Chapter 20

    The Good news was that the principal called our attention immediately, all of us in the detention including Nili and Eva. He told us to leave the things he asked up to do that the Janitor would do it. Since he noticed we all liked the work he have us something he knew we do t like.

   In a class room, he asked us to study for a text that would come within the next Five minutes. If we have to do such emergency text all day till my detention is over, I would like be the most happiest person on earth.

   After text I walked to Xavier's truck, I was thinking and wondering how it would be able to sit in the same car with him after what happened. Good thing I didn't find it but my mum's car pulled over in front of me.

   "Hey honey" Mum smile "Xavier told me you guys stayed over for extra studies, I am so proud of you"

   Immediately, she came out amd pulled me into a tight hug. It's such a shame that I forgot our agreement in the morning when she was driving us to school. Soon we all were seated in the car driving home.

   With Xavier beside me staring at me all through out the ride, the only thing that kept coming to my mind was to jump out the open window. I wasn't myself even when we got home to meet a new outfit on the couch.

   "We got you the new design your favorite hoodie, joggers and sneakers" Mum said with a smile "Get prepared, we are going for the family bonding trip we talk about in the morning"

   My cheeks dropped, I looked at my parents in total confusion before staring back at the cloth. With the way they are acting there could be two things involved: either one of them is about to die or both of them is about to die.

    Mum still looked tired that she haven't really rest enough from her previous journey now she wants to go on a family bonding outing. She had never had enough time to work or sort things out with my biological father because they are constantly wrangling.

   'Could it be mum? Could it be that she have cancer or maybe heart failure and doesn't want to tell me?'.

    I sighed, looked from my mum to dad before blinking back tears. I am not ready to lose another parent. Although my real day didn't die but I lost him.

    After so much contemplation, I cleared my throat awkwardly then moved closer.

    "Which one of you is dying?" I blurted out.

   A faint smiled escaped Mom's lips, she walked to me and placed her hands on my shoulders then sighed.

   "You are tired" I said before she could say anything "Are you sick?" I asked concerned.

   As mum explained why she wants us to have some quality time so I can get to socialize with people amd quit been a nerd. She said I have my free day and I can order or get what ever I want today because today is our 'Yes day' who does that?

   My mum didn't answer my questions and it's making me really scared. I know that I am mad at her, I know we don't really act like mother and daughter because, she even know I am not happy that she took me from my father without a reasonable reason.

   Funny enough, My step dad has been quiet. I know he is sometimes scared of her but in cases like this, he need to talk. He need to say something not just look at my face and Xavier's face who seems to be staring at me the whole time.

    From the corner of my eyes, I see his gaze fixed at me. He refused to look away or blink and it was freaking me out. The next thing for him is to go to our room and if I fail to leave the house now, I would or might be stuck with him for hours.

    "Can I go out alone today" I asked.

   It was the first time I am doing such, I barely go anywhere myself for it's either Xavier drive me to school and church or our parents does. I don't want to stay in the same room or pour out the tears that had been burning in my eyes for Xavier.

   "We can go for the family bonding" I know I sound and look desperate "You guys need to rest, if you look at the mirror you will see that you both look like..." I trailed off searching for the right word to use.

   "Trolls?" Dad grinned.

  With a faint smile on my lips I nodded, obviously Dad is coming back to his cheerful self. Where ever this man is there is happiness but with his son, it's sadness that's why I need to be off.

   "Yes" I smiled again "Fine trolls" I looked deeply to my Mom eyes "I will be back 11 sharp" I grinned awkwardly.

   "That's too far!" Dad half-shouted "10:00 or Xavier goes with you" he wiggled his brows.

   Just like that, I found myself in a cab my parents board for me. I won't lie I have no place in mind as I am very tired and confused. All I want is a place that the great air would blow sense into my block head and at the end of the day, I would be able to cry till I get exhausted.

   What adults do is to drown their pain in alcohol but I am doing mine with a big bowl ice cream and before I knew what was happening, it was almost 9 o'clock and I am drowning the second big bowl with the last money I had.

   I had spent more than half of the money Dad gave to me in cabs looking for where to go. Looking out to the dark street I sighed, I had no idea where I was and I am cashless.

   "Won't be bad to treak for one hour" I shrugged.

   With my stomach heavy with ice cream, I stood up and walked out of the ice cream shop. Good thing I had my phone so I typed my address on it and waited for the navigator to direct me home on foot.

   I plunged in my earphones and began to play from my sad play list. No need by black magic is not a bad thing except that I don't understand all of his lyrics.

   Soon I began to feel tired. My legs were shaking, I am sweating furiously and my feet were hurting. With my navigator, I am still thirty minutes away from home and it's almost ten o'clock. If I don't meet up on time, my parents would never let me out again.

    My navigator was showing me two routes, it had been showing two from the beginning which were a long one and a short one. The first short cut I took was too dark and scary and I don't want to get into trouble. Now if I have to choose I will have to choose wisely.

   Either I follow the long turn band never get to come out again or I follow the short cut, might get lucky or unlucky.

   After standing on a spot for a minute, I decided my fate. After all I spent the money grieving over someone probably banging another girl someone else.

   I took the short cut and walked for sometime without meeting anyone. Although I kept hearing voices like cheers from far but it seems like I was never going to meet them until I burst out in the middle of an open air party.

   From there I have twenty minutes to reach home and my time limits still remains thirty minutes. If I stay a little, maybe five minutes or so, nothing would happen.

   I haven't been into a party before much more an open Air party. This could be my chance was the only thing that kept coming to my mind as I forced my way to the front stage.

    To my greatest surprise, I walked into the middle of a fighting ring. Not literally the middle but I am close to the middle and can see what ever that happen.

    The stage had a shirtless young man, he looked like a thug with tattoos all over his body. He was bouncing, smiling and blowing kisses while the crowd cheer him up.

    "His opponent tonight!!!" A very loud voice said "Is no one but theeeee DEVIL!!!!" He shouted.

   I was about finding my way out when I noticed a familiar face. Devin is the DEVIL!