Chapter 47: Should I?

Noah's POV:

I woke up the next day.

Astrid.

I'm quite nervous to propose her. I wish everything will go fine!

I called her.

"Hey Astrid" I said. No one replied.

"Hey?" I said. I started getting a bit scared.

"Hey, Astrid please reply, are you okay?" I asked.

"I'm fine" she said.

"Huh, actually.. yesterday.."

"No. I don't wanna hear it" she said.

"Astrid.. Okay don't listen to me. Just come to college, okay?"

"Okay" she said and cut the call.

She's still mad at me for yesterday. I really hope she accepts me. The conversation just now only made me more nervous.

I called Charlotte too.

"Hey.. Noah.." she said slowly.

"Hey Charlotte. Are you okay?"

"Yes"

"You're coming to college, right?" I asked.

"No"

"Why? You should—"

"I.. You think I should?" she asked.

"Yes" I replied.

"Okay I'm coming.." she said.

Then I got up and started getting ready. I headed to the college and waited for Astrid to come.

I've been waiting for ten minutes; Astrid hasn't arrived yet.

Charlotte just came.

"Hey Noah.." she said.

"Yes Charlotte?" I asked.

"I.. I'm afraid Noah.." she said.

"Afraid? Of what?" I asked.

"Afraid of him, Noah! Who knows.. If he comes back??"

"Oh yeah. I know, that's something to worry about. But don't worry. If he does, I won't let him lay a single finger on you. I'm your brother after all!"

She smiled warmly. "Thanks bro" she said.

Then a notification hit her phone. She saw it and all the color from her face changed to pale yellow, then it became a little red. her eyes were full of rage and fear. I didn't know what was going on.

"Charlotte?" I asked her.

"This rascal still has the face to message me!" she yelled.

"What? What is he saying?" I asked her.

"I don't have a little interest in reading it" she said and gestured her phone towards me.

"Do you want to read it?" she asked. Curiosity got my best and I took the phone. I opened it and saw the message.

"I-I'm sorry Charlotte, I.. I was not in my senses yesterday.. I... You know! You know I won't do anything like that, You know that well.. Please, I'm sorry.. I.. When I came in my senses, I was really guilty of saying something like that, I.. I'm sorry.. Please come back" Lucas had written.

I read it in my mind. I had just a simple emotion in my eyes.

Rage.

Sorry, huh? He would've said the same if he did that to her!

"What is there?" she asked me.

"Read it" I said. She took the phone and read the message.

Her eyes were stinging with tears and in there, I could see many emotions. I couldn't interpret what were those, but I didn't see rage or anger.

"What should I do?" She asked.

"Don't tell me you're thinking of going back?" I asked.

"I don't know" she said.

"You aren't going back, that's final" I said. "And as for forgiving him, that's up to you" I said.

"Up to me? Why?" She asked.

"Because you know him best, Charlotte. If you think he really means this apology then you... you can forgive him. But forgiving doesn't mean that you'll go back. No risks now, and you have to listen to me because I'm your brother" I said.

"Okay, Noah. I'll think about it." she said. "BTW, what about Astrid? Why hasn't she come?" she asked.

I was really hoping you come, Astrid, but why didn't you? You said you will!

I waited for Astrid all day, but she didn't come. At last, I decided to go to her house.

I went to her house. Silently I wished that her mother wouldn't be at home. And she really wasn't!

"Why are you here?" Astrid asked as she opened the door.

"Come with me" I said.

"No" she said.

I looked at her confused. Is she that angry?

"Astrid, come on!" I said.

"Okay, but last time"

"What last time?"

"This is the last time we're hanging out"

"What? Are you crazy—"

"No more convo" she said and went inside. Maybe to change clothes. I waited on the door.

Everything will be fine, once you listen to what I have to say.

She came out a little while later and I took her in my car to the hotel.

I didn't get much time to prepare for my proposal, you know all those things happened. But I'm pretty sure she won't hate what I did.

Astrid's POV:

Noah had stopped understanding me. After making him understand what I feel, I banged out of the café. I got home and started crying. My head was hurting, but I don't know why, but I feel ache in my heart too.

Is that heartache real?

Then I cried myself to sleep. I waited for the next day.

The next day, in the morning, I received a call from Noah.

He asked me to go to college. I was kind of happy. I agreed.

But when I was about to leave, suddenly my phone rang. It was my mom. She told me she would be returning tomorrow. I agreed, but then I heard a sudden noise like some gunshot. My heart beat stopped.

She told me she was okay, but I was hell worried. I didn't even know where she was. I was so scared that I didn't go to college.

Out of nowhere, Noah now came to my house and asked me to go out with him. I wasn't in the mood really, but I agreed when he insisted.

He took me to his hotel. I am really waiting to see what's gonna happen.