Flashback (Willow's POV )

The day I met Jerome, I witnessed the saddest thing I've ever seen.

My auntie owns a k-6 boarding school in London. It was designed for kids like me with parents that travel for work. Jerome was not like that.

I was playing with my doll when I saw a car drive up. My aunt told me to greet the students as they arrived at the door, but instead I hid behind a car. Something didn't feel right about this car. I don't knowing it was the fact that the boy was blindfolded or that he was kinda cute. I watched his mum shoved him out of the car. And yell at him, she even slapped him a couple times. When the lady drove away, the boy started to walk to his room. I caught up with him. "Hello. Are you ok?"

Then I heard his sweet voice for the first time "Why wouldn't I be."

" I don't know it's just-"

"Did you see what happend?"

"Yes im sorry"

"Don't be, just please do not tell anyone. People usually hate me when they first meet me. And they'll be even more mean if they know my mum doesn't love me."

" I don't hate you. Actually I want to be your friend."

"Really? You actually want to be my friend? Even if people think I'm stupid? Every kid I've met is mean and they hit me."

"Lets make a promise. I will never leave you and I won't let people be mean to you."

"Thank you. I'm Jerome."

"I'm Willow"

(End of flashback)

"But I did leave him for a month," I said when I finished telling Mara the story."And that's all it took for things to go bad."

" That's so sweet Willow."

"But, I feel like it was my fault"

"It's not. You couldn't help it"

" But can't you see Mara? I've wanted to be able to help it, ever since the day I met him. That's why I've been desperate for a room in Anubis."

" I'll try to convince sweet to put you in Amber's old bed"

"That's so lovely of you Mara. Thank you?"

"If it will help Jerome you don't need to thank me."