Chapter 46 - You Don't Know What You Got, Untill It's Gone

Jasmine

I slowly opened my eyes and looked around the room.

I saw a handmade wooden desk. Beautiful purple curtains and fresh flowers in de corner of the room. I could smell the white jasmines from my bed. They were lovely.

Although my nights were filled with vivid dreams of what had happened to at night before I came here. It had been strange these last couple of weeks, to wake up with a sense of serenity.

Benjamin had asked his grandfather to fedge me to the palace. I had never been more grateful. Still this also meant I couldn't spend this time with my father, who was becoming more weak every day.

It was not like I saw much of Benjamin, as he came to study here this semester. To think of it; even when he had time off, he didn't spend much with me. Sometimes it seemed as if he was avoiding me.

Whenever I thought of the possible reason why; I felt a pang of hurt on my chest.

It was Saphira. The one he wanted to marry.

Saphira

When I woke up the next morning. I felt some kind of relief. It was a strange kind of relief. But still it felt as if a burden was lifted from my shoulders.

I took a quick shower and got dressed. Today I didn't make no stupid pictures for people who didn't care anyway.

I ate breakfast for the first time in what seemed forever and drove to school.

When I parked in the parking lot Zach waved at me. I got out of the car and walked towards him. "You look radiant." Zachary noticed. "Did Benjamin call you or something?"

I looked at him smiling. "Nope, not at all" I said when we were walking towards our first class. "Win the lottery then?" He said snickering. I rolled my eyes at him. "Come on now, tell me why you're so happy, then I'll celebrate with you." Zach said curious.

I Just stared at him with a huge smile on my face. "Okay… Ben is coming back early?" Zach tried to guess again. "Nah… Ben can do whatever he want." I said icy.

"Ouch…" Zachary said making a face. "Seriously Saphira what happened?" He asked looking at me like I had lost my mind…. Perhaps I had.

"I called Ben yesterday… after school I mean…" I said biting my lip. "Yes, and?" Zach prompted. "When I called him, he was asleep I guess. It was nighttime in Saudi-Arabia. I tried to wake him up… and when I did… He said… 'Jasmine'?"

I looked at the floor now, while taking a seat in class. "And then he realized you were Saphira?" I shook my head. "No, he said; 'Calm down Sierra, I'm sleeping, call me back in about seven hours'."

Zachary said nothing. He looked at me just stunned.

When class was over I gathered my things. "May I ask you something Saphira?" Zach questioned looking into my eyes. "Sure." I said. "How come you don't seem upset?" I laughed at that.

"Haven't I been upset for the last month and a half now?" Zach gave it a thought. "True." He said while nodding yes. "At least now I know where I stand on his lists of priorities right?" Zachary seemed lost in thought now.

"I don't know if this is a very poor timing or nor but… I wanted to ask if you would come to prom with me?" I gave him a huge smile "Sure why not!" I said. Zachary put his hand on the small of my back while walking me to class.

Lynn was standing there. Eying me.

I took my seat beside Lynn and took my books out of my bag and placed them on the table. "What's going on between you and Zachary?" Lynn asked troubled. I didn't expect that question.

"Err What?" I asked stunned. "Well… you haven't spend much time with us since Ben left. First I thought it was because you missed him so much. But…. I was talking to Thomas last night end…" I interrupted her in the middle of her sentence I couldn't believe my ears.

"You have been talking to Thomas last night? You mean you and him, on the phone?" I asked enthusiastically. "Yes, well if you would of spend more time with us you would of known Thomas and I are getting… pretty close… " Lynn said trying to pin a guilt trip on me.

"But all that doesn't matter, your sidetracking me." Lynn accused me. "The real point is you have been spending all this time with Zachary. Thomas told me about talking with Zachary about it. Zachary had said he would ask you to prom today… and I guess you said yes, didn't you?" I looked at her wary.

Is that the reason why you don't answer my brothers phone calls?" She asked sounding angry.

Now I got angry, very angry.

"Lynn, you know nothing." I snapped at her. She shot me a very sharp look. "Guess, how many times I have talked to Ben, in a month and a half time?" She made a face at me.

"No seriously guess!" I told her.

"He calls us once in a three days… And talks to Sierra almost every day from what I hear. So I think every day as well?? "

I laughed without humor. "Very funny." I said.

"You couldn't be more off mark. Quite frankly, he hasn't called me once.

He hasn't even texted me once. How about that." I said aggravated. Lynn didn't know what to say to that. "True… he has tried calling me loads of times since yesterday and it's also true that I ignore him now." I said trying to make my statement.

Lynn was still shocked I think. "And when I did call him yesterday, he thought of every girls name… except mine. That's why he's been trying to contact me like a lunatic." As I said the last word I tapped my head with my fingers.

"I didn't know… " Lynn said quietly. "I'm sorry I snapped at you… you couldn't know the only news I heard of Ben was through your babbling." Lynn looked at me apologetically.

"I'm sorry." She whispered when class started.

All through class, I heard my phone buzzing. As I was fidgeting to turn it off, I saw a text message.

Benjamin: Saph, please pick up the phone.. I am begging you.