Where Your Secrets Hide

SECRET 29

The bell rang and it means that the class has started.

It's Monday, new day of school is going to start. We know how it started, but we never know how it'll end.

While I am walking on the hallways, some students are looking at me, and I don't really know the reason why.

But I have an idea, maybe they heard everything that had happened to me, since from my cousin's death to what happened this Friday. It's a small town, everyone will know, everyone knows everybody's current life, even mine. Even a little events and things that happened to you, everyone will know, even if you accidentally drop your glass on the ground, everyone will know and it'll be a topic.

I mean, it's a small town, but why does they have to be so...

I don't know.

Henry didn't come with me because he is sick, and I don't know why he is sick, but I see him himself earlier, laying on the ground.

Her mother said that he had a fever because of the temperature changes, from so very hot, to very cold, and I think it attacked him that makes him had a fever.

So basically, I am alone right now, and to be honest, I am scared on my own, specially at this situation, specially about the ring that they found on Chase car.

Everyone knows that the ring belongs to me, because Chase wants everyone to know, that no one should mess with me, because I am his friend.

But now that he is gone...

I just don't know how will be my life from now on.

I keep walking and walking until I finally arrived my classroom. I quickly went to my seat and waited for Mrs. Vagianna.

I keep looking around and the only thing that I observed is that Austin is absent.

But who cares about him?

Buut, I got worried, ever since that night, where same things happened too us, I've never heard again form him.

I never even know what happened and how it happened to him, I just knew that something happened to him, the same thing happened to me.

"You're quite famous now, you know that right?" I almost stop my heart from beating after someone speak near at my ears. I turned around and saw Shannel sitting beside me.

Shannel has a black straight hair and her eyes are little.

In short, she is an Asian.

"Because of what happened to me? From my cousins?" I asks her back. She just smiled and put her bag on the floor. "Because of the ring that they found in Poor Chase car." She answered. "Because you're a murderer" She added.

I stop from thinking because of what she just said.

A murderer?

"But you don't have to worry. Because I don't believe any of it." She said and smiled back at me.

She get her phone from her pocket and start using her phone through scrolling.

Now I know why a lot of people are looking at me. Because of what KAtahrina said, because of the ring.

But I literally have no idea how my riing ended up there in CHAse car.

Did I drop it? Did I accidentaly took it off?

How?

"You seemed nervous. You literally look like you are guilty for CAHse murder." Shannel said. "Please don't make me change my mind.. I know you, you are good, specially to your best friend Chase, that's why I don't believe the rumors about you. But if you keep looking guilty, then I might change my mind about you." She added.

I took a deep sigh and look at her.

"I am a little nervous. It is normal. Because I have no idea why and how my ring ended up in Chase car. It doesn't add up." I answered, for me to make her think that I'm innocent, even I know I am not. "There are two possibilities out there Jackson. First you killed him." She said and look at me with her fiery eyes. "Second, someone's trying to blame his murder to you." She said

And because of that, I remember C.

He is the only one who want me to got to jail for a crime that I started but didn't do.

But how did C even know where I hid my ring, unles he is stalking me, or unless, C is someone I know, very know.

"So you have to be careful Jackson. Because if someone is trying to blame you for his death, it won't stop until you are behind those bars. Make sure you have an evidence against your own evidence, and to always have an alibi and in timing, that's the only way to prove that you are innocent."

And that's when it hit me.

I know now what I am going to do.

Thanks to Shannel who cares about me...

Rest in Piece to her soul.

I will never forget you, because of you, I got away of murder, and I will do anything to avenge your death.

But it's too late, because you already avenge my death.

After class I went to cafeteria for me to buy my own lunch, and up until now, everyone is looking at me, whispering bad things about, like they don't do any bad things in their life.

Who are they to judge me?

Yes, I am not perfect, but so does they, they are much worse than me, we all have different story, but we will al end up in the same fate, death.

After I pick my lunch some group of boys talk behind my back, like those words sre for me.

"How could a murderer live his life peacefully?"

But I just ignored them, instead I just get my lunch and find myself a seat, but there are no seats available, I mean, there are lots of empty seats, but people are trying to get than from me, and the others are avoiding me, like they don''t want me to sit with them.

They hate me, they disgust me.

So I had no choice but to eat inside a stall in the bathroom which no one is going to disturb me. I only saw this scene on a movie, and I've never expected that it would happen to me.

I keep eating my food when someone went inside the bathroom and I can hear them back stabbing me, like literally.

They have no Idea that I ma here inside the toilet so they just keep talking and talking about me.

"I just couldn't believe that he could kill Chase."

"I mean, we should never judge them by their looks. He looks so good and innocent, but what would they say? The one who looks innocent are the one who really have a fiery attitude."

"No wonder why he killed Chase."

"Why? DO you have a theory why?"

"Jackson is his tutor, impossible right? How could a junior tutor a senior? And the ring? I don't think it is just a friendship ring."

"Are you saying that they are dating? But how is that even possible? Chase has a girlfriend."

"But Sarah has a second boyfriend."

"She has??"

But just before he said who that is, the door opened and the two boys stop talking to each other.

I couldn't believe what I just heard, Sarah has a second boyfriend?

Does that mean that, Chase is cheating with Sarah, and Sarah is cheating with Chase?

Then why are they engage? Why are they even together when they know that their relationship won't last long, specially when they got married.

How was that possible?

Wait, I remember Chase telling that to me, that the reason why he is banging me is because he never loved Sarah, and because Sarah is having a relationship with Austin.

Wait, does that mean that Austin is Sarah's second boyfriend?

But why does Chase keep their relationship with Austin? And why does he keep his relationship with Sarah?

What the hell is happening?

It's like their friendship is just a joke...

But well, I don't have the right to judge, because if Henry did that to me, backstab me, I don't really know how to react, I don't know if I'm going to forgive him or not.

We all are different.

But, it's just weird... How could they backstab each other?

And the matter that Austin is a rapist...

Dude, their relationship is so mess up.

After I ate my lunch, I make sure that there are no other poele inside the bathroom and when I make sure that I'm alone, I immediately went outside and wash both of my hands.

I went out of the bathroom and went to my next class.

The class is normal, it went normal.

The only difference is that I am hanging out with Shannel.

This whole time, I didn't saw Katharina, it's weird because I know herr, if somehitng's off whe's always running to me, but today she is gone.

"I can't believe they are questioning students one by one because of Chase death." I heard one of the students complain that makes them get my attention. "They are questioning?" I asks Shannel and she just nodded to answer.

Two students stop in front of us, our classmate, my classmate, Ares and Quinne.

Ares is so good looking, he's handsome, but the downside is, he is gay. Students prefer calling him as the Casanova Gay, while Quinne is her best friend. A small country funny girl that is mean.

Yeah, she's so mean, but she cries a lot everytime she loses the thing she wants, like awards and when she loses to a battle between of meanest to Sarah.

"How come they never interview you? When obviously all the evidence regarding to his death is pointing out at you?" Ares asks while his arms are crossed, looking straight right at me. "Because they already interview me?" I answer. "Really?" Quinne said in confusion. "Then how come they asks us about you? Oh wait, maybe they didn't believe you!" She said and she laugh saracastically with her friend, Ares.

Wait what?

They asks about me?

IS this... IS this the real reason why students are looking at me? Not because of the ring, but because they think that I killed Chase?

H-How?

Everyone stop walking simultaneously which is very weird and their whispering is getting louder and louder every seconds that is passing.

I can feel that everyone's eyes are at me.

What the hell is happening?

I look around only to find the police walking towards us.

"Le me guess beshie, someone's going to jail." Ares said and look at me with her sarcastic eyes.

The police stop in front of us.

"Mr. Hall?" They said and everyone look at me, even Shannel. "Come to us to the station." They said and they both held my arms and force me to walk. "I can walk by myself." I said and I refuse to be hold and come with them to the station.

Everyone just stares at me, everyone just whispers about me.

I am shy, but I don't care..

I can prove that I am innocent after all.

I have plans, I can't walk out of campus without thinking a plan on about what I'm gonna do next.

They put me inside the car and drove me to the station.

I can see students looking at the police car while they are driving away from my campus.

I know what they thinking, I am a murderer.

But I'm not, really not a murderer.

But if they want one, I'll give them one.