Dead to Me Chpt. 3
#4 of Dead to Me
Chpt 3.
Nine o clock came and went and I didn't move from where I was, the previous scene playing in my head over and over again, I was many things at that moment, sad that my parents wanted to do with me, pissed that my dad had been spying on me, and slightly embarrassed because he was right I had been sleeping around a bit to much.
My cell phone began ringing, I didn't bother to even look at it, eventually it stopped then started again. It did this three or four times, I don't know wasn't counting, before I decided hell I'll just answer the danm thing. I looked at the name and time and I knew who it was and what it was about. Mostly because the name said Dom and the time said 9:36 PM. I sighed and answered, "Hello"
"Hey what the hell you haven't shown up yet, you forget our date?"
"No no, I've decided to stay in tonight"
"What's wrong? You sound like you've been crying"
"because I have been"
"What happened?" actual concern in his voice, funny we just met yesterday and already he's concerned about me, liking him, I smiled, "oh well umm, I don't wanna talk over the phone can you come over here?"
"Sure I just need your address"
"Rickshaw Av. It's the largest apartment building on the street, I'm number 13"
"Ok I'll be right over" click, he hung up his phone. It would be nice to have some company right now and I really needed someone to lean on.
It only took twenty minutes for Dom to arrive and knock on my door, I opened it to see a red and white furred fox standing at my door wearing a suit. I was actually surprised, wasn't expecting that. Dom smiled "Hello Dimitri, may I come in?" I nodded and stepped aside for him to enter, he frowned when he saw the fur under my eyes damp from crying and I shut the door behind him and turned to see his frown, "What happened?" He asked bluntly and I pointed to the pictures on the floor and he picked them up and looked through them, "My dad brought those to me, neither him or my mom ever wants to see me again" I choked up again and eyes watered once more, Dom dropped the pictures and walked over brining me into his embrace I cried into his chest, eventually he sat me on the couch and some time passed not sure how long and I finally stopped, Dom nuzzled me, "Where's your room?" he asked and I patted the couch, Dom frowned, "That just won't do" He stood and took my paw, "You deserve a bed at least" I stood with him and he lead me to the door and grabbed my keys from table and when we exited the apartment he locked the door for me.
He lead me down the stairs and out the apartment building, down the street on a rather long walk but I wouldn't know how long I wasn't keeping track of anything, he lead me back to his apartment, the dim apartment was only slightly familiar to how I had seen it before mostly because I only ever registered his bedroom which is where he lead me now. He pointed, "Lay down and get comfortable I'll get you a glass of water" he left the room and I walked over and laid down, pulling the covers up to my neck and staring at the wall, the clock on it read 10:57, closing eleven o'clock, seeing the time made something click in my head and I felt really tired, when Dom came back with my water, I was already asleep.
Mourning, I didn't bother to get up when I woke, I didn't want to even try and face the world. Dom was right behind me and I could feel his arms, he had wrapped them around me and they gave me a little bit of comfort and I snuggled back into him, he shifted a bit and nuzzled me, I had obviously woke him up, "Sleep ok?" He asked,
"Yeah just fine"
"Feelin any better?"
"No" My answers were simple, I wasn't about to try and piece together something lengthy and bawl out again. He sighed and nuzzled me again, "Well I'm here if you need me" I didn't respond to that, but it made me feel so much better, taken care of, I did feel good after him saying that, my father had made me feel like I was worth nothing yet those words, probably not even thought about in his mind, mattered so much. I turned in his arms and wrapped my own around him, holding against him tight. He was defiantly surprised at this because his eyes were wide for a moment but the they closed as we both murred in delight.
Ringing in the other room broke the moment, He pulled away a bit, "It's my boss probably asking why I'm late hold on for a moment" He climbed out of bed and hurried out the room, I sat on the edge of the bed and waited, curious, I wonder what he did.
Five minutes or so he walked back in and asked me, "Would you like to come into work with me?" I nodded, "Of course" I didn't want to be here alone. He nodded and walked back out, he came in and took my paw, "We have to go now though I'm late as is and up in fifteen minutes" I tilted my head and followed with him, he lead us out his home and down the street.
I had no idea where we were going but from the sky I could tell it was getting towards mourning. We reached our destination promptly at 12:17 or at least that's what the glowing clock in a store window said. I looked at the place, windows boarded up neatly and painted a reddish color same with the rest of the building, bright neon letter spelled out, The Display Case, I titled my head and Dom lead me inside, I gaspped at what I saw.