Artistic Memory

Chapter 5: Why?

"What!" I said as I made a face at my Aunt and Uncle. "How did you find out anyway?" I asked them. Whoever told them is DEAD."A gentleman after you left school called us,and he sounded like a very nice person. He said congratulation for you and Jess dating." She said.

"Who called you?" I yelled. "A very nice man named Jake." she said, clearly looking at my disgusted face."Why would we not be able to date?" I said,"We belong together!" "The past! That's why!" she said and I realized we were now shouting.

"You both are not fair!!!!" I said as I ran up the stairs as fast as I could and slammed the door.I cried myself asleep that night. It was so painful to hear the words over and over in my mind.Can't see each other forever......forever.......forever........

When I woke up this morning, I felt my eyes creak open and I found my Aunt and Uncle in my room,just staring at me"We both thought that we should let you stay home today from school." My Aunt said as she looked over to my Uncle.

"We also thought that we should tell you the real story of why you can't date Jess." Uncle said as he looked at me with sad eyes,looking for any emotions in me."Ok. Could you tell me now?" I said as I got into a sitting position.

"It started with both your Mom and Jess's Dad...." he said,looking above. From then I knew that this was going to take a while.

"They were dating,you see. One of them,Jess's Father who was named Cole, got very sick." he said as I took a big gulp.He continued on. " Your mom came over to him one last time,but his heart has turned to stone all of a sudden,from the diseased."

"That's when it happened......" My aunt said. "What happened!" I said frantically. "He gave her the disease." she said. "He promised that his son,who was very small, would pass on the disease when he was 17, and right now Jess is 16." she said.

My heart stopped. Jess? He would never even harm me! "Jess would never...... right?" I said. "how could he even get the disease back? And how did you know about this." I said."Your mother called us the night she died. Jess has the disease in a small tube,from the chemicals in a deadly plant." she said.

"We don't know where he has it,but it can be eatable,and it could be smelled up. Do not take anything from him that you can eat,drink,or smell." she said looking at me with worried eyes.

Oh no. I remembered something and it frightened me. "I'm scared." I said looking up to them. "Why?" they said in unison. "Tomorrow it Jess's birthday." I said.

"Well you go ahead and sleep for a little bit while I make dinner." she said as they both headed out the door."Wait! How long have I slept?" I asked.

"Honey,you have been sleeping for almost 15 hours!" she said as she walked down the stair.

The next day,I nervously put on my clothes,and picked up my backpack.

I arrived at the bus stop and I waited for the bus,and in the background I could see Jess slowly walking towards me."Hey." I said looking on the ground as he came to my side. "What! No nothing? Did you forget? If you did,you don't want to know." he said playfully.

"Happy Birthday." I said,still focusing on the pebbly road that sat in front of me."Hey! I also brought you something for the special occasion." he said as he pulled out a bundle of......flowers.

He handed them to me and I slowly excepted them,and they were set in my hand. "Take a deeeeeeeeeep smell." he said eying me carefully.

"Why would you want me to smell them?" I said, thinking about all my Aunt and Uncle told me the night before."It's.....um.....well..... it's a special occasion ok! Now SMELL it or.....I mean,i think you should smell it." he said cooling down.

The bus pulled into view and water went all on my flowers from a near by puddle. Jess screamed,and quickly took the flowers from me as the doors opened.I got on and Jess didn't come on for a while,but he soon did. "What took you so long?" I said to him,growing more suspicious.

"Nothing." he said in a big breath. Now I was positive that something was going on.

*********** Jess's P.O.V ************

"Ok honey. This is it.For your father." my mother said. "I know." I said as I was walking out the door."Don't forget to not get the poison wet! It dissolves and makes a big hissing sound so don't make it obvious!" My mother screamed at me as I left the door.

I grabbed the flowers and I headed to the bus stop. I quickly hid the flowers in a secret pocket in my backpack

as I was approaching the bus stop.

"Hey." Hailey said to me as she was staring at the concrete. "What! No nothing? If you didn't remember..." I said acting like I wasn't about to do something bad like,well,you get the picture.

I looked into my backpack and touched the flower. Now would be the perfect time to give her the so innocent looking flowers."For the special occasion..." I said as I slowly brought out the flowers,and when I showed them to her,she had a frightened look on her face.

"Now take a deep smell..." I said,hoping it would work. "Why?" Hailey asked,and I knew she was growing very suspicious.

"It's .....well.....um.... for the special occasion ok! Now SMELL them or I'll......I mean,just smell them ok?" I said getting very ticked off.

Suddenly,the bus pulled into view and water devoured the flowers,along with the poison. "AHHH!" I screamed. I grabbed the flowers from Hailey's hand as she walked onto the bus.I quickly made sure that no one was looking at me before putting the flowers on the ground fast,to make sure that the poison didn't sink into me,and it wouldn't be too obvious.

After that,i ran onto the bus to make sure I didn't miss it,and sat down next to Hailey. "What took you so long?" Hailey said,looking at me with those curios brown eyes of hers.

"Nothing." I said,as the bus pulled out of view and I saw the flowers dissolve onto the ground.

I put my arm around her and I quietly put a lab bottle in my hand,while opening her backpack. I sprinkled the deadly substance onto her whole entire lunch.Now,she wouldn't know what would be coming................ Bon appetite Hailey.