'Everything happens for a reason. The only matter is if the reason outweighs the happening.'
Vanessa is a normal college freshman who wants to have a normal life. But the odds are heavily against her.
Brandon is suffering from traumas from his sadd...
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BRANDON
I went back to my dorm after the basketball practice but even after the whole day, I couldn't stop thinking about going to Dallas.
While talking to others, not even one percent of me was agreeing to go but then Vanessa said it and all of me was ready to go. I didn't even want to tell my parents that I was coming but they did raise me for eighteen years.
I called my mother because she was a little sober than my father. My father's darling boy was Bryce, he always considered me as a failure, still does. He was broken after Bryce's death. Our mother loved us both a lot but after Bryce's Death, she became a completely different person.
I close my eyes and the real nightmares start playing like a film.
Bryce and I were playing football, while I made three goals and got no ice cream, Bryce scored one goal and won two ice creams (He bought one for me). I was nine at that time. It was the first time I realized how my father felt about me. I went home and cried myself to bed but Bryce was there to cheer me up.
I was sitting on the couch and eating pizza, when Bryce playfully pushed me. So, I did that back, and Bryce got a little hurt on his head. My father had dragged me that day and made me sit outside the house for five hours straight. My mother came home to see me sleeping at porch at dinner time. She was pissed at my father. They fought the whole night. That was the first time that our parents had started screaming and yelling like hell at each other. They never stopped after that.
When my parents had decided to take the divorce, it was certainly not out of the blue. Everyone knew this day was going to come. After the long discussion my parents had about the divorce, my father had come into my room (this happened just after Bryce's death) and yelled at me that this divorce was because of me. I was never this hurt. Even though I was eighteen, I felt like a small baby. Just crying for no reason until my mother came and sang me a lullaby.
My eyes flashed open. Kio was standing at the bed side.
"What happened Brandon? You are sweating so much, you were moving a lot as well." He said offering me water.
"Bad dreams. Nothing else. Thank you." I said getting up.
"Oh, actually I had come here because the detective was calling you." He said.
"Meh!" I say getting up.
I had thought that Christian had called me but actually Fiona was the one calling.
The interrogation was like any other, boring and I don't know why but they ask the same questions everytime, as if my truth was going to change.
While leaving I asked Fiona, "Not that I am complaining but where is Christian?" I said.
"He is gone to Dallas for some work."
"Okay thanks." I said leaving the room.
Christian had gone to Dallas, maybe it was because he found a lead and actually Dallas has something to do with Rose or just for gathering information. Maybe everyone was right, this has something to do with that wretched city.
After eating dinner, I went back to my room. As I was changing into my nightsuit. I see my phone flash with an email from an unknown email Id. I go and pick it up and open the email.
There I see that the email was send to all the others in the group as well. It started with 'Hola Chicas gaupas'. Even though I am horrible at spanish I understood that it was saying 'Hello pretty ladies'. I thought that someone had by mistake sent me this, but it didn't justify why did the message go to others. The email said: Hola Chicas guapas! Funny story. While we were playing truth and dare, I lied once to you guys. The question where you asked did I ever hit my head, I said no. but I did when someone was giving me a rose and I had a small concussion and that's why no memory of it or things that happened before it. But now I remember, it was while entering the room, I did know that person but was surprised to see them. Then something hit her on the head and she too lost her memory. Regards, Just kidding, it's a prank.
I was confused seeing the email, it did not seem like a prank. And why email? Like nobody uses that for informal conversation.
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