The Hidden Truth

chapter 1

Sara's POV

I was scared. Should i be scared of Jake or was he a victim? He didn't look harmful. He looked like a normal 17 year old. Why was his picture in Kate's locker with fake passports.Fake passports of all three of us. Kate was definitely a creep. I didn't know the girl. She has no right to be keeping files of me like she is my mother. Even mothers dont do that. I looked up at Jake's name being mentioned.

"Jake, you're late," Mrs.Williams voice sounded strict.

"I know.I'm sorry. I was just..," he looked confused and scared. I could tell from his blue eyes that he just lost the words or maybe sense. I knew then that he didn't know what Kate has been doing. That girl never spoke to anyone."I'll just go get a tardy slip," he slipped out of the room before the teacher could say anything.

The teacher let the moment sink in. No one has ever walked out of class without her telling them to do so. She looked at us and said,"get back to work," she made her way back to the desk. I walked up to her quickly. "I think it's um.. my time of the month.May I use the bathroom?I really need it."

"Of course," she said as if in understandment. I mouthed a thank you and watched as all eyes drifted to me as I walked out of the classroom. Of course i lied. I wanted to talk to Jake. I saw his body in the empty halls. I screamed his name and watched as he turned around to reveal his face.I walked up to him in silence. He looked at me with confusion. That was the first time i actually saw his face. His golden brown hair fell perfectly on his forehead. His brown eyes were full of emotions.

"I don't know you," I said. That was stupid, but i cant just say i found fake passports of you and me in that creepy girl's locker.

His lips curled up. "Well, I can say the same about you, Sara."

"How do you know my name?" I asked. I was now scared. Maybe he knew about Kate all this time.

"Maybe it is cause i have every class with you" he said in a duh voice.

"Oh, well, I know your name," i said happily as if that was going to prove i didnt lose my mind.

"I bet you do," he said smiling.

"Im not a dumb blonde. I wanted to talk to you about Kate."

His face tensed up."What did they say?She can't be my sister. I think my mom is going to tell me if i had a sister."

"Wait, she's your sister," I was surprised. No one in this school knew Jake had a sister.

"I know this is all a dumb prank. The dumb little b word is creepy,and she seriously thinks I'm going to fall for this," he had this face that i couldn't read. I pulled out the envelopes after a silence that i thought was weird. I handed them to him.

"I think you should have them since most of them are about you and all," i slowly said this.I wondered what he was going to do about Kate if he ever did find her.He took the envelopes from my hands. He began to flip through them, his hands touching the ends of the envelopes wondering if he should open it.He stopped at one envelope and handed it to me.Jake,then,tucked all the envelopes in his backpack.I looked at the envelope with the cursive writing of my name placed neatly in the middle. My hands started doing things without my permission. I tore the envelope open and took out a note and a picture.I didn't bother reading the note. It just fell from my hands as i kept my eye on that photo.My dad's eyes were staring right at me.His dirty blonde hair,that i inherited from him, lay messily on top of his head.His dark brown eyes were full of happiness. He had a wide smile on his face and 7 year old me was right by his side wearing pajamas.That picture was taken before everything happened. I let a tear fall down onto my cheek and quickly wiped it off when i remembered Jake was there. I bent down to get the yellow piece of note that i let fall to the ground. I ran towards the end of the hallway knowing that at the end was a door.I heard footsteps behind me, probably Jake's, but i didnt look back.

When i reached the school's parking lot, i searched for my car. My car was a nissan truck that i earned. When i finally found it, I crawled in and clutched the photo with both my hands. I mourned my old life. When i didn't have to worry about anything except whether or not i was going to have pizza for dinner,lunch, or breakfast. A life in which all i knew was happiness. I missed my father. The one that was suppose to protect me from harm. In the back seat, i found my box that contained pictures of my dad. I put this photo in there.

I wondered why Kate would give me my dad's picture because i hated him now. I tried so hard to forget he was my dad, but you can't erase DNA. How did Kate even get my dad's photos? Hot tears rolled down my face. I wiped them off. My dad didn't deserve my tears.

"You okay?" I heard jake say from beside me.

"Has your mom ever taught you not to climb in people's passenger seat?" I asked clearly annoyed he just hopped in my car. I only had one conversation with the guy. It did not make us friends.

"Actually, he said I never had that conversation with my mom. Has your mom ever taught you to lock the car when you get in?" He asked.

"Nope. My mom didn't know there are people like you."

"Okay. I don't know if i should take that offensively," he said with a smirk on his face.Suddenly, i put my keys in the ignition and turned it."Um..where are we going?You better not be trying to kidnap me."

"My house.Why would i want to kidnap you?" i asked. It was funny how i thought he was going to kidnap me.

"Do you usually take strangers to your house?" he asked.

"No. I wouldn't consider you a stranger. I've known you for about 45 minutes.Besides, you are the only person that I ever showed my house to."

"Really?Now, I feel special."

The rest of the drive was silent.I pulled up to the big black gates that automatically opened.Behind it was a big mansion that my dad left behind.I drove to the garage and parked my car.

"OK, You could have said something like,"Jake my house is big as hell.Dont get lost," or something." He looked in awe at the house that brought painful memories of my dad.

"My mom doesn't know you are here.We are going to stay in the guest house."

"Why are we at your house,again?"

"To practice," I replied,"being badass."I watched as he smirked at my reply. I got out my truck and started walking through the freshly cut grass that lead to the guest house. I heard Jake behind me. I opened the door to the guest house.The smell of beer swept over me. I quickly started to pick up the beer bottles on the floor.My mother was like this whenever this time of the year came.

"This may be personal,but is your mom an alcoholic?" Jake asked. I looked up at him as if he just appeared.I didn't know what to tell him.

"No, she just gets that way in our birth week. My dad's birthday is on the 8th while mine is on the 15th.He decided to celebrate the whole week," my voice broke as i remembered my childhood. Tears were threatening to fall off the edge of my eyes.I quickly wiped them.I shouldn't cry in front of Jake.

"Oh," he said with confusion. I knew he didn't understand why my mom would be drunk on my birthday. I didn't expect him to understand. My mom loved my birthday. She made the best cakes and bought me the best presents, but that was when my dad was there. I knew she loved me.She just mourned our old life."So today is your birthday?Lets celebrate.Me and you."