36 days by Katerina Rose (great novels txt) 📖

of this I leaned over and asked Levi what he was looking at.
Levi denied anything. I saw ally's eyes look at a picture to the side of us. I couldn't see it from where I sat, it just looked like two people I just couldn't make out their faces yet.

Rob excused himself, said he was going to get Daniel to eat something. I quickly got up and headed for the picture.

It was Daniel and a blonde girl. Maybe an ex?

"Who is this?" I looked at Levi

"I--I dont know"

I glared at him. "Your a terrible liar"

"I dont know her name" Levi said.

Ally kicked him under the table

Rob walked back in and spotted me with the picture "oh I take it you've heard Daniel's big news" He smiled "Have you met Sarah?" he asked and took the picture from me, he smiled "Right after he asked her to marry him, how cute are they together" he put the picture down. clearly a proud pop,

My heart sunk.

I turned around and looked at Levi. I knew he's known about this, why did he let me get my hopes up about this? He told me Daniel hadn't forgotten, Why did he lie.

I excused myself back to the bus to gather some things to take a shower.

I heard Levi come in behind me. He shut the door behind us.

"I can't do this right now... I don't want to talk about it" I protested

"Cassie I'm sorry--- daniel wanted to tell you himself"

I turned around "how long have you known" I started to tear up.

"I---"

"HOW LONG" I screamed and threw the clothes I had gathered across the room.

"not long cass I swear"

"why did you tell me he had feelings for me, why did you let me get my hopes up"

"Because I know he does"

"Just stop--"

"Cass I'm not playing, I know he's in love with you, he's told me things--"

"he's getting married!"

"Its complicated!"

"HOW IS THAT COMPLICATED!"

"it just--- I dont know I'm not even supposed to be telling you any of this"

"I guess I'm glad I found out before I made a fool of myself in front of him" I sighed, sniffing and wiping my tears.

I picked up my clothes and pushed past levi, headed back inside to take a shower.

When I emerged I went into the guest room to blow dry my hair and put my make up on. My tank and Jeans was all I bothered to wear. My heart was broken, I didn't care to put on anything cute now.

I began brushing my hair out while it was wet, and Daniel walked past the door. He stopped and turned around, and walked in.

"Cassie---"

"What" I asked, not looking at him.

"The plane leaves in a few hours we'll need to be at the airport soon"

"I'll be done in 20" I said, no eye contact.

He lingered for a moment. And then walked away.

I guess all we are now is professional. If that's the way he wants it, that's how we'll play this.


Quite a few hours later we were getting off the plane in Sydney Australia.

We got into a car and were shuttled to the hotel. I hadn't spoken a word to anyone in hours. When we reached the hotel, Daniel made several attempts to speak to me and I averted every one of them.

To save money Ally and I were placed in one room and Daniel and Levi were placed in another room down the hall.

I got ready for bed immediately, and climbed in. Ally was still getting ready and I couldn't hold back my tears any longer.

She came over to the bed after hearing me for a few moments. She sat down next to me and put her hand on my shoulder.

"Cassie, levi wasn't lying about Daniel having feelings for you"

I rolled over to face her "Then how is he engaged"

"I'm not sure, I just know what I've seen"

"which is what"

"You honestly don't notice how many times daniel watches you?"

I shook my head.

"The whole plane ride he kept looking over at you, he knows your upset but we havn't told him why, he might try asking here soon but you might want to cut him some slack, its written all over his face that your the one he wants"

"If that were true he wouldn't be engaged, and he wouldn't of waited to tell me any of this either"

"He's kind of in a bind---"

"I don't understand what that means"

"Levi hasn't told me exactly he just keeps telling me to be patient? so I don't exactly know myself, but I've been trying to figure it out"

"I'm just tired of playing this game with him, he's just my manager now, nothing else" I rolled back over.

Ally got up and went to her own bed, She clicked off the light and we lay there in silence for a while.

I couldn't sleep.

I got up and grabbed my hoodie, I headed out into the hallway to find a back door. I needed some air.

I walked out the back door and pulled my hoodie over my head as I did. When I walked around the corner to sit on the steps I saw Daniel sitting there already, the phone stuck to his ear.

I turned around and started to head back in.

"You've got to be kidding me" He snapped "There's nothing I can do about this, just fax the papers to the bus I'll sign them and we can end this shit"

I stopped and turned around to look at him.

"I'm not kidding Sarah I'm not playing this game with you anymore, either you fax the papers or you drop this"

I wasn't sure if I should leave or not.

"Then do it! Its not a threat!" he yelled and hung the phone up.

He lit up a cigarette and exhaled clearly frustrated.

Before I could go back inside he saw me.

"Cassie," he called.

I faced him.

"Can we talk?"

"What about?"

He sighed "I've got something to tell you"

"Anything to do with a girl named Sarah who's oh-- I don't know, your fiance?"

"Dammit levi" he sighed.

I sat down next to him "Actually your dad"

"Cassie I'm sorry I'm not --

"Save it"

"You don't understand"

"Seriously Daniel, I don't want to play this game with you anymore--"

"Cassie---"

"I don't have anything else to say about this, it is what it is" I started to get up. he grabbed my arm.

He put his cigarette out and with both hands on both sides of my cheeks he pulled me in and kissed me with a passion I hadn't felt before.

I pulled away a moment later "What the hell" I backed up.

He had a hold of me "You don't understand Cassie--"

"Now your just a cheater and a Liar"

"I'm not engaged" he finally said.

I stopped struggling. "What?"

"I'm already m--m-married" he said slowly.

I jerked away from him.

"And just when I thought it couldn't get any worse"

I headed back inside, he chased me. He caught me at the door and pushed me up against the wall "Your going to listen to me, and once you hear what I have to say you can run away from me but it wont be for lack of trying that we cant make this work"

His lips were so close, I tried not to focus on them.

He began to speak again and his phone went off. Interrupting us at the worst time. I saw the caller ID it was Sarah. I looked at him and then walked back inside. Clearly this wasn't going to be settled tonight....
Chapter 13

The next few days remained mostly silent between the 4 of us. Daniel was on the phone a lot, Levi felt horrible for telling me anything so he and ally stayed away from Daniel and I as best they could. Band practices and gigs were about the only point we were together, faked smiles and awkward glances that said a lot. None of us were speaking, and I had no good excuse why not.

I found myself alone in our hotel room so I put my head phones on, turned my ipod on and decided to go for a run to clear my head. Running often times cleared whatever problems were ailing me at the moment.

I opened my door and started down the hallway to the same back door I had found myself nights before.

On my way out I glanced up and saw Daniel outside with a woman I hadn't seen before. She saw me too, and seemed to know who I was immediately. She started towards me with a fire in her eyes that was a little unnerving. I watched Daniel as he tried to grab her before she got away. His eyes looked concerned. She was heading straight for me, that much was clear. I pulled my headphones out of my ears and hear Daniel scream the name Sara. Oh, All makes sense now. She was here to kill me clearly, with that look of hatred in her eyes. I should be the one to kill her for stealing Daniel away with her obviously witch powers because I was clearly his perfect match not her.

"Cassie I assume" She asked as he got closer.

I nodded.

Her hand drew back and before I had a moment to think it was intercepted. Ally was behind her, clutching her arm with all her strength.

Curse words began flying.

Daniel was between us a moment later. The look of sorrow was in his eyes. I was just confused. We were in Australia how in heavens name did this psycho path find me? And how many girls did I need to fight off before Daniel and I could be together? But maybe that was the problem. I was tired of fighting them. maybe this was fates way of telling me we weren't meant to be.

"What's going on?" I asked shocked.

Ally had let go of