Unique

Chapter 10

  Oh.  My.  God.

  This is way too much to take in.

  Too much.

  What is true and what is not, I don't know.

  "Haha that's not funny Owen" Alex breaks the 5-minute silence.

  "Because that's not a joke" Owen replies.

  I don't say anything. I just turn around and start walking.

  "Bess? Where are you going?" Alex asks from behind.

  I don't answer. I just keep walking. What else do I not know? What else did mom hide from me?

  Alex pulls me by my hand and makes me stop. "Bess! What are you doing?"

  "Nothing, just leave me alone for awhile"

  "What's the matter with you? This is nothing compared to anything you've heard before"

   "This has nothing to do with Briana and Kelsie being Krux. Believe me, I got more shocked when I got to know you're Trizex"

  "Then what is bothering you?"

  "I can't believe anything. Anything" I look to the sky. "My whole life's a lie! A WHOLE BIG LIE!"

   "Just because you didn't know some things doesn't mean your whole life's a lie!"

  "Stop lying again and again!"

  "I'm not!" He comes near and holds my shoulders. "Bess, look at me. It's okay, you'll get through this"

  "Alex, I want to be alone for awhile. It's a lot at once"

  "As you wish" He turns around slowly. "Just be careful"

  I nod.

  What else could be a lie? Maybe Amorie and Ethan are also Krux. Maybe the plastics are Trizex. Maybe... ugh. Why is this happening to me? I didn't do anything to deserve this.

  "Are you okay, Bess?"

  I turn around.

  "Uh ye-yes Aiden, what are you doing here?"

  "Just taking a stroll. What about you? You seem worried"

  "I just discovered that one of my friends is Krux"

  "Who?"

  "Briana, do you know her?"

  "I've heard about her" He replies. "But what's bothering you?"

  "Mom hid half my life from me" I sign. "I don't even know myself! I don't know what's true and what's false"

  "Maybe she did that for your own good" He tries to calm me down.

  "How does not knowing my life be of any good to me?"

  "Look, I don't know. But your mom sure did. She must have had some really good reason behind it"

  "That's what's bothering me! I want to know the reason! My father's death can't be the only reason for her to hide so much from me!"

  "Bess, cool down. I wish I could help you but I really can't" Then he changes the topic. "So did you find your room in the house?"

  "No, not yet. I got to"

  "Oh okay you better" He smiles. "Owen and I spent extra time making yours"

  "You shouldn't have" I manage to smile.

  "Now that's making me upset" He pouts. He's a cutie patootie.