Chapter two

"So are you gonna explain what happened yesterday?" questioned Raven

"W-what do you mean?" I stuttered, trying to avoid the question.

"Wow"

"what?" I honestly didn't want to answer any questions concerning yesterday.

"So you were swept away by a d'Angelo to God knows where and only God knows what you two were doing."

"You think I would-"

"Oh no, but with him involved yes."

"I don't understand," I tried to push a little smile on my face to try and stop myself from panic.

"Listen I'm not gonna say too much so you don't panic"

Well, it was a little too late for that don't ya think.

"OK continue" I replied eager to find out what she was about to tell me.

"Just stay away from him, stay away OK and stay away from his friends they are all bad news, ya hear me?"

I was so confused. Bad news, how could he be bad news?

Wait why am I even panicking, I only just met him yesterday.

Ugh so much for not getting attention.

" Why are they bad news may I ask?"

"Nothing you need to know right now at this moment ok"

Nothing I need to know right now?? This conversation was starting to get clouded with an atmosphere of awkward silence.

"Wait so why did I not see him last year?"

"He had a family business trip to attend to in Italy"

"Oh ok"

"Erm, so I have you heard from Aaliyah... She didn't come to school yesterday" I finally spoke

"To be honest I haven't. That's weird" she replied.

"That's funny I missed her call yesterday morning and when I called her back she didn't pick"

"I don't know what's wrong with her, she is never serious"
We both began to laugh until our stomachs churn upside down.

"Anywayss, how do you wanna celebrate your birthday?"

My birthday! I completely forgot. You see ever since my mother died I never really wanted to celebrate my birthday because I share the same day with my mother. However, I did promise Raven that I'd do something for my 21st birthday.

"So what are you planning on doing? A part-????"

"Nooo!" I interrupted. I didn't want anything big.

"ok then also have you found an apartment that you like?"

Yes, I decided that it was time for me to move out, not because of anything but I would just like my own space you know. I have been living with the Clark family for the past 12 years. My father placed a huge amount of money in my bank account when I left. I haven't spoken to him since. He is always unreachable and he doesn't even call to check up on me or even on my birthday.

Sometimes i feel like the only reason he sent me here was to get rid of me. I try to convince myself that that is not the case, I mean he does have  a big mafia cooperation and he is a very busy man. No that's still no reason not to check up on your only daughter for the past 12 years.

I have learned to get over it I mean I have Mr. and Mrs. Clark who support me In every way. They are the mother and father figure I have in my life right now. Even though they are not my birth parents and still see them as that.

They were there at my first and last dance competition. They were there for me at basketball and cheered me until my team rose to victory [a bit of an exaggeration there , but we still won]

They were there for the vast majority of my life that neither of my parents got to see and that hurt. It still does. If that guy/woman, whoever didn't kill my mother none of this would have happened in the first place.

I couldn't help it as tears rushed down my face. My hands tensed up while I squeezed my eyes tight shut, I opened my mouth to let out a cry but no sound came out. I started choking on my saliva as I gasped for air. It hurt to breathe my throat was throbbing my chest weakened by the constant rapid beat of my aching heart. I couldn't help it as I clenched my stomach. Just at that moment, I felt an arm wrapped around me as I was pulled into a hug. I completely forgot that I was sitting in the kitchen with Raven.

She hated seeing me like this, it broke her to see me constantly breaking down. Crying out of nowhere. Hurting. Just hurting.

"Heyy hey, look at me," she places her fingertips on my moist chin and I raised my head  as my  eyes locked with hers.

"It's ok Vaeh I'm here for you ok."

I hate it when people say it's ok because deep down we both know it isn't but when Raven says that, it's almost believable.

She may seem like such  a nonchalant person or 'scary' but deep down she is a teddy. It's funny because I'm the only one she shows her soft side to, she is pretty much mean to everyone else but me.

She would do anything for her loved ones and risk anything for them. That's what people overlook in her. They see her as some monster just because she may struggle a bit [ ok a lot, she struggles a lot] to control her anger.

People don't see that she has become the person she is because of them and that's deep. everyone is so quick to judge other people or to judge how they act in different circumstances but they are not quick to understand the reason why.

"Thank you," I muffled as I hugged her  back.

"I was thinking this one it's pretty big even though its a dorm room, " I continued while scrolling down with my mouse.

"Are you sure? I thought you wanted your own space"

"You know what I mean and look how big  the living room is"

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"AaLIYAH WHERE WERE YOU!!?" Raven shouted while grabbing Aaliyah by the shoulders

"Oh so look who finally decided to join us," Willow huffed

"It's about time you showed up," I coughed 

"I'm really sorry guys, i got caught up in something," she replied hesitantly as we all glared at her.

"Caught up i something hu? You could have at east called or text us, we were worried sick," stated Raven slowly loosening her grip and letting go of Aaliyah.

"I know and I am really sorry"

I wonder what she was doing, I mean it must have been very important if she had to skip school for it. However something doesn't seem right, she never skips school! For anything. She is a geek for all i know. 

"It's ok," Raven replied ,"nothing much happened anyway-"

"Nothing happened????" Willow  interrupted "Bitch you and Nevaeh got into a fight-"

"A fight???" questioned Aaliyah

I rolled my eyes in irritation, " It wasn't that deep."

"Girl byee, you full on whipped Danielle's ass

"Well then i guess I did miss a lot then."

"Yh," we all said

An awkward silence filled the air as all four of us sat on the bench.

"I have to got to the toilet," I said as i got up and walked away from them, I need to breathe, but it was so tense in there.

Me being so lost in my thoughts i wasn't even paying attention to where i was going and before you know it i felt my head slap right onto the floor. Yes, it did hurt, everything was blurry for the first few seconds before i saw a broad body like figure towering over me.

"I'm so sorry," a voice spoke. 

So deep. So sexy. So hostile, it sent a tingling sensation between my legs.

I soon felt a hand help me up to my feet.

"It's OK."

He looked at me down up analysing me and then walked off. I'm guessing that was Xavier due to his dreds.

Still in shock from the fall I literally just had a bumped into someone else.

Gosh I'm so clumsy today. This time I recognised the voice. 

"Bitch watch where your fucking going!"

I'm mean his voice was much more angrier.

"Malik I'm so sorr-"

"I don't need your fucking apologies, just watch where your going!"

"Why are you being so rude?" I asked as i tear rolled down my cheek.

"WHat you think just because I saved you ass back there from getting into trouble," he laughed "you thought that I-"

"No, I didn't think anything"

And with that I got up and walked away. I felt so embarrassed, how could he treat me like that. Dickhead. In fact I'm the dick head ugh why am I even surprised.

I head over to the girl's toilet and you wouldn't guess who i came across. Danielle Mendoza. Great. Just great.

I mind my own business and make my way into the toilet. After the beating I gave her yesterday I'm pretty sure she is scared considering she didn't dare even look at me.

I finished my business and left the girl's room on my way back to meet the girls but I was pulled back behind the corner of classroom C45.

Before i could even scream the person placed  a hand over my mouth and whispered in my ear

"If you cherish your life and the life of your fellow friends, you shall not speak a word to anyone about this at all."

 I quickly nodded my head as the person took my hand and placed a post it note in it and they disappeared. I couldn't tell whether they were a man or a woman. It's like they had some voice changer machine and wore a long black coat that reached down past their knees.

I just sat there. In front of classroom C45 shivering, trembling in fear clenching my fist against the post it note.

After a while of me sitting shaking and trembling i finally decide to open the note.

Your mother is dead, and now i think it's time for you.

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Author's note

Sorry guys that this chapter came out a bit late.

Tell me what you think of it so far :))

Who do you think is they guy behind the black coat? And who do you think murdered Nevaeh's Mother?

What do you think about Malik?

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