I opened my phone to find five unread messages and a missed call the next day.

All messages were from him and the missed call from my mother. I dialed her number and put the phone between my ear and my shoulder while my hands were busy with the coffee machine.

" Veronica!" Her voice came out surprised as if she was sure I wasn't gonna call back. " Hey mom ?"

" I thought you wouldn't call , How are you ? It's been a while since I saw my own daughter."

" I'm fine. Mom."

" The trial is next Wednesday , I want you to be there with me."

I sigh .

" Alright, I'll come."

" Veronica ? What is wrong with you ? You've changed in these past few.." She trailed of trying to recall the last time she saw me ,or even called me " few weeks." She says.  How could she not notice for how long she hasn't seen me . She didn't even bother to call or check on me and now she makes it look like it's my fault and I've changed. Okay, it takes two people at fault in this case but she's as equally in fault at this as I am . Maybe more because she blamed it on me . She hasn't seen me in months " Months." I spat out unable to confine my anger. " You haven't seen or called me in months mother !"

The line was silent for a long while , that's right ! She doesn't have anything to say !  . " Good bye mom , I'll see you on Wednesday. "
I end the call and brace my hands on the counter , breathing.

After a long session of calming my self I open the text from him.

Dillan: It's you .

Wait what ? I scroll back to our previous conversation and my eyes widen . I read the other one.

Dillan: Tori says you're never like this for a guy .. So I suppose the feeling is mutual.

Dillan: Oh God ! I'm sorry if this is bothering you.. You're not replying to my texts.

Dillan: Veronica ?

Dillan: Alright I get it, Good night.

If freaking out felt this good, then I'm ready to freak out for the rest of my life!  Once the shock wore off , I started laughing mad.

I would've done back flips and cartwheels in the house if it wasn't for the space.

I didn't text back or call till I called Tori at noon to go car shopping with me . I  told her I found the perfect car  and decided to use my savings on it . I told her about the text which had her squealing and screaming until I was forced to end it.

She arrived at my house thirty minutes later with Dillan .

My heart instantly started hammering in my chest , my body hyper ventilating.  

I eased myself in the back seat silently praying for him not to mention last night .

" What happened to you last night ?"  Tori looked me straight in my eyes through the rearview mirror .

That question reminded me of how much I hated her.

" What happened to you ?"
I interrogated.
Dillan looked like he was busy tracing the tattoos on his arm . But we all know he was trying to avert his attention if we were to talk about what he told me .

Tori fell silent after my question , as did I .

It was moments later that she spoke to me to ask me to open a song from my playlist.

I smiled at her small peace offering and did so , playing her favorite song .