Chapter 6

I was in my room playing with my doll when I heard a door slam. I looked outside my door and I saw my mum and dad holding luggages. I went to my mum and hugged her legs; that was all I could reach at the time.

"Mum, where are we going?" I asked.

"You are going to your room but your dad and I are leaving." She answered in a cold voice as she stepped away from my hug.

I started crying, "What? Why are you leaving me, mum? Don't you love me?"

She took a deep breath and leaned down to my level, "I do love you. Your dad and I love you very much and that's why we are doing this. Now, go to bed, you have school tomorrow. Give this to your teacher okay?Tell Teacher Dragomir that this is important." She handed me an envelope and pushed me towards my room.

"Let's go, Janine!" my dad said.

I went to my room and looked out the window just as my mum stepped in the car. And they left. Leaving me in a big house, all by myself.

I jolted upright on my bed. I was panting and sweating. That dream again. I haven't had it in years and my mum comes back and so did the dreams. I looked at my new alarm clock and saw that it's 4am. I got off my bed, put my shoes on and headed towards the kitchen. I haven't eaten anything since yesterday morning and I figured I should. I reached the kitchen and saw that Victor left a plate with steak and mash potatoes in it. But I wasn't hungry, I didn't even look at it. I instead went to get a glass of water, just as I was about to open the cupboard to get a glass, I accidentally hit the bowl on the counter and it fell to the floor making a loud noise before cracking into a thousand pieces.

I winced as some of it hit my feet, great now I'm bleeding. "God, I hope I didn't wake anyone."

"Too late." Lissa said, as she entered the kitchen.

"Sorry, Liss. I didn't mean to wake you up, I hit the bowl."

"It's okay." Lissa said, "Crap, you're feet are bleeding."

"Yeah. The glasses kinda went to my skin."

She handed me a towel, "go wash you feet and I'll clean the mess."

I washed the towel and patted it on my feet, hoping that no glass is buried beneath my skin. Thankfully, I didn't feel anything. Just a few scratches; no biggie.

"So, what's going on? What did Kirova tell you?" Lissa said, while sweeping the floor.

"Janine's went to school yesterday."

Her mouthed opened to an O-shape and she hugged me, completely forgetting the shattered bowl. "I'm so sorry, Rose. You should have told me and I would have went home with you."

I hugged her and released her, "Nah, that's okay. I didn't see her anyway, Kirova knows about her and she knew I didn't want to see her. But she gave me her card."

"So, are you going to call her?"

"I don't know," I shrugged. Frankly, I don't really care. I waited 12 years for her to come back, a couple of days won't kill her, and that's If I'm planning on talking to her.

Victor appeared in the kitchen. If I had awakened him by the bowl then it took him long enough to come check. If I was a murderer, we would all be dead because of his late reaction time. But he looks like he hasn't slept yet, which is odd.

"What's going on?" He asked.

"I went down to get a glass of water and I accidentally knocked off the bowl on the counter. I'm sorry if I woke you," I said.

"That's alright. Leave it," He said to me and Lissa as we cleaned up the mess. "I'll take care of it, I don't want you girls getting hurt. Go to bed, you have school in a few hours."

Lissa and I headed back to her room. We know we couldn't fall asleep. We ran across Natalie who was just leaving Victor's room. Huh, wonder what she was doing there. She looked like she hadn't slept either.

"Hey Nat. We missed you at school today." I lied.

"Really?" She sounded really excited. That's what I like about her, she's so innocent and naïve, "I just wanted to stay home to study for this big biology test that I have tomorrow."

Test? I thought she was sick. I disregarded it, maybe she lied to Victor because she knew that Victor wouldn't allow her to miss school just to study for the biology test.

Lissa and I headed to her room, knowing that we don't have to sleep as school is in 3 hours.

"Rose, you know you don't have to see her, right?" Lissa said, flopping down on her bed and I did the same. We raised our feet on her wall and layed next to each other.

"I know that but I can't help but wonder. She won't just come back for no reason, right? So I wonder why she's really here."

"Right. Umm, maybe she's back for your 18th birthday?"

"I doubt that. She hasn't been to 12 of my birthdays, why should this be important? And besides, my birthday is not for 6 months, while yours, my dear is in a month!" I said enthusiastically. Lissa and I loved parties, heck we were the centre of it, no scratch that, we were the party! This is Lissa's birthday we're talking about, it's gonna kick ass.

"Oh, I know right. I'm so excited! We should probably start planning, hey?"

"Definitely. And I imagine Dimitri and Christian will be invited? You know since we're friends now and all."

"Yeah, they're nice. I hung out with Christian for a bit, he walked me home." Lissa said, but before I could tease her about it, she said something else. "Oh, speaking of Dimitri. He was really worried about you yesterday when you left. We told him that you don't usually act this was and he's so quiet and concentrated the whole day, it's as If he's contemplating on whether or not to come visit you. Adrian was getting upset." She giggled.

"Oh really?" I said, sounding not interested at all, but I really was.

"Yeah, it seems like you have another toy on your hands," Lissa teased.

I knew she was kidding but I can't help but answer her back, "He's not like that!" I said, rather harshly as well.

Lissa looked away, she was hurt. I took her hand, "Sorry, L. My moods have been through the roof ever since I learned that mum is back."

She smiled, "It's okay. Hmm, Rose in a bad mood? Oh dear Lord, have mercy on the students of East High." She laughed, I didn't contradict her. Everyone knew I had a bad temper and I tend to pour my anger on other people who gets in my way, even sometimes on people who doesn't do anything.

"So,what do we do for 2 hours before we have to get ready for school?" Lissa asked.

I put my finger on my chin, pretending to think although I already knew what we both wanted to do, "Plan your party! Duh!"

And that's how the next 2 hours went by, we planned Lissa's 18th birthday and wrote the guest list. Believe me, it'll be an awesome 18th birthday ever! Before we know it, it's time to prepare for class.

~x~

Planning Lissa's party may have taken my mind off things but my glum mood returned the minute we stepped on school grounds. Lissa realised this and she took my hand as we made our way to our spot where everybody was already seated, including Dimitri and Christian.

I was in no mood to talk so I sat down next to Adrian and started laying on the ground. I put my head on Adrian's lap.

"Hey guys," Lissa said, always cheerful.

"Hey," they all answered.

Adrian ran his fingers through my hair, "What's the matter, Rosie?"

I let that slide, not really in the mood to argue, "Nothing."

"What?" Mason exclaimed.

I looked at him, "What?"

"Adrian got away with calling you Rosie. Something must be really wrong."

I shrugged and covered my eyes with my forearm, the sun was blinding me.

I felt somebody take my hand, I didn't bother looking to see who it was.

"We're here for you, Rose." It was Eddie. "Just like we have been for many years now."

Yeah, they have been by my side for many years. Even longer than my mother. I felt tears well up in my eyes and one fell down my cheek, I didn't wanna wipe it as that would only give away the fact that I'm crying. Of course, everybody saw as they were all looking at me.

Adrian wiped my tears and kissed my forehead, "Princess, please tell me what's wrong."

I sat down to face them, I looked at Dimitri who looked pained, maybe something happened to him at home that makes him sad, I'll ask him about it later.

Everybody was looking at me expectantly and as I opened my mouth to explain, I realised I didn't want to just yet.

I looked at Lissa and gave her a small smile, "Shall we go to class?"

She looked at her watch. We had 10 minutes left, that I knew but realisation sunk in her. I didn't want to tell everybody yet and they won't stop bugging me.

"Sure." She said, standing up.

"But there's 10 minutes left," Mason complained, obviously not wanting to leave.

"Calm down, Mase. I meant me and Lissa, you guys stay." I said. We were all so used to leaving together but what's the point of leaving if they're coming? I was leaving to avoid them afterall. I turned to leave but Adrian took my hand and spoke.

"No matter what it is, you know we'll help you, right?"

I looked at him and smiled, "I know."

"Good. Then do you already know that I love you?" Adrian said, sincerity clear in his eyes.

"Yes, I do already know that but I don't mind hearing it again." I leaned down to kiss his cheek, "I love you too."

"I know," he grinned.

I looked at Dimitri and it looks like Christian is saying something to him but Dimitri just shook his head. I wonder what his problem was? I have to find out so I can help him. I know something's bugging him and I want to help him.

Lissa and I were walking through the corridor when someone bumped into me, quite hard actually. It was a girl, a freshman it seems. She has brown hair and brown eyes.

"I'm sorry," The girl said, with a different accent. Russian, maybe?

I looked at her and glared. Lissa nudged me, the girl looked so close to tears. GOOD. Someone came to stand beside her, her friend perhaps.

"She's sorry, Rose. She didn't mean it. She was just looking for her brother."

"Whatever. Did I ask what she was doing?" I said and she shook her head, "I didn't think so."

Lissa and I walked away but not before I heard the girl say, "She's Rose. She's like the queen bee of this school. Better not piss her off."

I smirked. I didn't mean to be bitchy, wait scratch that I'm always bitchy. But today, I'm extra bitchy because I was in such a bad mood because of my mum.

The first half of the day went by fast and it was lunch already. Lissa and I headed to the canteen and as we got to the line, I realised I wasn't hungry.

"What do you wanna eat, R?" Lissa asked.

"Nothing. I'm not hungry at all. I'll meet you at our spot, 'kay?" I didn't let her answer, I just walked away.

When I got to our spot, only Dimitri was there.

"Hey," I said as I sat down.

"Hey, Rose." He said, "Are you okay?"

I thought about it for a minute, "Can I get back to you on that?"

"Sure. I'm here if you wanna talk," He said, and I just smiled at him.

Lissa and everybody else came.

"You're not hungry? But your last meal was breakfast yesterday, Uncle Victor said you didn't eat anything when you got home yesterday." Lissa said.

"What? Rose is not eating? That's impossible." Mason said, he took a doughnut from his tray. They knew doughnuts are my weaknes. "Ooooh, a doughnut, I bet this tastes good." Mason teased, handing it to me.

I shook my head, "No thanks."

Mason looked shocked, "No? Declining a doughnut? This must be really serious. Before, you keep on taking my doughnuts even without me offering." Mason and Eddie chuckled, I loved taking their doughnuts.

"Rose," Adrian siad, all seriousness in his voice, "Please eat something. This is not healthy."

"Yeah Rose, here – "Lissa started to say but I cut her off by standing up, I really can't be bothered right now.

"I'll see you guys later." I said, walking away.

I heard Adrian sigh and say, "It kills me to see her like this."

I headed to the one place where no one would bother me and the one place where I can do anything without anybody stopping me. Anything at all, even kill myself.

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