Worlds Apart

Trouble in Paradise

Nyx had to call in sick at work the next day,she definitely could not go to work on her current state. She needed to know where that man was. She was very sure his grandfather would not be informed about the incident. She had just three days to fix things or there will be trouble in Paradise.

She sipped her coffee and racked her head, thinking of who to call. She wasn't someone with many friends,he'll she didn't have friends at all,Martin could be considered her only friend. How hard was it to have one acquaintance? What had she been doing with her life,

? Then she recalled that she had taught herself to not need friends,they would only betray her,drag her down or become her Achilles hill. Slowly,she began replying the past few years in her head."My life is really boring huh?".

How did she even complete school without having one friend? Then she recalled that she had beat up the school bullies and everyone regarded her as a bully and avoided her,it was their fault for not knowing a hero when they saw one. Should she have let that boy get away with cut her earphones? Tch,those things were precious to her,not like she couldn't afford it. Now that she thought about it,she smiled. It was one hell of a memory.

The whole class was rowdy as usual because the teachers were at a meeting. Suddenly,the fearsome four walked in."Quiet down everybody, we've been assigned to monitor you". Everyone suppressed their groan and sat down. They began to walk about, randomly hitting the children or messing with them. She, oblivious to their presence kept nodding her head while looking at the squirrels mating on the tree outside.

" What do we have here?". The girl that could be regarded as their leader,stopped at her table. She slowly turned to looks at her,then back at the squirrels,she could not bother with her. The girl felt embarrassed at being ignore,therefore,she dragged her earphones. She finally caught her attention,"what do you want?" The girl was surprised and smiled,she bad never been challenged like this. Not getting a response,she plugged her earphones back in. The next thing she knew,her music was cut short and so was her earphones. She turned to the girl who was gloating and she saw red. Before anyone could react,she stood up,grabbed her head and smashed it on the table with enough force to not crack her skull. The other three looked shocked and the rest of the classes was not excluded. This girl was always so quiet and she was even invisible. Asides,when attendance was being taken,she never spoke in class,she never answered questions and never asked ,"what are you looking at,beat her up?". The other three charged at her and the other students in the class ran out. She. remembered how mortified her teacher was when she saw the class. She had sat there and continued looking at the squirrels after beating the girls up. Tables were upturned,chairs were broken. She made sure not to touch the windows,because then someone would die. The girls were all bruised and battered and she didn't have a single scratch. She turned to the teacher and groaned,"they started it". Who would believe that when clearly she looked normal and they looked like life had passed through them.

The next day,she had to go to school with that man and he had brought his tiger to show off,the principal had been scared out of her mind. He had sat there staring at the woman after she greeted him. The woman on the other hand was fidgeting,trying not to anger him. She wanted to help the woman out but then again,she didn't care. Soon enough,the parents of the four girls came and the girls too and they all chose the far corner of the office,trying to get as far away from the tiger as possible."We would like to hear what happened yesterday,Miss Stark please tell us. Before she could say anything one of the parents started shouting."There is nothing to explain,she hit our children,we want her expelled". The other parents murmured their consent. That man started laughing and everyone looked at him wondering what was funny. He finally stopped after a while and was stroking his tiger."My little tigress beat up your lanky grown ups and you're not ashamed? To make matters worse,you want her expelled. She's not going anywhere". His words carried an underlying threat and they didn't dare defy. With that,he stood up and left the school,much to the relief of everyone. Everyone, except Nyx was dumbfounded. "Can I go to class now?" She whispered,the principal did not even know when she nodded. She smiled,her childhood wasn't so bad after all.

Finally,she beamed as she remembered a certain someone. She grabbed her phone and dialed his number."Hello Kyle". She heard the boy at the other end of the line flinch." You're creepy as f**k,what do you need?" She lazily traced the rim of her mug."I need you to help me find someone". Kyle sighed and tapped his forehead," I thought you'd never ask. Who is this unlucky person you're looking for?".

"Someone that should be dead". She heard the boy groan." You're scary,I asked for his name,not his status".

" Right,Nathan Kings,find him a ND get back to me". She ended the call before he could say anything else and went to sleep.

She was woken up by her ringtone. She grabbed the phone with resentment and answered the call."Little one, you didn't complete the job,did you?" Her eyes flew open and her heart skipped,they found out but how. Even she hadn't heard any news." How did you know?" She heard the rustle of leaves," I was there. the bullet didn't get to him. Don't worry,I'm the only one that knows for now. Finish the job before word gets out". She sat up and looked outside." I'm on it,he'd be dead by tomorrow". The call ended without her getting a response,she was used to it.

She slapped her forehead as she remembered her slip up again,this was a real trouble in paradise situation