To Daniel's dismay,he didn't find any pill capable of inducing him for 24 hours.
The sun slowly moved over the horizon as the rays hit Daniel's eyes.
"Ugh" He muttered, covering himself with the duvet."What's today?" He asked.
"Shit.It's Saturday!" Daniel rose quickly."Has she gone" He thought,peering at the alarm clock which read 6:30 AM.
"Why do I care" He sat gloomily."There's nothing I can do" He thought,laying on the bed as he forced himself to sleep.
A chime from his phone broke the silence in the room.
"What?" He muttered, grabbing the phone.
It was a message from Tara which read:
"Hey, we're just leaving the house.Our flight is 9 AM.Uhm,Goodbye I guess"
Daniel read the message twice,and it did little to change his feelings.He wanted her to stay.He wanted to grab that little chance that he could be with her.After the message,there was a deleted message.
"why did she delete it?" Daniel thought."I'll ask her in person" He said before rushing into the bathroom.
He quickly showered,wore clothes,and ran out of the house.
"Taxi" He called a cab.
"Where to?"
"The airport" Daniel said,getting in.
Despite Tara saying he shouldn't care about her,Julian had instructed the spy to keep tabs on her.
"Sir,she's leaving" The spy said on the phone.
"Ok,thanks.Keep on tailing them" Julian said as he rushed downstairs."Father!" Julian called.
"What is it?" His father answered from the stairs.
"I'm stepping out" Julian said, rushing out of the house.
"Sir" The driver bowed next to the car.
"Take a break,John" Julian said, grabbing the keys from him.
He wanted to make things right.At least,he didn't want her to be mad at him anymore.That nerd made him realize how much he hurt her.
"Come on" Julian gritted his teeth as he slammed his foot on the gas.
"Another hug?" Leyla asked, widening her arms.
"You've hugged me five times already.We've not even gotten to the airport yet" Tara chuckled.
"I know.I'm gonna miss you a lot" Leyla said,going in for the hug.
"Me too" Tara replied,resting her head on Leyla's.
Before they knew it,they both slept off and only woke for a moment when Joyce suddenly hit the brakes.
"What's wrong?" Tara said, rubbing her eyes.
"Nothing of importance.You can go back to sleep,dear" Joyce reassured.
Tara who was already half asleep went back to full sleep and didn't wake up till they got to the airport.
"Girls" Joyce shook them lightly."We've gotten to the airport"
"Already" Leyla said drowsily."How long were we asleep?"
"About an hour" Joyce said.
"Tara" A voice from behind rang out as julian hastened when he saw Tara.
"Ugh" Tara muttered,her face contorting with dislike."You guys go ahead.I'll catch up" She said to the both of them.
"What do you want? I thought I was clear" Tara said,folding her arms.
"You were" Julian said,getting out of the car."I have a proposal"
"I don't want to hear it!" Tara said.
"Hear me out,Tara.This can change your situation" Julian said.
After hearing those words,Tara reluctantly shut her mouth and listened to him.
"What's the name of your dad's company?"
"It's not his" Tara said." Srety,a telecommunications organization"
"Yeah,just like I thought" Julian muttered."My dad happens to know the CEO"
"So?"
"So he talked with the CEO and they came to a decison" Julian replied.
"Which is?"
"You can stay in America with your mum"
"Seriously?! How did your dad do that?"
"I don't know.He's old ,so I don't try to understand him"
"Wow thanks.Leyla would scream her head off when I tell her" Tara said as she turned to leave.
"You have to be in boarding school"
"What?! Why?"
"Your dad insisted"
"Why do you know my dad?"
"My dad told me that your dad said that"
"Wait a minute" Tara said, grabbing her phone and calling her dad.
"Hey Tara. What's up?" Her dad greeted cheerily.
"Dad! Why did you insist on my going to boarding school. You know I can't survive there" Tara said.
"I know,but I can't leave you alone"
"Yeah,but mum's with me.If I go to boarding school,then mum's gonna be home alone"
"You aren't leaving your mother, you'll only go to the school twice a month"
"For how many days?" Tara asked,holding her breath for the answer.
"Two days"
"That's four days a month"
"Tara"
"Fine,I'll take it" Tara said,ending the call.
"Well,that was a long call" Julian commented as the call ended.
"Hush" Tara said."Thanks by the way for what you did"
"You're welcome.You mind if we call this even" Julian said, smiling softly.
"I guess" Tara said,nodding her head.
"Thanks" Julian said,grinning ear to ear.He felt really good that he had rectified his mistake.
"Right here" Daniel said to the taxi driver as he hastily got out.He glanced at his phone which read 9:05 AM.
"Shit,she's gone" Daniel said as he glanced at the airplane flying out of view ahead him.He bowed his head slowly and just thought of what ifs."What if I had gotten here earlier? Would I have been able to stop her?" He thought."I didn't even get to say goodbye" He glanced at the last message Tara sent him.
"You're really going to let him off" Leyla asked.
"Yeah,he got me out of this situation. That's gotta stand for something right?"
"I guess" Leyla replied.
"Daniel?" Tara shouted,glancing at the guy with his head bowed. Daniel didn't reply as he was possibly lost in thought.
"That could be a total stranger" Leyla voiced.
"It's him.He has a weird way of sitting" Tara said, walking over to him.
"Daniel" Tara placed a hand on his back as she sat next to him.
Daniel raised his head and his eyes met hers."Tara?!"
"In the flesh" Tara replied."What's up?"
Daniel was speechless for a moment."I thought you'd gone.I thought I'd never see you again" Daniel said, suddenly hugging her.
Tara was taken aback ,but she would be lying if his hug didn't make her feel good.