HEY FOLKS! Long chapter here!

Anyway I would like to give much thanks and appreciation to AnnabelleLee13194, Kitten1011, and Dreamsafantasy for beta-reading this chapter!

All three of them done an amazing job on remaking parts of the chapter! Please give them a round of applause!!

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Anyways!!! About the OCIA Contest...

The winners are those that have received a PM from me. Those who haven't received it; they did their best. You did your best.

There were many applicants that I consider to be interesting and entertaining, but some were a little too cliche, or too depressing, some even too much spontaneous. But thank you entering this contest, you all did so well!

The winners of the contest will be announced after Jae's secret have been revealed!

Please read this chapter!! Things are about get even more interesting than it should.

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight!


"It Doesn't Hurt to Try"

It was now lunchtime and I was only poking my food with my chopsticks. I saw Seth eying it and I sighed. I pushed my lunchbox over to him and he took it with glee. "Thanks!" He said like a child getting the best candy ever.

I nodded in return. I was too tired to eat and too sleepy to care; I felt so sick. I looked around and I noticed two people missing from our table. Confused I asked, "Hey uhh guys... where's Paul and Booker?" I still need to apologize to Paul...

They all shrugged and Kim asked "Did something happen?"

"No, not really," I really am a very good liar you know. I would look confuse at first and then start to worry. Actually I'm worried right now- where the hell is Paul?

"So Kenneth," Brady called out. "Any clues as to who's after our short-stuff here?"

I kicked Brady's shin when he called me short, and in return I got him to say 'Ow' which satisfied me well enough. I then looked at Kenneth as he shook his head 'no' to Brady's question. No doubt he had been thinking about it over and over. I couldn't help but say, "Don't think of it too hard, Kenny. You might hurt yourself"

Everyone laughed and Kenny glared at me.. He repeated the name I had used on him, "Kenny?"

"Uhh yeah, Kenny," I said- then immediately realized my mistake. I know that not too many people notice it, but females are usually the ones that give people nicknames, if the person hasn't claimed him or herself a nickname yet. I know that it's a silly thing to notice but really, mostly girls end up coming up with nicknames.

I pretend that nothing unusual had happened but Kenneth kept looking at me strangely. I swear, I think he sometimes hangs out with Booker too much. He never struck me as 'sharp as a tack'. I mean, he actually had a good thing going on earlier before 2nd period. He said that Bryce Morton was not the perpetrator, which I knew all along, and he even said that Kaylynn also wasn't the perpetrator. The fact that he was dismissing the two people that are capable of hating me and ruining my life was something big. I mean, he could be wrong and it could be either Bryce or Kaylynn, but for some odd reason- I agree with Kenneth. I just know... I could feel that it was neither of them.

"Oh hey, Jae!" I looked up and I found myself face with Amber who had a worried look on her face. Her posse wasn't with her, which is strange. Without her posse, she's pretty cool once you get to know her. I smiled back at her, greeting her. "Hey Am, what's up?" Oh snap, I just gave someone else another nickname, hopefully Kenneth didn't notice that.

"I've heard about the things that are happening to you," Oh great. "I was wondering if you were alright?"

I smiled softly at her and replied, "I'm fine Am. It's nothing too big to handle"

"Nothing too big?" She turned my statement into a question with a sudden burst of anger and shock. "They vandalized your locker, Jae, and sent you threats!"

She looked a bit hysteric right now. All conversations stopped around us as I sat up properly to get serious with her. "What's wrong, Am?" I asked. She was too worried of me, and she never acted like this.

She quickly catches on to what she's doing and she shakes her head. "Oh nothing...I'm just afraid something big might have happened..."

I raised my eyebrow at her statement. I was about to ask her what she was talking about, but she left without another word. I looked back to the whole gang to hear their opinions about this, but they were all silent or deep in thought.

Kenneth stood up and grabbed his lunch tray. "I'm gonna go to the library," he said as he left our table, threw away his trash, and headed out of the cafeteria.

I sighed, giving up on trying to figure every single mess that was coming to me. I just put my arms down on the table, curled them up, and rested my head on them to sleep....

Hopefully this nightmare would be over soon but then again, I may have to face another one....


Kenneth's POV

I needed to talk to the one person that I know has a lot of information, but really, he doesn't know what to do with that knowledge until some one tells him to. I walked outside and decided to head over to the huge gym at the far end corner of the campus.

I got around to the back of the gym and I see Blake and his gang smoking. Really, they're a bunch of druggies. My nose cringe a bit as the smell of nicotine got caught in my nose. Man, it reeks, but I guess it's much better than a leech's scent.

I walked over to them and Blake looked up and waved at me. "Hey...Kevin, right?"

I rolled my eyes and corrected him, "Kenneth."

"Oh sorry...so what you want, Kenneth?" he asked me.

"Can I talk to you? Alone?" I stressed the word alone and his face became serious. He sighed as he got up lazily and started to head to the forest. His friends didn't care as they continue smoking on to their business. I left them and followed after Blake.

"So what do you need, kid?" he asked me.

I ignored the word 'kid' and got to business. "What's going on with Amber? I've heard some rumors that Amber got into a fight with her friends... I heard that out of nowhere she told them to leave her alone... This morning, I also heard that Amber and Kaylynn were arguing with each other..." I've heard of these rumors during 2nd period, all those girls were so chatty.

"What makes you think I know those things?" Blake asked me with his eyebrow raised. I rolled my eyes and replied, "I know that you know almost every piece of gossip that has happened here in school. No doubt you got it from many of the preppy girls, and no doubt that sometimes you'll be in a situation that you always accidentally stumble upon it."

He sighed and nodded. "True, true," he said and he looked at me seriously, obliged to tell me the whole story. "Okay here's the story: yesterday, during the break between 3rd and 4th, Amber yelled out to her friends to leave her alone. No one knows why, but I happened to catch the whole thing. Before Amber shouted them, Amber and her posse were just heading to their lockers. Amber opened her locker and took out a letter that was probably shoved in. She opened it and once she read the letter she was shaken up. Her friends asked her what's wrong and that's when Amber told them to leave her alone."

This was interesting. "What did the letter say?" I asked.

Blake shook his head, "I don't know. I didn't snatch it from her… yet. Anyway, this morning about 10 minutes before Jae finds out his locker had been vandalized, Kaylynn purposely bumped into Amber and Miss Piss automatically started yelling at her. Amber yelled the same thing to her as she did to her posse with the additional 'It's none of your business' crap, but Kaylynn replied, 'the hell its not my business,' and that's when Coach Terry came by and stopped their little fight. And you know what else?"

I blinked at that. "What else?"

"Guess"

"I'm not in the mood for guessing, Blake" I said irritably.

"It wouldn't kill you to guess, you know" he retorted. I glared and he sighed.

"Fine, fine, anyway, I saw Kaylynn carrying a letter that looked similar to Amber's letter."

"How do you know they are the same letter?"

"They're not," Blake said. "I'm guessing there are two since Amber was still carrying the letter."

"I didn't see any letter with her during lunch."

"Uhh, maybe because she hid it in her binder or something. Anyhow, that's why Amber has been acting strangely. Whatever it is in that letter is the thing that's making her act so strangely, and for Kaylynn, she's completely a Miss Piss and still is."

I processed all those things that he had said to me and I thanked him for the information.

I started to head unto the deep parts of the forest to phase and go look for Paul and Booker to tell them many things. Blake stopped me though. "Wait, kid!" he called. "Are you trying to solve this mystery or something?"

I stopped and turned back to him. "Yeah... we are all trying to solve this"

"We?"

"My friends and I."

"Ahh I see..."

Before I could walk away again, he shouted out. "Hey Kenneth! Sometimes things aren't always as they seem! Take that advice!"

I whirled around to face him and yelled, "What do you mean by that?" Does he know more about this that he's not telling my about?

He shouted back with a laugh, "I don't know! I think the nicotine's getting to me!"

I rolled my eyes and I left running, leaving Blake laughing with his smoke.


Paul's POV

When I find out the person that did this, I'm gonna kill him.

I dumped the big sponge unto the bucket of watery soap. I took off the heavy load of water that sponge absorbed and slapped it on Baby Zap's right backseat door to scrub the black paint off. Booker was doing the same thing as he tried to scrub off the profanity on the car's hood.

"Whoever did this is sooo going to pay!" Booker shouted and I can see that he's not used to doing things like this, like cleaning.

"We already know it's Bryce, Book," I said and he nodded in response, although we were starting to doubt it.

"That's where you're both wrong," we both turn around to see Kenneth coming out of the forest with only jeans. No doubt he ran here as a wolf all the way from school.

He stopped dead in his tracks when he witnessed Jae's car. I can empathize the shock he was going through.

After the argument that Jae and I had, Booker and I passed by the parking lot and both of us saw Jae's car vandalized. There were black bold words of profanity and threats spray-painted all over Jae's Baby Zap. We didn't have a choice but steal Jae's car and get it cleaned. I didn't want him to have another thing coming to him. He looked stress out enough as it is and he did look really tired this morning.

"What the fuck?" was all Kenneth said.

"That was our expression," Booker said. "Someone vandalized Jae's car...Obviously, that same someone is the one that's after Jae..."

"And you still think it's Bryce?" Kenneth asked and we both shook our heads.

"No," I replied. "You see Bryce was in the principal's office and sure he left early, but we also left a minute after he did... Jae, Book, and I were talking and Jae left for class, I think. We were passing by the parking lot and we saw Jae's car vandalized... it's impossible for Bryce to do that in just less than 5 minutes. Anyways, we had to take the car far away"

"Why?"

Booker answered for me, "We don't want Jae to worry more, now do we?"

Kenneth rolled his eyes and gave us a look. "What would happen if Jae finds out his car is missing?"

"He won't," Book said. "He's too tired to notice... anyway, we're gonna take it back before 3rd period ends"

Kenneth nodded, subtly approving of our decision. Now the main question is...

"Hey Kenneth," I called to him and he looked at me directly. "What are you doing here?" I asked him.

"I got to tell you guys something, and I think it would be a lot better if we were in our wolf form," he said it so seriously that Booker and I dropped our sponges and followed him to the forest.

To the forest, we phased into the animals that we born to be...the genetic code that made us who we are. Werewolves. Specifically, we're shape-shifters, but we're somewhat similar to werewolves. Anyhow, we phase when we want to phase, or we might accidentally phase when we loose control of ourselves. But there are some benefits to being a werewolf.

Our senses are enhanced and so does our strengths and speed. Too bad intelligence was not one of them, or self-control. But anyway, we also share our thoughts to the whole pack, but only in wolf form. That way, it's easier to communicate.

Once the three of us phased into wolves, Kenneth immediately showed us about his deduction that Bryce Morton, or even Kaylynn Olsen, were not the ones threatening Jae, and that it was someone else. We processed through everything that he had thought about, and then here came his conversation with Blake about Amber's strange behavior and the rumors that we have missed yesterday and this morning, due to Jae's imperative incidents.

Damn it! I cursed out loud. If it's not Bryce or Kaylynn, then who is it?

Kenneth shook his head. I don't know... I really don't know...

Things are starting to get a little too much for Jae... Booker said and now that he mentioned it.

Hey...have you all noticed how sleepy Jae had been all the time? I asked them. I was a bit scared that Jae might have glandular fever or something.

Don't worry, Jae doesn't have any enlarged lymph glands, flu symptoms, or any rash. I doubt its glandular fever, Booker assured me and that did help lift some of my concerns.

You know what, I noticed that too... you think he's getting enough sleep? Kenneth asked and I shook my head.

I don't know... I'm going to check on him tonight. I said and I see Kenneth shudder visibly and Booker stayed with his composure. I rolled my eyes at Kenneth and said, Come on, we need to finish cleaning up Jae's car

I'll help...I don't want to go back to school Kenneth said and before I could reject to that he phased back and started putting on his clothes.

I sighed and both Booker and I phase back as well. Once all three of us were in our clothes, we head back over to Jae's car and continued cleaning where we left off.


Jae's POV

Third period bell had rung and I got another threatening letter from the person that's after me. Kaylynn smirked when she saw me holding a note, Anna and Seth looked at me worriedly.

"What does it say, hmm Jae?"

I rolled my eyes at her and I opened the note.

Nice singing...
For a bitch
Ha ha ha
Maybe I should hurt your little friend?
Wouldn't that be fun?

My body went cold like water turning to ice. Someone else was in the theater and saw Anna and me there. This was not happening...Anna is in danger...

I look at Anna and she look back at me worriedly. I looked away and focused only on the whiteboard where Mr. McKash was writing down a few formulas to solve some of the equations in our homework that some of us didn't get. Kaylynn let out a laugh and Seth slammed his hand on the table a little loud, but not too loudly, just enough to spook everyone besides Mr. McKash.

"Would you shut the fuck up, Miss Piss?" Seth harshly whispered to her, but Kaylynn wasn't the least bit afraid.

"Who do you think you are?" she asked. "Know your status boy, you're only a sophomore"

"Big deal, you're just one year ahead," Seth shot back.

"Kaylynn," Anna began speaking. "Would you just butt out of Jae's business?"

Kaylynn rolled her eyes and asked, "Who are you to tell me what to do, whore?"

I jumped to my feet and slammed my hands unto my table, creating a louder sound which startled everyone in the class room. I glared deadly at Kaylynn and she seems to get the message I was giving her. But, true to her blondie ways, she ignored my eye contact and stood up to face me.

"What are you going to do, Jae?" Kaylynn asked. "Come on, I dare ya to do something!"

I wanted to punch her so badly. But in everyone's eyes, I am a guy, and a guy punching a girl is crucial no matter how bitchy-evil Kaylynn is. However, someone else did the favor for me...

Anna got up as well and smacked Kaylynn across the face...

I was shocked and so was Seth. Hell, the whole class was shocked. Anna was always the quiet one and she never had done something as drastic as this... she's one of the good silent study students for Pete's sake!

"YOU BITCH!" Kaylynn screamed as she reached for Anna, and Anna was complied to fight.

I quickly held Anna back and Seth got up to hold Kaylynn back. The two girls were both reaching for each other, screeching profanities that I never knew Anna could so fluently use.

All the students in the whole class got up and started rooting. Like wtf?

"ENOUGH!" Mr. McKash yelled out as he came in between us. Now, I actually never heard Mr. McKash yell so loudly–––and with such anger. The whole class shut their mouths up and never opened them in the next second for the first time. "Ms. Price switch seats with Carlos from table 4, and Ms. Olsen switch seats with Kyle from table 9"

Seth and I both let the girls go as they gave each other one last death glare, before heading over to their new seats. We both got back to our seats when Kyle and Carlos came to sit down with us.

"If this continues in my class, you're both going to the principal's office!" Mr. McKash said as he went back to the whiteboard to continue on his lesson.

I actually like Mr. McKash. I think he's the only teacher that wouldn't send two people that were fighting to the principal's office...yet.

I look back to meet eye contact with Anna. She smiled at me and I mouthed a 'thank you' to her. She nodded to my thanks and we both turned our attention back to the board...

It wasn't long until 3rd period had ended. We both started packing up and Kaylynn quickly left the classroom as fast as she could.

"Good riddance," I said and Seth nodded, agreeing with me.

I left the classroom and started out of the Mathematics building. I make my way over to the school's Gym. It's my 4th period class on B-days, and Coach Terry teaches P.E. He's also our football coach, which by the way, I need to tryout for football. Some might say no to a girl, but to a boy, I don't think so.

I went to one of those secluded restrooms at the far end corners of the campus and changed there. I made sure that my bandages were tight and secured enough that they won't fall off. It's really uncomfortable and somewhat hard to breathe with them, but I get by. I've convinced myself that I will get used to it.

I got out of the restroom and quickly headed over to the boys' locker room. The first time I was in there I was scared as hell, but I kind of got used to it after a couple of days. It was still scarring though...

I see Embry, Quil, Jared, and Jacob all dressed, but there was still no sign of Paul.

I go up to the guys and ask, "Hey guys, where's Paul?"

All four of them shrugged and Jacob asked, "He wasn't there in your class?"

I shook my head. "No."

Just then some one was banging the locker-room's doors. I guess someone closed it; the P.E. teachers keep it locked, and it can only be opened from the inside, or by the coach. I sighed as I ran up to the door since none of the guys were motivated enough to do it. Besides, I was thinking it might be Paul.

I was right. Once I opened the door, there was Paul who looked...well stressed and troubled. You know what, I can't explain it, but it looks like something happened.

"We need to talk," both of us said in unison. "No, I need to tell you something first," We did it again and then we both let out a shaky laugh.

I stepped back to let him inside the lockers and asked him, "So what's on your mind?"

Paul was a bit hesitant, but he asked nevertheless, "Have you noticed your car was gone?"

I stopped. What?

"Where's my car?!" I panicked. Someone high-jacked my car?!?!

"No, no, no," he quickly said, and all eyes were on us. Paul gave them glares and they all looked away. By now, Jake, Embry, Quil, and Jared were coming over to us.

"Then where's my car?" I asked urgently. "What happened?"

"Booker and I took it."

I blinked. "Okay, and why did you?"

"Well..." He leaned a little closer to me and whispered.

"Someone vandalized your car..."

"Say what now?" I asked, I must have heard it wrong.

I look at him and his face was so serious and stern. He repeated it again in a grave tone, "Jae, someone vandalized your car..."

My car...someone vandalized my car?!

My breath hitched as I started to shake visibly with anger. I have never been so angry in my whole entire life, never this angry! I could feel the blood rushing through my ears as my head started to get a little light. I backed up a bit and stopped when my body was against the wall. Paul reached over to me and grab my shoulders.

"Jae...Jae, answer me!" Paul called to me, and his voice seemed a little far off distant even though he's right in front of me.

"Someone..." I started to say. "Vandalized my car? MY CAR!?"

"Jae-"

I cut him off. "What's next Paul!? Are they going to steal my money?! Or are they going to burn my house down!?"

"Jae, calm down!" Jacob said but I couldn't, I wouldn't. I have every right to be this angry.

I look up and saw many of the boys starting to look at our way. I glared and snapped at them, "What the fuck are you all looking at?! Mind your own fucking business!!" They turned away, but that didn't stop them form listening.

Everything was starting to spin all around me as I slowly sunk to the ground. I curled myself up and began to breathe in and out deeply and tried to get a hold of myself. But slowly and gradually, I was starting to loose myself...

I could still hear their voices, but they sounded so far away...

"Jae? Jae?! Hey-!"

"Somethings wrong with him-"

"He doesn't look to good-"

"-stop wasting time-!"

"-Paul get him to the nurse!"

I could still feel a little bit of myself there as I feel like I was being carried off by a pair of strong warm arms, holding me protectively. In an instant, all the anger and fear in me subsided; I could only feel the complete safety and security this person was providing me. I could hear his heavy footsteps tread the ground steadily as he ran with urgency. It felt nice...

There were sounds of doors almost being thrown off their hinges. The running footsteps stop and I hear voices again...

"What happened to him?"

"He fainted, please can you-"

"Put him over there"

Quickly but gently someone placed me onto what felt like a soft-cushioned bed. I could feel someone's hands touching my forehead and my neck. I wanted to run away from the invading touch, but I couldn't move.

"Is he going to be fine?"

"He will be fine... it seems he's under a lot pressure... I think it's best he goes home for today"

"When he wakes up, I'll take him home."

"Then you may stay here for a while..."

The intruding hands left and I felt safe again, when I can sense his presence so close...so near to me.

I could hear them talk again, but I couldn't hear exactly what they were saying. Gradually, their voices were becoming softer and softer, and slowly fading into nothing but silence...

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"Hey...is he waking up?"

"I think he is..."

What the fuck!? Is this some kind of dream?

"Jae, honey, wake up please" …Mom?

"I know how to wake her up!" Dad?

"And how would that be, James?" Paul???

"Well, that would be... a bucket of ice cold water!"

"NOOOO!!!" I screamed, and I was off the bed and on my feet. The rush of adrenaline elicited by fear coursed through my system, making me aware of my surroundings, wide-awake, and completely on high alert for any danger- like getting dumped by a bucket of "ice cold water".

Everyone looked at me surprised, and dad spoke up "Or that could work..."

"God, people!" I shouted. "What's wrong with using 'Wake up, Jae!' instead of doing something so drastic first!?"

"Why try?" Dad asked. "It doesn't work anyway"

I rolled my eyes and said, "It doesn't hurt to try! Don't forget what happened when you used that bucket on me, dad..."

His face lost color and pain visibly showed on his face. I chuckled evilly as I remembered the Sunday morning I drugged his food with Laxatives. HA! Hilarious! (Laxatives causes the stool to soften...)

"You are very much like your mother," my dad said and I snorted. I laughed even more when my mom asked in an angry tone, "What did you say, James?"

"Nothing dear," Dad quickly said. "I said you were lovely"

My mother humphed at him and continued on reading her magazine, saying, "That's what I thought you said."

Everyone in the room shared a laugh, and some dude who looked like a nurse came up to me. He smiled, "Hi, you must be the infamous Jae Morningstar"

I raised my eyebrow at him questionably. "Infamous?"

"When students gossip, teachers pick it up and gossip," he said as he started checking if I had a fever, or is there any pain in any part of my body. I said no and he asked me if I had been tired and restless lately. I was and it's all because of those nightmares, but I'm not going to tell him that.

"Anyway, Mr. Walker here had told me that you passed out and he carried you here," the nurse said and I blushed at what he said. Paul carried me here. "Even though you were only out for 10 minutes" 10 minutes? Just 10?! "I recommend that you stay home tomorrow"

"Thanks, nurse...umm..." I look at his name tag and it said 'Bender Turner'. What?

"Nurse Bender Turner?" I tested out the name and the nurse frowned. I guess he really doesn't like how his name sounded.

"Umm, I prefer just Ben," he said and I had to try and hold my laughter back. What? It's funny.

"Okay, thanks, Ben" I said, and then I realized something about his last name.

I asked, "Hey, I have a question. Are you related to Mr. Turner? The Principal here?"

"Yes," he said. "He's my father"

My eyes widened like Victorian plates. The principal looked like he was in his mid-30s or something, and this dude-nurse looked like he was in his college years or something!

"Whoa..." was all I could say.

"He's also my father, you know." I quickly turned my attention to the person that had said that, and found Booker.

Booker... Booker Turner?! Bender Turner?!

I was almost speechless before another question came to mind, "What's Mr. Turner's first name?"

"That would be Buster, Mr. Jae," Mr. Turner said as he came inside the nurse's office with perfect timing while answering my question.

Now, I'm completely speechless.

Booker Turner

Bender Turner

Buster Turner

I quickly covered my mouth and bit my tongue to prevent the big bubble of laughter that was threatening to burst. I am not going to laugh, I am not going to laugh...

Then suddenly my mind had to be so cruel to me...

I started to think of many, many dirty things that they're names brought to mind.

Booker Turner = Booker Turn-Her-On
Bender Turner = Bender bend over
Buster Turner = Buster bust 'em up

I fell to the floor laughing and the Turners' glared at me, but the 'scary' look didn't faze me so I continued laughing.

"Is he laughing at our names?" Ben asked.

Booker shook his head and said, "No, I think he's laughing at something else...and I don't think I wanna know..."

"Okay, okay," Mr. Turner said. "Settle down now, Mr. Jae"

I giggled and immediately I clamped my mouth shut. Shoot, I just made the most girly giggle. I turned to look at Paul, who looked bewildered. I shrugged at him, pretending that I didn't know what he was staring at me for. I glanced at everyone, and they all pretended that they didn't just hear me giggling like a girl. I guess Ben also knows what I am, but I'm not surprised; all three of them are related.

...Hahahaha! I feel sorry for Paul who's the only person in this room that doesn't know I'm actually a girl!

...Wait, no- that is soooo not funny...

"So what was it again that we were here for? Something about our son being in trouble?" My dad turned his attention to the principal.. Mr. Turner nodded at his question and immediately, my mom stood up.

"What do you mean he's in trouble? What kind of trouble!?" Mom quickly looked at me and gave me an all-knowing look. "Jae!"

I started defending myself, "Mom, I didn't do anything!" ...Yet... There's always a yet to that sentence.

Mr. Turner defended me, "No, no, no Mrs. Morningstar, your son hasn't done anything wrong this time," This time? "It's rather something else..."

Mom gave him a look of 'Oh really?' and asked, "Then what is this all about, Mr. Turner?"

And so for a whole hour, Mr. Turner explained the whole situation to my parents. It was the best story-telling version that I had ever heard! If only it wasn't a real story, and that we weren't actually the characters playing in it.

"Jae, you are staying home tomorrow!" My mom claimed before she started scolding me. "How come you never told us about this? Do you have any idea how serious and dangerous this is?"

"Mom relax," I tried to assure her. "This person haven't done anything harmful to me yet, in fact, he or she is just trying to make my life miserable, and besides you know I can take care of myself-"

"You are staying home tomorrow!" She still said and I groaned. Honestly, I didn't want to stay at home tomorrow; I don't want the person to think that he or she had won.

"No mom," I stood up from my seat and answered back to her stubbornly. "I'm going to school"

"You are going to do as I say, Jae-"

"Or what? Ma, can't you see-"

"Look, all I see is you in danger and I don't want anything to happen to you!"

"Ma, just listen to me for one second-"

"-I knew it! I knew we shouldn't have come here! This always happens!"

"Ma! It's not a big deal!" I said. "And whatever happened back there at our place is history! Things are different now!"

"Oh, just because you're–––you've changed!?" Oh my god, mom. Almost. Almost.

"Umm, I think we should take this at our house," My dad said as he got up from his chair and went over to give his thanks to Ben and Mr. Turner, and then to Paul and Booker while mom and I kept arguing.

We still kept arguing over the car ride and on the way straight home...

...

I walked up to my house and swung the door so that hit itself loudly against the door-stop. I begun walking up the stairs fuming at my mother, but she caught me.

"Jae, you come down here right now young lady!" she shouted. "We're going to have a talk about this!"

I whirled around to face her. "What's there talk about? I made my decision! I'm going to school!"

Dad came in the house soon and closed the front door. He doesn't say anything, knowing that he can't get interrupt an argument between a mother and daughter..

"You're only going to get yourself hurt!" She said.. "Like today, you passed out! And what's next? You'll be in a hospital-"

I cut her off, having had enough of arguing with her. "The passing-out thing has nothing to do with all those crap that happened to me!"

"I don't care!" She yelled harshly. "You. Are. Not. Going. To. School. Do you understand me, Jae?"

I narrowed my eyes at her. "Why?" I asked her.

She raised her eyebrow at me, surprised at the attitude I was giving to her. "Why what?"

"Why should I listen to you?" I know that this is considered to be the most disrespectful thing that a child can do, but she has to know.

"Jae, don't speak to your mother that way," my father said sternly showing his disapproval of how I was treating my mother; I didn't care right now. She has to know, he has to know- they both had to know.

"Why should I listen to you too?"

"Jae Ophelia Morningstar-" Mom started to say my full name. It's one of those tones where you're going too far and you're going to get into a lot of trouble. But like I said, I didn't care at that moment.

"No!" I snapped at her. "Why should I listen to both of you? You two are barely even home! Just like before!

And I knew I had them with that. I always get them with that.

The anger in their faces subsided as it was replaced by guilt and shame. They know what I was talking about. My mom, at least, tried to defend herself and dad by saying this to me, "Jae, sweetheart..." Her tone was sad and full of sorrow. "You have to understand that life...that we..." My dad tried to cover for her, "We've been busy Jae...Work has..." I mentally sighed. I knew they could never explain their reason without making them feel even worse.

"That's what I thought,"I coldly replied before I made my way upstairs and into my room, slamming the door shut. I went over to my bed and plopped down on it.

I started to feel guilty for doing that to them, but they need to understand that this means more to me than it does to them. I needed to go to school tomorrow...I don't want to loose.

Even though I maybe risking a lot of things, it doesn't hurt to try...


And there you have it!

The person who's doing this to her shall be revealed next chapter!

Keep guessing on who's the true culprit as this plot take course to more complications!

COMPLICATIONS:

From Chapter 9: "Well..." Paul started saying. "I don't know, but two of the Lynns' got into a fight with each other and then they stopped talking. Kaylynn started to get too desperate on me, and made things well complicating."

From chapter 10: "Sure you don't, Miss Piss Lynn!" Blake snapped. "Like the time at freshman year wasn't your fingers getting dirty!"

Kaylynn's face turned red and I was surprised a bit. I have never seen her so...angry, not even when I kept Paul's attention to myself and she was getting less. She snapped at him, "that is none of your fuckin' business!"

These are 2 pieces of solving the whole conflict! There are two more pieces of the puzzle missing! The 3rd piece is somewhere in Chapter 10 (It's different from the one above.) The 4th will be found in the next chapter and you'll have to find it.