Hey Normero lovers.. I am extremely sorry.. I know it's been ages.. to tell you honestly I was totally losing the motivation.. until the latest Normero selfie shared by Nestor.. good man! got me my inspiration back.. not stretching it any further here goes the next part.. pardon me for typos.. had no time for proof reading.. hope you all enjoy and thank you so much for being so patient with me and sending in your precious feedback.. love you all!

The enormous glowing moon glistened in the dark slate sky casting eccentric streaks of ray weaving through the tall bushy trees. Norman wandered in the woods alone, flipping a coin repeatedly with his thumb and pointer finger. His face bore an eerie expression. Something was wrong with him; he was certain of that but he craved for a normal life like every other eighteen year old. A life which included school, assignments, hanging out with friends, sneaking into the house after a late-night party, making out with a hot girl at the corner of a bar, having multiple crush, hoping to find that ultimate soul mate. All that was regular events of a teenage life, yet in his case these were all unattainable desires. The girl he thought was his first love was lying at bed of the water... dead! The girl he thought was his closest friend, was dating his elder brother.. and now his mother; his only strength was giving up on him. He felt lonely; suffocated; betrayed! He was totally damaged and there was no one to fix him.

"Norma!"

Norma was folding the washed and dried clothes when Dylan barged in.

"what is it Dylan?" a concerned Norma asked.

"they have found Bradley's car!"

"what? how? how do you know?" Norma inquired in utter disbelieve.

Just then her phone rang.. "it's Alex.." she exclaimed.

"well... answer it!"

"I'm scared Dylan!" she mewled.

"Norma! You cannot run away from this.."

Norma nudged answering the phone apprehensively..

"Alex..."

"I need to talk to you.. face to face.. on my way to the motel.. you get down in five minutes.." saying all of that in one breath he hung up without giving her the slightest moment to reply back.

Norma froze on spot.. the phone kept beeping in her ears.

Seeing her motionless demeanor Dylan rushed beside her.. "Norma! what is it?" he asked shaking her hastily.

"he's coming.." she took a terse pause "to talk to me.."

"and? What else?"

"I don't know Dylan.. he just wants me to get down in 5 minutes.."

"so.. what are you waiting for? just go..!" Dylan pushed Norma out of the door.

Norma dragged herself down the flights of stairs.. her feet left heavy.. her head dizzy.. Alex was alarmingly different on the phone.. she knew something horrific was on its way!

As she climbed down the last sets of stairs she saw Romero's SUV screeching in the gravel.. Norma climbed in without a word and they drove off..

"what's going on Alex?" she asked after a while, her voice hoarse with worry.

Alex did not reply..

"Alex! You're scaring me.. tell me what's going on?"

He drove in complete silence.. Norma repeatedly kept twisting a golden lock around her finger and hissed in utmost irritation.. her patience was giving up..

She made another futile effort to kick start a conversation; calmer this time.. "at least tell me where are we going?"

She was greeted by another silence.. Norma threw her head back to the headrest feeling defeated.

"somewhere... far away.." Alex finally let his words out.

"what?" she was baffled. "I don't get it.."

"you will.. just trust me" he reassured.

"I do" she retorted back almost inaudible.

After a drive which left like forever.. Alex pulled over in front of a small bar, few miles away from White Pine Bay, on the side of a stranded highway..

"you stay in.. I'll be right back.." Alex proclaimed as he got out of his car.

"what?" Norma was dumbfounded..

"I'll be right back.." he hailed from a distance.

"you gotta be kidding me.." she mumbled to herself.

As Norma looked around she felt estranged.. though the night dazzled with the lustrous pool of moonlight; an eerie darkness clouded over her mind.. she looked above at the sky that looked crystal clear, not a single cloud in view.. she secretly wished her life was like the sky.. graced under the luminous rays of the enormous white orb.. she'd only hoped for a little happiness.. a family that bore love and compassion for each other in their hearts.. but all she had ever got was trouble, betrayal, suffering and a screwed up family with no one there to hold her back.

Alex slammed the door shut getting inside the car which broke Norma's chain of thoughts.

"Here" he handed her a bottle of bear..

Norma stared at him dumbstruck...

"what is your problem?" she was pissed.

"what do you mean?"

"you drag me out of my house.. take a never ending drive to this homicidal place.. you don't speak a single word.. and now you are buying me bear? I mean what the hell is wrong with you?"

Alex handed her the bottle anyways, being totally indifferent to her aggravation. "have it!"

"okay that's it.. I have had it for one night.." Norma dropped out of the car and started to move way.

"Norma.. Norma.." Alex paced right behind her and grabbed her by the arms.. "stop it alright!"

"just let go off me!" she tried to break free.

"Norma please.. listen to me" he insisted.

"that's why I am here.. don't u think Alex?... ten thirty, on a chilly winter's night.. at this stranded highway whereas I could have been under the warmth of my covers sleeping cozily.. I am here Alex... I am here because I want to listen to what you have to say... I am here with you because..." she took a terse pause.. "because I trust you..!"

Alex sighed.. "I'm sorry.. can we just sit inside? It's cold!"

"don't you think we should better go inside the bar?"

"no! I can't risk anyone overhearing our conversation.."

"okay! fine..!"

The door creaked opened.. Dylan called from the living room in anticipation.. "Norma.. is that you?"

"no.. no it's me.." Norman replied entering the living room.

"oh hey Norman.." Dylan tried to be as calm as possible. "what's up? where have you been all day?"

"it's late.. where's mother?" Norman asked ignoring Dylan's queries.

"oh..o-oh.. she just went down to the grocery store to grab some stuff.." he choked finishing the sentence.. Norman knew he was lying.

"grocery store? This late?"

"oh yeah.. yeah.. she needed few things for breakfast.. so she just thought..." he trailed off.

"but I saw her car down in the drive way.. what's up with that?"

Dylan was in loss of excuses.. but he knew it wasn't a good idea to tell him about Romero and the phone call.. "guess she wanted to take the walk" he smiled sheepishly.

None of his explanations could clear out Norman's suspicion.. the more Dylan tried to justify Norma's absence the more Norman was convinced that there was something he was trying hide.. "you sure you're not keeping anything from me Dylan?"

"of course not Norman.. why would I? umm.. I'm gonna go up to my room.. goodnight Norman"

TO BE CONTINUED...

P.S: the next part will be up soon.. I promise. I have it already penned down in my note pad.. just gonna type it on my computer.

~Sabah.