Hey guys, guess what I'm back! Wow this chapter is long. But I did it for a very special occasion. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY MALAYSIA! ! That's right! My country has celebrated freedom for 57 years, this year included. This is actually my longest chapter yet, be honoured, guys!

Hehe. I apologize for any mistakes in advance, grammar and spelling. I finished this in three day and I slept around 5 am. No kidding. I was typing and playing Town of Salem at the same time, so you can guess how many losses I got.

The next day, Adam went to the police station alone to meet with Detective Lee, leaving Ty and Jason alone in the hotel. After a while of waiting, Ty decided that he needed to move around and explore a little, Jason trailing slightly behind.

"So," Ty said as they left the hotel, "Where do we go from here?"

"I don't know," Jason replied back, enjoying the warm breeze compared to the cold air-con inside the hotel, "Didn't you said you want to go to the cinema?"

Ty shrugged, "Dude, that was yesterday. I was practically half asleep."

Jason thought for a moment, complementing on what to do. It was only eight in the morning, so the sun had only just risen. He pondered if the competition that Jasmine spoke of had started or not. Deciding just that, he spoke, "Maybe we should go to the mall and eat, 'cause I'm hungry."

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"What time is the competition starting?" Chelsea asked Mrs. Anne as she parked her car at the parking lot.

"Well," Mrs. Anne said, looking at the watch on her wrist, "It starts at nine-thirty, so we have around an hour and half to do whatever. Why don't you girls wander around, get some food while I go to fetch the violin and harp?"

"That sounds like a good idea," Jasmine smiled and held up her phone, "Just text me once you're done."

Mrs. Anne tsked playfully, "I'm your teacher, Jasmine. You don't order me around. Go on. Shoo."

Jasmine leaved the car first, followed by Rose and Chelsea. She was still a bit shaken up from what had happened earlier, hoping it would not happen again at least anytime soon. Her mind going replaying the conversation, the same single word kept echoing. Deny. Just what was she denying? She just couldn't figure it out.

The phone in her hand buzzed, indicating that she had gotten a message. Checking it, Jasmine found it was Jason who texted her. Texting him back, she tried to ignore her heartbeat racing against her will. Meanwhile, Rose and Chelsea watched at the texting girl, seeing the rather uncharacteristic behavior of said girl.

Rose nudged the Chinese, catching her attention, "You're seeing this?"

"Of course I am," Chelsea scoffed, "What do you think happen to her yesterday? I noticed she was all jumpy earlier in the car and now..."

Rose looked at her, slightly astonished, "Wow. You actually notice that? I'm amazed."

Chelsea gave her an offended look, "Hey! You might think I'm stupid but I'm not, okay?"

Rose only rolled her eyes, "Sure, I believe you."

Chelsea chuckled, then looked at Jasmine with concern in her eyes, "There'a only one time when she acted like that."

"I thought we agreed to never mention that jerk again." Rose muttered, loud enough for Chelsea to hear.

"Yeah, well," Chelsea scratched the back of her head sheepishly, "Let's just hope whoever it is isn't like that abusive son of a bitch who only treated her nice for a stupid bet."

The two looked down for a moment, feeling angry and sad. Angry because they didn't found out about Jasmine's torture earlier than they did and sad because she had endured all the torture he gave and never told them. Jasmine kept her phone her handbag, a barely noticeable tinge of pink in her cheeks.

"So, guys," Jasmine faced the both of them, smiling and not really noticing their solemn expression, "i want to ask you something."

Rose faked a smile at her, "What is it?"

"Well, my airport friends are here and they want to meet you!"

"Wow, that sound awesome," Chelsea said, "Where? I want to see for myself if any of them are hot."

Jasmine giggled, "they're at the food court, probably checking out the wonderful food our country has to offer."

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When Jasmine introduced them to Jason and Ty, and probably Adam too if he was here, at first it was uncomfortable. Rose and Chelsea was slightly quiet, mainly Rose as she was eyeing Jason just trying to uncover a the little dirty secrets from a look. She certainly didn't miss the ever-so-often glance coming from the two men as they talked. However, the tension slowly lighten up with jokes and conversations.

"Hey, what time is it?" Chelsea asked Jasmine who had her phone in her hand.

Jasmine looked at the clock and slightly paled, "Uhh.. It's nine."

Rose's glasses nearly fell off. Adjusting it, she asked, "What do you mean by that? Has Mrs. Anne texted you yet?"

"Uhh... Nope," Jasmine chuckled nervously. The phone in her hand suddenly buzzed, "Oh, wait. Here we go, 'Need you to come to the parking lot. Too heavy'"

"Wonder which one?" Rose asked, slight sarcasm in her voice. Chelsea chuckled, "Probably the harp."

"You guys have a harp?" Jason asked, making the two laughed.

"Yep. This person here," Chelsea jabned a thumb at Jasmine, "Plays the harp. Rose plays a violin. I do the vocals."

Jasmine felt her cheeks burned as she shrunk in her seat when she felt Jason's gaze at her. Jason frowned a little but didn't say anything. Rose stood, "We should probably leave. Our dearest teacher must be getting impatient. We'll see you two later."

(::)(::)(::)

"Hey, Jason."

"Yeah?"

"Do you think that's-"

"I don't know. I don't know if we should call Adam."

"Do it. Just in case if it really is."

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( I actually want to end here but nah)

"Well, that was interesting," Chelsea remarked, looking at a certain girl who was blushing. Jasmine walked faster, almost leaving the other tow into dust. Rose smiled, "Yeah, it certainly was."

On the inside, though, Rose was thinking deeply. She didn't like the way Jason and Ty looked at her. It almost made her feel scared. Plus, she had to worry about Melanie's threat. She knew what the undertones meant and she didn't like it. I hope it didn't end up like last time, She thought to herself, grimacing slightly.

Mrs. Anne was waiting by the car, leaning on the side of the car. She checked her phone to see the time. Nine-twenty."Why are they late?" She muttered to herself before seeing the teens running, "There you are!"

"Sorry, Mrs. Anne. We got caught up with something," Chelsea panted.

Mrs. Anne sighed but stood from her leaning, "It's okay. Let's go before we're disqualified!"

Ten minutes later, they managed to move the instruments. The stage was small, just enough to fit in 5 people, but there were many contestant. Student from various schools came, some for the competition, others just to watch and cheer for their friends. Surprisingly enough, Rose saw her classmates watching, some cheering for their school to win. Mrs. Anne came up with them after she had signed up, "Well, we're the third school to perform. I've got the outfits, why don't you change in the changing room behind the stage?"

Jasmine nodded as she took her outfit and went to the changing room. Chelsea whistled, "Wow, she's been quiet. At any rate, this place looks packed! Just how many school are we competing against?"

"Around five school, I guess. it's all schools in the district." Mrs. Anne said. Rose shrugged and followed Chelsea into the changing room. "You know," Rose changed into her outfit, "I get the feeling that something's gonna happen."

A chuckle came from the room to her left. It was Jasmine, "You got that too, huh."

"Who cares?" Chelsea spoke from the right room, "It simply means that we might win."

"Don't get cocky now, Chel'," Rose replied, coming out of her room.

"I'm not being cocky," Chelsea came out, all dressed up, "I'm being positive."

Jasmine exited her room, "Yeah, Rose. Cocky and positive are two different words."

"Whatever," Rose waved her hand in a dismissive motion, "Look at us. All dressed up for the party."

Rose wore a white sleeveless, knee-length dress, with leather belt that had a heart buckle. She had her locket with her, not really wanting to leave it at the orphanage. Chelsea wore a light purple blouse with the same black jeans, preferring to wear her favorite colors. Her hair was pinned with a purple flower hair-clip. Jasmine too wore a dress, however, hers was a sleeveless deep blue that reached down to her feet. She wore fingerless gloves of a similar color.

They returned to Mrs. Anne, who smiled at their appearances. They gave their 'good lucks' to the other school, knew that it was only a friendly competition. Finally, it was their turn to perform. They went up the stage, feeling nervous and scared. Rose took the right side of the stage, violin in position. Jasmine went to her harp on the left side while Chelsea took the middle. Rose saw Melanie, who was hidden in the crowds, smiled disturbingly at her.

Out of the corner of her eye, Jasmine saw Jason, Ty and Adam, who for some reasons looked like he saw a ghost, watching and she gave a timid wave at them. Seeing as the crowd's clapping died down ands silence filled the mall, she began strumming her harp.

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(Now may be the good time to listen to River Flows In You, Lindsey Stirling version =D )

"This better be fucking good. I am not in a good mood." Adam grumbled, following Ty to meet up with Jason, who apparently had saw Lily earlier. It was plainly obvious that that the meeting with the detective had not gone well. And then, Jason had called him, saying there was something urgent to show him.

They reached to the center of the mall where a competition was being held. He saw Jason who noticed the two men and waved them over. Jason looked concern at his friend's grumpiness, "I'm guessing the meeting didn't go well?"

"Don't ask," Adam took a deep breath to calm himself down, "Sorry. Whats so important that you can't tell me on phone?"

"Well.." Jason trailed off, unsure of what to say. Instead, he gestured towards the stage.

Adam looked in said direction and froze. There were three girls on the stage. That girl he met at the airport, Jasmine was her name, a Chinese girl and... Lily. She looked older than he remembered. Then again, it had been close to seven years. He could feel his mind going numb from shock. He remembered what Detective Lee had said, that she was suffering from memory loss, but he refused to believe it. He watched as Jasmine strummed her harp, followed by Lily played her violin and the Chinese girl sang.

If there is a road made just for you,

That road is right there in your heart,

If you can, endure it through,

Then put all of your soul into trusting it.

Chelsea's voice was soft and melodic, the two knew that much. Without realizing it, Rose puts herself in the music and began dancing slightly, simply trusting herself not to mess up. Jasmine was afraid to mess up and possibly cost them their victory. She couuld faintly hear her other self speaking, "Don't worry. You're not gonna mess up."

Holding you, Holding you, Its in you,

The river flows in you,

Slowly more slowly,

There is a river inside me.

Adam watched as Lily started dancing on her side of the stage. He remembered when she first started learning to play the violin. She was a complete natural at it.

Holding you, Holding you, Its in you,

The river flows in you,

Waiting the waiting,

Will I be there then?

Chelsea's voice wavered a little, pouring her emotions into her singing. Jasmine expertly play the harp, feeling the sadness in the song itself.

I want to throw my heart to you,

So that I can always feel you,

If you can, hold onto it just a little bit longer,

Then try to put it all...

The music slowed to a stop, casting the entire audience into silence. Rose looked at her best friends to see that while Chelsea was grinning, Jasmine wiped a tear from her eyes, facing away from the crowds. Suddenly, the audience erupted into a applause, the judges clapping among the crowds.

"Woo!" Chelsea shouted into the mic, fist pumping, " Thank you so much for letting us join this competition! "

They eexited the stage, feeling confident and happy. Rose saw Melanie was gone. She didnt know where she went, but she knew if she didn't confront her, bad things were going to happen. She looked at Jasmine with concern in her eyes, " Hey, you ok? "

"Huh?" Jasmine looked startled for a moment, "Yeah, yeah. I'm fine. I just got into the music too much, I guess."

Rose didn't reply. she went ahead of them and entered the changing room, changing back ti her worn clothes. Chelsea looked at Jasmine, " That dress looks uncomfortable. "

" To you, maybe, " Jasmine replied back, " but to her, it's probably comfortable. "

Little did they know, Rose was near tears, feeling afraid of what she had to face later.

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Jason and Ty looked at Adam, who was pale as if he saw a ghost. In a way, he probably did. After a few minutes, Adam looked at the two of them, "Where are they now?"

"Are you sure its her? She could be someone who looked the same. " Jason frowned, but did what he was told to, as he the only one who had the phone number. Adam nodded, "Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's her."

Jason kept his phone in his pocket, "They should be here in a few minutes. "

Ty leaned against a pillar, "So, we wait?"

"Yep. " Jason leaned on the same pillar. Sure enough, the three girls came out of the backstage. Chelsea still grinning, " So, what do you think about that?"

" I think it was good, " Jason smirked.

Chelsea pouted, "Gee, thanks for being such a jerk. "

Jason chuckled, standing from his leaning, "Sorry. You did great and I dont think I've seen a lot of people who plays a harp in my life. "

"Aww, did you hear that?" Chelsea cooed, then whispered to Rose, " he likes her.."

"Oh, shut up, Chel ', its not that," Rose said, earning a 'thank you' from the two people. She then whispered to Chelsea, hand covering her mouth, "Its not 'like', its 'love',"

Unfortunately, they also heard that. Jason froze and Jasmine's face turned beet red. She covered her face with the dress that she folded while Jason began stuttering, face also turning red, "Wh-what? We're just friends, right?"

He turned to see Jasmine hiding her face, not looking at him. The two' s giggles turned into laughter, even Ty and Adam joined in as well. Jasmine moaned, "Can you people please shut up? "

Rose was the first to recover, "Sorry. But really, I trust you, Jason. Don't be like her ex."

Though she muttered the last part under her breath, Jasmine heard it loud and clear. Her laugh nearly stop abruptly, making Jason looked at her curiously, wondering what had she heard that made her so sober so quickly. Rose flinched, knew that she had heard that. "Sorry." She apologized. Jasmine just gave her a strained smile.

Adam noticed the flinch. He wasn't sure how he would approach her. Deciding on an approach, he asked, "So, um, Rose, where did you get that necklace? "

Rose looked at him, correcting almost immediately, "Its not a necklace, its a locket." She took it out from underneath, looking at it, "I... Got it from somewhere. I don't know. I was involved in that-"

"Plane crash seven years ago?" He finished. Rose looked at him, eye narrowing in suspicion, "Yes. How did you know that?"

"I.. Recognize the locket, even after all these years." He observed her reaction. He could see her joining the pieces in her mind.

Rose's eyes behind the glasses widened. She whispered out, "What? Ar-are you saying that-"

"Yes, you're my sister. "

DUN DUN DUUUUNNN

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