Lurk

Chapter 9 - Broken

It was a sunny Friday and everyone is already on a weekend mode. Everything is so light. Kath and I were singing while preparing ourselves to school.

Atleast we thought we're singing while mom looks at it like shouting.

Suddenly we heard a loud noise on our garage. It sounded like something crashed on our gate and glass shatters.

Nobody run outside immediately. The three of us peeked from the window to the garage.

We saw my mom's car back window was broken like something was thrown into it. We checked the perimeter and we saw no one.

Kath went outside and get a closer look how far the damage was. Good thing its only the car that was damaged.

Kath saw a huge stone wrapped with a paper. The paper has a note. "Hello! It was nice to see you again."

My heart starts to beat fast because it seems like its happening again. The terror and horror of the past is coming back.

Kath immediately called Daniel and reported what happened. Daniel didn't think twice and he said he will move to our house so someone can check and see what's happening.

My mom said that we should miss school that day despite of what happened, so we will use Kath's car. Mom will drop us to school and will report to the agency.

We were already at school and mom left right away. Nash approached us.

"Hi Shar!, I'm sorry I was not able to pick you up earlier. My car is on the shop being fixed. My breaks failed yesterday. The guy said that my breaks were intentionally broken by someone. But good thing nothing happened to me."

Kath and I became so worried when we heard that from Nash. Kath and I looked at each other. Will this be the start of the trouble he will face of being close to me?

"I think I should go now while you guys talk", Kath said.

We walked to the school garden and we stayed on the spot where we first met.

"Nash, I think we need to stop seeing each other...", I told Nash.

"Wait! Let me stop you from there. I'm sorry Shar if I was not able to pick you up. I'm really sorry...

Please understand...that my..."

"Nash, its not about you not being able to pick me up." , I interrupted.

"I have my own reason why I have to stop this. It will be for your own good. Its not safe for you to be with me or even close to me."

"If its about my safety, take it away. I'll lose everything for you Shar. Just please don't push me away. If its about the break, its nothing! I'm still alive! Besides, its not even your fault!", Nash cried.

"Nash, I'm really sorry, but this would be the best way. It would be the best for you. Someday I hope that I can tell you everything and make you understand why I'm doing this. I'm sorry Nash..."

I looked down and turned away and it was really a heart breaking scene for me. I walked away from him and I didn't notice that a tear fell from my eyes.

"How can you say its the best when you are my everything and you're leaving me?!!!", Nash shouted.

I didn't stopped walking nor look back. I tried to stop crying but tears would just roll down my cheeks from time to time.

I like Nash and he is a good man. He deserves a long and happy life without me and not a troublesome life with me.

My heart is broken and the pain is excruciating.