She Doesn't Care

Chapter 18: Chance Given

Delphi's POV

I was still quite stunned by the diary to have considered anything more. It was unmistakeably a child's handwriting.

I didn't have the strength to go ahead and read any more entries, probably because I feared what more it could contain. Perhaps it had the ability to melt my heart or worse, find a reason to forgive him.

Young Sylvester as noticed, held quite the passion for his future mate, even though that may seem a little weird at some points in the day, it was sweet.
The diary would unfold a lot of secrets that I was not prepared for, and I had no idea how to prepare for either. But when I do, I'll make sure to give credit to every word.

"Hey, Delphi!" I heard someone call out my name just as I entered the library.

"Hey, Vince. What's going on?" I recognised the face immediately and frowned at the nervous expression etched on it.

"I was just wondering, I mean, you're a girl," I gave him a confused look, I did not like where he was going with the conversation. .
"What are you trying to say?" I questioned him walking around the shelf to come face to face with him.

"I was wondering if you'd like to go grab a bite some time?" He asked looking up this time with hope shinning in his eyes and a little bit of something else. I was stunned at his proposal, I wasn't ever the girl to ask out as I often refused and of course, the emotional baggage I carried was a big red flag. Even though now I didn't have any commitments I knew it would be unfair to pull Vince into the trouble I was dealing with.

"Look, Vince. I'm sorry-" I started but was cut off by his childish rambling.

"Yeah, I get it, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have even asked you, what was I thinking? I didn't mean to, er, make you uncomfortable, you do understand, right? Oh god, I shouldn't have," If I wasn't so distracted, I would've noticed the slight shift in his eyes.

"Vince, Vince." I waved my hand in front of his eyes to grab his attention.

"I'm sorry but I'm just not that kind of a person who goes on dates. Besides, you have a mate somewhere out there, don't let her get away." I whispered the last part as I imparted the knowledge that someone should've given to my mate.

"Are you alright?" He asked me softly forgetting the moment of embarrassment.

"Yes, yes. I'm fine. I hope you understand, Vince. I'm not in a place where I can let loose." Saying those words, I left, I had enough drama in my life already, adding some more would be catastrophic.

The time spent in the library I thought on how I would approach my parents and apologise for my behaviour in the past few months.
My mind often wondered off to the black diary lying in my car seat and the grey-eyed man who gave it to me.

Keeping my daydreaming on check, I kept serving customers with different ideas on books and how to borrow them. While I was leaving I caught a sight of Vince sitting behind the reception counter and reading a newspaper.

"Isn't it a little too late to read a newspaper?" I joked.
"No judging. I like to be up to date, thank you very much." He spoke with his nose held high making me laugh even more.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Vince. Take care." I smiled one last time and opened the library door exit.
"You too, Delphi." I had heard him whisper behind me.

The cold breeze blew past me and I felt a shiver run down my spine.
I hurried to the heat of the car and started the engine.

The late evening's moonlight shined on the object beside me on the passengers seat drew my attention. I debated for a minute, flipping through another page shouldn't do me much harm, I decided.