Miss Rose

"Hi, this is Fred, well I'm unavailable right now, please leave a voicemail, take care" 

    Beep " Hey, honey, I'm already dressed. I've been calling you. Where are you? Please call me back as soon as possible " Rose said as the call disconnected, she sighed, looking quite upset, her make up was already fading, she looks at the time on her phone, and it was already getting late, she tried to force a smile on her lips, not overthinking things for a change, she quickly got up and went to check herself out in the mirror again, her dress looked amazing, She wore a simple yet elegant burgundy dress that suited her perfectly.

   Rose reached for the makeup kit, retouching her face again. Just then, she got a notification on her phone. She quickly reached for it, and it was a message from her mom.  "Rose honey, where are you? Fred is already here and he said you should be on your way by now, get here already, drive safe"

   Rose was stunned "How could her husband go to their family dinner without her? Was he still upset about this morning? She thought to herself as she tried to come up with an excuse in order not to get upset or worked up about it, she doesn't want anything to ruin the dinner, Rose knew the last thing she needed was her family picking up on her problem, as a tiny drop of tears ran down her cheeks, she raised her head, preventing more from rolling down her cheeks.

     "Get it together, Rose, please* she mumbled to herself. Taking a deep breath, she forced a smile on her face while quickly rushing up her touch-up. She grabbed her purse,stared at the mirror once again, and walked out while locking the door from behind.

     Sometimes one can never predict how fast things and people change. The most terrifying part of it is that you get to live with it for the rest of your life. Rose vividly remembered just how much Fred worshiped the ground she walked on. After high school, she attended college, where she met Fred for the first time during orientation.

   Rose walked into the hall unable to find a seat, just then someone gently called out to her, she turned around to see a girl waving at her, and beside her was a space, Without wasting time, Rose rushed off to occupy it, on getting there she accidentally stepped on Fred who was seated beside the space.

     "Oh my God, I'm really sorry, I'm sorry" she quickly apologized before sitting down. "It's fine, it's hard to find a seat anyway," he replied, barely looking at her. Rose smiled and then turned to the girl who had called out to her, "Thank you so much, I'm Rose Louis," she said as she reached out a hand towards the girl.

    "You're welcome, I'm Rita Deanna," Rita said and shook her hand. They both smiled. Rose's gaze drifted to Fred, her eyes locking onto his chiseled features. His strong jawline and piercing eyes seemed to command attention, but it was the sparkle in his gaze that truly captivated her. He wasn't just handsome, but adorable, with a warmth that radiated from within, making her feel at ease. "His name is Fred, I don't know his surname, but I heard his friends call him Fred, he's cute, right?" Rita whispered to Rose.

  She was a bit startled as she tried to deny that she was not staring at him, but Rita chuckled, indicating that she didn't believe or blame her because Fred was a fine man. When the orientation finally got to an end, the students began leaving the hall in groups including Fred and his three friends, Rose tried to hide the fact that she was maybe expecting him to talk to her after the orientation, but for her peace of mind and self respect she waved it aside determining to enjoy herself regardless "Are you down for lunch?" Rita asked, and Rose nodded her head, "Let's go then".

    Rita and Rose were seated having lunch and talking about their high school days and the funny guys they once had a crush on, the moment was filled with laughter and excitement of getting to know more about each other, just then Fred walked over with his friend Mark who happened to be Rita's brother "What's up ladies hope we are not interrupting, I mean you two seemed to be having a great time, the laughter was tempting" Fred said while Rose swallowed her food hard, Rita seemed quite surprised to see her brother with him

   "You two know each other?" She asked fixing her gaze on Mark, it turns out they worked out at the same gym, Rose didn't say much she quietly ate her food but she could feel him looking at her, Rita broke the silence by introducing her brother to Rose "Anyways Rose, this is my elder brother, Mark, Mark this is Rose, my friend"

   She quickly raised her head and shook hands with Mark still making no eye contact with Fred whatsoever, Fred on the other hand was quite impressed seeing her resist communications with him which often doesn't happen via his appearance but then he was not feeling bad just indifferent "Anyways, We have to get going, I just wanted Fred to see her little sis, and it was nice meeting you Rose" Mark said and placed his hand on Rita's head as she pushed it away, they both chuckled and walked away.

    "Why didn't you talk to him?" Rita asked, still staring at their backs, Rose smiled at her and said nothing. "I mean, I could have introduced you to Fred, but I don't even know him. I'm surprised he even knows my brother," she added. While Rose assured her that it was fine, since she was still going to be seeing him maybe every day........