"Look, I know this is asking for a lot but my wife is super sensitive and I have work tomorrow so..."
I have work tomorrow too - sort of but he didn't see me going to their house to say they should switch off their lights. I am being unfair... I know, so what? They can't fault me with their stinky stuck up attitude.
"Johan, what's taking so long?"
Are you kidding me? She came along too?
I know I declared war on her when I created the blog but that is just petty stuff. Them asking me to chase away guests before midnight is real affecting my life stuff. If it got out that a party I hosted closed down because of neighbour complaint...the consequences. I don't want to live through those.
Did I mention I make a living by hosting parties, looking pretty, showing off and just living? Talking about his work, what about mine?
But of course they don't know that and I'm exaggerating but who cares? I've never been a nuisance to anyone yet this couple, being neighbours to me all five minutes treated me as one hell of a troublemaker.
"You."
"You."
Margaret and Mrs Tilli glare at each other.
"No wonder you've been giving Trent a hard time. You're trying to win the best friend award from Mrs Sebastian Druid."
"Which Sebastian Druid?"
"Oh you know, the guy who wanted a dowry of half a billion from your parents then got married a month later, that Sebastian Druid."
So they did know about all that stuff, and here I was thinking maybe our blood just couldn't mix. There really are no such things as coincidences.
But she's barking up the wrong tree. While it is true Sebastian and I were engaged, we weren't I'll die without you kind of couple. We only grew up together and the feelings between us weren't flaming hot. She's being crazy tormenting me for someone I don't want back, would never want back and have never thought of wanting back.
Sheesh. She should've asked me and I would have been more than happy to tell her not to worry. It wasn't like that - hell, it had never been like that at all.
My relationship with Sebastian had been platonic at best, it's one of those situations were you'd known someone all your life and wondered if you'd be good together, only to find it isn't like that at all but because everyone thinks you belonged together you just have to keep at it. We might have too... had his parents not demanded money from my dad.
"I saw them at the mall the other day and he wanted to show off in front me. Ha, with what face? And this one jumped up and down in front me. Lady, you really need to get a life."
Margaret's mouth isn't the best at keeping the peace, I admit.
Wait...show off? Sebastian couldn't have a misunderstanding about us, what in the world?
"Mrs Tilli, if all your shenanigans these part few weeks were because of Sebastian then I'll tell you; you have a misunderstanding. I'm happy he found his other half. I didn't have the means to support such a hungry tiger and I still don't. I actually never will. So you and your friend can relax. In fact, of all Sebastian's exes, I'm the least you have to worry about."
Okay, so my mouth isn't good at keeping the peace either but...
...I'm not lying, the guy started dating in middle school and he is a charmer. If they were weary of his exes then, that is all the work they will do.
"You! What misunderstanding? Haven't you been texting him telling him you want him back? Not only do you live this kind of life but you're after married men as well."
Did she just?
Excuse me?
Does she not understand human language? I don't know how I can say it for her to understand. Sebastian, texting, me?
"Lady, I don't know what medication you're taking but you should stop. We don't know each other all that well for you to come to my house in the middle of the night with your husband, just to tell me the kind of life I live and the men I'm after."
Damnit, I can't curse right. I'm not mad at her though, actually knowing why she is acting crazy solved all my worries. I don't want to be hated for no reason, it's a phobia of mine. I've realised once that trend starts, it catches on quickly and will leave you afraid of your own shadow. I'm sensitive like that, so it's better her being silly than hating me because - well, just because.
"Stop Sara. I'm so sorry Ms..."
"Trent. Trent Dion."
"Ms Dion. We'll take our leave and sorry for the disturbance."
I bet it's hard being married to a crazy woman, such a handsome man lost from the world of sanity. Maybe Margaret should sleep with him...you know, as service to save him from the mistake he committed unknowingly. Sometimes a little push doesn't go unnoticed.
"What do you think your ex is trying to do?"
"Who cares? When he and I went our separate ways, I told him there wouldn't be a way back. Whatever he's doing, it's useless."
Sebastian Druid. I went to him after I found out his parents were asking for that much money, not to beg him to change his parents' mind but to see what he thought of the situation and...he disappointed me. You think you know someone.
What had he said to me?
"My parents think it'll be hard to support your lifestyle and because you don't work, they want to make sure you won't suffer after we're married."
Ridiculous. Absolutely ludicrous.
Were my parents going to turn their back on their only child after her marriage? Not only that, the trust my dad has kept for me since I was born, was it not going to be mine anymore?
In the end, the Druids were being greedy and they found a ridiculous way to go about it. They could've asked for it openly yet...
That from someone I'd known since kindergarten.
The story of my life.
I'm happy though that I got to see that side of him before we'd gotten married, better late than never.
"Don't think about him anymore. Let's go in, if you don't have a hell of a headache tomorrow, Sara's stinking face will haunt you forever."