"Always and Forever": Chp 4
Later that morning, Matt was sitting on his bed in the boys' bedroom, waiting for Cassidy to come in while playing his little video games. He perked up when he heard footsteps heading for the room, but he was slightly disappointed when he saw his little blonde friend, Mello, walk inside instead of Cassidy.
"Hey, Matt"
"Hey"
"So, where are we going today?"
"I want to go to the attic again today, but I want to wait for Cassidy first"
Mello frowned. "Don't you know? Cassidy is gone"
Matt nearly dropped his handheld. He stood up and pushed the goggles out of his eyes.
"...What? What do you mean? Where did she go?"
"Somebody came to pick her up today. L had someone come and take her early this morning"
The red-head was struck speechless. Someone had taken Cassidy away?
"Who told you this?"
"...I heard Roger talking to Cassidy last week. He told her that he knew about her sneaking around and breaking into locked rooms, but wasn't upset. He was impressed and wanted to improve her skills, so he was going to have her sent away to study under this American woman. I think her name was Wedy..."
Matt dropped his game onto the floor, grabbed Mello roughly by his collar, and pulled him close. His face was mixed with the emotions of anger, confusion, and sadness.
"How come she never told me? Why didn't you tell me?!"
Mello pushed back on Matt's hands, trying to loosen his grip.
"She made me promise not to say anything to you. She didn't want you to worry! She didn't want you to be sad!" Mello said.
"How do you think I feel right now?!" Matt roared.
Matt dropped Mello and ran out of the room. He raced all the way to the girls' bedroom and looked around for any sign of Cassidy, but all he found was on of the caretakers clearing one of the beds of its sheets and blankets.
He hated both Cassidy and Mello. He hated them for not telling him anything about Cassidy leaving the orphanage. He hated them for keeping that secret from him. He hated them for acting like everything was fine when it really was not.
He said he hated them, but he never did; he couldn't. He liked Cassidy a lot and now she was gone. He thought they would be together forever, but now he knows he was just being naive. He never thought that she would be taken away from the orphanage so soon; not ever.
Matt could not stop the hot tears from rolling down his cheeks. He dropped onto his hands and knees and just let the tears flow as he cried. Mello walked over to him and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry, Matt...I'm sure we'll see her again someday..."
"I miss her, Mello...Why didn't she tell me anything...?"
"I miss her, too. As for why she didn't say anything...I don't know... But what I do know is that she wouldn't want you to sit here crying over her. She would want you to be your normal happier self. Come on. Let's go and play a game or something"
The red-head sat up on his knees and wiped his face. Mello helped him up and together they quietly left the room.
A/N: Another chapter done! I'm sorry it's so short. To make up for it, I'll upload the next chapter tomorrow! I'm very grateful for every comment! Thank you guys so much! Please continue to review!!
