
• 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟔 •
"I know you are at peace, but I wish I was too."
Dear Maddie, I have been getting creepy messages again! Maddie, do you know who is sending them? I feel stupid for expecting a response from you. When I had no one to talk to, I talked to Ace and he was surprisingly very kind to me. I crashed his alone time and I told him my secrets. I know you are wondering and I bet scolding me too about talking to strangers, but he isn't a stranger to me. I feel at ease when I'm talking to him. He makes me forget about the grief. I will never forget about you Maddie, don't worry. You will always be engraved in my mind always...If you have an answer please answer me. I am begging you...
And don't worry I didn't forget about your poem. Here, it's called, 'The say there is a reason' -
They say there is a reason
They say that time will heal,
But neither time nor reason,
Will change the way I feel.
For no one knows the heartache,
That lies behind our smiles,
No one knows how many times,
We have broken down and cried,
We want to tell you something
So there won't be any doubt,
You are so wonderful to think of,
But so hard to live without.
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I had to admit I had a great time with Ace, but I was curious as to why he left so abruptly. I guess he had an explanation for it which he would give to me at school. If not, then I would just enter depressed mode.
Whenever I was with him or near him I always felt nervous or shy. He made me feel at ease. He made me forget about the grief and sadness that was within me. He was the cure to my unknown disease, and he did not even know that.
Walking through the corridors of the school I approached my locker and saw that my friends were surrounding it as usual. I was definitely not in the mood for their pestering about the juicy details of the so-called date.
I passed by my locker and went to Ace's locker instead. I realized that he was still not there so I took out my phone and started playing Subway Surfers until I saw someone open his locker.
It was Ace. He did not even greet me. He simply gave me the cold shoulder.
I decided to be the bigger person and started the conversation, "Hi, Ace. How are you?"
No response.
"You know, if you ever learned manners, you would realize that when someone talks to you, you reply out of common courtesy. But I guess you weren't taught any." I said as my anger rose through me.
"Oh, just shut your mouth, Kendall! I don't want to talk to you. Does that seem too hard? The world doesn't revolve on you." He said as he turned around.
I saw a different Ace, this Ace in front of me had bloodshot eyes and glare that could kill. He became dangerous and cold hearted. What happened to him?
"What did I do to you?" I said in a soft voice, clearly I was upset but he did not even realize it.
His eyes softened as he realized how he was behaving, "Look, I'm sorry I snapped at you. Things have been hectic these days and I don't want you near me Kendall. It's not safe." He said while speaking gently, looking deep into my eyes.
He put his finger under my chin and lifted my head up so I could stare deep into his eyes, "I don't want you getting hurt and the only way to do that is by staying away from you." Then he added, "And it hurts like hell. I don't want to leave you." He said while resting his forehead against mine.
Before walking away he said with a pained expression, "I'll see you later. When things are easier."
I stood there frozen, not being able to comprehend what had just happened. He left because he wants to keep me safe? He was not even the dangerous one! What was he hiding from me?
Feeling frustrated I kicked his locker with force, instantly regretting it as I winced due to the pain. I stormed towards my locker, clearly in a bad mood, but my friends did not know that.
"Yo, Kendall. Kendall?" Alec said, confused when he saw that I was not answering.
"Kendall, guess what? I hooked up with a girl yesterday." Jake said clearly not realizing that I did not give a crap about his stupid dating life.
Finally feeling frustrated that they were not realizing that I was in a bad mood, I said, "Guys, I'm not in the mood to talk. Ace just told me that he needed to stay away from me and I'm really sad so just please leave me alone!" I said as I took out all my anger at them.
"What?" Nora said, feeling confused.
"He is not going to talk to me again." I said, feeling very sad.
"He will come around, I promise. I don't think he can stay away from you for a long time, trust me." Nora said in a sweet voice, as she hugged me tightly.
Soon we all hugged and I felt slightly better. After that I opened my locker to take my books out. I noticed a paper note inside stuck to the side. Feeling utterly confused, I took out the note to examine it.
It said, 'Go check Mrs. Melanie's office and open the third drawer. The clock is ticking, tick tock, tick tock.'
What the hell! I was not going to open her drawer. This was definitely the work of some bullies. They wanted me to get into trouble for entering a teacher's office without permission! My friends peeked into my locker and saw the note I was holding.
Alec immediately said, "Just ignore it. What could you possibly find in Mrs. Melanie's office? It's stupid."
"I agree, don't risk yourself getting detention because of some pathetic note." Nora said and Jake nodded in agreement.
Listening to their advice I took the note and threw it in the trash can.
The day passed by quickly. I was constantly sneaking glances at Ace, to see if he was alright.
Scratch that, I missed him so freaking much.
I forced myself to stop thinking about him. I plugged my earphones in as I walked home. I took out my house key from my backpack and fit it into the keyhole of the front door before walking in.
My parents were not home. I grabbed an apple from the fridge and went upstairs to my room. Before putting my hand on the doorknob I heard indistinct shuffling coming from inside.
I quietly twisted the doorknob and took a peek inside the room, but what I saw would forever haunt me in my dreams.
I dropped my apple and started shaking violently, "Who are you? How did you get in here?"
The masked man was holding a gun, pointing it at my head, "That's for me to know, sweetheart. We warned you. We told you to check the office and Maddie's room. Yet you didn't. Your actions will have consequences." He said while letting out a dangerous laugh.
I tried moving but he stopped me in my tracks, "One move and I'll shoot sweetheart. We have some things to discuss."
A/N : When she thought things have been getting better....
who do you think is the masked guy?! and why is ace dangerous?! I want to hear your opinion guys!
Also I published a poetry book! Yes a poetry book! Can you believe it!
It's called "Essence" Please do check it out and tell me your opinion on it (:
Thank you guys so much!
stay safe and awesome!
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