Buried trust

Chapter 3

(Songs: odds of even-Marilyn Manson, wait-m83, nightlife-axel flóvent,

I set the pasta on the table and take place at my usual spot. My father walks into the chamber and grabs a chair. "Maddie how was your day at school?" my father asks. I don't have the best connection with my dad after he cheated on my mom, but she forgave him and so did I. Mostly when I talk to him I only can think about that. That's why I always dodge his questions. "It was okay" I reply. I quickly put a bite of pasta on my mouth. "Did you see Natalie today?" My father asks another question. I nod because my mouth is full of pasta. My father asks my mom a question. I'm glad because I didn't want a conversation with my dad.

When we finish dinner I grab the plates from the table and set them on the kitchen counter. I walk upstairs and go to my room. I change my outfit for comfy sweatpants and a hoodie that I borrowed from Luke. I sit in the chair next to my window and look outside. It is dark. The streets are normally lit by street-lamps, but apparently not today. It is a bit scary outside but I like the vibe. I look in my schedule and see that I have no homework for tonight. That's going to be boring. When I look outside the street-lamps are on. What the hell. I see someone standing in the middle of the road. When the person turns around I recognize the face. But I can't place it because it's too dark. The long brown waves blow from the face. Oh my gosh. It's Jenny. I recognize her brown waves and blue eyes from a distance. I run downstairs to the front door and open it. Jenny walks further away from me and I begin running towards her. "Jenny, wait it's me" I scream. When I finally stand next to Jenny I stop her.

"Maddie" she says. Tears running down her cheeks. I give her a big hug and she hugs me back. "You're real. I missed you so much. What are you doing here?" I ask. "Ethan told me you missed me and I wanted to talk to you about something." Jenny talks with a serious tone and I begin to worry. "What is it. I will listen." "It's a long story. You have to be careful about some people. You know not everyone is a good person" "Jenny this is the third time I hear a quote or something with not trusting people or believe everything. What is going on?" "I can't tell you yet. You have to find out yourself. But listen to those quotes. I will not stay long so give me a big hug." When Jenny opens her arms for a hug tears run across my face. I walk into her hug. "Jenny you can't leave, not right now." "I have to go, this isn't my home anymore." "Why does this always happen to me." "Nothing is going to happen to you, I will make sure you stay safe." I don't know what Jenny meant with her last sentence but it makes me cry even more. Jenny pushes my arms of her. She is so strong. "Maddie I must go now. I have to leave right now." She steps away from me and walks into the dark. I watch her until she is gone. I drop at my knees and start to cry, again.

After sitting on the ground for ten minutes I put all my strength together and get up. I walk back home and walk directly upstairs to my room. I go and sit in the chair next to my window and stare outside again. Why does this always happen to me? I secretly hope that Jenny pops up on the street again. I know that's not going to happen. I watch and feel my eyes watering again. Tears run across my face. I missed her so much and now I have seen her again and I miss her even more. It hurts so bad. Am I going to tell someone about this? Maybe Ethan. I can ask him for more information. And I have to listen to all the quotes on a day. I think Jenny is leaving them for me to figure out what she is not telling me. I grab a blanket and wrap it around me. I begin to rewind everything that sounded weird today in my head. 'Believe not everything you encounter in your life, do not trust everyone.' What is that supposed to mean? Why wouldn't Jenny tell me? What's the big secret. All those thoughts are just too much right now.

When I hear my door open, I act like I'm sleeping. Great sleeping in a chair. I hear my father's footsteps come closer. He lifts me up and puts me on the bed. "Good night Maddie, sweet dreams. You are always my little star. You are the greatest thing that happened to me after I met your mother. You come from a family that knows you are a part of it. I wish I could just tell you mom the truth. But its to complicated. Bonne Nuit" my father whispers. He really thinks I'm asleep. But this is again a weird story. Tell my mom the truth. Didn't he cheat on her, and the French. I don't get it. What is too complicated for my mom, she is one of the smartest people I know. I don't get it. I hear my father leaving after he kissed me on my forehead. I feel like I can trust him. Why he did cheat on my mom, or maybe not. I don't know. I feel actually tired and cold because of the late-night walk.

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When I wake up the next morning I remember the talk with Jenny. I feel like I'm about to throw up. I look at my phone and see it is already 8 am. I am supposed to pick Alex up at eight-thirty. I jump out of bed and take a quick shower. I decide to put on a dress because the sun is shining. It is a red dress with white dots on it. I put my new shoes with it and grab my bag. My mom made me a sandwich so I take it and walk to my car. I was planning on sending Ethan a text message because I wanted to talk to him but I remembered that I don't have his number. Maybe Alex has it. I start my car and drive to Alex.

When Alex and I arrive at school all the cars are already there. I know I was late. I grab my bag and walk inside. Alex is right behind me but I know she's struggling to keep up with me. "Why do you run that fast. It's just one class" Alex says. I slow down a little bit, but I still have three minutes to be on time in history. When we arrive the teacher is standing at the door. "Miss Richard and miss Cruz. Welcome just on time" the teacher says. I take place and grab my binder. "Today's lesson will be about the history of this town. This town went through a lot over the past years. And our first grade is going to be a project for our town. Chose someone you can work with and I will give everyone a piece of paper with there subject." The teacher explains. This is what I hate about history. Long projects. There is always more history than I can find. I look through the classroom and see Ethan. Before Alex can talk to me about working together I walk towards Ethan. "Hey Ethan, would you work with me on this project," I ask him. "Oh okay. I'm not good in history but I guess with you I can score a B or even higher," he says. "Yeah I think so. I will pack my stuff and sit next to you." I say and go and pack my stuff. "What the hell Maddie. Why are you working with Ethan? We always work together." Alex says. "I'm sorry but I think I need to show him that I am a good person and he had to get to know people at this school so I will help him with that." I leave out that Jenny came to me yesterday and that I have a few questions for him but she doesn't need to know right now. "So our subject is about the mythology history of this town," Ethan says. I already know it's going to be a boring project. "Ethan can I talk to you in the break about something. I would ask you now but we have a project to work on" I say. Ethan stares into my eyes with a scare in his eyes.