THE GIRL AT THE CENTRE

CHAPTER THREE:I WATCHED HIM

Jax had left leaving the room silent.There was an unknown kind of tension in the air that I couldn't fathom.It was clear that Jake didn't like Jax but the reason behind to his hatred was a mystery to me.What disturbed me even more was the fact that Jake had never mentioned him.

"You have a brother ?"I asked Jake.

"Step-brother,"he said in disgust.

"Why have you never told me before?Why did you lie about being an only child?"I asked calmly.I was a bit sad that he kept that from me.We told each other everything and keeping his brother a secret was a big deal to me. "I didn't lie to you Mira.I found out about him a few months ago and I needed time to accept the fact that my dad...,"he cut himself short,"Look I don't wanna talk about it."

"Until when, next year?"I scoffed.

"I'm sorry I kept it from you,"he said with his eyes downcast.

"Uhm,Bri and I have somewhere to go.We'll be on our way out ,"Erick spoke up.I knew that 'somewhere' was made up.They just wanted to give us space.I was glad that they decided to leave us alone because now I wouldn't have people judging my 'childish behaviour'.When they left I turned to look at Jake expecting him to tellme something.Anything.Nothing, is all I got.

"I thought we promised to tell each other everything,"I said recalling the day we made that promise.

I was still a new kid at school and grandma thought that it would be a good idea to invite my whole class to my 10th birthday party.I argued that I didn't want to but she said it would be a good way to make friends.After much persuasion I agreed.The party wasnt as bad as I thought it would be but that was until I found out that Mr.Cuddly was no where to be found.Someone had managed to go to my room and steal it.I was gloomy for the whole week and Jake thought that it was because he had not given me a birthday like the good friend he ought to be.He was my only friend at the time.

JAKE'S POV

I knew what she was thinking about.The day I made her promise to tell me everything.I was a loner at school and when the new girl came I happened to become her friend.When she didn't talk to me that week I was afraid that I would lose my only friend.I bought her a lot of gifts thinking that she was mad at me because I didn't get her a birthday gift.Later I came to find out that she was sad for someone had stolen her stuffed bear.I was glad that I hadn't lost my friend and to make her happy I got the one who had stolen her bear.From then on I made her promise to tell me everything so that I don't have to assume what happened and she made me promise the same.

"I'm sorry,"I said.

"You know how I hate it when people keep things away from thinking I can't handle it."It hurt me when I realised why she made this a big deal.Her grandma had done the same thing when her grandpa got sick and her sister abducted.

"I promise I won't do it again,"I said looking directly into her hazel brown eyes hoping she'd see the sincerity in mine.

"Promise me you won't break that promise."I knew I couldn't promise her that so I just nodded after slight hesitation.I thought that maybe if i didn't say it verbally it won't feel like I was lying to her.We have been best friends for nine good years and honesty and trust is what kept us strong.It was like being in a relationship,I smiled at the thought.

"Why are you smiling," she asked with a curious look on her face.I knew how stubborn she is and so I decide to just tell her.

"I just thought of how our friendship is like being in a relationship.You know,a romantic one." I noticed her cheek become slightly red when I said that.She was beautiful and I hated hurting her. She was the only constant in my troubled life and any thought of losing her drove me insane.

I knew I could tell her what was disturbing me but I didn't want to trouble her.

"Pardon," I requested.
"Nothing... Wanna watch another movie?"she asked and I just nodded. I had heard he mumble something along the line 'as if it were possible' but I decided to let it go when she didn't repeat what she had said.
I went to bring some snacks from the kitchen so we could watch(movie suggestion). On my way back I heard some noise from upstairs.
My first thought was that it was Mira but when I saw her sitted where I'd left her I knew something was wrong. The room was silent before the noise was back again and we both heard it this time.The puzzled look on her face showed she was clueless about where it came from as I was.
I slowly went up the stairs with a mission of finding who was the intruder. The noise came from my parents room or rather what was my parents room. I went in slowly trying as much as possible to not make any sound that would alert the intruder. I could see a dark shadowy figure through the bathroom door as I approached.

I was close to get a good shot to hit the guy when someone sneezed. The anonymous guy became aware of my presence and rose up from picking the stuff that had fallen hitting me on my nose with his elbow. He then pushed the figure behind me and ran. I ran after him and was able to grab the t-shirt he was wearing only to be hit by something hard right on my he head. Everything became blurry after that and I watched him escape. I felt a pair of hands hold me while someone kept saying my name.

AUTHORS NOTE:Hey guys I've missed you all. Sorry for not keeping my promise to update sooner.
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