Chapter 54: Better Late Than Never

Victoria's POV

"I have never seen your dad that angry before. Are you alright?" Lana asked.

"Did Declan hurt you?" Lana added another question before I had the chance to answer the first one.

"I am fine, and so far, I haven't been hurt by Declan; he almost hit me unintentionally the last time when he fought with Oliver; besides, Declan is sweet to me; I don't think he can hurt me. And I don't know why my dad is angry with him. But my mom told me Declan's dad was her ex-boyfriend." I responded, and my best friend's eyes got so big, and I wanted to laugh at the expression on her face.

"Oh, no, that could be something from the past; maybe Declan's father had done something terrible to your mom, Victoria." My best friend said, and I looked at her in the eyes since she was sitting across from me in the library, and I felt delighted we found a seat as far away from the librarian; I felt thankful I had only seen a few students at this hour.

"Maybe, and I couldn't wait to know the details behind my dad's anger, and the only thing I heard from him is when he warned Declan to stay away from me," I responded.

"Thank goodness you are not in love with him, I couldn't imagine the effect of the situation, and I felt so glad you are crazy with the mysterious one, and I know why you become so drawn to Oliver, you can't read what is on his mind, and his facial expression is hard to decipher, except the way he looked at you with intensity, and I am sure he was crazy about you too," Lana said.

And I couldn't stop myself from feeling so sad as I think of Oliver, and I admit I felt disappointed that I hadn't seen him at the parking lot; I was hoping I would find him there, and I wondered what had happened to him. I don't want Lana to know how I felt, but she was my best friend after all, and she deserves to know everything about what is going on with my life.

"Yeah, I felt the same way too, and I only wanted to be friends with Declan, and I find it so hard to reject him," I replied, and she gave me a quizzical look.

"Come on, Victoria, when did you learn to think about the opposite sex's feelings? You don't care before, and you didn't even bother to give them a second glance." She said.

And I wouldn't say I like it when she reminds me of what I did to the boys before, but I always love the attention they give me. Only this time, I longed to be noticed by a particular hot boy, and Lana was right. Oliver's facial expression is so hard to interpret, and how I wish he were true to his words when he told me he really wanted me to become his girlfriend. 

"How I wished I said yes the moment Oliver asked me to be his girlfriend." I don't intend to say it aloud, and my best friend beamed at me.

"You and your pride Victoria, don't worry, he will come back, and I am sure he has reasons for leaving you without saying goodbye." She declared, and I shook my head.

"No, I will never make it easy for him to win my sweet yes; how dare Oliver for making me feel this way, do you know how I feel right now, Lana? I felt so worried that he would never come back at all, and I couldn't stop thinking about him. My heart was feeling so restless, and I wanted to stop my heart from beating so fast every time someone mentioned his name." I said, and my best friend made it worse when she was grinning at me.

"How could you smile that way when you know your best friend is having a hard time," I responded.

"You are so in love, and I am happy. At last, you found your match. And I couldn't believe you will be so stressed about it, and all you have to do is to accept him right away, Victoria; no need to make it harder for him." She said.

"No, I have to; I need to make a point to him." I insisted while my beat friend was shaking her head.

"Well, good luck with that; I just hope your entire body and your heart will never betray you, Victoria." She said, and I know Lana was right. 

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We walked to our first period in silence while I was still hoping Oliver would be there, and when we got inside our classroom, I could feel the emptiness in my heart right away. And the moment our math teacher arrived in our room, she asked me to stand up and congratulated me once again, and all my classmates greeted me with smiles on their faces.

And I realized only Keisha and her friends didn't bother to look at me, but it was fine with me; besides, I didn't need her attention anyway. But I couldn't stop myself from feeling so jealous of her for having a date with Oliver, but I couldn't stop myself from thinking that Oliver kissed me that night even if he was with her, and that was my only consolation, but it wasn't enough to make me feel better.

The day passed in a blur, and I ended up with a broken heart. I only felt alive when I saw my dad leaning on his car in the school's parking lot, and my dad looked so boyish. I could see the girls are giggling and looking at my father with admiration on their faces, and I know he looked like he was in his late twenties, my dad is handsome, and I am sure he had broken so many hearts before.

"Hi, sweetheart, how was your day?" He asked, and I wanted to tell him not good because I was missing his best friend's son.

"I had a good day, dad, and you make it perfect," I said as I came closer to him, and when my father hugged me, I smiled as I felt so secure in his arms.

"Thank you so much for picking me up, dad," I said after he released me from his embrace, and my dad caressed my face with his fingers.

"I know whatever I do, I can never make it up to you, Victoria, and I am sorry if I have never been there for you." He said as he looked at me full of love, and I smiled at my father, and I couldn't believe he would be talking with me in this manner. I always find it hard to open up with my dad because he was always away, and he always looked so strict, and right now, it feels like I am seeing my father as my dad for the first time.

"It is better late than never, dad," I said, and he beamed at me.

"Of course, honey." He said as he opened the driver's door for me, and I was shocked when my dad motioned me to come inside, and I couldn't contain the happiness that I felt when I realized my father was permitting me to drive his car.

"Are you sure, dad?" I asked; I am still unable to believe that I could drive his new car.

"Yes, Victoria, you asked permission from me, and your interest in driving your car makes me so proud of you. I hired drivers so that you will have an easy life, but it seems to me you wanted the hard way, and you are so different from those girls who wanted to have a driver wherever they want to go." He responded.

"You are my only child, my dear, and I want you to feel the luxury, but I have always known you are different." My dad added, and I could no longer hear the rest of his speech since I felt so excited to drive his car.

"Wow! You are good, and I could say I don't need to worry about you in terms of driving your car. You are a good driver, Victoria, and you make me feel so proud, and I am impressed." Dad said the moment we arrived in the driveway of our mansion, and I was smiling as I parked the car, and my grin broadened when I found my mom waiting for us, and I have been dreaming for this day to come, and the gratification I felt was too much to handle.

I had a wonderful evening with my parents, mom prepared my favorite food, and we watched a movie in our mini-theater. After I said good night to them and walked back into my bedroom, I felt so alone when I looked at Oliver's bedroom door. 

I got inside my room and collapsed on my bed while I felt so tempted to call him, but I ended up throwing my phone on my bed; since I felt so apprehensive about calling his number, and I didn't realize I had dozed off while I was thinking about Oliver.

The entire week passed, and I hadn't seen Oliver, and my heart became so lonely, and my anger towards him intensified, and I have a new nickname for him, Mr. Liar.

I boarded our family chopper with a heavy heart, and this is the first time I will be going to Zafirah Island that I don't feel excited about at all since I thought Oliver would be spending the weekend with us. It turned out he was gone out of the blue, and I couldn't even ask my dad where is Oliver because of my damn pride.

We arrived so early at the island, and because of my frustration with Oliver, I decided to have an early swim.. When I got out of my room and walked to the beachfront, my eyes got so big, and I couldn't contain the big smile that spread on my face when I saw Wolfe running towards me, and I couldn't stop the hammering of my heart as I realized Oliver was already on the island.

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