Nina's POV:
Everything was really amazing at first. We were so happy-at least, I thought we were. Being Jerome's girlfriend, after everything that happened with Senkhara and finding the Mask of Anubis, was normal. And that was nice-things being normal was great. But then things started to get a little weird. Jerome and I would be talking, and then, out of nowhere, like what I said irritated him, he'd just turn and walk away. The last time this happened, I followed him-and then things went from weird to wrong.
"Jerome? Why are you walking away from me?" I inquired, stepping into his room.
"I'm sorry, Nina. I've just got a lot on my mind." Jerome said. I stepped closer to him, and he hugged me. Then the slammed door shut behind me, and Jerome pressed his hand against my chest, at the base of my collar bone.
"Jerome! Let go!" I gasped, trying to get free. Jerome backed off, a look of anger on his face. But I didn't know what I had done to make him angry. I threw the door open and ran towards the staircase, tears streaming down my face. Not looking where I was going, I ran straight into Fabian.
"Nina? Nina, what's wrong?" Fabian asked.
"Nothing's wrong, Fabian. I had a bit of an argument with Jerome." I lied, and continued upstairs to the room I shared with Amber, that was empty at the moment, thankfully. I lay down on my bed, buried my face in my pillow, and cried until it felt like there was nothing left.
"Nina, do you want to work on Ms. Andrew's homework together?" Fabian said, coming into my room.
"Sure, Fabian." I replied, sitting up.
"Nina…where did you get that bruise?" Fabian inquired, his eyes focused on my collarbone.
"What bruise, Fabian?" I asked.
"The one on your collarbone, Nina. That looks like a hand." Fabian replied.
"Oh, it's nothing, Fabian. I just ran into something." I replied.
