Chapter 3
She opened the door, to find Marguerita wasn't there. She yelled "Marguerita, I'm home!" and waited for a reply. When she didn't get one, she started to look for her. She opened the kitchen door, and screamed. There was Marguerita, down on the floor. Next to her was a small ladder. Cloe grabbed the phone, and called an ambulance. 10 minutes later the ambulance finally arrived... They told Cloe that Marguerita had a brain-injury and had to be taken to the hospital. Soon after they left, and Cloe ran upstairs. She fell on her bed, crying, not knowing what to do with out her dear Marge. With the tears still in her eyes she walked over to her bathroom. She opened the medicincabinet and took some strong painkillers out. She opened the bottle, and took 2. Letting out a sigh of relief, she fell asleep. She'd been doing this for over 3 years now, ever since she'd broken her leg in 3 places, and got these painkillers. She knew it was bad for her, but it was the only way that she didn't have to feel the pain of being alone. She hated it that her parents were away so often, but she thought she'd always have Marge with her. And now Marge had left her as well. It hurted like He!l.
When she woke up it was 8 o'clock. "Dmn, I'm way to late to pick up Ved.. And I don't have his number" Cloe stressed. Then she figured that if she'd call Amber, Amber could go and tell him what happened. Because she wasn't feeling like this date anymore. She picked up the phone and dialled Amber's number. After telling Amber the entire story, Amber promised to tell Ved. Amber said that she was sure that he would understand. Cloe went right back to bed, and fell asleep right away.
Cloe woke up a bit later, because someone was covering her with a blanket. When she opened her eyes, she saw Ved. "Ved, what.. what are you doing here? Didn't Amber tell you that I couldn't make it?" "Yeah, she did. But I was worried, so Amber drove me over her.. And shush now, go back to sleep. I'll be here when you wake up." Cloe, full of trust, closed her eyes again. Ved looked down at her, and carefully pulled the blanket up a bit higher. He was wondering how such a beautiful girl could have troubles this big. She seemed so happy at school. He sat down at a chair in her room, and spent the next couple of hours with just looking at her. He didn't know it yet, but she started to make his heart weak.
When Cloe woke up the next morning, the first thing she saw was Ved sleeping in a chair. For a second she wondered what he was doing there, and thought that maybe Marguerita had let him in. Then the reality struck her again. Marguerita was in the hospital, and Ved had come by to see if she was alright. "Amber was right, he's not stuck up at all" Cloe thought. She watched him sleeping, and concluded by herself that he was really adorable when he was asleep. She looked at him for a few moments, and suddenly her eyes got big.. What if he woke up, and saw her like this? She must look like a mess! Carefully not to wake Ved up, Cloe grabbed some clothes and ran to the bathroom. When she looked in the mirror, she could see that she was right. She didn't look to perfect at the moment. After taking a long shower, getting dressed and putting some makeup on, Cloe was much more content with herself. Okay, you could see that she spend a whole day crying, and didn't sleep to well.. But she still looked okay, in her cute green dress. When she opened the door, she saw that Ved was awake.
Ved, who heard the door open, turned his head. When he saw Cloe, he just stopped breathing for a sec. "Wow, she's so DMN hot" Ved thought. He sighed, and when he saw that Cloe was looking at him, he tried to speak. When he finally could say something, the only thing he could think of was "Hey, did you sleep well?" After saying this, Ved could hit himself… What was that for stupid question. Of course she didn't sleep well! "Uhm, I'm sorry… Of course you didn't sleep to well" Ved said quickly. "Well, actually.. After waking up with you there, I had quit a good sleep! And how did you sleep yourself?" Cloe said, not noticing the way it could be taken. Ved blinked a couple of times, how did she mean… after waking up with him there? Was there a meaning to that? "I slept okay, as far as you can sleep okay in a chair" Ved smiled. Then he had a sudden idea. "Hey, it's Saturday, and I still owe you a date… What do you say? We could go to the theme-park, and after that to the beach or something like that!" Cloe thought for a couple of minutes, and said "Okay, sounds great.. But only under one condition!" "Uh-oh! And that is?" Ved replied, a bit scared of the answer. "That you buy me the largest cotton-candy that we can find!" Cloe grinned. "You've got yourself a deal missy!" Ved said, with a large smile on his face. "Let's go then!" Cloe smiled back at him. After getting some money, Cloe had insisted to lent him some, they took off to the theme-park.