Seeking Noah

Chapter Nine

"Who is she" she cried. The cracked tempered-glass looked as broken as the soul beneath her hazel eyes.

Jared took the phone and pulled her to a hug, "I'm sorry" Jared uttered, "but that should only be answered by Noah himself. It's not that I don't want to tell you but we respect each other so I hope you understand" he said.

"You know her then. Since when?" Namine asked.

"Before you," Jared answered. "She is..." Jared paused, unable to continue what he's going to say and Namine held him. Tight.

"Jared, don't you think I should know?" She asked, "You knew what I've been through, the questions I had inside my head that were never answered. People tell me to stop, my psychiatrist tells me to stop searching for something that could fill this, this...dangerous void inside my heart but I can't... I can't" she said.

Jared looked at Namine in the eyes then he gently brushed his thumb to wipe a tear on her cheek, "Your psychiatrist is right, Namine. Stop" he said.

"Can I speak to you Daniels?" Noah declared as he stood outside the door of room 40E, a chemistry lab. The noisy classroom fell silent and Daisy stepped forward to meet with Noah outside.

As they reached the back of the school, Noah looked back at her. "I'm going to summon you at the red room after your last class" he announced.

"Wait, what?!" Daisy exclaimed, "How can you do that? What did I do?!" She asked. Son of a bitch. She thought.

"I could not accept any explanation from you given the fact that you just literally put my life in danger" he said.

"How?!" Daisy asked.

"You told Namine Scott about Savannah Preston" he said, "Why would you do that?" He asked and Daisy's eyebrows furrowed followed by a devious smirk with arms crossed.

"And for that you are taking me to the red room?" she scoffed, "You know, you can make me suffer but at least I'm trying to save a girl from you" she said, "You don't save people, Noah. You let them drown and I pretty much know that's what you do to Savannah. You are sick" she hissed.

Noah smirked, "How much do you know about me?" he asked.

Daisy just turned her back. Leaving him. Noah breathed deeply as he turned around to look at sky. I had to keep close anyone that threatens me, that includes Daniels and the nosy girl, Scott. He thought.

After the talk with Jared, instead of going to class, Namine went to Parsley St. She feels the need to play. Part of her wanted answers but who! Who is Noah Heinsteele and why does he trouble her so much?

She cried in the elevator while she's on her way to the second floor. It almost feels like he was a ghost that haunts her. Sean wasn't inside so she'd probably be partnered with someone else. Another stranger with consent to touch her body.

She starts wondering if she likes it. Back at home she was always taught her body was sacred, almost everyone that goes to sunday schools. Now she feels estranged to the important lessons her mom has taught her. Like she never puts them at heart.

"Namine?" Maureen called as she sees Namine sitting alone on one of the high stools inside the room while drinking some water in a wine glass.

"Why did you suddenly call for a play?" She asked. Namine doesn't trust her. She just felt like she couldn't.

"I find it boring at school" she lied but it was partly true. She's fading out.

"Really?" Maureen said as she sat beside Namine. "Then you'd have to wait then until someone's free at this time" she said, "It's actually the reason why we keep people's schedules. With time running fast, some of them just becomes unavailable to have fun and we invite them" she continued, "Because it's fun in here" she declared.