Chapter 4:The Past

Sometimes we feel like the past is behind us but surely it will end up coming to us.

I saw the car speed they were going farther and farther into the distance, I realised why the people I love most end up leaving me or I drive them away and the people I hate always end up staying with me the people who hurt and never seem to believe me why is it always like that think you've made a life today then all crashes in front of you tomorrow why am I always a curse and a mistake, I thought.

Well since I have no one to turn to and I know my mum will never accept me back into her house because you already never liked me I will have to call the person I trust Jackson my High School Crush the first person that I thought I love the most, I said.

I picked up the phone and I dialled his number it was ringing and he picked up.

Hello, who is this, he said.

Well it's your friend Karen do you remember me, I said.

it was quiet for a second I thought he had hung up but then he said it's been months Karen since you wanted posters got up everywhere it's now you're calling me.

Part of me was relieved he didn't hang up on me and part of me was ashamed of how my life was now targeted as a criminal, I thought.

I said I won't be calling you if it wasn't an emergency please can I stay at your house?

Wait what happened to where you staying, he said curiously.

I can't explain it's a long story but please can you pick me up, I said.

Okay, we are you now, he said.

I am at street downhill 4, l said excitedly.

Oh, that's not far from where I am I will pick you up in 10 minutes stay near that bar named Dance Now and not draw attention to yourself, he said.

I said Okay and hung up.

As I was going to the bar I saw a blind woman selling Oranges and I approached her and ask how much.

She asked are you going to buy my oranges or laugh and walk away like the others.

Of course, I will buy I'm not like the others I won't hurt or just make fun of you and I love oranges so how much, I said.

She said it was $5 for 5 oranges.

I will take 10 oranges, I said.

She packed it up for me and I handed her a $20.

She said this is too much and is not the amount she asked for.

How did you know I thought you said you were blind I said

She said I'm blind but I have six senses so help please take your change I don't take Charity.

I didn't give you because I pity you for your blindness I gave you because you deserve it must have been painful when people come out to ask you how much and then leave or laugh at you so keep the change you deserve it more than I do, I said.

she started crying and thanked me.

I left and went to the spot and waited for minutes and then Jackson came with the car and we left.

When we went to his house it was like a mansion.

How did you afford this house? I asked.

For a bonus from work, he said.

Hannah must be proud of you she always wanted to live in a house like this where is Hannah did you tell her that I was coming, I said.

I and Hannah broke up after I caught her cheating with my boss you were right Hannah never love me she only used me for my money, he said almost in tears.

I said I'm sorry about that and hope he will find someone better than she and I hugged him.

He thanked me and wears off some tears.

Now let's go inside and I will tell you about my adventures, I said.

A few minutes later,

So let me get this straight you don't mean to kill that guy in your workplace and also you are on killing Street to kill all the people that offended you in high school because of the influence of the friends who you found and also you have a boyfriend who took you virginity. Am I right? he said.

No, you are right, I said.

Karen this is the worst mistake you have ever made I didn't know if I make a mistake so great first of all your friends are criminals and now they have got you into their crimes you were Innocent for killing that person in your workplace you could have come clean and said it was self-defence but you have killed two innocent people and I'm your boyfriend isn't a good person took virginity and you telling me that you're okay with that even I Was Your High School Crush I did not manipulate you like that, these people were playing with your feelings and manipulated you to the point that you now you are a criminal but you can always turn yourself in and say it was the influence of your friends, he said.

it isn't your life it's mine and how I choose to live it and the friends I keep isn't your business I came here because I thought you be more understanding now you're judging me I have always been a nice person being the responsible one being the nice one but yeah people never like me now that I've changed to a different person you feel like I'm doing something wrong how about those people who made this who made me cry every night they are bad people they weren't nice yet they were more popular than me so don't tell me what is good or bad evil or right I don't need this advice I'm just here to stay for a few days I will find my way out of here in a few days so you won't have a criminal live in your house anymore if that's what you want, I said angrily.

Please Don't Leave I'm sorry if my advice was offensive I didn't mean it like that if you want to be a different person you can it's not like I'm forcing you to be who you were before just please don't leave, he said worriedly

Whatever tell me where's my room I need to go lay my head at home and could you keep the oranges for me in the fridge I'll take them tomorrow I said

ok let's go upstairs, he said

we went upstairs then he showed me my room then I fell into a slumber.