Mystery Girl

Chapter #14

Melissah's POV:

I ran away from jackson as fast as my legs could.I went into my tent and locked myself in even though some students kept on calling for me but right now I was not ready to face them.I sat there thinking about what just happened right now.I couldn't believe how jackson came to know about my scars,how did he saw them? And when ? I always made sure to cover them completely then how did jackson found out about them?

I never felt so ashamed in my whole life as much I felt when he pulled my sleeves up exposing my bruises,my nightmares,my fears that I always tried my best to cover up.i felt as I was exposed harshly to this mean world.i felt as if he snatched my smily mask away revealing the real me,the damaged me,the weak me, the hurt me.

i started sobbing.I felt so weak knowing that he knows my weak point.I dont know what would he think of me.is he gonna make fun of me?or he would use my weakness to tease me? I dont know what to do.how would I face him after all this.I wanted to disappear but where can I go.I felt so terrible.all negative thoughts came rushing to my mind.

"I need to disappear.I want peace " I thought to myself.

"Pills" suddenly my sleeping pills came into my mind.this was the best way to escape from reality.I grabbed my bag and searched for my pills.

After swallowing 2 pills I lie there hoping that I will be okay when I wake up,I closed my eyes slowly sobbing while remembering my parents and drifted to sleep.

Jackson'POV:

I couldn't believe how melissah reacted to me.the fear in her eyes,the terror on her face .. as if I caught her stealing something.I couldn't understand what just happened right now.I hv always seen her emotionless,fearless,strong .. but now .. she felt terrified .. as if she saw something unusual.

I returned to the tent area and I knew where melissah was but I didn't wanted to talk to her right now as I knew she isn't ready to talk about all this and even I am not in my senses so it would be better to avoid talking about the topic that can bring rage in our conversation.although I was hella angry but I composed myself because my intentions were never to hurt her.I wanted her to open up infront of me all willingly so it would be useless to force her.

I joined yoon wo who was playing with other students but I didn't felt like playing so I sat there silently.

"Is there something wrong?" Yoon wo asked me noticing my silent presence.

I shook my head.

"Then whats with this poker face?" He asked again.

"Nothing .. I just couldn't sleep last night" I lied .. not willing to tell him what happened.

"Why dont you sleep for a while.you will feel fresh." Yoon wo suggested to which I nodded and left for my tent and lied down.

I knew I am not gonna sleep but I needed to rest .. my mind continued to think about melissah and her scars .

"She is always like a mystery . I dont know what to do with her.I dont want her to suffer like this all aloneand I will not let her suffer anymore .. but how? What can I do to help her ? I am so dumb to shout at her" I cursed myself for behaving so rudely with her.

"I should have dealt with care .. jian yao was right .. I shouldn't have talked to her about this like that" I regretted doing whatever I did.suddenly the thought of jian yao came into my mind ..

"Sh*t" I cursed and ran towards the river bank where I left jian yao while she was groaning in pain.I hate myself for being this irresponsible.how can I leave her like that.I ran as fast as I could to reach there.

"Jian yao .. jian yao .. damn where are you?" I begun to search around as I couldn't find her there.after 10 minutes of shouting her name and searching for her I finally found her sitting under a tree.

"Jian yao" I sighed and ran towards her and hugged her "I am sorry .. so sorry for leaving you here like this" I cried "I am so dumb .. please forgive me jenny" I cried still holding her in my arms.

"Its okay .. although I hate you for doing this to me and leaving me alone when I sprained my ankle .. but ..I understand .. you were not in your senses" she rubbed my back while saying this.

"Thank you jian yao .. I promise I will never be this irresponsible ever again"i said

She smiled at me "now lets go .. its already getting dark" I tried to make her stand but it only hurt her ankle so i picked her up in my arms and begun to walk towards the crowded area.

"You are so heavy" I sighed playfully trying to lighten the atmosphere.

"Shut up"she hit my arm playfully.

We reached there and to my surprise .. yoon wo reacted kinda possessive seeing jian yao in my arms.he ran towards us with concerned look on his face and hurriedly took her from my arms.

"What happened to you?" He asked.

"I sprained my ankle" jian yao told him.

"Can't you be careful?" He scolded her like a mother and took her inside the tent and applied medicine on her ankle.

"I am okay yoon wo .. it isn't a big deal" jian yao told him to relax but yoon wo being yoon wo .. how can he ever listen to her.

"O please .. you sprained your damn ankle and can't even stand properly and you are telling me it isn't a big deal.when will you grow up jenny-ah" yoon wo sighed continued to apply medicine.

"Alright I am quite now .. mother" jian yao mocked yoon wo making him flare his nostrills in anger and making us laugh out aloud.

"Now dont you dare stand up and hurt your ankle.you need rest" yoon wo warned jian yao like a strict mother.

"Okay but I cant sleep here .. I need to go to my tent" jian yao said.

"But I think melissah is already sleeping there locking the tent.and she wont wake up that easily because I already tried my best to wake her up but she didn't" mark told us and jian yao glared at me.

I looked at her apologetically.

"Just sleep here"yoon wo said "me and jackson will spend the night outside"

"But its so cold outside there" jian yao said feeling concerned.

"Yoon wo you sleep beside her as we cant leave her alone in this state .. as for me .. I will wait for melissah to wake up .. and I am not sleepy at all right now so it wont bother me to wait for her to wake up" I suggested and they all agreed to it after showing a bit concern about me.

Night time fall down and we all were sitting near the campfire .. slowly almost everyone left to their tents leaving me beside the fire .. my mind was again occupied by the one and only mysterious girl in my life .. miss melissah shawn .. I kept on thinking about her and I dont know when I was drifted into a deep slumber sitting beside the fire.

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