Face Down

Part 3

Derricks P.O.V

Okay, theirs something seriously wrong with Cassie. She came to class this morning caked with make up on her right cheek and the weird thing is she didn't use anything else. Just that weird makeup powder that girls like to use.

Of course being her best friend I could tell since I look at her every day. While others might think she looks the same.

I confronted her about it.

"Why are you trying to look ugly today?" I said flatly.

She stared at me shaking. She looked around. Whenever she does that she thinking of a lie. I know it.

"I had a zit." She said quickly and tried going around me to her seat.

"All over your face?" I said sarcastically.

"Yeah sure" She said trying to get through with this conversation and pushed me away.

I got impatient and grabbed her hand. Her hands were small so my hand kind of ate it.she wasn't getting out of my grip.

"C'mon Cassie something is happening to you and your not telling me. So you have to tell me!" I said with puppy eyes.

All she did was stare at the ground. Then our hands. She pulled away.

"Mind your own business! You've got to quit being so nosy! She giggled and sat next to one of her friends and we didn't talk for the rest of class.

What's with her?

Cassie's P.O.V

'Ugh' I thought as I stared at the huge purple mark on my cheek. I pulled open my makeup draw that was all dusty because I never use makeup. I applied lots of foundation so it looked like it never happened. I ended up making my face look bigger but I didn't care.

Nobody would when your unpopular and I doubt that Derrick would notice. He's a guy anyways. I couldn't wait to see Raymond again. I packed my bags quickly and my mom drove me to school.

As we were driving she did the worst possible thing she could have done.. Talk to me.

"So honey, how are you and Raymond?" She said in her overprotective mom voice.

"We are doing great mom.. You don't have to worry!!"I whined.

"Hmmm what's with the makeup today then? Trying to look pretty for your man huh? I remember when your father and I-"

"DON'T TALK ABOUT HIM!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.

I held back tears as memory's of my dad filled my brain. Remembering how he always supported me in the darkest of times, turning me into an anime fan, teaching me almost every survival skill I know.. Then the greatest thing he had ever done, dying so that I could live.

I was 5 years old and our family had been complete. My mom and dad smiling as I tried to hang up the last ornament on the Christmas tree. As I finally did there was a knock on the door.

"Who's that mommy?" I asked innocently.

"Probably the carolers." My dad said in a low yet kind voice.

"Why don't you open it sweetie? You will be able to be the first person to see them!"

"Yay!" I said dumbly not knowing what I had in store.

I opened the door quickly and my expression changed from pure happiness, to extreme fright.

"Hello little girl" said a grubby man with a dirty face.

I stepped back scared what was he gonna do?

Suddenly my dad jumped up and flashed in front of me like a ninja.

"Who are you?!"he said angrily.

The man didn't speak he just pushed my dad aside and grabbed one of my long blond pigtails.

"Aaaaaaa! Mommy help me!" I squealed.

I looked around where was mommy? I shook with fear. He pulled at my pigtail and I was pushed to his side.

He pulled at my hair upwards and I flew into the air. I yelped in pain. All the man did was chuckle.

"Now.." He raised his tongue at me and licked my ear I blushed. And he began to cackle.

Suddenly I was dropped to the ground. I fell hard and tears began to well up in my eyes.

I opened them slowly only to see a full out fight between my dad and the strange man.

"Daddy!" I cried. I was so afraid I didn't know what to do.

They continued to wrestle until my dad had Finally brought him to the ground. That's when the man got angry.

"So you wanna play that way huh?" The man said in a raspy voice from being choked half to death.

He stood up slowly and pulled something out of his shirt pocket.

A knife! He charged at my dad he came closer and closer but my dad wouldn't move.

After they were about a few feet away the stranger suddenly changed directions and pointed the knife at me!

I stood there traumatized unable to move an inch I closed my eyes preparing myself for death when suddenly I heard a gasp and a squishy stabbing sound. Did I make that sound? I opened my eyes to check if I was dead and came to pure shock. My dad was standing right in front of me I looked down at his chest only to see that it was bleeding.

He smiled at me kindly and I couldn't even smile back as the water in my eyes began to explode. I kept quiet so that the stranger couldn't notice.

"Be good kid, be safe." He whispered.

I nodded still crying.

He closed his eyes and didn't open them. Even for a 5 year old I understood what was happening my daddy wasn't sleeping. He was Dead. He fell to the ground and the crazy eyes of the stranger met mine.

He approached me and I closed my eyes wondering what was going to happen next.

"BAM! A bullet struck the stranger making him fall back. His eyes were open so I kicked his mouth to make sure he was dead. He didn't move yup, he died. I smiled the same crazy killer smile I showed when it was Halloween the only difference was that smile was fake evil. The smile I had on my face when I was 5 was the smile of pure evil.

I looked up to see the man that had shot the stranger.

Of course a,police man.

"My baby!" My mother screamed "are you okay?!"

She squeezed my small body.and I began to cry.

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Sorry I made the Cassie POV so long!! Next time i think I will make it more focused on Derrick.... MAYBE......