The Supernatural Files

Part 6

"I want to go home." Tom groaned and dropped his head on the desk.

"Help me finish these questions first then you can go home." I snapped at him.

He turned his head so he was facing me, "But I hate chemistry."

That's not my fault. I wanted to snap but I held myself back. I shouldn't vent my frustration on other. Even if Tom was a very irritating guy that I hated back then more than I hated carrots.

"Tom, just answer the questions."

It was last period, chemistry, and Mrs. Smiles never let anyone leave the lab without finishing the question sheet of every chapter. Unfortunately, I was paired with Tom the laziest person in my class.

After pleading with Tom for five more minutes, he lifted his head and snatched the sheet from me and started to answer the question with me. I was hating Tom more and more each chemistry period.

I loved chemistry but for some odd reason I've never gotten above C. Megan was the one who used to tutor me. I sighed

Megan...

It's been three weeks since she went missing. I was back to school after few days break for my ankle. My ankle was fine. Apart from the slight ache now and then, I was back on my feet again. I haven't seen Darwin and Alec all week. Darwin called me twice asking how I was doing and if I was feeling better.

Honestly, I wasn't.

I haven't been able to sleep at night. I kept waking up from the nightmares. Actually it was only one that kept haunting me all the time.

The voice, the cold grip, the fear. I was a walking zombie by the end of the week. Tangled hair, red eyes and purple rings under my eyes.

I took the answer sheet from Tom and walked towards Mrs. Smiles' desk. He was too lazy to get up and hand the sheet himself.

Go burn in hell, Tom. Damn you.

I kept cursing Tom all the way to Mrs. Smiles and as I was walking out of the lab I remembered that I haven't heard from Alec the whole week. Then I started to curse him instead of Tom.

Damn you jerk. Go burn!!

"Maya!"

Mia was running towards me waving her arms. She stopped in front of me,

"Yikes, you look awful." She said frowning.

"Geez. Stop, please. I'm going to get so full of myself." I said sarcastically.

"No, really. Are you okay? Do you need to see a doctor? Have you taken your bills?" she kept firing a question after another.

I griped her shoulders, "Mia, I'm fine. I just need to sleep that's all." I tried to reassure her.

"Maya, I'm worried. Lately, you haven't been yourself. What's going on?! What are you hiding from me?!"

I blinked, "Mia, calm down. I'm not hiding anything. I'm just tired and worried about Megan. Don't worry."

I was getting used to lying these days and I hated it. I used to be an awful layer. How did I become this convincing, I don't know.

She sighed then gasped, "Blimey, I forgot. There's a very fine young man waiting for you at the gate."

"Huh?" I asked. A fine young man asking for me?! I didn't know any fine young man in my life.

"How do you know that guy, Ma?"

Who was that guy in the first place?

"Ah.. Mia..."

"Come to think of it he looks kind of familiar. Like I've seen him somewhere before but you know me. I'm not very good with remembering." She said sheepishly.