Death Warrant

Chapter 21

“Amanda, honey, how are you feeling  today?” Mom asked me, concern lacing his voice.

“No mom, I think I might take another day off,” I lied.

Honestly I felt bad for lying to her. But telling her the truth was out of option, and Blake definitely made sure of it. So for the last two days, I was doing nothing but to lie on my bed. I told my parents that I was not well and gave them some crap about stomach ache.

I do, however, came to an important conclusion that my parents were too damn naive.

On first day Mom seemed hesitant but on seeing my state she bought my act. I guess the trio did a great job at scaring the shit out of me, thereby making me look really constipated. It might be the reason why as soon as my mom saw me later that day she thought something was wrong with me. Hence I came up with a shitty excuse of stomach ache which I was still not planning to drop anytime soon.

So now when I once again told her that I was not feeling well. She officially lost it.

“That’s it. I am taking you to a doctor.” She finalised.

My eyes widen, I knew a doctor will definitely catch my act in no time.

“No mom. I don’t need to see a doctor. I am.... Well, I guess, I am just feeling a little under the weather,” I tried my best to convince my mom.

“A little under the weather? Amanda you have been keeping yourself locked up in your room for last couple of  days! You need to step out, maybe you’ll feel better then,”

“Mom no. Just leave me alone for one more day and I’ll be fine,”

“There is no way you are skipping one more day of your school,”

“But mom—,”

“No. And that’s it, Either you get up from your bed and get ready for your school right now. Or you are coming with me to see a doctor today,” That was really it, there was no way I could argue with her anymore. The determination in her eyes to make my sloth self move was intense enough for me to know what I had to do.

Reluctantly I got up from my bed, to get ready for another torturous day at ‘Mapril High'. Dad decided to drop me to school since he felt bad for his ailing daughter, and I felt horrible for doing that to him. He even gave me a pep talk about how my day was going to be better once I would meet my friends.

Friends, that word sounded alien to me. I never know why my parents always thought that I actually had friends at ‘Mapril High', but I never made any move to correct them either. I waved my dad a goodbye after stepping out of the car and made my way to the huge gates of mapril high.

After the first bell rang, signalling the start of first period I made my way directly to my class. I was among the first few students who would always reach their classes on time. I wasn’t a punctual girl or anything it was just I never had anything to do before that.

Pathetic? I know.

Taking a seat in the centre, I thought about everything that were running through my mind from the last two days. I had been constantly thinking about everything Blake told me. From talking to them to signing the papers, all of it seemed so surreal. I didn’t know how to get away with that and neither I knew the result of all of that. But I was scared. Scared for everything that was happening. Scared for myself.

“You look constipated,” A masculine voice brought me back to reality. I turned in my seat to see the source and was greeted with a very smirking Blake.

“Jeez, thanks! So I have been told,” I replied, rolling my eyes at him.

I was surprised at my response, but what could be worse than signing your own death warrant. However, Blake’s smirk widened at my response. I was not in mood to hear any more life threats so I decided to ignore Blake completely and focus on the book in front.