Nothings Gone Forever

Nothings Gone Forever Chapter Twenty

The last time I saw Shane was when I'd gone by his room. He didn't appear in Maths or English. I didn't see him at lunch; he was always away. And not once did I see him in the corridors. Finally, a week or so later, he appeared in Humanities but even then I didn't get to talk to him or anything - the teachers had prepared something else for us instead. I was beginning to wonder if I'd done something wrong but every time I thought about it, I shook my head. I hadn't been anything but nice to him since the day he'd talked to me. 

But I managed to forget about it. I thought when he was ready to come out, then he would. 

Slowly, the days blurred on and so did my grades. I was happy with my school work; getting good grades in both Maths and Science. My friendship with June, Anna and Alice got bigger and I could trust all of them. We didn't all hang out together, but I saw all of them either in lessons or out. I always saw Alice anyway, as she was my roommate. I still hadn't figured out what had been wrong with her the night I'd saw her reading. I was waiting for the right time to pop up so I could ask her. Even if I tried to stir the converstion towards her, she would quickly change it. And I'd give up. Sometimes I'd find myself thinking about Chase - about what he did in the library and couldn't help myself by smile or grin. Chase had also became one of my close friends, even of he was an annoying jerk.  

I also thought about my parents a lot. Even though I missed them terribly, I knew they were in a better place. The nightmares had stopped and I was glad. I was glad I didn't wake up, covered in my own sweat. I was glad I didn't wake up, shuddering and tasting my own tears drip down my face.  I guess you could say life was becoming better for me. I knew Mum and Dad were standing over me; directing me to do the right things. And I was going to make them proud. I'd promised myself no one would get in the way. I was going to prove to my parents that I were a big girl now. I wished they knew how much I loved them - how much I missed them. Their memories were with me and I never wanted to let go of them. 

I was going to make them proud. I was going to show them how much I missed them by making them proud and no one - no one - was going to stand in my way.

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I guess I was proved wrong when I'd promised myself no one was going to stand in my way. A few weeks later, everything was proved to me. There were all these clues and not once did I pay enough attention.

I was going back to my dorm room, I'd skipped lunch and wanted to get on with my homework as soon as I could when a familiar looking boy ran towards me. He had green eyes and blond hair. I think his name was Jack or Josh or something.

"Hey! You're Ashley, right?"

I nodded. "Yes."

"Oh. Shane told me that Mr Lloyd needs you," Jack or Josh explained.

"He needs to see me now?"

"I guess."

"Okay, well, I'll go up to him when I changed my clothes."

The boy nodded. "Alright. But make sure no one catches you, otherwise you'll be sent to your room."

I felt one of my eyebrows go up. "I thought some of the teachers were out tonight?" Apparently, the teachers who lived on campus were to go out of school every now and then. I just thought it was silly.

"Yeah, but there's still the Dorm Parents."

"Okay, I'll be quick. Thanks, by the way." I smiled at him.

"No problem. See you," he said and turned away and walked off.

I ran upstairs to get changed when I bumped into Alice.

"Where you going in such a hurry?"

"Mr Lloyd wants to see me," I explained.

"Cool. Be back soon! I've got something to tell you!"

I promised I will before heading out again. I walked down the stairs, heading out of the corridor of the girls' dorms before making my way towards Mr Lloyd's office. On the way, I saw Chase. 

"Hey," he smiled at me. In his hands, were a bunch of books.

"Studying, huh?"

"Oh hell no. These are for my nerd of a roommate," he denied.

Quickly, I reached up and ruffled his floppy hair with a grin. "It's okay. I know the books are for you!"

"Don't make me drop these and tickle you right here!" He warned.

"Okay! Sorry. You can't anyway. I've gotta go see Mr Lloyd."

Something passed over his face but it was gone before I could put my finger on it. "Be careful, Ashley."

"Why?" I asked confused.

Slipping past me, he said, "You always trust the wrong people."

I stared after him, trying to understand his words before I remembered it was getting late. Trying to forget what he said, I skipped to Mr Lloyd's office.

I posed my knuckles, ready to knock, when something was slipped onto my mouth. It was a hand. The person also had the nerve to push themselves tightly against me. A wave of deja vu flooded into me before I realized what was happening. It was the same thing Chase had done to me a while back in the library. My eyes widened and my heart beat began to accelerate. For a second I thought it might be Chase playing his stupid tricks on me as always, but I dismissed the idea as someone whispered in my ear.

"I'm sorry, Ashley."

I was panicking, frozen on the spot, allowing the person holding me to block out my breathing. Anger shot through me and as I was about to elbow the person, something bounced on my head before the weight og it was removed and I was dragged into darkness.

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Well, this was a crappy one. Sorry. I wrote a good chapter but it got deleted. -.- so I'm sorry if this ones quite confusing... :)

I think there'll only be another five chapters in this before it finishes. 

Anyway, please comment below and tell me what you thought of this chapter. And who you think the person at the end is. :P I think you'll be surprised, actually. :)

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