63 THATs HOW YOU KNEW ME? (1/2)
She was a nightingale. She was a siren. That voice. It could capture a thousand ships. But she captured me, even before she started singing. And now I am enchanted and I am sucked in deeply in her magnificence. I am so mesmerized. Cassidy, my Cassidy. So beautiful, my everything.
I probably couldn't sleep due to my excitement of hearing her sing, butI heard her say that she wishes me to dream about her. And I'd dream of her, definitely. So I forced myself to sleep, hoping that she would meet me there.
***
After Minho's call, I sluggishly moved my body towards the bedroom. I'm going to have a bad day tomorrow if I can't sleep on a bed. I tucked myself under the blanket, put my phone on the bedside and entered dreamland.
I was jerked awake by a phone call. F*ck. Who'd dare to call me at this hour. I looked at the time. What?! It's still 9pm? I thought Minho and I talked for an hour. Ugh whatever.
I accepted the call and said annoyingly, ”Whoever you are, please tell me it's a really important matter that you'd call me this late.”
”Well, Cassidy honey, it really is still early.”
Ash? I looked at the caller ID. Yeah, I'm good at guessing based on voices. ” Well for you party-goers, it's still too early. So what's up?”
”Oh, are you having amnesia now? Did you really forget that you have to settle the feud between Ethan, Minho and you?”
”What? Is that really necessary?”
”I think so. Ethan's drinking here with me. And he's pretty, pretty drunk.”
”What?! Send him home. He's currently staying at my apartment.”
”What? You live under the same roof? I'll tell Minho about this.”
”Haha. No, we're not. I'm staying here at Minho's.”
”Oh, I see. Okay so-”
There was a noise, like someone's banging the phone or something.
”Hello Cassidy?”
”Gina?”
”Yeah it's me. Uhm, could you please come here. We really can't persuade this Ethan guy to stop drinking and go home. And as much as we want to send him home, we can't. My parents are waiting outside, we have to attend a charity ball, and our family's the guest of honor. So we have to be early there.”
A charity ball that starts at 9pm? Why so late? Are they auctioning contraband items? Huh whatever.
”Ah well, as much as I want to, I don't have a car, so it would really be a hassle for me to go there. Just leave him there. He'd eventually know where to go.”
So cruel Cassidy. But I really don't wanna see him. He is a total jerk.
”Would it be okay Cassidy?”
”Yes. It's not his first time. Just tell the manager or waiter there about his presence.”
I heard arguing at the other line, probably Gina and Ash debating about what I said.
”Cassidy.” It's Ash's voice again.
”Ash.”
”I don't think it's good. He's your friend, and you would rather leave him here?”
”You're his friend too. If you really want to help him, let Gina go first at that Underground Charity Ball, and just follow after you sent Ethan home.”
”Underground Charity Ball?”
”Yes, isn't that where you're both heading at this hour?”
I faintly heard Ash saying, ”Really, Gina? A charity ball? At this hour?”