The Bet (ON HOLD)

Chapter 3

<=Jade's POV=>

I am so tired right now. We just got home from the interview and its already 3 o'clock in the after noon, man. This could be his everyday life, its very tiring. I mean, well of course he's always busy. He's a freaking singer, and he is popular with the girls. I am now unpacking my stuff because I couldn't unpack yesterday cause I was busy, then suddenly someone barged into my room.

I turned around and saw Darren with a worried face, "Did something happened?" I asked as he went near me leaving a distance from us.

He looked straight at me and I froze, his eye's were filled with tears wanting to burst out. I looked at him worried, he sighed and closed his eye's. I just looked at him, he was so lonely no one near him. He was like a cat who lives in the street, he opened his eye's again and a tear rolled down from his cheeks.

"Darren, tell me what's wrong?" I said.

"I-its.. my... par-ents.." he suttered and fell on the floor kneeling, I walked up to him and bend down beside him. I placed my hand on his shoulder, and he looked at me. Tears were streaming down his cheeks, as I didn't expect it to come he hugged me tightly like he never wanted to let go.

"What happened..?" I asked rubbing his back.

"Th-they... d-...died.." He shuttered again and hugged me tightly. I feel his shaky breaths whenever he sighes.

"What... h-how..?" I said surprised, then I saw lynelle at the door crying, I motioned her to come. But she ended up hugging both of us, then I heard Darren chuckled. He let go of me, and the warmth he had was now replaced with a cold one, its like I never wanted to let go.

He forced a smile as he faced lynelle, "Come here.." He said sadly and lynelle hugged him, Darren again burst out crying. We were sitting at the floor by now, I rubbed Lynelle's back as she calmed down. Minutes have passed and lynelle was now sleeping in my bed, I was sitting in the floor Darren beside me.

"Tell me what happened.." I said and he didn't answer.

"Darren, you need to let it all out. You need to let out all your emotions, it must not be trapped inside. Let it out.." I said.

He sighed nd looked at the other way, "when we were gone for two hours.. Mom called Jk to babysit lynelle and he came. Dad and mom, wanted to shop so they decided to drive to the mall fast. A.. t.. truck, came on their way and they.. um.. got hit, they couldn't make it.. they died when they arrived at the hospital..." He said and tears were now rolling down his cheek.

I placed my left hand on his left cheek and moved his face to look at me, "Darren. You need to be strong. Be strong, lynelle is still here. Don't give up now, I'm here, you friends, your sister, and your relatives. Fight it, I know you can." I said and smiled.

He gave me a small smile and then he hugged me again, "Thanks for being there for me." He said and I could tell he was grinning from ear to ear.

"No worries." I said and patted his back.

***

Yesterday was a full of drama and now I was wearing a black shirt, my black jeans, beanie and my brood shoes. Darren was still looking at his parents grave, we have been here for an hour now. Lynelle is with her auntie, she said she would take care of her for now. Darren was sitting down just looking at his parents grave, while I was standing silently watching him. I didn't know that he'd be like this, I sighed quietly and looked up. I noticed the clouds getting darker, the other were already grey which means it might rain.

I looked at Darren again, "Darren. We need to go, its gonna rain." I said, he then looked up at me and nodded. I nodded and he stood up and we walked back to the car, I was driving for today since Darren didn't feel like it. As we got in, the rain poured down. So I started the engined and I started driving back to the penthouse, I took a quick glance at Darren who was just frowning. He looked like a zombie, he hasn't slept for days. His eyes were blood shot from crying, he looked... miserable.