Missing World

Betrayal

It's been days since Vincent had even tried to talk to me. But I knew he was watching me. Everyday at school (even sometimes when i went home), i felt his gaze on me, searing into the back of my head. Sometimes I catch his gaze, which i instantly regret. His eyes have nothing but pain in them, which tears me apart on the inside. He hangs out with the popular kids and the girls continuously throw themselves at him, but his gaze never breaks from me.

Jessie has gotten more protective of me, he never lets me go anywhere now without him coming along with me. Leanne even started hanging out more with Vincent than with us, which i found kind of annoying. She even has been fighting with Jessie a lot more than usual, and every time i asked why, they would ignore me and walk away from each other. Nothing made sense anymore, and even though Jessie and i have been close, I couldn't help but feel alone.

The dreams haven't stopped since the memories came flooding in since my last encounter with Vincent. I wake up constantly with the same pain running through me, and every now and then i wake up with nice feelings. Jessie comes over to keep an eye on me, which sometimes help me sleep.

It's already after school, and i have been avoiding Vincent like usual, and Jessie has been with me everywhere. After a while of people whispering about us, I got frustrated.

I turned to Jessie, and he stopped with a shock expression on his face. "What is it Deana?" He asked as his expression calms down. His hands then go to his pockets and he goes into a relaxed stance. His eyes still having the same glimmer he had since we've been hanging out more. He has his little dorky grin that seems to relax me all the time, but not now.

"Why do you have to follow me everywhere?" this caught him off guard but i kept going. "Vincent hasn't talked to me in days and i lost Leanne to him, I miss her. I told her everything, and now I can't. Then you two keep fighting, but hiding things from me. I can't take it anymore!"

I felt the frustration rising up, but what got me more upset was that i felt Vincent's gaze on me. The warm tingles were faint but they were still there.

Jessie saw him and pushed me aside to face Vincent. "What do you want Vincent?" He growled.

"I'm just listening to her Jessie, and maybe we should just stop this feud and tell her what's really going on." I noticed he was leaning against the wall, watching me, then he pushed himself off to meet Jessie. He had a cool kid stance to him, but i still had the butterflies in me when i saw him. Everyone has left the halls, and there were no teachers near by. "She needs to know Jessie."

Wait, what did he mean by that? Does Jessie know what he does?

"Jessie, what does he mean? Do you know anything about what he's saying?" I asked as i tried looking over his shoulder to see his face. I saw a glimpse of worry, but then it changed back into a stoneless expression.

"Leave her alone, Vincent!" He threatened but didn't even acknowledging my question.

I got angry that he didn't even acknowledge me. I pushed him away from his grip. "Answer me!" I screamed at him.

He turned to face me. His gray eyes showed pain as I was waiting for my answer from him. He never likes it when I'm mad at him. And he also doesn't like lying to me.

"Yes," his voice broke on the word at the same time my heart did. I noticed in Jessie's eye i could see my face flash betrayal. "Deana, listen to me please, i did-"

"Didn't what Jessie!?" I screamed. "Didn't mean to play me!?"

He looked hurt but i didn't care. "No, that's not what i meant to do."

He tried reaching for me, but i flinched away from him, something i've never done before. "Leave me alone," I muttered. I looked at the floor, feeling a gaping hole in my chest as i slowly said the words.

"Deana, please i just wanted-"

"NO! NO NO NO! I TRUSTED YOU AND YOU DECIDED TO BETRAY ME!" I screamed at him, looking at him once again. The anger was boiling over, tears brimming my eyes, and my heart filled with nothing but betrayal.

"Deana-"

"LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE!" I yelled and ran away before he tried reaching me into his arms where i would forgive him for betraying me.

I kept running till I got to my car, dropping the keys as i fumbled for the right one. I unlocked the door and climbed in just in time to see Jessie running after me. I locked all my doors and rolled up my windows.

Jessie came to the drivers side and looked at me through the window. "Deana! Please listen to me!"

I tried starting up my car, but it began sputtering again. I groaned and continued till the engine roared to life. I buckled my seat belt, took off the emergency brake, and looked at Jessie one more time.

He stared at me with pleading eyes, "Please, don't leave me."

Tears ran down my cheeks at his words, almost giving in. "I'm sorry," I muttered right before i put the buggy in reverse and drove away leaving my best friend in my parking spot. I need to leave and breathe for a bit, and i know the perfect place to do that. The mountains where i had my first kiss, my first drive, and a place where no one can find me.

I pulled up in the empty lot and got out of the car. I ran to my favorite tree, which was a cherry blossom and climbed up it. I looked over the city as the images of the beautiful angel ran through my head over and over again. Tears ran down my cheeks as I felt her emotion and my emotion combine, making me feel even worse. Something between my shoulder blades have been bugging me since this morning, but now its become more intense. I roll back my shoulders, trying to relax the pain, but instead something flew out. I gasped as soft wings wrapped around my body, vibrating the rainbow, just like from the memories.

Sobs started racking through me, making me unable to breathe. Nothing made sense anymore. Ever since that stupid day everything is collapsing before me. My mom would be... My mom. My mom, she wont except me like this. I'm a freak.

I pulled out my phone and checked the time. She has another trip today for another week and she doesn't leave till 2. It's barely 1:45, which means she should already be on the plane. I called her and waited impatiently for her to pick up. Finally she answered.

"Hello?" Her voice was unsure, but it relaxed me instantly.

"Mom, it's me, your daughter," You're freak that is your daughter, I thought but shook it off.

"I know honey, I do have caller ID," she chuckled. I let out a deep sigh, but then she noticed something was wrong with me. "Honey what's wrong?" her voice had an urgency to it, which only made things worse for me.

Oh well, just a couple weeks ago, some guy name Vincent came and made me see an angel. But its weird cause i have an attraction to him. So i ran from him, Jessie protected me for over a month now, that's why we've been hanging so much, I lost Leanne to Vincent, and Jessie knew about it this whole time. Not only that but wings are wrapped around me, and i'm in the mountains. Mom? are you still there?

Yeah, i cant tell her that. So I asked her this.

"Mom. Do you know anything about a girl named Ameryst?" I was praying she didn't know anything.

"Yes," She whispered.

My heart sunk down at the word. How is this possible?

"Honey, I've been meaning to tell you-"

"You knew and you didn't tell me!?" I screamed through the phone.

"I was going to tell you-"

"But you didn't! That's the problem mom! You knew this whole time, and you didn't tell me!"

"Sweetie-"

"Don't 'Sweetie' me! Go to your stupid business trip! Just don't expect me at the house when you come back! 'Cause obviously I'm not that important anymore! Sorry mom, oh wait, you're not even my real mom!" I know i hit a low blow, but at the moment i didn't care anymore.

I hung up furiously and jumped out of the tree. I began walking back to my car, but then i realised my wings were dragging behind me. I don't know how to put my wings away, but who cares if they drag. I opened the car door and got inside. My wings were hanging out the buggy so i couldn't close the door. i got out again and i shoved them inside then got in. I felt so cramped inside the buggy, but I knew where i was going. I needed to find Jessie and Vincent.