𝐔𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐍 ▸ [AU, Human] Dimitri and Rose were one of the power couples at St. Vladimir's Academy, until he did something unforgivable. No longer together, he and Rose are stuck as classmates - trying to work out how to avoid each other wh...
Rose made it through the next eighteen hours on autopilot. Abe was a little suspicious when Rose asked if she could stay at Lissa's, but was satisfied when Janine had a catch up chat with Rhea and confirmed the latter was having a girls night in with Lissa and Rose and even invited Janine to join them. Rose's mother declined, but Rose did ask if she could come out to pick her up in the morning.
"Of course, what time would you like your father and I there?"
"Can you come alone, Mom? I want to spend some time just with you..."
Suspecting that Rose finally wanted to talk about how things were progressing with Dimitri, Janine immediately agreed. "We could go shopping?" Janine suggested, thinking it would give she and Rose a good chance to chat as they wandered through the mall.
"No!" Rose immediately replied. "Maybe we could do a picnic at Falls Creek?" she suggested hopefully. It wasn't far from Lissa's place, but Janine and Abe used to take her there when Rose was little.
"Ok wee one," Janine said soothingly on the phone. "What time do you want me there?"
"Whenever. Text me when you're on the way. I'll be ready."
Rose ate dinner robotically, sitting with her face pointed toward the screen as she 'watched' a movie with Lissa and Rhea. If anyone had asked her afterward, she wouldn't have been able to tell them the name or plot of the film.
"Are you alright, darling?" Rhea asked with concern as Lissa and Rose prepared to go to bed after the movie. Rose was very quiet and looked distressed, both of which Rhea had picked up on.
"Yep. Just worried about my exams and college acceptances," Rose said in what she hoped was a credible voice.
"Everyone's stressed, Mom," Lissa explained, putting her arm around Rose. "They're piling on the homework, and the exams are starting soon. You remember what it was like with Andre? Come on, Rose – no more freaking out tonight. We're going to go upstairs and talk and sleep," Lissa coaxed.
Rose gave Rhea a wan smile, feeling awful when her best friend's mother gave her an encouraging grin and reassured her she'd do fine on her exams. If only that were all she had to worry about.
Once they were settled into her enormous bed, Lissa asked, "So what are you thinking?"
"I don't know," Rose said, tears starting again. "I'm not ready for this, and neither is Dimitri! What if he doesn't believe it's his or wants me to get rid of it?"
"Maybe take a few days? See how you feel about things?" Lissa suggested, cuddling her best friend.
Rose shook her head. "I really want to talk to Mom. I know she is going to be upset, but I think once she calms down she'll be ok? She knows about Dimitri and me," Rose explained. "She guessed the next morning from the way we were looking at each other."
"I told you it was obvious," Lissa gloated, only to be silenced by a look from Rose.
"What am I going to do?" Rose whispered. "I've ruined my life and Dimitri's too!"
Oops! Bu görüntü içerik kurallarımıza uymuyor. Yayımlamaya devam etmek için görüntüyü kaldırmayı ya da başka bir görüntü yüklemeyi deneyin.
