Chapter 35

Mike was sitting at his computer listening to music from his ipod on shuffle. He was currently on an IM with Jade.

Guitarandsingergurl: It's nice to know your not dead. :)

Sk8erboiMike: Yep, feels good to be alive. ;)

Guitarandsingergurl: It must be really late there...

Sk8erboiMike: Yeah, Midnight, i think here... meaning... almost midnight there.

Guitarandsingergurl: Yes, it is almost midnight, here in Chicago.

Sk8erboiMike: Make any new friends at the school?

Guitarandsingergurl: This boy, Rider, he seems really sweet. I think he was flirting with me. He had and accent, either Austrailian or British. Either way it was a cute accent.

Sk8erboiMike:.. He was all of a sudden attractive because he had an accent like Aiden's? XD

By the time Mike had sent his message an alert for a new e-mail had appeared in the bottom right corner of the screen.

It read:

Hello, members of the White family. It is our regret to inform you of the death of a member of your family. Jeffery Finnegan.

Mike had a memory of his meeting with his Uncle. "I hope you die a slow and painful death Finnegan!" Mike felt a small pain as he winced. Christ, my last words were a wish of death... then... he dies.

We hope to meet you at the service at a funeral home in Bullworth, New England. Why Bullworth of all places? Mike wondered as he scrolled down. The service will be held next Sunday. From 2:30- 3:30. The burial will be at 4:00.

With Regards,

Hunter motors.

Sk8erboiMike: Jade... my Uncle... he's... dead.

Guitarandsingergurl: Sorry to hear it Mike.

Sk8erboiMike: My last words to him was that i wished he was dead. Now, i feel a tad guilty.

Guitarandsingergurl: He was an alcoholic... Cancer in his liver is what would've killed him. Maybe even a heart attack... Anything, you don't have the power to kill him.

Sk8erboiMike: Yeah, but you think it could've been Karma?

Guitarandsingergurl: No, i don't think so. I have to get some sleep now. I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Sk8erboiMike: Yeah, i'll see you later.

Guitarandsingergurl has logged off.

Mike slammed his hand on the desk and let out a grunt. Mike logged off his computer and went to bed.

Mike woke up to an alarm set on his ipod. Mike got out of bed and changed into a plain Black t-shirt with cargo pants and red and white sneakers with green fingerless gloves. Mike took his bag off of the table and walked out the door. Mike met Lola outside the apartment.

"Lola, i need to talk to you." Mike said. "What is it Mike? I'm kind of in a rush." Lola said. "It's about your dad." Mike said. "Which dad?" Lola asked. "Your real one. The one that live in Los Angeles... or... did." Mike said. "What do you mean did? Did he move closer to me?" Lola asked. Mike shook his head and looked Lola straight in the eyes.

"I'm really sorry... but... your dad... is... dead." Mike said with a frown. Lola looked back at Mike in shock. "What? What are you talking about?" Lola whispered to shocked to say a full sentence. "Yeah. His company... sent out an e-mail to my parents. They sent one to me... and..." Mike said shrugging.

"When's the service?" Lola asked. "Next Sunday..." Mike said. "I'll be there." Lola said. "Yeah, i'll be there too." Mike said. Lola strutted off.

Mike walked over to campus where he saw Salem and Snow sitting on a bench next to Amanda. "Kind of makes you miss having someone to cuddle with on a bench, huh?" Mike smirked. "I heard about your Uncle... sorry Mike..." Amanda frowned. "How, how did you find out?" Mike asked.

"Salem told me. Jade texted him around 1 in the morning here. Saying that your uncle died. Then, he told Snow. I happened to be here. So, i heard them talking about it." Amanda said.

"It's not that important. He was some drunk asshat i never knew." Mike said.

Mike checked his ipod for new mail.

The newest Mail read:

Hey Mike,

It's Jade. I was just wondering if you could meet me in the gym Friday night. I wanted to talk to you... alone...

Mike was stunned by the e-mail. "Dude, what's up?" Snow asked. "It's Jade. Apparently she's coming back." Mike replied. "Guess i'm going to be the last to know." Salem said under his breath.

A/N: Well, another chapter. Sorry if it came a tad short. This idea just shot out last minute. But, tune in for the next Chapter to see if that was really an e-mail from Jade or not.