"I expected you to waste a lot more time than this" Dili said to me as soon as I got Into the car.
"Let me guess" I turned to him and smirked "You thought i was going to take the whole day in there?"
"Well..that's what you female's do, isn't it?" He smiled teasingly.
"Well I'm not like most females" I sassed right back with a grin on my face.
With a dazed look he responded "You most definitely aren't"
I blushed furiously not expecting him to be so blunt with it. But it was Dili for Christ sake, I should not have been too surprised, he was always outspoken.
"So can we go?" He asked after some time. I nodded my eyes with a nervous smile, and then we drove off.
Dili kept to his word. He took me to my house first to change. He waited for me in the car while I ran to my room to change out of my damaged school uniform. Such a gentleman he was.
We were now on our way to see Dili's mom, which I have never met. Which makes me to wonder how both our parents agreed on this engagement fiasco. I mean I get that it might be because of business and all, but it still didn't make any sense whatsoever to me.
Still lost in my thoughts I didn't know that Dili had asked me a question until he called out my name.
"Sorry you said what?" I said apologetically.
Dili frown a little but still asked again.
"I said, why didn't you come to sit with me in the cafeteria during lunch break?"
I started "I---" but he cut me short.
"The truth Rica, I want the truth"
I released a sigh of defeat. "You were with your friends, and I didn't want to disturb you" I said in a low meek tone.
He briefly removed his eyes from the road and looked at me with disbelief before turning back.
"That's it? That's why you left after just one glance at me?"
"You saw me?" I answered his question with my own, raising my eyebrow a little.
"Of course I saw you Rica" he scoffed with the roll of his eyes "I just didn't come and meet you because I wanted to know what you'll do"
"And I disappointed you didn't I?" I asked lowly.
He didn't even bat an eyelash before he spoke. "Yes"
"But you didn't tell me that other people were going to be there" I tried to defend.
"Ok I'll admit, I was wrong to do that. But Rica you have to be able to at least try to socialize with people. Not everyone is the same" He spoke as he drove.
He was right actually. I knew that not all human beings were the same. Some were good, some were bad and some were just down straight ugly inside. But being someone that has only mostly seen the bad and ugly side of people, it was going to be harder than he Soo plainly put it.
But being as I didn't want to disappoint the one person that saw me for me, I said
"I know. I'll try from now on" He gave me a tiny smile.
"I know it's not going to be as easy as I said, but it's a good thing you agreed to trying" He said still with a smile on his face.
............
"Uhm Dili?" I called out in confusion.
"Yes?" he answered in a monotone voice.
"Why are we parked in front of a hospital?" I asked staring at the big tall prestigious looking building in front of us.
After few minutes of him not responding to my question, I spoke again.
"I thought you said we were going to see your mother?" I asked in confusion.
He finally spoke "We are" he then added.
"She's in this hospital" I tried to muster up the right words I would use before I spoke.
"Is she okay?" I asked a little bit concerned. I know I don't even know the woman and all but she was Dili's mother and she plays an important part in his life. So yeah, me being concerned is normal. Right?
"You'll see when we go in" He gave a tiny smile and hopped out of the car, I did the same and after that we headed into the hospital building.
When we got to the reception I thought we were going to stop for inquires but the nurse only gave Dili a smile of recognition and Dili did the same, then we continued walking.
I turned to stare at him with a look- while we were still walking.
As if like fate, at that exact moment he too turned my way. He saw the look I was giving him , frowning a little he asked.
"What's that look for?"
"How do you know that nurse?" I asked straight forwardly not wanting to beat around the bush.
A smirk immediately covered his face "Do I sense jealousy Rica? We've not even been engaged for up to a week and you're already showing signs of jealously?" He wiggled his eyebrows playfully.
"No I'm not" I said dismissively with blush stained cheeks. "I'm just asking because it seems like you're quite familiar with her, that all" I muttered in a low tone embarrassed for some reason.
He chuckled a little at my dismay before he finally spoke.
"I come here a lot that's why" I noticed the dullness in his tone and his eyes. His eyes looked soo unbelievably sad that even I felt emotional when I looked at them.
There were a lot of questions I wanted to ask him, I was undeniably curious to the bone. But I managed to hold myself back somehow. I knew he would tell me if he see fit to, and I wasn't going to force his hand on in.
We walked for a while in utter silence before we finally reached a door in the VIP section of the hospital. The door was completely white and opaque not allowing anyone to see what was inside, until you'll open the door.
"I hope you're ready to meet your supposedly mother-in-law?" I was so engulfed with curiosity that I didn't even bluge at the mention of 'mother-in-law', normally I would have either blushed or felt highly uncomfortable. But now that was not my main concern, my main concern was getting to know what lays in wait for us at the other side of the door.