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Chapter 14- Cliff: Never Noticed

"Claire… can't you see this? I love you!" Trent shouted.

"Trent.. I can't love you… I – I love someone else…" Claire replied.

"WHO IS IT?" Trent questioned, hoping that she'll answer soon.

"It's Cliff!" She shouted as she turned red, same as I.

"H-Huh?" Gray asked.

"Yes! Can't you see? I love Cliff! I love him! I love him! You can't take that away from me.. I'm his princess… He's my prince..." She explained.

"…" Trent sighed.

"Trent—I—I'm so sorry…" She replied.

As soon as I knew it… Trent left.

So… What should I do now?

"Claire, what are we going to do now?" Gray asked, the silence dissolving.

"Yeah-We should probably head home." She answered.

"I can drop you home…" I replied.

"No… It's okay. I'm fine by myself… Celia will be home by 5 more hours… Maybe I could just clean the house and fix up other stuff." She answered back.

"Oh…okay." I responded.

As soon as I got home, I cleaned up.

Since today was a Monday, I decided to pack for a trip. Nothing was too special for me to stay.

I didn't have any plans with Claire and school doesn't have any plans until Friday. I want some me-space for a while. I'll probably visit mom and dad in Kingston. I miss both of them so much. Maybe I could come to the bazaars in town and buy stuff for mom and dad, and maybe I could just bring it to them when I go there.

I should just call first.

I picked up the phone and the dial tone rang.

"Sorry. The number you have called has been deleted. Please call the system manager for more details." I heard as it was going on and on.

"Beep-beep-beep-beep" It alarmed.

"Wh-What? Why is it deleted?" I asked myself.

I called up the system manager number that I found in my address book.

"Hello sir. What seems to be the problem?" The manager asked.

"Well, I called a certain number and it said that the number has been deleted." I answered.

"Oh… yes. That's our new system. Whenever no one is in the house for 1 month without informing us, we shut down the telephone system." The manager replied.

"What do you mean? My parents didn't tell me that they went out of town or out of the country." I continued.

"Well, actually, there are three reasons why we close accounts. Reason one is the informing bit. If the customer hasn't informed us about their leave, we close their account. Reason 2 is if the customer hasn't been using their telephone line for over 1 year. Reason 3 is… If the customer has—passed away." The manager replied.

"Ah yes… But… how should I know if my family got one of those reasons?" I replied.

"So you mean that your family has been phone-deleted?" The manager asked.

"Uh—yeah." I answered.

"Then… Tell me your family name and your telephone number and your address. Then I'll see what reason they got. Okay?" He recommended.

"Oh... okay." I said as I gave him all the information he needed.

"Tsk-tsk-tsk, this is bad." He responded after 10 minutes of silence and waiting.

"Wh-What happened?" I asked.

"Your family got all the reasons…" He replied.

"WHAT?" I shouted.

"Yes…" he answered.

TO BE CONTINUED IN CHAPTER 17

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