Chapter 29 Crushed Once Again

• “Bzzzzttt!! Bzzzzzttt!” Stephanie’s phone vibrated against the hard surface of her drawer. The vibrating sound filled Stephanie’s ears, and she clutched her eyes. “Errrm…” She groaned and turned on her side. With her eyes still closed, she threw her hands on the other side of the bed, tapping it slowly. She furrowed her brows when she realized that the other side of the bed was free as fresh air. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at where she had placed her hand. Her phone kept vibrating, and as she raised her head to look at the bed again, her head began to bang very bad.
• ‘Where is he?’ She yanked the duvet off her body and threw her legs out of the bed. She stood up, and the coldness of the floor sent shivers down her spine. She picked up her phone that kept vibrating and checked the caller. It was her father, Philip, calling. She heaved a sigh, and the awful breath from last night’s tequila filled the air around her. “Arrggghhhh!” She groaned in disgust and picked up the call. “Hello, Dad,” She mumbled. “Happy New Year, Stephanie!” Her family chorused, and a faint smile lighted up Stephanie’s tired face. “Happy new year to you all too! Thank you for calling!” She looked around the room as she spoke. Deep down, she wanted to hang up and find out where Sebastian was. She wanted to wake up to see him next to her.
• “How was New Year’s Eve, Stephanie. We kept calling your phone but you never answered. Didn’t you see the missed calls? Or you were too busy to notice them,” Sarah said, and Stephanie ran her finger through her hair and stood up. She walked to the bathroom and opened the door. She peeped in and couldn’t find Sebastian in there. “I’m sorry, Mum. I was with Sebastian and friends. I didn’t know when you called,” she said and closed the bathroom door. ‘Don’t tell me you are in the kitchen, making me breakfast.’ Stephanie thought and grinned widely. “It’s fine! Since you were with Sebastian, how can we be angry?” Sarah uttered, and Philip also said, “And did he spend the night with you? Give him the phone, I would love to greet him Happy New Year.”