WHEN I'M WITH YOU!

NINE

"You're just useless!" A familiar voice rang in her sleep, "You killed her!" Laying in a dark room, she sees a lady lying lifeless on the floor with blood rolling towards her, the more she stepped backwards, it came rushing to her. "You did this!" A woman screamed, loud enough to make her return to reality. Dami's eyes opened wide to a bright room, her eyes wandered around the ceiling and recognising she was in her room.

Bark!

Her sound was blurry and she couldn't hear clearly. Peach's voice was dim and distant, like she was miles away from her. Dami rubbed her eyes and looked around her, she was indeed in her room, her ears rang loud like a bell had been planted in her ears.

Bark!

Peach's voice echoed again, she kept barking and soon after Dami's hearing was clear again, she slowly sat up, staring and smiling at Peach who kept on barking.

"Come here!" She exclaimed softly. Peach quickly jumped to the bed, wrapping her body against her warm skin. She patted her head smiling, "You're such a good girl" . These words left her mouth again and again she repeated.

"I must have frightened you" She smiled, yawning at the same time. Peach barked in return, she took her in her arms and got off the bed, placing her leg in a white fur coat slippers.

She must have been dreaming she told herself, none of that was real, but then it looked so real, she embraced herself either way, this thought ran through her head as she walked straight to the kitchen, On her way she spotted her shoes from last night on the floor. Dami froze, was Jason a dream or was he true?

"I know this is so soon... but I can't help it" Jason's voice softened, Dami paused, almost letting go of Peach.

It wasn't a dream, she told herself, she narrowed her gaze to the clock on her wall and it was noon. She slowly dropped a peach and wiped her eyes.

"Can't be" She mumbled, not sure if she was surprised by the time she woke up or if she was surprised about Jason asking her to be his girl. As much as she wanted to be someone who was loved by a certain man, she couldn't. She wasn't going to let herself be loved no matter how she feels.

Despite her thoughts, Dami heard her phone ring and with a lightning speed she ran towards it, checking the dialer. Her face fell the moment she realized what she was doing, how eager she was to get a call from Jason.

She let out a huge sigh, dropping it back on the couch where she had left it. As much as she loved herself and wanted to be happy, Dami couldn't let anyone in, to feel disappointed again.

She turned around and looked at Peach who was watching every step she took. She let out a disappointing smile, heading towards her, where she sat staring with her tail wagging.

"What was that?" She took peach in her arms heading to the kitchen. The horrible dream of last night had been clear to her. Her mood went blank immediately.

As soon as Dami was done with her daily activities that seemed to never change, she laid on her bed, staring at the ceiling.

"Go on three more dates with me... Damilola Adesina" He cleared his throat, "After that... be mine... be my girl" Jason's voice slowed in her memory.

She heard her cell phone ring from across the room, she wasn't going to pick it she said to herself... Dami rolled to the other side of the bed, covering her ears with the pillow, she didn't want to hear or reply.

Jason's words were like those men drawn out of a book or novel, he was sweet. "Go on three dates with me?" She scoffed, getting up. "Who says that!" Dami shook her head, her cheeks were flushed and red. How can someone be so charming.

She took out her laptop and opened it to check the progress of her work. "Hm?" she saw a message from Jason Lee, he had dropped a message on her i********:, and had left like ten texts each. Dami clicked on it, and it said,

Jason Lee: Hi, I am a fan..." Dami rolled her eyes.

Another said, "I am Jason Lee, of the JL's group" he stopped, each text was minutes away from each other, she could imagine how nervous he was typing this or having to send each.

It continued, "I met a girl... she gives me the same vibe like you" Dami chuckled shaking her head, Jason was cute.

"I know I haven't met you, but I need someone's advice, because I believe you're a romantic person," It stopped, Dami checked the date he had sent this and it was before their date.

"Should I ask her to go on three dates with me? do you think that sounds nice? or controlling... I want to impress her" Dami blushed, this man had to be pulled out of a novel, ain't no way he was real.

Dami, remembering her phone had been ringing, dropped her laptop and headed to the sitting room, maybe she could give him a call, or if he had called she would tell him how busy she was during the day, she smiled and blushed so hard.

She stepped into her sitting room turning on the lights, Dami paused immediately staring at her door which was left opened, her smile vanished from her lips, and she gazed speechlessly. What was happening? she thought.

"Hello?" she called softly, walking closer to the door. Was she to shut the door she guessed. So many thoughts ran through her head and getting to the door, she stopped, straining her ears for a sound.

There was no sound, nobody, why was her door opened, she turned around, what if she had been ambushed. Damilola immediately ran back to her room shutting her room door, she held Peach close and searched for her cellphone. She suddenly remembered that was the reason why she was heading to the sitting room to find her phone. She grabbed peach tightly and let out a soft whine.