Me and Phoebus started our study together. My mother seemed prepared enough to talk with him regarding our marriage, that was definitely terrifying. He was sitting beside me, close enough to feel his warm breath. It was kinda soothing like the autumn breeze. I or maybe we did not realise when we got so close that our noses could touch when we faced each other. His eyes were fire, he held my hand into his and heat was taking all over me. We were getting closer and closer, close enough to touch our lips together.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsObwkgLgpE
“Daphne!” Bella shouted.
“Daphne, what the hell are you doing? Wake up!!” She repeated loudly and I jumped on the bed realising that everything was just a dream, more like a nightmare.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2yWvqj87r
She was standing in front of me and all I heard inside my head was ‘Don’t do this to her’. She could have accompanied me longer but her class was starting earlier than me that day. I felt lucky enough because I was not ready to answer her questions, which would not take longer to make me reveal about my amazing dream until Bella entered.
I rushed to the college where I realised that today we had the formal day and I had worn a top and skirt which was totally casual mainly for that day. Amor looked at me from a distance which was definitely scary because at the end of the day he was one of my professors. He kept on walking towards me in the place full of students in good looking formals. His glare was fierceful. I needed to buckle up234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7JuPfIZob
“Daphne, Hi.” He spoke in a low voice.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT0B7pQjJP3
“Good Morning, sir” I slightly bowed.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOZrlMYPw0
“Not sir, just Amor.” He instantly replied and continued saying with crossed arms, “What are you wearing? I do not think this is formal like we usually see. I am incharge of today’s program. May I know your reason for coming in this outfit?”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnJAmyZ20D
I needed to riposte but he was astute enough to understand me lying. I had no choice other than telling him the truth.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1N5K0vgN0G
“I was late. I overslept and forgot about today’s theme. I am really sorry sir, I mean Amor. I am really sorry.” I pleaded.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoa91LQQBT
“It’s okay Daphne. It's totally fine. I can help you, if you agree.”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOnmU4VSCU
“How?”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacQCW6eTr0
“Here is a shop nearby. We can go there and I can buy you a formal outfit which suits you.”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgq8mIcaFX3
How generous he is! But no, no I can’t do it.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8z5bH5jeW
“No. no I can't accept it. I'm really sorry but I can’t.” I instantly replied.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuw9jMdbK9
“See, today is the formal day and within an hour few of the formal firm people will come to meet you all and finding you in such an outfit will not give them a good impression and you never know one might be from your future firm.”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhT3Wu65L6N
No doubt he was right. But I was still not sure. I can get here and buy something for myself before he pays for it. That doesn’t sound wrong though.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwS8T6rDjV
“You are right. Let's go.” I think I was loud enough which made a few students stare at me for a bit. I turned around as if I was not talking to Amor. I went towards the exit without waiting for him.
He brought his car and we went towards the store. It was a big store for formals which made me believe I could never buy clothes from such an expensive store. We stopped and he opened the door for me. I looked at him, extending his hand towards me. I am not such a lady who holds a stranger’s hand even though I can drive a long way from my college with him and will let him buy an outfit for me. I got out of the can with a smile pretending that I did not see his hand. We went inside. It was a total golden and black shade store, giving a royal look with the red bouquets. The clothes were unimaginably beautiful and expensive too. I pretended not liking half of them to avoid him buying something for me. He was stubborn just like me I guess. He selected clothes for me and forcefully told me to try them on.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4teF6SEZG8
“Mierda! tan hermosa.” He said in a low voice but loud enough to echo in the big store.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeILbqQwuTx
“Sorry?What did you say?” I asked as I didn't understand the word he said.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEsL1eFtgI
“No, nothing. I think it suits you. We are going to buy it, keep wearing it and I will make the payment.”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAydFEMb9up
He said proceeding towards the billing counter.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9l8qyHndv
“Amor, don’t.” I stopped him holding his hand but removed it as soon as I realised it.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToyxrluMva
“Daphne, I am sorry but it might sound bitter to you. You cannot afford this. It is too expensive. Let me buy it for you and you return it someday, if you wish to.” He held my hand with both of his hands and paid for the outfit I was wearing.
On the way back, I did not say anything. I thanked him and went straight into my class. I saw Phoebus looking at me with happiness which was totally seen in his eyes. I smiled back.
“Daphne, you look so beautiful!” Balla stood in front of me all of a sudden. I looked at her then at him, again at her.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CXwnecqvi
“Thank you! What is going on right now?” I tried avoiding talking about my outfit.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMfCousX02X
“We are supposed to gather in the hall after lunch. Today we have to stay longer here I think. You know the new professor is going to select the people who are going to present the college in front of big firm owners. What was his name?”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8Qidz1Njf
“Amor.” I said.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGa22uFFJR
“Is he from Spain?” She asked.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMRGwOEvSA
“I don’t know. Maybe. I heard him saying something in a different language today. I don’t know what it means.”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIaoK2bIY9
“I know spanish. His name is also spanish. You know what it means?” She said smiling.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8JnNAqXjF
“What does it mean?”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZqvZ36Nqm
“In Spain you might use it to call your loved one.”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiCXFBxtBi
“Is it?” I asked with a puzzled look.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWSnRwgotv
He is as attractive as his name.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8oQl9jYJl
Did he want me to call him by his name, just because it’s his name or because of its meaning?234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQWdCmKMIb
I should not ruminate about it.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhzLcelSjx
“Yeah. See, that would be so romantic someone calling his name. He is good looking too. He must have a girlfriend, don’t you think?”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHkCtKJtY6
“Maybe. He is just a professor. I do not look into his personal life.” I said bluntly.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mIauNZwaQ
“Even though he is our professor, he must be of our age group. He is still young. Maybe in his early thirties. He looks so good dude.”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbuL5jMnJd
“I think you should not think about someone since you are already in a relationship.” I said looking at Phoebus, who was sitting at his seat.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhh4wNGLiw
“Me?” She asked.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxwCgwEGOb
“Ye-” I was stopped by Amor entering the class to make us understand the things we were supposed to do that day.
It was the first time we were going to meet the people from big firms who were going to see us presenting our college and might select us as their employees too. We were not informed about it earlier.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjTWPc6qgB
He explained everything thoroughly, more deeply than I thought. He was more like a poet, his girlfriend must feel lucky.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ852GowIk1C
He seems to be poise. His eyes look the same like my favourite dark chocolate, if I am allowed to, I might eat them someday. His scent is no less than the woods. He is perfect, more than a quiet morning and a midnight walk outside. He is just like his name- attractive, romantic and enough to make someone fall at the first sight.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRtXhjhuFg
“Daphne Tuffin!” A loud voice made me get back to my senses. It was Amor’s.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJarfNchV4F
“Did you understand?” he asked me.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvD9i1ksGgq
“Ye- yes, sir.” I replied.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5zsk1UkGk
“Good. They will come here anytime now. Be ready and best of luck everyone.” Amor said and left the class.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIQi0S7CDd
But what was I supposed to understand?234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSoP6uD2yX
I asked the same to Bella and to my surprise she said that he wanted me to lead the whole batch and present a few people in front of the guest and explain about their hard work and their improvements throughout these years.
I was not sure about choosing a few of the students I would like to present to the guests. I had to do it before they came. I rushed to Amor.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9Ewcl8WXC
“Amor! - I mean Sir. I am sorry but I do not know how to choose, describe, nothing. I know nothing. I won't be able to do it.” I hypered.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLSfqHN8ru
He told me to take a deep breath.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXKsIUa90p
“You can do anything you want to, Daphne. You have that spark in yourself. You do. Just choose three to four of them. You will represent our college and I know no one can do that better than you. It's your time to show others that you can do anything. I believe you.” he patted my shoulder, leaving me alone in the hallway.
I went back to the class, standing in the middle of the chaos happening around me.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82YOPVkyqV
I screamed and everything stopped, like I clicked a pause button.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBZYta40vm
“So-uh, hi everyone. As you all heard from the professor earlier, I will be picking up a few of you who are going to represent the college in front of the guests. I need you all to cooperate with me. Few might feel and few might not but this is a very big chance for us to get such an opportunity to present our college. This will also affect our future. Do you understand? I know that I am not that worthy to get such responsibility but with your cooperation, I think we can do our best. I need you all to write the names of four people who you think are worthy to represent the college, except you yourself. Within two minutes I would like to get all the names.” I spoke standing beside the desk.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5c3YMAxJHI
"Hey, you need five people." Bella whispered in my ear.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2GkZNdBc6
I shushed her.I think everyone understood me. They wrote the names with dedication and with the help of Bella I counted the majority. There was still one name I needed.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0NYfbhk12
“Time to announce the names. Let's see. Patrick Jenner, Susan Moss, Ginni Brown, David Miller and… Phoebus Avlon.” I announced the names and looked into Phoebus’s eyes. He looked nervous. I think no one would have ever thought that he would be one of those people but he is because it’s my choice.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wWj5cBjaL
Bella also looked puzzled but she didn’t ask anything. She was happy that she was not told to speak about the college in front of strangers.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhv3YQTG93C
She whispered, “Thanks.”
After some time, Phoebus came to me asking the reason behind me choosing him. I replied by questioning his confidence.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbo0gcNOHnA
“You don’t know Daphne how much confidence I am hiding behind myself just to wait for the right time.” He said looking directly into my eyes.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFDgXcsIS6
“I guess you should use that confidence here. It will be worth it and maybe you will get more confidence than you have right now, that you are keeping for the right time.” I spoke getting closer to him.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1B57AtPiW
Sometimes I do not understand him. He is very discreet most of the time but his eyes are eloquent. I am not getting into that zone, eyes might lie sometimes.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszJzZK9GHE
I stepped back and called the other people to gather around so that we could discuss our presentation.
It was nice, really nice. The cooperation and understanding we showed everything was appreciable. I actually, for the first time, represented my college in front of so many people. We did our best. I met the guests personally, giving them the whole list of our specialities. It was indeed a great experience. It was like a dream and all could be possible just because of Amor.
I tried searching for Amor but could not find him. It was almost late in the evening, so I needed to go back home.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nuh3kbr5x
“Daphne, wait.” Phoebus called out.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhPktnVasf
His face is just that much pretty one can’t resist smiling. He came running and hugged me tightly.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iYMljlYzm
“Thank you.” he said.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWC5NqC9eK9
I probably stopped breathing or everything there stopped. He was legit hugging me. I hugged him back, closing my eyes, feeling I needed it for a long time. I just wanted to feel the warm autumn breeze touching my face, making me feel lighter in his arms.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMQKrBJJxJ
“Thank you. Whatever I could do today was just because of you. I don't know how to express myself. I am bad at it but really Daphne I never felt better than today.” he spoke, hugging me tightly.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyFlLKagDp
I smiled and patted his back.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6ZZGOJRvx
“I know. You are capable of doing anything. It's just you need to take out the confidence you are hiding inside.” I spoke looking into his eyes, one of my hands on his chest.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WOc35Ipgs
That might feel awkward after some time but at that moment I felt that was desired. We both had mirrored expressions of each other.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLgGBoIBa3
“In return, I will give you a ride back and next weekend we can go out for lunch, if you want to.” he said, holding my hands.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxslHuBssQ
“Well, the offer is not that bad.” I spoke teasingly.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrKhmP5oVH
“I think we should head back home, it's getting late, I will bring my car.” he said.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0QGUuOmGh
I nodded.
Someone touched my shoulder, I turned and removed the hand.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eV6MwmLbg
“Oh! Sir. I didn't see you. I am sorry.” I rushed to speak.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxSqzO35gc
“It’s totally fine. Everyone should be alert. Not everyone around you is good. You never know their intentions. But about today, Daphne, it was amazing. The actual surprise to me was Phoebus. He was really great but why did you choose him? He does not stand among students like you.” Amor said234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWYlONWWN9
“Sir-”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW445Uflt4p
“Amor.”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsHnJOkdvH
“Yeah. Amor, I know he does not express himself much but he knows a lot of things. One can’t be judged just by their way of acting. Sometimes you need to understand them from inside, just like you said, to know their actual intentions and knowledge. Phoebus is capable of doing anything, he just needs a push and that's what I did today for him.” I said, crossing my hands. It seemed I did not like him questioning Phoebus's knowledge.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWyMEQItvb
“You know him well, huh?” He asked.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLF9WZzm6V7
“I might not know him much but the things I know, I understand him enough for me to support him.”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1971fcQIS
“That’s nice. Leave. Do you need a ride back home?” He asked.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDSubaNKHO
“Actually..”234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUfAPGBSzL
The car horn distracted us.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5J82VuEoya
“Actually, I am leaving with Phoebus. Thanks for giving me such an opportunity. It's really a nice experience for me and also for your proposal. Thank you.” I left with a smile.
Phoebus didn’t talk the whole time. He was focused on something. Even if I didn't distract him, maybe he wouldn't talk while driving. We reached home.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCfjtT8s1ws
I invited him inside but he had to go back to his home, it was almost late at night. I thanked him for the ride and went inside the home.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jg16gDYO5
Phoebus looked different. He was different when he thanked me and he was different when he drove me back.
Dear Diary,234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jM3bSGsf5
It was dreamy.234Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhJTziPOMf
I wish everyone had a day like I had today.
There was no way to hide my happiness until I saw the formal dress I was wearing. I talked rudely to Amor. At the end of the day he is my professor.
What if he takes it in the wrong way and degrades me?
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