MELINOE

Confrontation

Chapter – 21

That night was disturbing. It didn’t take the Sun much time to come up and it was morning already with no sleep in my eyes. I turned off my alarm and got ready for College early that day. I wanted to meet J, and we had already decided to where we usually did. In the woods, next to the field, behind our College.

I went walking. I was almost there, and I could see all the smoke high off from behind a tree that was partially covering Jenny. Her hair was flowing with the wind and so was her white scarf from behind the tree. I went to her, she smelled of perfume and some toxin altogether. “Hi!” She threw the cigarette and smiled with her sparkling eyes and fresh morning smile. I didn’t react, to which she added, “What? C’mon don’t overreact now. You know me right?” She looked absolutely calm. “I..” before I could finish, she landed a kiss on my lips and muted me off. My words stuck but I didn’t feel any better. Her smile distracted me but I was serious. “What is it that you had been taking? Tell me the truth,” I asked. “Have you lost it? Its cigarette man! Stop nagging on now,” she lied very easy. “I know what cigarette smoke actually smells like. Stop lying to me,” I continued. With an irritated frown, she replied, “Rayan, you’re overdoing it. Its nothing like that. You have to trust me.” She continued with her bla bla bla shit until I got really annoyed. “I have been at the rehab for my addiction for 2years and I know all about it much more than you do. And moreover, I’ve seen you yesterday at the Old Town square, in front of the toy shop, 1am along with that man. Now stop your acting!” I blasted! “Dafuq! What?? So you had been following me all day everywhere!? Is it? GOD!!” She looked nervous. “Okay. There’s nothing to panic. I have just started. And if you say so, I won’t do all this again,” her voice didn’t sound convincing.

We went to College and the day went on as usual. After classes, back in my room, Nikki’s words ran through my mind. How she almost hated Jenny and her gang, how she always doubted her behavior. The way Jenny lied to me this morning, with such ease, made me think about Nikki’s words and the way she always kept cautioning me about Jenny. I was too tired for that day and slept off soon. Next day as I woke up, same things kept bothering me. I wanted to know the truth in order to be normal with her. We had classes from 10am that day. I left. I didn’t inform Jenny but decided to bunk that day.

I went to the orphanage. It was empty that time, as all the children there have already left for their schools and high schools. I sneaked in, quite easily. I had met Jenny in her room two times already, so I was well aware of the place. Her room was unlocked. I went in. I started to look around her room and search all the things to find out what she actually had been using, that she is hiding from me. The room was well-arranged and I couldn’t find anything in the cupboard, the drawers, under the bed. I sat on her bed. And it is then that I noticed that she had a zip in the mattress under her bed-sheet. I opened the zip and put my right hand inside, I felt like a box inside there and took it out. It looked same as the one I saw Jenny taking from the man that day. I opened the box. There were few packs inside, one having cocaine, another containing weed. And there was a 3rd pack labeled “HYDROXYCUT”. I took my phone out and googled the name, there I got to know that it was a drug that helped stay slim.

I took the box with me. I decided to help Jenny out, as these drugs were rare and harmful. And I knew I needed the help of someone older to help me handle her and take her out of all this. I reached home and called Jenny up, “Meet me tomorrow at my home, 8pm.”