Broken

Chapter 5

I freeze " w-what do you mean ? "

" your eyes are swollen and you were crying on the road too. Did something happen? " he utters putting the lollipop in his mouth.

" Its none of your business " i say as I take another tissue and dry the area.

" I know. But still. I'm kinda curious " he smiles. I remain quiet. Bastard. This isn't some kinda gossip. I quickly need to get this done and go.

" Ok, if you won't tell then I'll take a guess! Hmmmm, ok.....lets see....." he pretends to be deep in thought.

" This is ridiculous. " I search for a bandage inside my bag. I'm sure there were one or two here. Oh, found it!

" you had a fight with your friend! " he says snapping his fingers. My eyes widen in shock and I accidentally drop the bandage.

" Seeing your reaction, I think I was right on the money! " he smirks.

I regain my composure and pick up the bandage. "...how.....did you know ? "

" oh ? I just guessed. I had an intuition or gut feeling whatever you wanna call it. And my gut feeling is ALWAYS right " he says proudly. I need to get away from this guy as soon as possible.

" So tell me about it. Talking about it may make you feel better. " he says. Such a pain.

" Its nothing really. We just fought over something serious. And...it started because of her. Thats it. " I say as I stick the bandage on his knee. Done finally.

" well, it was nice knowing you and again I'm sorry about that. Good day " I quickly get up and just as I'm about to run off, he stops me.

" wait!....take this " he says and hands me a lollipop. ...spicy flavour..?

" ummm " is all I could say with confusion.

" As a thanks for the bandage and also to cheer you up. Friends are the treasures of life! You need to settle things quickly with your buddy! Otherwise it'll just keep weighting down on you " he says while smiling and doing a dramatic pose.....how childish.

As soon as he goes over to his bicycle, I make my escape! Damn it! I wasted so much time! I need to get there quickly!

I breath heavily standing infront of her house. Finally....made it. The lights are all off. Is she hiding?

I run up to the front door and press the bell three times. No answer. I press it again 5 times. Still no answer.

" LYDIA I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE! " I yell as I bang the door. No response. Guess I'll have to sneak in then.

As I step down the stairs of the porch, I notice a man who I suppose was passing by stop and look at me. After that he walks towards me.

" Are you here to see the girl that lives here ? I think her name was... Lydia Jackson ? " he asks

" umm yes ? " I answer.

" Are you her friend? " he asks. I seriously hate that word now.

" yes, she didn't come to school so I was worried " my mouth tastes bitter after saying that.

" oh, she actually left this morning. Said she was going to her parents house for a couple of days. Maybe it was an emergency since she left without telling you "

I grit my teeth. That sneaky little.....

" you know, I didn't even ask her anything and she just came to me saying that a person will come asking about where she is so I should tell her that she's at her parents house. It seems she knew her nice friend would be worried about her. " he laughs. Not funny old man.....not funny.

" oh theres another thing she said too. Hmmmm what was it again? It was funny " he thinks for a sec and then snaps his fingers.

" ah! It was ' Are you the cat, or the mouse ? ' whatever that means " he says and walks away.

I see now. I understood what she meant by that. She wants me to chase her. The cat part is that atleast but about the mouse part. Is she chasing me ? Dosn't make sense. Then who could it be.

As I walk back towards the house I think about what I should do. As I chew my thumbnail, I feel frustrated. She keeps slipping away from my hand! Forget about school! I'm gonna be jailed after I kill her anyway. Whats the point...

My dream was to live a peaceful happy life. But now...I only have one goal and I'm not afraid of the consequences or what I have to do to achieve it.

" I need to kill her at all cost after I find her "

After I reach home, I realize something. Mom is home. Ugh...

As I quietly open the door, my heart rate increases. I really don't wanna get beat up again. I tip toe on the wooden floorboards cursing myself on every creaking sound I make. Walk towards my roomdoor and go inside. After that I gently shut the door and lock it. Phew...that was easy

Wait...easy ? Somethings off..

And now that I think about it, the house is unusually quiet. I'm starting to get a bad feeling about this.

I unlock the door and open it.

I stay quiet for a sec. Even hold my breath. Yes, I was right! Its very quiet. Is mom not home ? But I saw her car outside. Usually I'd hear her crying or snoring.

I walk towards her room. Every step fills me with such unease and nervousness. I notice there's a stench in the air that keeps getting thicker the nearer I get to mom's room. Getting a really horrible feeling, I rush over to her room and slam open the door.

" MOM! " I yell. But what I see before me, leaves me frozen in my place with wide eyes. I bring my hands to my mouth and nose at the horrible smell.

My mom lays there with a shocked expression on her face. Her stomach sliced open till her throat and her insides spilling out. She lays there motionless surrounded in a pool of her own blood.

Suddenly I feel sick to my stomach and gag. My breath quickens. No....this....this can't be happening...

I see on her chest, near the neck, a pair of angel wings have been carved on the skin.