Chapter 7 - Daymare..
Things were happening too fast, I was in a daze for a few moments. I then realised that I had to get prepared so I took a quick shower, brushed my teeth and I ransacked my room to find something not so formal yet comfortable to wear. Right at the moment after I was done, I heard a car turning into the path in front of my house. I ran down the stairs and shouted to Nara that I will not be home for dinner. I then ran to the door. I opened the door and there he was, leaning at the side of his car. He dressed smart today.The way he looked at me, his smile, his physiques, got me mesmerised. I felt like I floated towards him. Before I knew it, I was right in front of him and his car. He opened the door for me and closed the door after I got in his car. After a few seconds later he got in too, he looked at me in the eyes and smiled before he started the car.
The drive was quiet because I couldn't find the right words to speak. However, I wasn't bored because my mind was filled with thoughts. Thoughts about why was he suddenly treating me so nice and always seemed to eager to see me. I knew I can't in love with him because from the way his actions are, I think it's better if we remained as friends or even best friends. I do not wish that one day he become my prince, the next moment something bad happened and we might never be friends again. Even if we are friends, I believed that nothing will be the same again. Though I have many thoughts cooped up in my mind but I was tired and very soon, I drifted into a deep sleep.
This time, I wasn't in the dark room anymore. I was at a dark forested area and I was running, running away from something that was a threat to me. The forest's trees passed by me really quickly, even faster than Alexander's driving. The weirdest thing is, I avoided every tree and branches that was in my way. There was something, someone, chasing after me. I was crying and fears conquered me. Suddenly there was a bright flash and it seemed like I jumped into another scene. This time it was total darkness and all I could hear was a soothing melodic sobbing and crying out to me.
"Rosabella Ophelia! C'mon, wake up. Rose.. Please open your eyes.." slowly the voice faded and I could feel water dripping on my face. No, they were not any ordinary water. They were tears of sadness. Why did that voice called me by Ophelia? Aren't I Cordelia? Did that person know who my real parents was?
I opened my eyes and I realised it was dark, it wasn't night but it was raining heavily. I touched my face and it was wet. I looked around and I realised that his car seats were wet too. It must be when Alex was driving halfway, it rained all of a sudden and he didn't react fast enough to cover his car. After a few moments I then realised that Alexander wasn't in the car. I noticed there was a fold able umbrella on his seat with a note pasted on it, saying 'use me'. I took the umbrella, opened the car door and umbrella then stepped out of his car. Though it was blurry and all I could see was every details of every drops of rain but the half-opened cottage wooden door with beaming lights caught my attention. To save myself from further annoyance, I quickly ran inside the cottage.
I was shocked when I saw Alex giving the inside of the cottage a little make over. There were light blue curtains made from satin, big red royal-like carpet on the wooden floor that matches the stone walls. He also added a few matching arm chairs and couch. The couch looks like those olden European Victorian style with rose patterns on it and I love it. He also added a few cupboards that were leaning against the wall. Though the changes were amazing, the only thing that really caught my eye was this thing hanging by the wall covered with a red sheet.
"What is that thing you are hiding by the wall? Show it to me, pretty please?" I said in a higher pitch, trying to sound pleasing and convincing.
"It's a surprise, I'll show it to you once the cottage is fully refurbish." he replied delightedly.
There was a pause but he continued.
"Sit there by the couch and rest, you look exhausted. Did you have enough rest recently?"
"No, I didn't have enough rest recently. Though I was already tired, my mind was so occupied with thoughts and troubles until I could even forget to sleep. I'll just take a little nap, wake me up when you are done."
From what I remember from that moment, I fell into a deep sleep. For some reasons, I seemed to no longer have the 'nightmares' while I was sleeping and I slept through comfortably on the couch. When I opened my eyes and I looked outside the windows, it was dark. Not raining dark but night dark. I stretched myself and I looked around the room. It was beautiful.
The lights were hanging down by the ceiling and there were crystals hanging downwards, the curtain glistens under the beams of light that was shining through the crystals. There was a coffee table right beside me, in front of the couch. The top of the coffee table was made out of glass and framed up with wood that had roses carved on it. The roses were also carved on the legs of the coffee table and there was a crystal vase right in the middle of the table. There was also a small and round dining table with two chairs at two ends.
I turned to look at the surprise that Alex wanted to give me and noticed that the object was still covered with red sheet. I looked around and saw Alex sitting right on the arm chair, the one when I first saw him. He was reading the same book and having that very same emotion, so dashing looking. I was staring him long enough that he had come to realised that I was staring at him. He met my eyes and smiled. He then closed the book, stood up, place it on the chair that he was sitting on and walked towards me.
"Did I wake you up? You slept for the whole day, I didn't want to wake you up because you look like you were enjoying yourself." he asked.
"No, you didn't wake me up. I woke up myself and wow! Look at this place. It's really amazing."
"Thank you, since there is a beautiful garden outside, I wouldn't want the inside of the cottage to spoil the overall image of this place. I just thought of making this place a more comfortable place to rest and run away to."
"You done a great job, it's really beautiful and I feel very comfortable being here."
I paused for a moment and continued.
"Hey, didn't you say you have a surprise for me?"
"You are really anxious to see what I purposely bought for you isn't it?"
"Hell YES!" I demanded.
At that moment, there was a crooked smile on his face. No matter at what angle I look at and what emotion he showed, it always got me trance and mesmerised. He put out his left hand, palm up, showing the gesture of inviting me to stand. I place my right hand on his palm and he guided me towards the present he wanted to give me. I felt like I was a princess for that short period because of the beautiful room, the red carpet and the lights that made the cottage seemed more like a room in a castle rather than an ordinary stone cottage. I stood in front of the present and he was standing beside it.
"Close your eyes and when I count to three, you open it." He whispered into my ears.
His voice is always soothing and melodic. I nodded in agreement and at the same time I still could feel his every breath near my neck.
"One... Two.. Three!"
I opened my eyes and I was shocked, dazed, staring at the present or so called 'surprise'. I really was surprised...
