It has been less than twenty-four hours since she left and he was still seated in the same position that he was in the previous day, only that he was leaning his back on his tie shelf and his long legs were sprawled on the floor.
He slept that way and was sure to get an aching back, shoulder, and numb butt if he moves a muscle.
How everything just went from smiles and flirting to cries, sadness, and moving out was way beyond him… he caused it this time and he feels ashamed that he couldn’t tell her on time and couldn’t even give her an answer as to whether he loves her or not.
He hasn’t fully sorted Daniella’s feelings yet and coming to a conclusion that he loves her when he hadn’t concluded if he still feels for his ex or not would be too much and would hurt badly.
“I’m stupid” he muttered and closed his eyes whilst releasing a sigh.
A headache suddenly hit the side of his head and he grimaced at the attack then let out a groan and adjusted his body against the shelf behind him.
“I’m sorry, so sorry Love,” he said and let out a sigh then felt a presence around him so he opened his eyes and saw Aiden by the door of his closet with his phone to his ear like he was making a call and a frown on his face.
Dimitri let out another sigh and closed his eyes.
“I have seen him… yeah, was Emily able to contact Sof? Okay, I will talk to you later… bye” Aiden finished his call and walked up to his depressed-looking friend then took the small stool that is beside him and sat on it. The frown was still plastered on his face.
“How are you feeling?”
“Should that be a question?” Dimitri asked in a whisper and grimaced when the headache hit him again.
“You don’t look good but I want to hear something from you, are you fine?”
Dimitri slowly opened his eyes with fresh tears already gathered in them as he looked at his friend.
“After what happened yesterday… I can’t be”
“What actually happened? When we were talking yesterday, you sudden disconnected the call and although I thought of it as rude I tried calling but you didn’t pick up… don’t tell me you left your phone on vibrations like you most of the time do?” he asked but Dimitri didn’t answer.
“I also tried calling Audriana minutes after you disconnected the call but she didn’t pick up and when I call Sof too she refused to pick up then I sent her a message and she replied with ‘I and Audri are good, we are just not talking to you boys’ and I wondered what the issue could be”
“She is supporting her friend… they are like sisters”
“Yeah, I know… even Max said Sof isn't speaking to him because they got into a fight. So now, what is the issue with you both? Got into a fight too?” he asked.
Dimitri nods his head.
“Is it that serious?”
“She took some of her clothes with her so it is that serious”
“Have you tried to call or gone to Sof's place to sort things out yet?”
He let out a sigh and bow his head then shook his head.
“She left yesterday and I am the cause of it all” he let out another sigh and blinked severally to keep the round of tears that threatened to escape from his eyes.
Aiden kept quiet for a while and the furrow in his brow deepened as he thought about something for a while.
“I have a feeling that Daniella has something to do about this,” he said and Dimitri nodded in agreement.
“She came by yesterday and said some things and… and… I just can't figure out what I feel right now… she thinks I love Daniella and not her and… I don’t know”
“Did you tell her that you love Daniella or feel something for her?”
“I admitted to loving her but I don’t think I do love her again… I will say that I felt something when I saw Daniella after a long time but I can't classify it as love” he responded and Aiden nodded his head then clicked his tongue.
“Maybe you thought you still have feelings for Daniella because she was your first in everything love and probably you aren’t over the fact that she could do something like that to you but you need to sort out what you like and don’t like” he tapped his head and earned a glare from Dimitri but he ignored it.
“Okay, I know for a fact that you like Audriana a lot, right?” he asked and Dimitri nod his head so he continued.
“So, do you love her?”
“I think… I don’t know… I am not sure, I don’t want her to get mixed up with these messy things I have going on with me… this is what it caused, she is hurt because of me and I never want that happening to her again.” he explained and Aiden nod in understanding.
“You want to sort things out with you first before going for her?”
“Yes, I… I want to be sure that I want her with me and to make sure that it's no one else but her I want to be with me, I don’t want to have mixed feelings as I do right now… I like her a lot but I want to be sure it isn’t just the feel of the moment but something real”
“I understand you, brother… I wouldn’t want to watch you both hurt because of uncertainty. Take things easy, okay? And I am sure that you will have it figured in no time” he pats his shoulder and Dimitri smiled then rest his head back on the shelf.
“Thank you so much, Stuart”
“You are welcome” he replied and urge him to stand up so he could rest properly and get ready for the day.
“Wil you do me a favor and keep looking after Audriana?” Dimitri asked while he ate the breakfast Aiden prepared for him after he had freshened up.
“Sure, Audriana is more like a sister to me and I do look after her all the time… with or without being told,” he told him and Dimitri offered him a smile.
…
“How do you feel?” Sofia asked when Audriana came out of the bathroom with her robe around her body and a towel tied to her hair.
“I am fine, thank you… just having a sick effect from the very plenty of ice cream I consumed yesterday”
“You sure you are fine?” Sofia stopped from towel drying her hair to look at her friend through the mirror.
“Yes, I am, I should be asking about your wellbeing since you are the pregnant one between the both of us” she came to stand behind her and pinched her cheeks which made Sofia slap her hand from her face.
“I am not a kid woman”
“Yeah, sure” Audriana rolled her eyes and went to grab some clothes to wear for the day.
“Did Max call?” Audriana asked just at the same time Sofia asked.
“Did Dimitri call?”
They chuckled at how they thought alike and asked the same thing at the same time.
“I’ll go first, no he hasn’t but Aiden never failed to send texts upon text after the endless calling didn’t work” Sofia began.
“I haven’t checked my phone yet and I am hoping to see a call at least,” Audriana said.
“Me too, I guess both are trying to figure things out but I will like a little fight for us, you know?” Sofia said and Audriana nods in agreement.
“I want him in my life, I need him but I want him to want me, desire me… not just my body but my presence and he should be sure he wants me in his life and choose me always without thinking too much about it, is that too much to ask?” she asked with a sigh and slouched her back.
Sofia stood up from where she sat and went to sit beside her bestie then held her hand in hers and gave them a small squeeze.
“It's never too much to ask dear… even as a human being when it comes to your dignity and respect, nothing is actually too much to ask” she assured her and Audriana rests her head on her shoulder while she put her hand over her shoulder.
“Maybe because it's my first… everything, not first date but he is my first kiss, my first, and I think my first love now” her lips quivered as she spoke and Sofia sighed.
“Take it easy… it's okay to feel this way, I know how it feels to have your first love make you feel like you aren't wanted by them” Sof said and Audriana raised her head to look at her.
“Max is your first love? Thought it was that your crappy boyfriend from high school you told me about”
“No, Dylan was actually nothing to me after he deceived ‘stupid teenage me’ into sleeping with him with a promise that he will marry me one day when we start getting really sexual with each other… I wondered up till this day why I believed him and let him have such precious honor of taking my virginity”
“Don’t be hard on yourself girl, everyone makes mistake and we learn from them to avoid them from happening again… so if Max isn't your first love then who was it?” she asked.
“Aiden, I had liked him for a long time and fell for him so hard but he treated us as his little sisters… well, mostly me and he was so into you then so I didn’t have a chance with him but I am glad it wasn’t with him I am have having a baby with”
“Oh my, we were in a triangle… one chasing after the other while the other was just there and Aiden will make an awesome father one day”
“Yeah, you were the other one” she received a pinch to her arm which she returned and they both rubbed their affected arm and glared playfully at each other.
“I am sure he would make a good father but sometimes you would just want to put him in daycare with the rest of the babies” she shrugged and Audriana burst out laughing.
They got ready for the day and spent most of their time, talking, giving each other advice, crying to an emotional movie, and going over their student’s assessments.