Destiny's Game

Chapter 3: Broken for Broken

"Hello mom?Why are you crying?",I asked.

"Your Dad...Your..your..Dad just died in an accident.",my mom answered with a trembling voice and addressed where she exactly was.

My vision blurred as tears fell down from my eyes.I felt like a static shock struck my heart that made my mind unconscious and sent me dropping my phone off my hands.Jenie looked at me with worry and questioned me,"What happened?Why are you crying?".Instead of answering her question,I glanced at her eyes as tears continued on ruining my vision.Leaving Jenie and my things on the bench,I sprinted out of our school to look for a ride to see my mom.

When I reached the hospital,I found my mom sitting on the bench beside the morgue's door.Her hands were clawing her long blonde hair with her tears dropping on her jeans.I legged towards her and hugged her trying to give her comfort.I locked my arms around her saying,"Don't cry mom.It's going to be alright.We have to be strong.You have to fight mom.You still have me".Wiping her tears with her hanky,she gazed at me and said,"We never deserved this to happen"."God has a plan for us",I responded hugging her tightly.

Few days after my Dad's funeral, I was lethargic about the idea of going to school because the happenings were too fast that I still couldn't believe that my Dad was already gone. But because of the strong spirit and heart that my Mom possesses,I decided to be like my Mom.Brave and smiling despite of the fact that there was only the two of us left.So I dressed up,went downstairs,and ate breakfast together with my Mom but,it was never the same as before.The silence was deafening.It was only the sound of my Mom's coffee being stirred that can only be heared,until my phone vibrated and beeped.

"How's school?How's your friend Jenie?He's been texting you.",my mom uttered breaking the silence.

"How did you know about that mum?",I asked suspiciously."I've been checking your phone these past few days,while you're asleep.",she replied.

By hearing those words,there was only one question that popped out of my mind."Seriously mum?"

When I reached school,I sensed something different. I don't know what was it but I just sticked a note in my mind to just forget about it.Suddenly,the school bell rang that's why I hustled towards our classroom's door seeing Mrs.Laurel seated on her chair at the front of the class with her right hand holding a black pen.Looking at her little class record that seemed to be our attendance sheet,he stated my name.Looked like Mrs.Laurel was checking our attendance that's why I decided to enter the classroom.But..(there's a but) I froze in my tracks when Mrs.Laurel craned his neck towards me with her eyes popping a suprised-you're-here expression and called my attention."Mr.Hamilton!Glad you're back!But it could have been better if you came early.Take your seat"."Thanks Mrs.Laurel",I responded with an underestimated voice walking my way to my seat and I betted,Mrs.Laurel was still looking at me because everytime Jenie's late,I'm going to put a stress on that 'EVERYTIME',I noticed the manner of Mrs.Laurel.She will stare at Jenie and her eyes will follow her until she was settled on her seat.Kinda bit creepy for late students.When I reached my place,I sat down on my armchair and upon remembering Mrs.Laurel's habit,a question popped out in my mind.I started surveying the classroom but there was no sign of her being around.I quickly directed my vision towards her armchair but none a shadow of her was seen.Jenie wasn't able to go to school on that day.Or was it only on that day.

After classes,I went to the bench where the two of us oftenly meet hoping that when I get there,I would see her holding and playing the guitar that she was talking about before the accident,she told me that her Father was going to buy a guitar for her.But,deleting all my high hopes,I saw none.The bench was empty with no one sitting on it.While light was still there,I decided to go and walk home.

While I was on my way home,I past by Jenie's house.It was dark inside.Their belongings that were used to be at their porch were gone.Something was unusual.Something was strange.With those feelings glued with my instincts, I continued walking home.

When tomorrow arrived,I went to school still having the yesterday's thoughts written in my memory.Scenting the frseh morning air,I entered the classroom not being late,with my body walking towards my chair but with my eyes scanning the area if Jenie was already here but,just like yesterday,she wasn't.When Mrs.Laurel finished checking our attendance,I doubted about Jenie's name not being called.Questions flodded in my head.Why is she not here?Why is her name not mentioned on the attendance sheet?Why is it that there house seemed to be an abandond place?

Hours went by and the school bell rang signaling the end of our last class.I picked up my bag and rushed to the place where the bench was located,but now,without the hopes of seeing her.And as what as I expected,she wasn't there.To my exhaustion, I decided to sit on the bench for a while and gazed at the sunset reminiscing my thoughts of her.She was just like the Sun,she brings light to my world.But once she sets and disappears,she can also bring darkness to my world.

When I thought I already had enough rest, I stood up and slung my bag and started to walk away from the bench but suddenly, a cold wind blew.I felt uneasy about that wind.It felt like it was trying to push back on my tracks.It was trying to push me back to the bench.Following what the wind was trying to say,I went back to the bench and scanned it until some time,I saw a piece of paper on one of the slits on the bench or should I say,the parallel holes of the bench.It was a crumpled paper that's why I opened it and flattened it with my right palm.I looked at the blank space the paper had.I turned it upside down and read what was written:

Please wait for me.

Your buddy,
Jenie

The gates of the dam of my tears started to open.I don't know what should I be feeling.I don't know if I should be sad or happy.I don't know if I should cry or smile.I wasn't certain about what I feel.But one thing was for sure.Those four words struck my heart.Those four words were the words I wanted to hear from her.Those four words echoed through my ears because those four words were what I've been waiting for.

Author's note:

Hey guys! As what I can recall,it was 3 weeks ago the last time I updated. I'm very sorry because I was too busy to check out on this story of mine.Being a 14 year-old teenager,I have my priority which is school so I have to do it first.So in order to fill up what I wasn't able to do,the updates will be faster since classes are already over!!!! So I hope you liked this chapter!

But wait,there's more! Since we're almost at the end of the flashback (present time will start at Chapter 5),updates will be shorter.

Have a good day lads!!

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