21. Miss me?

"White?" Her heart skipped at the sound of his voice. ``He picked!`` She said in her head, slightly glancing at Roxy who stood behind her phone so as not to show in the video.

"H_ Hey," She stutters, trying not to look at his face on the screen, trying to focus on the camera. She was scared he'd figure out her thoughts if their eyes met.

"Hey, I can't see you clearly, the sun's getting in your face." He says. "Is there a shade around you? Where you can stand under?"

"uhm," She could see Roxy telling her with every muscle in her body to ask him the question. Cringing her nose and bending her neck and mouth weirdly like someone trying to give signals in an exam hall.

"Uhm, th_there's a tree h_here." Gosh, why was she stuttering like a fool?

"I'll, I'll go sit under it." She says, using her other hand to signal Roxy to move out of the way, and Roxanne wiggles around like a puppy trying to act tough, just trying her best so as not to appear in the video and ruin the whole plan for calling in the first place.

"T_There, c_can you see me n_ now?" She asks, still staring at the camera and not his face.

"Ah-ha!" He exclaims with a cool sigh. "Now that's the face I'd pay to see."

Lords! How could she not blush, how could she not fall for this man when he says something like this with such a deep enchanting voice?

How could she not lower her lashes timidly when her entire system tingled when she heard his voice?

How could she not want to see the face of the man who seemed to have the highest regard and love for her? How??

"Hey," she cowered and started pulling the grasses around her with her spare hand for no just reason, as she looked at him and oh, he was beautiful.

"To what do I owe this very pleasant video call?" He leans in a bit closer to the camera as he asks, and he wasn't even with her physically, but she still shied away from her phone, her face went even redder.

And Roxy just watched on with a mouth wide open, ``this is disgusting`` it was so irritating, what her friend was doing.

"Erina!" She mouthed, making silent claps, throwing dry leaves at her, "Erina!" She called in a tone that was almost lower than a whisper but was still audible. "Erina, get your head straight!!" She continued in low voices, throwing every leaf at her, but her friend was lost in her phone.

"This isn't why you called!" Roxy had suddenly switched to not just sign language, but whole body language but Erina didn't even spare her a glance, the lady was lost the moment she saw his face.

"I just... I don't know, I just wanted to see you," she placed a palm over her mouth, and Roxy could just die at that moment. The man has got her friend going crazy. He's completely wrapped her up in his presumably huge palm.

"Really now?" he asks sweetly, and the smile on her face grew even wider. "Well, the feeling is mutual. I'm so grateful for technology. I get to see you like this even when I'm far away."

*BLURGHHH*YUCK* Roxy gags and heaves dryly at his statement, her nose cringed in disgust. "He's so cheesy"

"I should have called you yesterday, but I've been busy every second since I got here."

"It's okay, I'm glad you could even pick up even though you're busy. And I'm sorry for disturbing your work."

"Oh White, never apologize for giving me a healthy break and an exclusive glimpse of you." He quickly corrects her. "I'll take these two things any day, anytime." Oh, Erina had pulled every grass that surrounded her with her fingers, and now she was thoughtlessly digging the soil too.

``She's lost! She's so lost." Roxy tsks.

"Ah! That's right, I told you, you could see Luna Park from my building." At his sudden words, Erina's head shot right up, and now her eyes were fully open again as she looked at Roxy. She had forgotten the reason for the call in the first place.

Now she looked at Roxy, confused about what to do and say next.

"Right now, I'm on the roof," he turns the camera slightly around him so she could see. "So, if I zoom in a little bit, in the right direction..." He switches the camera from front to back and moves to the edge of the roof and zooms in...

"There!! You can see more than just the rides," He says. "you can see... the entire park!!" He cheerfully announced.

And it was like someone poured a bucket of warm water over her shivering body. And relief washed over her system as the park came into view on her screen. Her eyes closed tightly as she breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew it wasn't him. She just knew it.

She looks up at Roxy, with eyes that showed nothing more than abatement.

"Sir! Your attention is needed." She heard someone call from the phone.

He switches the phone camera to the front once again.

"Sorry White, I gotta go now, but I'll find time to call you later." He says. "Bye now..."

"Hey!" She called, desperation ringing in the sound of her voice.

"Yeah?"

She stares at him, and she could feel some kind of pull in her chest, some kind of ache. She wasn't ready to say goodbye.

"Y_You'll be back by Saturday?" she asks.

"Why? You miss me already?"

"Yes!" His eyes twitched, but he quickly composed himself back. He didn't expect her to reply so fast.

"I'll be back before you know it, White." He assures her. "I really have to go now," he says again.

"Hey, wait..." She calls again. She wanted to ask, ``you won't hurt someone because of me, right? You won't do anything bad for my sake right?`` She wanted to ask these questions. But...

"N_nothing... You should go now. Bye." She says and instantly ends the call.

She looks up at Roxy... "He didn't do it. I don't think he did that to Gray."

"What if he did this to Gray before he left for Unicorn city? What if..."

"Roxy! It wasn't him." She wanted to trust him, she needed to believe in him. Nothing more.