The High School Notebook

Chapter 10

After surviving 2 periods of lessons with curiousity, it's finally break.

Jackson had left the class seemed to be not coming back for the rest of the day.

Cass ran out the class after the dismiss, and head straight to the lockers, and right there, locker number 6 was opened and the Jackson's school bag weren't there.

Her mind raced and she didn't even know why. She had never cared about someone she just met a few days that much.

"Where could he be?" Cass wondered out loud.

As if he had been following her when he spotted her in the hallway, Ian asked, "Are you wondering about Jackson?".

Cass spun around immediately, feeling a little shocked to see Ian, she replied anyways ,"Yeah, I mean he just stormed off homeroom, and it was something I hadn't really see from him. He doesn't seemed alright."

"Well, all I could say is, he told me that he was going home, grabbed his school bag and ran through the gate," Ian said, and pointed to the entrance school's compound, "It was just like a minute ago."

"Omg, thanks Ian!!!" Cass exclaimed and ran for the gate.

"Hey hey!! You better come back when break is over or you're in deeper trouble than what Jackson is in right now!! And girl, you forgot to register with me and today's the last day for recruitment!!" Ian yelled after her.

Cass heard him but couldn't stop her way out so she just turned around and yelled back "Later!".

She ran and ran and when she was almost out of breath, she saw him, almost turning to the corner of the road.

"Jackson, stop!!!" she called out to him.

Right there, he stopped and turned. As he noticed her, he said, "Why are you following me?". Cass sensed that the fury was still inside him so she tried her best not to back out, "I need to calm him down," she thought.

"Look, I don't know why you have just stormed off, but please calm down? Nothing can't be solved. And I can help you," she said.

At that, his eyes looked right into hers, "WHAT IF I TELL YOU THAT MY PARENTS GOT DIVORCED AND MY DAD IS GETTING MARRIED WITH A SLUT? WHAT IF I TELL YOU THAT MY MOM IS GOING MENTAL BECAUSE OF THAT?" he yelled and softened at his last question," Do you think all of this can be solved?"

Cass couldn't say anything at that. Her mind seemed to be drown off to another place, where everything at the moment will be great.

As she remained silent, constructing her words for the while, Jackson answered his own question, "No." And his voice was so sharp it could pierce through metal..

"I'm so sorry...I didn't know that your mom is going mental...Is there anyone at home taking care of her now?" Cass asked as she stammered a little.

"Hold on, you said you didn't know my mom is going mental, so you knew about my parents' divorce?" he asked, a little surprised. He had already calmed down at least a little.

"Yes," Cass admitted, "My mom is in charged of your dad's wedding, he went to my mom's bridal shop." Cass said that without trying to trigger any fury from him.

He stared down for like a minute and said, "You don't have to feel bad, your mom is just doing business anyways."

Cass relaxed at that and said, "Parents day. That is what reminded you of them right? That's what you're pissed and sad at right?"

He sighed and sniffed a little, looked up the sky and said,"Yeah........I just felt like someone had stabbed me everytime I think about my dad. And my mom.... Why would he do this to us? Mom is a perfect wife, she tolerates his moodswings, cooks, and takes good care of us 24/7 ....why would he trade such a great wife with a useless slut? I just don't understand. Has he ever thought of how our lives are going to be affected? I'm just in high school and Janice is just in pre-school."