Strawberries & Cigarettes

Maxence De Shryver

"Hello Maxence?? I know you're mad at me right now.. And you have every right to be.. But I just want to tell you that what I said earlier was a lie.. Because I Love You so so much" Tears fall from my eyes as I listen to Brooklyn's voicemail.

I mean how could he do this to me??

He always push me away and now this?? Now he wants me back??

Bullshit!!

"I Love You  So much that I pushed you away because I know you're just gonna leave me and it's gonna shatter me into pieces again.. I've been destroyed so many times and I'm sorry if I'm such a coward but you deserve so much better than me.. I promise you're not gonna see me again.. Ever.. But even that.. I Will Always Love You Maxence De Shryver.. Always And I'm so sorry for hurting you over and over again" The voicemail stops and I place my phone inside my pocket.

"Maxence can I talk to you??"

I turn around and see Fredrich standing behind me.

"What??" I ask.

"About Brooklyn" He sigh.

"Enough about Brooklyn already!! I've had enough!! I'm done!!" I raise my voice furiously at him.

"Why??" He ask.

"Can't you see how he always push me away??" I ask.

"Maybe because you don't understand him" He sigh.

"I'm trying to understand him but he always shut me out Fred!" I raise my voice furiously.

"Maybe because he doesn't want you to know what happened to him" Fred sigh.

"What do you mean??" I ask.

"I know it's not my place to tell you this.. But first day of school.. He got assaulted by Jude and his friends.. I reported it to the cops but Brooklyn stop me he said it's just a waste of time" He sigh.

"What?" I stare at him in shock.

"Ever wonder why he's sent here?? When he had a great elite school??" Fred ask.

"Why??" I ask.

"Found this on the news it explains a lot" He sigh as he hand me his phone.

I look at his phone and play the video.

"Today marks the anniversary of the Xavieroux Elite School shooting massacre" I stare at the phone as the news play.

"Only six survived the incident including the Billionaire's son Brooklyn Thompson who was badly injured during the incident.. It's was a miracle how he survived"

Tears fall from my eyes as I look at Fred.

"Yeah.. I didn't know too.. Until now" He sigh as tears fall from his eyes.

"why didn't he say anything??" I ask.

"Research says people with PTSD doesn't like to talk about what happened because it will remind them of the events that they don't want to go back" He sigh.

Suddenly my phone rings and I check it and it's an unknown number.

"Answer it maybe it's an emergency" Fred smile.

I answer the phone and I take a deep breath.

"Hello??" I answer.

"Hello Maxence?? This is Addison" He sounds like he's crying.

"Hey Addison what's up??" I smile.

"Can you please check on Brooklyn please check on Brooklyn" He cries so loud.