The Girl in the Mirror.

When claw marks show from beneath.

He nodded before we got up we hugged. Then we got up and got dressed and he left as I wait a few minutes after him to get up and go downstairs and everyone but Lucas was staring at me.

   "Did I do something wrong?" I asked worried.

   "No ma'am you didn't. We were going to tell you that Lucas was going to give you a tour of our farm. And maybe you can help Lucas with his chores since he didn't do them from sleeping in so late." Farmer Patrick said. I saw Lucas secretly give his father a death stare at the back of his fathers head. I couldn't help but giggle a little and Lucas smiles a little before turning back around.

  "Do you think you can handle Ms. Jessica helping you with your chores you didn't do Lucas?" Farmer Patrick asked Lucas.

   "For the last time papa my name is Ruin!"

   "Listen here boy I call you what I want to call you if you like it or not. Understood?" Farmer Patrick raised his voice and my stomach sunk. It felt like it was my dad raising his voice at me for a bad grade on my Report Card or just not listening to him.

   "I'm not hungry but thank you anyway Mr. Patrick." I said before Lucas could said anything.

   "Why the sudden change of hunger dear?" my mom asked me.

   "I'm just not hungery this morning. May I go outside please?" my mom and Mr. Patrick nodded and I went upstairs and got my camera, skeetch book, and a pencil. I got my things I wanted andc went outside to the old barn. It was old but clean... surprisingly. I walked in the barn and saw a sweet ledge to sit on and draw something... for once in forever. I climb up there, looking around. I saw claw marks and fur .... wolf fur. Strange. I sat there keeping my balance and starts drawing someone. I silently sang to myself the song I heard in my dream.

   "I will run with you tonight, with you  beside my side, I guess we had a place we had to get to. I know your eyes , I know inside the walls we hide behind, and I saw the truth inside the real us...." I heard the melody coming from outside the barn. Same words, beat, speed, and that voice.... it sounds familiar. It couldn't be... could it? Nah it couldn't be... he couldn't know that song.

  "Because I know we're lost when we run away, to the same black holes and black mistakes, taking all my will just to run with you until I bring us home.... even if the sky does fall, even if they take it all, there's no pain I wont go through even if I die for you. And when all the fires burn, when everything is overturning, there's no pain I wont go through even if I had to die for you." I heard the person sing. Their voice sounded so familiar.... like I have hear it before... close up in person. I saw a shadow come into the barn so I stayed still and didn't say anything. It was ruin..... wait..... Lucas knows that song?! I gasps on accident and I covered my mouth afraid that I have blown my cover.

   "Who is in here?!" I heard him yell... he sounded mad and a little startled. I couldn't say anything. then I heard him again. "If you don't come out now I will shot you! I'm armed and dangerous.  So come out now and you wont get up." when he yelled that I dropped my sketch book on a bail of hay and he walked to it and say a masterpiece. He looked at me and gasps. it was a well drawn version of him with hearts and little lyrics from songs I like and it was sweet and cute. he looked up and saw me.

   "Hey..." I said embarrassed  and ashamed.

   " How did you get up there? You scared me ... I thought you were someone that was trying to steal our animals." he explained giggling again.

   "How do you know that song? The one you were just singing?" I asked him not answering his question.

   "I can explain.  And things you don't know about me."

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What is Lucas hiding? How does he know that song Jess knows? What will happen to their relationship between them? Will they come close or will they fade? Find out in the next part of  "The Girl in the Mirror."  See ya later buttercups!