Lonely Hearts - Chapter Two

"Passengers we are approaching the Zurek Train Station, please be advised to practice precaution while departing and please make sure that you have all your belongings, thank you for taking part in this tour, " said the train attendant.

Samantha's POV

"Hey Sam, which do you prefer the top bunk or the bottom?" Nicole said as we were busy unpacking our clothing in the tiny closet spaces of our hotel room.

"You choose it doesn't matter to me." I responded.
As Nicole looked through the stuff she had brought for the trip she came across a white lace mini dress that she had purchased just before we left London. "Just look at this Sam." She said smiling curiously. "I am so going to have Billy drooling over me when I wear this to the cocktail party tonight." She said.

"Ha Ha Ha Ha!" I laughed out loud as she made that remark. "Nicole you are so crazy, you drove that dude crazy for the entire of our college years, you know he wants you, I just can't understand why you pretend you don't know this and act all silly around him."

"You silly girl, I want him too but I can't let him know that just yet, he have to work his way up for me baby," Nicole said.

"You are too crazy, Nic."

"So what are you going to wear tonight missy, you know Daviddddddddddd has the hotts for you right."

"David?" I said softly as though I was talking to myself. I went back into a trance as though it was like a replay of the moment in the train station back home in London. David, the less I think of him the better for me.
As I sat and day dreamed a while, I can hear Nicole busy packing and dancing in the back, she was so happy to be here, I wish I was too. What am I going to wear tonight I said to myself...

"Hey Sam!" Nic shouted. "You didn't answer me, what are you going to wear tonight to the cocktail party?"

"Well...."I delayed for a second.

"Oh no you didn't! We need to go shopping then."

Nicole crabbed me by the hand and gathered our purses and before you knew it we were on the elevator heading to the hotel's clothing store, which had almost anything for their guests for any occasion.

We entered the store and the dresses were beautiful, almost like a fairy tale, or a fantasy land that girls always dream of. The clothing were all neatly organized, and the display and lights of the store created a perfect aroma for shopping, even the music in the store captured your every attention to what they were selling.

"Hello, can I help you?" an attendant said walking up to us.

"Hello, yes you can we are looking for cocktail dresses to fit my friend here." Nic said

"Oh come this way please we have just the things for her size, we got these dresses today they are all newly shipped.
There were a lot of dresses to look at; Nicole searched and so too did the attendant. It was like an impossible mission because I couldn't agree on one.

After trying on about seven dresses my eyes suddenly fell on this black, short, arm less dress that was cut low V in the back. I picked it up and I tried it on. When I came out from the changing room to show Nicole and the attendant how it fitted me, they were all in agreement.

"Darn girl you look hot!" Nicole shouted.

"That is the one." The attendant nodded.

"Guys I'm not sure..."I said in contempt.

"Hey! Sam just chill please this is the dress, Carla we will take it!" Nicole told the attendant.

David's POV

"Guys gather around, get your shot glass in hand we have Mr. Tequila, this is to start the celebrations for this evening," Peter shouted.

The guys were going crazy in the tight hotel room. It was a while since we had this much fun. Our lives were filled with endless assignments and exams that we didn't had much time to have fun. This trip is going to be awesome. Except for one thing... Why did she come? Why didn't she stay back in London? I don't think .

I could function with her here. I need some air.

I walked out to the balcony of the cramped hotel room and I breathe in some fresh air. I thought to myself that she seemed fine, when I had seen her in the train station back in London, but I don't think she is trying to forget what happened. I think it still haunts her. Like how it does me.

As I bent my head in disarray, Peter came to me and pulled me inside to take a drink with them. Alcohol really was the last thing I needed in my system right now. I left and headed to my room, I wasn't sure if I was up to that party later.
-------------------------------- 4 hours later ------------------------------------
Samantha's POV

......... "Never know how much I love you,
Never know how much I care,
When you put your arms around me,
I get fever more than I can bear."...............the calm, soothing jazz music of Michael Buble filled the air of the hotel's ballroom hall.

"Nic, I think it was a bad idea me coming here tonight," I said

"Sam will you just relax and have some fun, what is wrong with you? Just chill I'm right here with you."

"I'm sorry Nic."

"Hey girls ready to P A R T Y... ," Peter said walking up to us putting his both hands on our shoulders.

"Excuse me please remove your hands." Nic said harshly

Peter just removed it and left. Peter was one of the leading players of St Thomas's University football team, he was always rude to people. David was the captain; David was always different from all the other popular guys.

All the girls of the 2009 graduating class of St Thomas were out having some fun. This was the opening night of a great UK tour.

"Ladies and Gentlemen may I have your attention please," the speaker said from the stage.
"My name is Shauna Cambel and I am the founder of UK tours for St Thomas University. I would like to thank each of you for being here tonight. Please socialize and have fun, because this will be a trip you will never forget."

As Ms Cambel said her speech the student representative also gave his remark and after that the party was on a roll. The music started and people were laughing, dancing, singing, eating, drinking all having a great time. I sat at a table with Nicole and three other friends, Billy then came up to our table and asked Nicole to dance, she said yes unexpectedly. I pulled her aside before she left and asked," What happened to making him work for your love?" I laughed and she shyly winked and walked away with him on the dance floor. Everybody was having a good time.

After a couple of minutes I found myself alone on my table all the other girls had met up with their companion. I looked around but there were no sign of David, it was like if he didn't came. I started to feel alone and uncomfortable that I was sure I was going to leave. As I was about to leave the table I heard someone spoke to me.

"Hi," the person said

The voice was strange, I turned around and this tall fair guy was standing in front of me.

"Hi."

"Leaving so soon," he said.

"Yes I am"

"Please don't, my name is William I am the president of Zurek's College Guild. I am in charge of all student relations on this trip."

"Oh, ok my name is Samantha; I am a graduand of the St Thomas class of 2009."

"Cool Samantha, so are you still going to leave?"

" Yes I am, this party is not what I like very much."

"Can I show you around? There are some cool interesting places in this hotel. This hotel is the best in our small town."

"Sure, that sounds nice let me just say goodbye to my friend Nicole first."

I said my goodbyes to Nicole and told her where I was going and told her that I had my cell phone so she could contact me if she needs me.

We walked out the party and he led me to the open garden outside.

"This is our orchard garden," he said. "We have a lot of rare plants here."

"They are all very beautiful." We spoke for hours about college and the trip.
William is a very nice guy I told myself. After talking for about an hour, we were walking pass the garden into the pool shed, William was telling me a joke and I burst into laughter. As I walked past the garden gates and into the pool shed, I bounced into David.

"David!" I said in a startled voice.

"Sam, hey what are you doing here?"

"I was just seeing the different areas of this hotel, what are you doing here?" I said.

"I was just taking some fresh air," he said.
He stared at me from head to toe, as I saw the movement of his eyes on my body my pours quivered, and I started to feel a sudden rush in my body. He stared into my eyes until he asked me, "So who is your friend?"

"Oh, sorry this is William, he is the president of ZU Guild."

"Hi," said William.

"Hi." David said.

"Well I will see you around, nice to meet you William, "David said turning towards the hotel's entrance.

As he left William and I, I told William that I wanted to go to my room. He walked me to it and we said our goodbyes and then he left. William was surely a very nice person to me. He even offered to meet up with me again sometime during the travel to the next town. He showed that he was interested in me.

"But what happened to David?" I told myself. "Why was he in the pool shed all by himself?" I sat in my bed and I just kept thinking about him...what he possibly could be going through, I know he still thinks about it...I know it still bothers him. As I was undoing the zipper of my dress, I started to cry.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

I heard someone was knocking my hotel room door, as I peeped through the little peeping hole of the door I saw it was David outside. I opened the door.

"David, what are doing here?" I said softly

"Are you crying?" he said. "Did that William guy do something to you?"

"No David of course not!" I said sharply. I then turned away from the door without closing it and I didn't invite him in, but he came in any way and closed the door behind him.

"Look, Sam I need to talk to you," he said touching me on my shoulders. "I have been thinking about you nun stop since the incident two years ago, I wanted to talk with you but you just shut me out of your life..why?" he said softly.

"David I can't do this again..I think you leave." I said. "Please leave!"

"No I can't we need to talk, be it you like it or not!"