Chapter 3

Fiona walked briskily into the school building. Her friends didn't come today due to some reasons. As she walked into the school, she realised a lot of people were looking behind her. Even the girls blushed as they ran passed her. She turned back in curiosity and her eyes widen. A guy was walking towards her, not just any guy but a handsome one.

"Hey," he said when he got close to her.

"Hey, do i know you?"

"seems like you are a new one." he said with a smirk on his lip. "I'm Rex."

Hearing the name brought back a memory.

"He is coming back soon anyway but I would advice you to stay away from him for you own good. Avoid him if you can and don't cross his part. He is bad news."

She looked at him with a suspicion eye. "What do you want."

"Calm down girl, I won't bite." He said raising up his hands with a smirk on his lips. "I just wanna get familiar with newbies."

"There is no need to get familiar with you." She said meticulously.

She dont know why, but she feels off around him. Its seemed like what people said about him was true.

"you know it isnt nice to judge people based on what you hear." he said

She swear she saw an hurt expression on his face when he said that. She dont know what it was or why he approched her from every one around.

"See you some other time" he said winking at her before walking away.

The next day at school, she told her friends about it. Marie wasnt all that happy about it. She advised he to ignore him the next time. As they were talking, Rex and two other guys walked into thw cafeteria. Fiona turned back and their eyes met but he ignored her and walkes over to a table with his friends. Every one seemed to freeze at their arrival.

"Seems like you dont interest him anymore." Marie said with a relieve.

Fiona felt a pang of pain in her chest, she dont know what it was, not like they were even close anyway.

Max sipped from his milkshakes and smiled sheepishly looking at her. "Dont tell me you are already falling for him." he asked with a smirk.

"No! Why would I?"

"Cas he is a cute guy and all. Literarily all girls would want him." he said and srugged.

"Oh please, what would she do with he anyway. And if he was that good, i woud have dump you to date him at first sight." Marie said

"Thats so cruel." Max said showing a fake hurt face.

"Stop it guys, I need ur help. You know my mom's birthday is on sunday, a day after tomorrow I want to make it up to her." she said looking from Max to Marie.

"Im sorry dear, we wont be around tomorrow. Im sorry i didnt tell you, i didnt want to bother you. Im traveling to see my mom tomorrow…."

"Yes and im going with her."

You should have told me earlier, what are friends for?" Fiona asked with a frown. She wasnt happy about it. Why would they keep something that important from her.

"She would have, but you were feeling down so she had to prospond it." Max said with a sorry face.

"So if i didnt bring up my mom's birthday you wouldnt have told me."

"I would have, I swear." Marie said raising her hand up.

"Okay. Whats wrong, i mean what happened, why do you wanna go all of a sudden." she asked with a concern face. Marie has been living with her uncle after the death of her dad. Her mom do visit once in a while. She stopped after remarrying and only called on phone. So its weired why she decided to go now.

"My mom called. I dont know but i think somthing is wrong. She was shedding tears over tue phone and she asked me to come see her."

"Take care okay, if you need any help dont forget to call me." Turning to Max, she said, "Please take care of her."

"Of course I will."

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After school that day, Fiona went home. The next day was holiday so she would be able to get one or two for her mother's birthday.

When she got home, her mom was already asleep. She knew her mom must have been tired from the days work. And also, she was late today because she attended the club meeting. She walked into her room and laid on her bed. She didnt know why but She always had this weird feeling she couldnt explain. She didnt feel it much when she was in school around her friends and other people. She took her sketching pad and a pen one thing that keeps her going apart from her mom and friends is this—drawing.

She closed her eyes and she inhaled deeply as her hand moved freely across the sketch pad. When she was done, she looked at the drawing and was surprises at what she did. She could only draw people and things she had seen but this drawing, she hasn't seen that person in her life. His shoulder length black hair was more prominent and it was covering part of his face. His lips were small and his nose was well refine and slightly pointed. His face was oval and his eyes shone bright like the night sky. There was something wrong with the picture, he has her eye shape and his lips was similar to hers. What was this, she thought as her heart throb loudly in her chest. As she tried to look more, her door opened making her heart skip a bit.

"Mom, you should have knocked before entering. You scared me."

"Sorry dear, I thought you were asleep." she said as she sat on her bed. "what are you doing this late?"

"Nothing much."

"Hope you had a nice time at school?" her mom asked caressing her black hair.

Come to think of it, her hair was similar to the man she drew and Rex has the same hair. Maybe it was just a coincident, she thought as she peeped at the drawing.

"Mom, is there any pic of dad." she asked looking at her mom.

She could feel her mom freeze. She didn't know why but she could hear the beating of her heart. "Mom are you okay?"

"I am. There is no pic of your dad."

Fiona felt strange, something was wrong. She has always felt this was since she was born. Her mom was hiding something from her but she don't know what it was. The strange feeling she always felt was the feeling of living a life she was not suppose to.

"Dad didn't die a normal death. He was killed, wasn't he?"