Perfect Lies.

Chapter-1 "Just a 'normal' day"

"Stop it, mom!!" I said a hundredth time this morning.

"Shay!" she yelled running after me with my just-a-year-old-tuxedo in her hand.

"Mom!" I said, growing more frustrated, "I'm not going to wear this for the prom night"

She shook her head stubbornly "if you don't want to wear this, it's ok, but don't ask me for a new one"

"What?! But why? Everyone is going to wear something charming, but this! This is so outdated and boring, even Mike's mom bought a new one for him!"

"Well, if she is, then it's not my problem--" but was cut off when we heard someone knocking on the door. Groaning, I went forward and opened the door and saw Mike, Kate, Jeremy, Anna, and a pale- yellow-haired boy, whom I didn't recognize.

"Oh, hi, kids! How come this way? Oh wait, lemme bring some cookies for you" mom said before I could even react.

"Sorry Mrs. Collins, but--" Mike replied but was cut off

"Call me Andrea dear!" mom snapped between the mid-sentence

"Um... Sorry Mrs. Andrea but we came to pick Shay up" Jeremy replied

"Just Andrea!" she added.

"But.. For what?" I asked, trying my best to ignore her

"I knew it!! You forgot!!"

"Sorry"

"We have extra classes today in school," Anna said, showing a pile of books in her hand "we are already late"

"Damn!! I forgot" and I rushed towards my room to bring my backpack. When I returned, I saw that someone was missing.

"Where's mom?" I asked, glancing at my bag and rushing through my books.

"She's gone for some shopping, and she will be late" Jeremy replied.

And with one last glance at the locked door, we left the house.

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After the ridiculously-boring classes, we all walked together.

"Today's classes were so pathetic!" I said grumpily to Jeremy

"True, I think Mr. Phil lost it today, " he replied with a grin

"Yeah, math... Math, math, pathetic!!"

The rest of the walk was silent, I walked with Jeremy, meanwhile, Anna listened to her songs and Mike walked with Kate and the boy whom I wasn't familiar with.

"Who's that boy?" I asked, breaking the awkward silence

"Ooh, that's Alex, he's Kate's cousin and has joined the school recently, " he replied, pointing towards the boy who was uncontrollably laughing his arse off at Mike's jokes.

After when we bid our goodbyes, I went back home, but when I came there, I saw that the door was already opened. As I yanked the door, I saw the whole hall was messed up and everything was untidy, not in the state in which I left the house.

"Mom?" I tried to yell, but my voice barely left my throat. But just then, I heard a huge "thud" sound from my room. The realization hit me like a thunderbolt.............. A thief?. Taking my bat, I sprang forward towards my room and took careful steps as I approached the door.

I came to halt and almost dropped my bat on the ground at the vision.

"Mom?" I cried with my eyes wide in shock "What are you doing down there?"

"I fell"

"What? How?"

"I slipped on some spilled water"

"But what happened to the hall and how did you manage to get in here?!"

"I had extra keys to the house, I came back from the store to get my wallet, but I think I lost it on the way," she said as she stumbled on the floor to get up. I leaped forward and helped her to the couch.

I knew for a fact that she was lying, but I ignored it for now because I don't want to argue with her right now seeing her condition but it doesn't mean I will not ask her about it. I don't know, but I have a bad feeling about it.

"Now please mom, sit here and wait until I get back," I said wrapping a cozy blanket around her.

"But I have to clean the house and--" she tried to push the blanket off her, but I pressed it down and failed her attempt.

"I will manage, and wait for your coffee to arrive, " I replied with a wink

"Aw, thank you, dear, " she kissed me on my cheek and relaxed her head against the pillow.

"By the way, start collecting money for my new tux". But she just rolled her eyes and ignored me.

As I was making coffee I was constantly thinking about this whole situation, I mean I always tell myself everything is "normal" around me but it's not. You will think I am a fool right now, but I don't trust my mom sometimes and it's like she feels stranger to me, I mean our relationship was forced and I sometimes feel like she is not my mom, but yet I don't know anything about our past, my grandparents whose name I am not supposed to take and my dad? Huh, nevermind. I don't know, but I don't feel the warmth and feel safe with her. I don't want to be rude, but it's the truth, I will not say this to her because I can feel her love and protectiveness towards me she loves me a lot I also love my mom but I know for a fact that there something big she is hiding from me and I want to know it. She never lets me go in her room, she says that It's not my place. is this "normal"?? I feel li-- Ooh crap! My coffee.