Chapter Thirty-seven

Chapter Thirty-seven

One month later.
"Dustin." I immediately stood up from my seat. I begged him if we could meet, and he agreed. He smiled at me until he was completely close to me. We sat together. We looked at each other and I thought I was going to be the first to speak when he preceded me.
"Let's order first." And then he signaled to the waiter. He immediately came with the menu.
It wasn't until our order arrived that Dustin was already half-way through his meal while I had barely finished my meal and he seemed to notice that's why he stopped eating and then he gave me his full attention. mine.
I can really feel the coldness of my palms. I bit my lower lip and then I mustered all my courage to say what I had to say.
"First of all I want Thank you for agreeing to meet me Dustin." He said weakly. He smiled at me and then he held your hands as they rested on the table.
"I am always here for you Joanna." He gave me a simple answer. After he said that, I gradually became comfortable with Dustin's presence again.
"Uhhmm... s-thank you. Umm aren't you mad at me?" I asked him. He frowned.
"Why should I be angry with you?" Wondering he asked me.
"W-it's because... what happened last week." I answered him weakly and then looked away. I'm still really ashamed of what happened last week. Erin and Angelica are not even satisfied with fighting with me personally and on my Facebook account, they are messing with me, they posted on my wall that I am more than flirtatious and that I am a grabber and a gold digger and that it is only right that I should not come back to the company.
Because after the scandal that happened with Lenita, nothing I have the courage to go back to Smith House, I would like to resign properly but I can't face Justin. I also don't know if he is still coming back to our boarding house because Katastrophe and I have already left, fortunately he found a house for rent near his working place so when he asked me to move in, I immediately agreed.
How come Katastrophe also felt sorry for Erin's fight with me, well you know that this girl won't let go either. So in the end I decided to activate my Facebook account and change my phone number.
"That happened last week." When Justin and Dustin pulled us away, Lenita even scratched Dustin's arm. "Even you felt sorry for my trouble. I'm really sorry." Dustin stood up from where he was sitting and then he pulled his chair closer to me.
"What are you doing? It's fine. It's just nothing. Are you okay? You're a little pale and losing weight?"
He asked me tenderly and pinched my cheek and arm.
"It's Dustin!" I complained to him and then I hit his hand. The kid just laughed at me.
"But it's serious, thank you very much because you met me and then I was going to ask you a favor." I looked up at him and our eyes immediately met.
"Anything." He answered me. I took the envelope from my bag and inside it was that my resignation letter. I handed it to Dustin and he accepted it with a frown.
"Uhmmm... I'll resign later. Please." He sighed and then placed the envelope on the table.
"Alright. I'll take it to the Smith house tomorrow, I'll give it to him tomorrow, morning." Now I'm the one frowning.
"Why do you pass?" He asked me in surprise. He was messing with my hair so I glared at him but he just laughed at me.
"Because I resigned from Smith House and returned to my Daddy's company." And then he scratched the back of his neck. "You know that Ford Corporation that competes with Smith House? It's owned by our family." And then he avoided looking at me. What?!
We didn't stay too long inside the restaurant and left. I don't feel like eating either. While we were walking to where Dustin's car was parked, I suddenly stopped and closed my eyes tightly.
I suddenly felt dizzy, I was even a little out of balance because of my dizziness, but it's a good thing that Dustin was there to support me.
"Are you okay?" He asked me worriedly. I nodded and was about to take another step but I just got more dizzy so I ended up leaning on Dustin.
"Joanna, you are still conscious. Can I take you to the hospital?" And before I could say no, he was driving to the hospital. What is happening to me? I eat right and on time but suddenly I'm still dizzy and a little sleepy.
"Congratulations Mr. and Mrs., you are three weeks pregnant." The doctor told us and then he handed me the list of vitamins that I should take. IM pregnant? I couldn't believe it I asked myself and I didn't realize that one caressed my stomach with a hand. Until I saw myself inside Dustin's car and we were on our way.
"Joanna." Dustin and I called me just noticed that we were in front of our former boarding house with Katastrophe. I turned to him and I could clearly see the worry in his eyes.
"We're here." I said gently to him. I nodded but I didn't get down yet. I heard her sigh and then she took my hand from my lap. He squeezed it and then kissed its back.
"Like I told you earlier, I'm just here for you. Whatever yours decision is, I'll support you no matter what." I bit my lower lip and then suddenly came out of my mouth -
"Can you accompany me to Justin?" I asked him.
"Joanna."
"Please, Dustin." We just looked at each other for a few minutes. Until he sighed and then he let go of my hand and leaned on the driver's seat and then he said –
"Where does he live?" Later he asked me. Dustin and I didn't have a long trip to Justin's house either. Fortunately, there is no traffic at John Hay even though it is rush hour. Dustin got out of his car and I did the same, he was still scratching his head, he probably should have opened the door for me but I got out right away.
My heart is beating very fast and I don't know if I'm excited because after a month I'm just now again he will see, nervous because I will inform him about my situation, that I am pregnant.
"Joanna, take it easy." Dustin told me to run around what I did until I finally got close to the doorbell. I pressed it one after the other but no one would open the gate.
"Maybe he's in the office." Dustin told me, but today is Sunday afternoon, his day off. I shook my head and then I touched the door to open the gate and that's how happy I was see that it's open.
"Joanna –" Dustin called me just as I was about to enter the gate.
"Okay, come join me." I answered him.
"But –" I didn't hear the rest of what he was saying because I was completely absorbed inside. The whole house was quiet so I went straight to the main door. I knocked three times but no one answered. Is there really no one here? I still ask myself.
I held the doorknob and was surprised when the door opened. Why is Justin's house open? What if a thief came in here?
I entered the house and immediately saw the broken vases. What happened here? I continued to walk inside and what I saw now were scattered beer and wine bottles. If the throw pillows are placed somewhere, as well as the picture frames, are they upside down or not so it's on the floor and broken.
I was about to pick up one of my pictures when I heard him laughing from the second floor. Instead of picking up the picture frame, my body seemed to be my own mind and I walked up to the second floor. The laughter I hear is also very familiar.
And because the door was slightly ajar, I peeked in and my chest tightened just like that when I saw Lenita in the side view without any clothes while sitting in the middle of a man's thigh and even though I couldn't see Justin's face know if it's him.
The pain immediately enveloped my entire system until I slowly retreated. I also covered my hands over my mouth so I wouldn't disturb them in whatever they were doing.
"Joanna, what –" Dustin couldn't finish what he was going to say when I came closer to him and then I cried into his chest.
"Please Dustin get me away from here. I don't want to be here, please come on." I cried to Dustin.
That's why... that's why he didn't make an effort to find me wherever I moved because he was happy with Lenita. He doesn't really need me anymore, I don't really have a place in his world anymore and maybe when I tell him that role with our baby, I will only get hurt more, maybe the baby will get hurt too. Because he no longer cares about me, us.