Fate in Captivity

Chapter 29- Dreamcatcher

(Aubrey)

We are now inside a bedroom which Cheen gave to us, Louise sat on the bed and I started to prepare the first aid for his wound. I just looked and felt upset on how I see his conditions, it is not a huge wound but of course it would still hurt- even if he say he is alright. I went beside him and starting to put disinfectant on it, he is not reacting on any usual way a person would. I continue treating his wound and his eyes suddenly met mine, I looked away and continue putting on the medicine. 

"Aren't you too much on being cautious?" he suddenly asked and I looked at him. 

"What do you mean?" I said to him. 

"You are avoiding me." he answered and smirked. I pinned hard the cotton on his wound and he reacted now like a human. 

"Aww! Why did you do that?" he exclaimed to me and I just chuckles. I put on a band-aid and fixing up the first aid box. 

"You are being annoying." I answered and looked at him. 

"Looks like your fiancée really likes you." he changes the topic and now he is teasing me again. 

"Oh that was is just being a jerk, don't mind him." I answered. 

"Whoa, feeling so popular already?" he said and I just rolled my eyes. 

"Louise!!! Where are you?!" We heard someone is yelling his name out of the room and we looked at each other because it was a very familiar voice for the two of us. The door loudly opened and Camilla entered like a mad woman searching for her lost husband in a long years of war battle. 

"Louise! Are you alright? How was your wound? Is it hurt?" she continuously asked and kept on searching for any wounds from Louise's body. 

"Here." Louise said and pointed to his lips. Camilla paused and stare at it for a while, the whole scene is just so funny that I can't help but to scoffed and hold my huge laugh. 

"Are you joking on me?" Camilla asked in her emotionless tone. 

"No, it was really here. You see this small band aid?" Louise insisted and Camilla moved closer to check where he was pointing at. 

"Ah, I thought you are being annoying, I must have punch you again." Camilla said and this is the time she noticed me. 

"Aubrey! You are here?" she asked. 

"Yeah, unfortunately I was here and saw everything." I answered. 

"Sorry but it's alright. So, who did that to him?" Camilla suddenly asked and I cannot have myself tell the name of the assailant. 

"Hello? Am I speaking to myself only?" she asked once again and exchanges the glances between me and Louise. 

"It was Julius, it was only a friendly fight. Don't bother yourself." Louise said and chuckles as he made the incident like some joke. 

"Julius? That Julius jerk I know?" she answered and acting like she don't want to accept our answers. We just nod at her and she was only blinking her eyes before it finally sank it in. 

"That jerk did that to you?! Just let me see that punk and I would kill him, Julius!!" she suddenly yelled as she went out of the room. 

"Wait, Camilla-!" Louise tried to chase her out but I just patted his shoulder and he stopped. 

"You cannot stop her, as you know." I said and he just nodded and chuckles. 

"She sure don't change easily." he mumbled. 

"She must be the girl you are talking about earlier." I said to him and he laughs. 

"Is it really obvious? I must be bad on hiding something." he said and I just laughs at him too. 

"Yeah and I can see it clearly through." I answered and he stopped laughing. 

"But why she cannot see it?" he mumbled and I also stopped from laughing as he sounded too serious as he said it. 

"Then it must be a huge dream." I said. 

"What do you mean?" he asked. 

"Simple dreams can easily be forgotten when you woke up but huge dreams are different." I explained. 

"Then it must be caught by a dreamcatcher." he said and I scoffed. 

"What? You are being too childish." I said to him and he smiled. 

"It must be a dangerous one, to fall in love." he continued even if I teased his thoughts about it. 

"Then are you having a dream or a nightmare?" I asked. 

"I must be having some hallucinations." he answered and laughed out loud. 

"What a jerk." I mumbled. 

"Let's go, your man must be searching for you." he said and grabbed my hand as we went out of the bedroom. 

We walked out and we arrived at the main area where the party is still ongoing even after midnight, as we go through the crowd, I saw my friends now eating something, looks like they were now sobered after that hard drink they had. They saw us and they waved their hands like they were in a concert or something and I just laughed on how they sat on the couch with their feet up like in an Indian seat style. Louise and I arrived in front of them and I realized that Camilla is not here, I was about to bring her up but I remember that she just her own expedition on searching for the ultimate jerk in town. 

"Julius have been searching for you since earlier." Zy said to me.

"Did you tell him where I was?" I asked and they shook their heads. Of course, they know where Louise and I are but as we are the ultimate allies of all, we don't spill each other's beans to anybody. 

"And where is Camilla? Still haven't found Julius?" I asked and they pointed somewhere. I saw Camilla sitting by the high stool and drinking alcohol again I guess. 

"What happened to her?" I asked. 

"We have no idea, she just went there after she went to you." Cheen answered. I quickly approached her and sat beside her. 

"What is the matter?" I asked and she lets out a deep sigh. 

"I heard your conversation with Louise." she answered and looked at me through the eyes. 

"The problem?" I added. 

"I thought he don't like me, I thought I was just wasting my time on him but he also likes me!" she exclaimed and the whole crowd suddenly paused and looked at us. 

"We were just preparing for a play, just carry on." I said to the crowd and they continue the party even if my excuse is the very skeptical excuses that one could have. 

"Hey! You have to say those words to him and not to all people who are here." I said to her and she hugged me. 

"But I cannot confess or just open the conversation about that." she answered to me and I signaled my friends to call Louise. When Louise looked at me, I called him with my hand and he quickly heads towards me. 

"What--" before he could say any word, I gave him the sign to shut his mouth first and just listen. 

"So, do you want me to help you?" I asked to Camilla and she shook her head. 

"No, he said it is dangerous to fall in love so I think he won't accept my confession." Camilla answered while still crying. 

"But what if he will?" I asked and she looked at me. 

"How can you be so sure?" she asked. 

"Hmm, I just know.  Maybe the both of you are just waiting for each other to tell your feelings." I said to her. 

"But what if he goes back to the military, can I feel alright about it?" she asked and I paused. She is right, Louise have to go back and he has to do his duties and his obligations. 

"We can use phones everyday with specific time and I could have an off every month." Louise suddenly answered and Camilla was shocked as she turned her head and she saw Louise standing and smiling at her. 

"Aubrey! How dare you?" she exclaimed to me and I just chuckles. 

"I just thought that you need help, he heard everything and I would let the two of you work it out, somehow." I said and went down from the stool. She grabbed my hand and I nodded them removed her hand on mine. 

"This is the right timing to show your military side." I said to Louise and he nodded in agreement. I left them and was about to went back to my friends when again, I saw them dancing on the dancefloor. I just shook my head in disbelief and went outside again, this time I hope no one could ever followed me out or even see my shadow. 

"Found you." again a familiar voice talked behind me and I hate myself for being easy to spot on. 

"You must be tired on searching for me, tell me what you and I need to go home." I firmly said to him. 

"Let me drive you home." he offered and held my hand. He dragged me until we reached the road in this estate but I forcedly removed my hand and he looked back. 

"You don't have to do that, I can go home by myself." I said to him and started walking towards the gate. 

"This night hour is not good for women, let me come with you. And I would not repeat myself again." he firmly said before I could ever complain with him. I got no choice so I just walked ahead of him and I can feel him following and walking with my own pace. 

I just remembered that I did not say anything to my friends and now I am walking out with him and going home without the knowledge of everyone. I just have my phone and wallet with me but my bag was still there, I don't really plan on going home any sooner but I suddenly felt tired and wanted to have my space alone. 

"I had a dream before I met you at the dinner that day." he suddenly said. His lowered tone voice came along perfectly to the silence that the place offers, as well as the wind blows lightly like it was planned. 

"I was floating in the middle of an ocean, just with my clothes on." he continued. 

"You must be a swimmer." I mumbled and he chuckles. 

"Still, it was a great dream. I searched it on and it said I am now be able to control my emotions." he continued but he stopped walking. I looked back and see why he did that. 

"But I sold that dream." he said.

"What? Who would buy that dream?" I asked. 

"Ken, he bought that dream for a hundred and now everything from that dream reciprocates." he answered. 

"Then, what happened?" I asked. 

"You won't believe what I would say." he said and the two of us are still paused on this sideroad. 

"I would believe everything aside from your confession." I firmly said and he only stares at me. 

"Sorry, just carried away. So, what was it?" I asked once again. 

"Ken liked Aly and he won't confess because of his mother." he answered and I was shocked. 

"No way! Ken liked my cousin? Oh my God!" I exclaimed and I don't know if I should feel happy or not. 

"So I don't have any rivals to you, but now I see you being close to that guy?" he suddenly said and my smiled vanished. 

"You don't know Louise? He is my best friend since we were young. But I guess he is that quiet guy so you won't notice him." I answered and started walking now. 

"Do you like him?" he directly asked and I burst out laughing really hard. 

"What did you say?" I asked in between of my laughs. 

"I said do you like him?" He asked once again and looks like he cannot sleep if I did not tell it to him. 

"Of course not, why would I like my own best friend? That would be disgusting." I answered and I just realized that we now reached the gate. 

"Really? then it is settled." he suddenly said. 

"What has been settled?" I asked in confused. 

"That dreams won't matter if you caught the biggest reality of your life." he answered and held my hand. 

I was about to complain when the guards greeted us and I realized that we went until here without me seeing any hints of Julius' car. I looked at him and he was looking away. I just let out a deep sigh when I realized that he also went here by a cab and now neither of us know how to leave. The guard offered us that they would call a premium cab and I just nodded in answer. How could we did not know that own cars are really prohibited when you would enter the main estate of the families we are friends for? Cheen's family also have a separate mansion near us, our house is just downtown of Zy's mansion, then Camilla would be at the few blocks away and Cheen's would be at the other street. But we all have a separate estate like this, the difference is that, our family used it as our villa or vacation house and not for a celebration like this. Zy also has one but it is far from here while Camila has one in an island so it is not possible to live for daily necessity. 

The cab came and we get in there, I called Cheen through the phone and she became upset why I left without saying anything, who would have carry the two to their rooms? I just answered that she just have to take care of Zy because Camilla found her the one, and she hung up on me. 

"Get some sleep, I would wake you up when we arrived." he said to me and I just nodded as I can now feel the heavy feeling I got from tiredness. I closed my eyes and let myself fell in the deepest world of subconscious.

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