Broken

chapter 9

After sitting on my bed killing some time on tiktok, I finally decide to get ready. The sun is going down since it's afternoon.

I had a super long shower, did my hair and makeup and now I'm getting super nervous.

The dress is tight fitting on the top and flows outwards at the bottom, till it ends at my knees.

It looks really nice on me. I wonder how Dominic knew my size. Even the shoes fit perfectly.

I grab my phone and head downstairs to see what the guy is up to.

When I go downstairs, Dominic is nowhere there. He's probably in his room.

Just as I wonder where he is, I catch a glimpse of something at the top of the stairs. It's Dominic. He's wearing a black pants and a black, crisp, formal shirt.

His hair is styled backwards and he looks gorgeous. Nobody would ever say he's almost thirty.

He gracefully walks down the stairs while his eyes not leaving me. And I'm gaping at him like I've never seen him before.

When he finally comes down, he stands in front of me. His eyes roaming down my body and they seem to linger more by my legs.

"Uh....Finally, you tool forever" real smooth Evelyn, real smooth. He lets out a breath of air "You're beautiful" he smiles at me.

Atleast he didn't say 'you look beautiful' he said 'you're beautiful'. See the difference?

"Tha-thank you" I look down at my feet. "Why are we dressed up?" I wanted to know that from the time I saw the dress.

"We're going to dinner" his smooth, deep voice speaks up.
"Where?" I press. "Come on and I'll show you" he holds out a hand to take mine. Oh my god. Is this a date?

I take his hand and he leads me out to his car. He opens the door for me and I go in. What a gentleman.

He rushed over to the drivers side and starts the car.

It's been about twenty minutes and we're still driving. I don't even remember the last time I went out because my mum wouldn't even let me leave the house for anything besides school.

I kind of feel free away from her, I feel like I can do anything without having her on my case.

She wouldn't even let me go out with Cecilia. Cee wasn't even allowed in the house. My mother was very protective, and not in the good way.

Cecilia would always talk bad to my mother and she was always right. So that's why my mother never liked Cecilia.

But dad, on the other hand took Cecilia as his own daughter. Her dad died when she was 4.

Dad loved her just as much as he loved me and now she lost her dad again. And I lost my only dad.

Dad would take Cee and I out for ice-cream, movies, shopping. It was always the three of us. And now he's gone.

A small tear escapes my eye and I quickly wipe it off "You're thinking about him?" I look towards the voice "Yeah I guess I just miss him" I sniffle.

Dominic smiles sadly and looks at the road "He's in a better place and he'll always live here" he points to my chest.

"You're strong, Evelyn. I don't think I've ever met anyone as strong as you. You managed your dad's death so well, you only cried to yourself. You didn't need anyone to confort you" he says and he's kind of true.

I only thought about dad when it was night and I was in bed. That's the only times I've ever broke down.

I hate having attention to me so I guess I learnt to suffer silently.