56|Howling
1155 Words
J e a n
"Jean."
I looked at Harry when he called me.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
I don't know but I wasn't thinking straight since that morning. I was worried that something might have happened to Dos. It was driving me crazy.
"Yeah." I answered and I consciously looked away when Harry narrowed his eyes on me, scrutinizing me. I know he knew that I was lying to him.
Harry sighed. "How about try calling him? If he doesn't answer then tell me. I will go where he is and drag him back to you."
I've been wanting to make a call but I was afraid that Dos might get angry. Dos might have been doing something important and personal that he didn't tell me because Dos was the kind of person who always talks about things that he does, at least that was my impression of him during those times we spend together.
"Will it be okay to call him?" I asked Harry.
Harry gently flicked my forehead. "Of course."
I felt kind of relieved hearing it from Harry so I nodded my head and excused myself for the restroom with my phone in my pocket. I went inside a cubicle and searched for Dos' number in my contacts and with my heart pounding inside my chest, I pressed the call button.
I was fighting myself not to bite the nails on my finger as I waited for Dos to answer the call. I was rehearsing inside my mind of what to ask Dos through the call but after a few rings, Dos still didn't answer making my heart sank as I ended the call. I was starting to get worried and also scared that maybe Dos might have a change of heart.
Just when I was about to go crazy from overthinking, my phone rang and I gasped in surprise when it was Dos calling.
"Jean? Jean, I'm sorry. I had an urgent matter so I didn't call you." Dos said when I was about to say hello. "I suddenly want to hear your voice. Say something? Please don't be angry."
"Uhh, I'm not angry. I was worried." I said and I felt relieved that it wasn't what I was thinking a while ago.
"I'm sorry. I really want to see you right now. I missed you.
My face heated up hearing it. I also missed him so much that my thoughts were full of him all day. "Same. W-where are you? I can go and see you."
"I went home. How about I meet you tomorrow night at your house?"
"Tomorrow night?" I repeated. So I still have another day to miss him before seeing him again.
"Yes. I really want to see you right now but... You know my older brother—" I did recall that Dos mentioned an older brother who was already married and had a son.
If I wasn't mistaken, he was named Vernon. I nodded despite Dos not seeing me doing it.
"—he had an accident yesterday and died on the spot with his wife."
I was surprised. "I'm sorry. I didn't know."
I felt stupid for feeling and thinking those stupid things after knowing the reason why Dos had to rush to go back home and forgot to tell me. He must have been so devastated.
"Tonight will be his funeral so I'll have to see you tomorrow."
"It's fine. It's fine. Are you okay? I don't know what to say to comfort you. I'm sorry." I honestly said.
Dos chuckles from the other line making my heart skip a beat. "You don't have to worry, my hubby. I'll be fine. I can't wait to see you again and I know you have a lot of things to ask me. I'll explain everything."
I blushed hearing Dos calling me hubby and paused when I remember that I do have a lot of things to ask Dos. I bit my bottom lip so to stop myself from asking about the bite since he said that he would explain everything tomorrow.
"Okay, hubby." I blushed.
"I love you, don't ever forget that, okay?"
I couldn't help the wide smile creeping on my lips. "I love you also."
Dos produced a kissing sound making me chuckle and I embarrassingly also did the same before we said our goodbyes and ended the call.
I went back to the class feeling light knowing that everything was only a misunderstanding but I was also sad for Dos about the passing of his older brother. Though, he never mentioned that they were close but they were brothers.
I even forgot to ask how about the kid since Dos did mention that they had a son. It would be so awful for the kid to have no parents while growing up.
Harry looked at me when I took a seat and I smiled at him.
"You're fine already? Did you talk?" Harry asked.
I nodded. "Thanks. I wouldn't have the courage to call him if you didn't tell me."
Harry smiled. "Then that's great. You should never hesitate to tell him anything since you're partners already, right?"
"Yes." I blushed. "Thanks, Harry."
Harry winked at me.
I really feel so lucky to have him as my best friend.
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I couldn't stop thinking about what Dos said while I was laying on my bed. That night would be Dos' brother's funeral. I mean, why would they hold it at night? Or maybe they held it before the sun sets. Dos never messaged me after that call. I knew he was busy with the funeral but I still keep on checking my phone for messages. I already miss him.
I opened my gallery and I smiled looking at photos of Dos lined in grid and they were quite a lot. He has this cute habit of borrowing my phone when he's bored and taking a photo of himself, clicking the capture button nonstop. He would have a few shots of the same pose and his face was already dominating my gallery. I would only be surprised but I never delete a single photo.
I fall asleep while scrolling through my gallery only to be awakened again when I heard a howl. It sounded like a group of wolves were howling in the middle of the night making my hair stand up. I didn't know that there are wolves in our area. It was the first time I heard something like that.
I checked my phone and it was twelve-thirty. I placed my phone near the nightstand and pulled the blanket up to my head and went back to sleep after the howling stopped. It was kind of creepy hearing something like that in the middle of the night.
It felt like someone was going to die.
Then I remembered Dos brother's funeral.
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