The Broken Blossom

Part 29

Chapter 29

*ding dong*

I hear the bell ring.
I never go down to open the door, mom does, but the doorbell rang once again after a bit I walked down to see it. Maybe mom was busy doing something or didn't hear the bell.

I walked down, and nobody was there. Dad arrives late from work but mom? Must've gone out.

I Open the door.
Derek?
"Hey?" I say,"wanna come in?"
"No. You told me that we'll go out?" He says, sounding obvious.
I did?
"I did?," I ask but,"comeon, you do this every time, we need to go out"
I thought well, okay, and changed into different clothes.
While we walk around,
"It's getting hot," he says, but I ain't  feeling any heat, but well okay.
Then it struck. I ain't feeling anything. My mind is all wobbly.
"How's Jennifer? " he asks.
Wait.
He knows her?
Of course,  I l might've told him about her once and twice but....
"You haven't talked about her for long", he says again,"is she all right?"
He asks me again and I managed to say, "yeah.. uh.. yes"
"Can we head home?" I ask him tho we're not even 20 minutes away.
"Yeah."
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I head back home and to my room.
I want to continue reading, wherever I was.
No. It wasn't there.
I was sure of keeping it on my bed while going out.
"Mom. Did you do anything with my stuff?" I yelled.
"No," she replied back.
Where the hell it could be.
I searched everywhere.
Shit.

Where was I anyway?  I thought in hope of resuming something, somd thought.
Btw,  what was I trying to think?
No.
Hell no. I can't remember.
I check my phone.
Nothing is there.
Even her name wasn't there in the contacts.
I ring Derek.
"What?" He asks.
"You know Jennifer? " I  ask, "the one you were asking of?"
"I was asking of someone?"
"Damn. Just now. While we're out?"
"We just went out?" He asks me.
Damn.
What the fuck is going on?
Dammit.
Dammit.
Dammit.

Damn.
I sweat out of my bed.
It was a dream. It was a dream. It's okay. It's a dream.

3rd round of edits.