Ch. 2.3
Monday came and through the whole school day I dreaded Merrick's test. Not just because I knew I'd miserably fail but because we hadent talked since I yelled and told him to get out of my room. At lunch I got my food and started walking towards my usual seat. Unfortunately I had to walk passed Jenna's table on the way. They of course whispered and laughed as I went by except for Jenna who just stared at me as I went by. She looked concerned. 'You know that isnt good for keeping up aperances...' I thought as I sat down. A few moments later Jenna was standing over me.
She said nothing as she slipped a piece of paper under my tray. Than walked away. I opened the note.
'Mel,
I have to talk to you. Meet me at your place later tonight?
Jenna'
I looked up at her and she met my eyes. I nodded and then she went back to talking to her friends.
When I got home Merrick was down stairs in the training room waiting for me. It was basically just a giant room with a blue mat on the floor and some punching bags hanging from the wall. If any one were to come down here they would just think it was a work out space.
"Oh so you actually decided to showed up..." Merrick said still sounding angry.
"Yeah, I have..." I said.
"Thats too bad... I've canceled." He replied.
"What!? But i've been -"
"You will not be ready until you seek your revenge. Until then..." Merrick tossed me some keys. "Those are the keys to an apartment down town... come back when your serious..." he then disappeared up the stairs.
I was shocked. Merrick was kicking me out. And he never did anything he wasnt serious about. I looked down at the keys and started crying. but soon my sadness turned to anger. I threw the keys against the wall. Then I lunged at one of the punching bags. I punched and punched until my knuckles were raw and tears ran down my face. I was now even more determined to finish my task.
As I left Merrick's mansion Jenna's car pulled up. 'Great' I thought. Just what I needed, to face her. I already found out I was going to have to kill her and now she was here. Just one thing on top of another. Jenna got out of her car and walked up to me confused as she glanced at the two suit cases in my hands. She hurried up to me and asked with more concern than I had expected, "Oh no you arnt moving are you?"
"Worse, I'm being kicked out" I said. More confusion played on her face. Instead of asking more questions she just took a suit case from me and said,"You can stay at my place." And I cursed her in my head for being so nice.
"No need... " I held up keys.
"Well can I at least offer you a ride? Since we are supposed to talk today." She said.
"Oh thats right... I forgot I'm sorry... so much going on today." I said as we walked to her car. She just nodded her head in an understanding manner and opened up her trunk placing my luggage inside.
Once we got in the car Jenna got out her cell phone. "One second, I have to call my brother and tell him where I'm going to be..."
"No problem" I said sitting patiently in the passenger seat. As she talked to her brother I wondered 'Telling her brother? Merrick never mentioned a brother... of course he waited this long to tell me her parents were dead as well.' I thought to myself.
The car ride was mostly silent until I asked, "So I just have a question..." She didnt know I knew her parents were dead.
"Yeah sure go ahead." She said as she made a right.
"Why did you have to tell your brother-"
"Where I was?" She cut me off.
"Yeah" A sad expression crossed her face.
"Well my parents died in a fire when I was little... they were part of a string of murders that same week. Once my brother was old enough he got custody of me and he's been taken care of me since." She explained. I raised an eye brow at her story. Another thing Merrick said is that she would tell me her parents died in a similar fashion as mine. I'm a string of arson murders. which was a lie, not that Jenna was lying, it was just what she had been told. Merrick had been on thier tail the whole time through thier murderering spree. Then at the last house, Merrick chased them by car and they ended up in a horrible car accident both dieing in were the ones that were starting the fires, not the victims as Jenna believed. when explaining to me how I could find her, he told me this is exactly what she would tell me. I was almost in visible shock as reality hit me. Merrick was telling the truth. After a few moments of me not commenting Jenna asked, "Is there something wrong?"
"Oh, No its just a sad story..." I said.
"Yeah, it is. I didnt get to know my parents I was too young."