Mystery Girl

Chapter #13

Jian yao's POV:

I woke up by the sound of birds chirping.I felt lazy may be because of last night fun but I still had to get up as I was excited for today as well.I opened my eyes to look beside me .. melissah sleeping soundly .. she looked so peaceful while sleeping .. no worry lines on her forehead .. she looked as if she is in heaven while sleeping.

I packed my sleeping bag and when I was about to open the tent my eyes caught the site of melissah's arms.her arms were full of bruises and cuts.I froze in my place.I couldn't understand what happened to her arms and why she was in such a bad condition and we didn't knew anything about it.while I was engrossed in my thoughts when melissah turned to her right side exposing her bruised back.I was shooked to my place.I couldn't believe my eyes.

Melissah is my friend but how come I didn't knew anything about this?what happened to her? I wonder if someone did this to her or she likes hurting her own self? .. I stood there and my tears begun to drop from my eyes.I reached near her and tried to touch her bruises being carefull enough not to hurt her or wake her up.I felt like hugging her.I dont know what she has gone through but whatever it was .. it must be painful enough to change her personality.no matter I love her but today seeing her like this .. I begun to love her even more.I wanted to tell her that I am with her and I wont let her feel alone.i wont let her end up hurting herself like this in order to cure her pain.

While I was looking at her bruises when melissah moved a little I thought she woke up so I quickly turned my face to the other side and walked out of tent and ran towards the river.I sat there again thinking about her.I felt too bad.. so bad that I cant even explain.I felt so ashamed to be her friend that dont even know her properly,that is not with her in her bad time.

"Jian yao ..? What are you doing here this early? " I heard jackson's voice

I quickly wiped my tears off and looked down not to meet his eyes "nothing much .. I like the breeze here .. thats why"

"Jenny .. were you crying?" Jackson placed his hand on my shoulder and sat beside me.

"Ani (no)" I lied.

"Your eyes are puffy and your voice is heavy .. you cant lie to me" jackson said while looking at the river.

I stayed silent unable to find the words.I was confused.should I tell him or not?but he cares for melissah the most.I think I should tell him.but what if he told melissah and she would be angry to me? But I think he should know.

"Jenny-ah .. you know we are friend? And we can share everything with our friends.if something is bothering you then you should share it to me.I would never let my friends suffer alone.tell me what happened to you?" Jackson rubbed my back as I begun to cry again thinking about melissah.

"Calm down calm down .. dont cry like this .. you are making me worried" jackson side hugged me and rubbed my back while I controlled my tears.

"Jackson I am not good enough to be melissah's best friend"

"Why are you saying this?did she said something to you?dont feel bad for what she said .. she would have said that unintentionally"

"No .. I would never mind if she even slap me but jackson the problem is .. she never said anything .. we dont know what she is going through .. she never tells us what is she feeling .. she dont consider us her friends .. and we never bothered to know why is she like this .. we are not her sincere friends and seeing her hurt like this hurts me so much" I cried even more while saying these words.

"Jenny-ah she do consider us as her only friends and she loves us.you know she never speaks much but she told me herself that she cant afford losing us" jackson said while looking in my eyes.

"Is it true? You are not lying right? But then why dont she tell us when she is stressed and she hurt herself?"

"Hurt herself?what do you mean?"

"Jackson when I woke up today I say her sleeves rolled up to her shoulders exposing her arms .. and her arms were bruised .. even her back is full of cuts and bruises .. I felt so bad for her .. I think may be when she is stressed she end up hurting her own self as she lives alone and have nobody to share"

I didn't received any reply from jackson so I raised my head to look at him and his face was blank.his eyes were watery and he remained silent.

"Jackson?"

"Huh?"

"Say something"

"I .. I d-dont know what to say ..j-jenny .. why is she hurting herself ..? What does she think of herself huh?"

Jackson stuttered in start but his voice begun to raise by each word spitting.

"I dont know what is going through her head .. and I feel terribly bad for not being there when she need love"

I spoke but when u noticed jackson wasn't there anymore.

"Jackson? .. jackson?" I ran behind him but he didnt stopped and I sprained my ankle while running behind him.

"Sh*t" I groaned in pain.

Jackson's POV:

"What does she think of herself? How can she hurt herself like this? Is she crazy? If something is bothering her then why dont she tell us instead of hurting herself?she said she consider us her friend .. huh friends " I murmured to myself in anger while walking towards the tent area.I begun to search for melissah and there she was monitoring the gIven task.

I reached her and grabbed her hand aggressively.

"We need to talk" I dragged her out of the tent area.

"Jackson .. I am not free right now .. we can talk later"

"No" I continued to dragged her untill we reached a bit far away from the crowded place.

"Melissah you said you consider us your friends .. were you lying when you said that?"I asked her.

"No .. why would I lie?"

"You dont seem like you consider us your friends .. friends share everything .. not only the happy moments but the sad one as well .. why you never told us that you are stressed? Why you never told us what is going through your mind? Why the hell you never told us anything and preffered hurting yourself?" I didnt noticed but my voice raised to a peak because of my anger.

"Jackson what the hell is wrong with you?I dont know what you are talking about" she looked at me confused.

"You dont know anything? Then what is this?" I grabbed her hand and pushed up her sweater sleeves till her elbow showing her the cuts and bruises.I stood there shooked myself as I couldn't believe my eyes.those bruises looked too much painful and my anger raised even more.

"How dare you hurt your body like this?huh?" I jerked her a little and she stood froze in her place.

"You dont need to know everything" she pulled back her arm covering it again.

"Melissah .. I need explanation .. why are you doing this to yourself?" I grabbed her again but she pushed me away.

"I am not answerable to you .. mind your own business" she shouted back at me and ran away.I stood there watching her figure disappearing from my sight.

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