here is ch3 (warning, it touches your heart)
I didn't sleep at all last night. I was so sorry about Brandon. But today I would learn the truth.
"Nikki? Nikki!" mom yelled at me.
"Eh? What is it, mom?"
"I asked you if you want more cereals."
"No no, I am good." I said.
"What's wrong? You seem lost." mom said.
"It's nothing."
Later I went to school. I couldn't wait for the lunch break. My math teacher woke me up from my thoughts two times by now.
When the lunch bell rang, I rushed to the library. This time there weren't any students or staff in there, so me and Brandon would be alone.
Alone. Telling the truth.
I waited there for two minutes and I thought that Brandon shouldn't come. I sighed in defeat and I was ready to leave, when Brandon entered the room.
"Oh, Brandon! You came!" I said.
"Yeah, I read your message and, um, you said it's important. So...what do you want to talk about, that requires a lone place like the library?" he asked. We sat at a table there looking each other. We blushed. But then I decided to speak.
"To tell the truth, I got the feeling that there are lot of things about you I don't know. And because we are friends, we should tell each other our secrets, you know, trust is required to friendship. Can you speak to me sincerely?" I asked him. Brandon got serious.
"Yes, I understand."
"Okay...well, you see...yesterday after school.. I forgot my history book in my locker, I went to get it, and...I heard a noise at the cafeteria." I started. Brandon kinda paled.
"Then, I got there, and I kinda saw you there. I thought I saw you...eating trash, and...after that, principal Winston came and….I overheard your conversation." I said. I looked at Brandon. The boy was pale as white, his mouth was left open. He was sad.
"So….you heard. You saw what I did." he tried to say.
"I am sorry, I went there by luck, I wasn't meant to spy you!" I said.
"No, it is alright. Although...I feel kinda ashamed...for anyone to see me like that..."
"I get it! I want to help you, so I thought you could give me some knowledge here! Can you please?" I asked him, playing the puppy eyes.
"Ahhh...That's why you said ''speak sincerely''." I nodded. "Okay, then tell me your questions. I will answer them." he said smiling.
"Really? You will?" I asked him happy.
"Okay, well, do you remember that time with the ''Holiday on Ice"? I met your grandma, at the animal shelter and she told me that you have lost your parents." I said.
"So you met her? She told you about me?" I nodded.
Brandon bit his lip. "Yeah...i don't remember much actually. I was little when this happened, 5 or 6 years old. My grandma told me that I lost them in a car accident. It was a shock." he said, trying to smile.
"Do you miss them?" I asked him.
"A lot. But I can't do anything about it." he said.
I changed the topic. "Okay, what about the yesterday scene? I heard you and Mr. Winston talking." I asked. Brandon sighed.
"Okay, let me take it from the beginning. After our….um kiss" he said smiling. "My grandma said to me that our money aren't enough again to pay the tuition fees. My only choice was to go to a public school." he said.
OMG
Brandon was supposed to leave the school?!
"And?" I asked him worried. He lowed his eyes.
"I didn't want to leave. I had to pay the school by some way. I talked with principal Winston. He told me that if I was something like the janitor after school, that would pay my stay here." he said.
"You mean...you do all those things in order not to be kicked out?" I asked. He nodded.
"I was told by the principal that it was easier to go to another school. But I denied. I wanted to stay here and only here. So that's why I map the floor, wash the dishes, clean the bathrooms and etc. After I do these things, I start doing my homework here. But almost every time I stay awake after 1a.m. I even sleep here." he said smiling. I couldn't believe in my ears.
"So, your tired look, the bags under your eyes, the smell of chlorine..." I said.
"Yes, it is all from here." Brandon said.
"But...don't you get tired of this? You don't hate it? This is clearly a child abuse! This school treats you like a...a…." I tried to say something not bad for him.
"Trash? Slave? Don't worry, I don't mind, you can say those words. Besides..." he said sad. "it is the truth."
I felt so sorry for Brandon! I almost cried!
"I am so sorry Brandon! And...why don't you eat at lunch? And that girl? Who is it?" I asked.
"I have the money for food, but I prefer to use them to make that girl happy when we go out, when we have great times. That's why I eat those disgusting garbage. Have you ever tried them? They are awful!" he said like he was doing a joke, something to laugh about. But that didn't make me laugh at all. Instead, it made me fell more sorry for him.
"As for that girl…." he said.
Brandon smiled. "It's you, silly."
O-M-G!
"Oh...thanks." I said sweetly. But in the inside of my head;
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!
BRANDON IS WORKING HERE AND SUFFERS CAUSE HE WANTS TO STAY IN THE SCHOOL BECAUSE I AM HERE!
"But Brandon…if the reason you do all those things is me...I feel like I am killing you." I said.
"Nah, don't say such thing. You is the most and only reason I need to do anything. For you, Nikki...I would do anything to see you happy." he said. My heartbeat grew fast. Brandon just said these sweet words to meeee!
"I..I wish I could do anything to help. I will ask my parents is they can pay your fee too, if I explain it to them they will understand, and.."
"Nikki..."
"We should do something to gain money so you can pay your stay, like..a dance party, a concert, something.."
"Nikki."
"Or...we should speak to principal Winston for another solution! There...there has to be another way.."
"Nikki!" Brandon yelled. I stopped speaking and watched him. He had this sad face with the puppy eyes, which made him so cute.
"Don't. There isn't another way, and I don't want you to be concerned about me. I..I only want you to be happy. If you aren't like this...I guess I will give it up and go to another school, in case for you not seeing me makes you more happy than seeing me suffer. It will break my heart, but...as I said, I could do anything for you." he said. My mind was going to explode.
"What, no Brandon! I don't want you to leave! I don't want to see you like this ether! I just want to get you out of this mess!" I said.
Brandon was about to say something, but the bell rang.
"We better get to class." he said. He got up and left the library. I stayed there, shocked and sad from Brandon's confession. He did really opened his heart to me. A tear fell from my eye. I wiped it. Then Chloe and Zoey broke into the library, running towards me.
"Hey Nikki! We… Why are you crying?" Chloe asked.
"Nothing, just some dusk got into my eyes. From the books. What is it?" I asked.
"Well, we saw Brandon walking out from here, and he was kinda sad, if we are right. Do you know if something is happening with him?" Zoey asked.
"No. Brandon and I are totally fine. There is nothing wrong." I lied. Nothing was actually okay.
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