perfectly are yeah go on"
"Drew"
"Ok ok I am sorry go on with your story," said Andrew holding up his hands in defeat.
"I went to go pick it up for her and I geuss she went down for it at the same time that I did had and well…it was her"
"Wait back Romeo so you mean to tell me that this girl so happenly to be at this resturant that we were?"
"Yeah"
"Are you sure it was her Darien I mean there could be a lot of women that look like this girl"
"No I know it was her No one and I mean no one has her clear blue eyes and has wonderful sun golden hair, I'm telling you drew it was her"
"Its seems like someones been day dreaming. So whats this mystery girl's name anyway?"
"Her name is Serena. See even her name has a ring to it" Andrew rolled his eyes.
"Man, Darien I've never seen you so worked up over a girl not even Beryl. So I'm guessing you really like this girl then?"
"I've only met her twice Drew and the second time she didn't even say anyting to me. So I don't even know that if I like her or not. I mean she could be a bitch for all I know"
"Like Beryl you mean," said Andrew with a laugh.
"Yeah like Beryl, but I don't know if I like her but I think that I'm intreseted in her I want to get toknow her better before I start think thst I like her," Said Darien as the waiter brought them their drinks.
"Are you gentlemen ready to order?" asked the waiter. Darien and Andre picked up their meuns and order their food. When they began to talk again.
"Darien all I have to say man is that don't wait to long to go after this girl. If she's as pretty as you say she is then I could be anytime minute until some other guy steals her heart away."
"I know Drew but I don't even know how to find her."
"Just follow your heart you don't kjnow where it may lead you"
"Now you're starting to sound like a trashly love novel"
"Whatever Man you just find your girl" Darien and Andrew laughed and talked until their food came.
Sorry guys that I haven't been updating! Life is getting the best of me and I just didn't have time but I'll be updating sooner now I got fresh ideas for the story! I hope I still have fans out there that didn't give up on me love ya!
