FACADE

Chapter Eight

Laila POV 

   Its been five days now since I confronted Jason and his friends. He didn't do anything. Or hadn't do anything yet.

   His friends just glare at me anytime i walk past them. I know they want to get back at me so much. But they didn't. I don't know why.

   Jason also didn't act like i did anything. He just act the way he normally does.

    I am beginning to get scared of what he might do. I don't know him to just lay cool.

    Although deep down I'm having this feeling maybe he is just been nice to me or afraid to do anything. At least he save me once from his friends. And maybe the reason his friends has not get back at me is because he ask them not to. He might be scared or concern.

   Its kind of funny because the Jason i know is never afraid of anybody. He is not the type that get scared or care about anyone. So why will he will be scared of me.

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     Its monday and i wake up early to do my house chores before leaving for school. My aunt did a night at her work so she didn't come home. And I'm use to staying alone in the house. I'm not scared of been alone.

   School won't be fun today because Florence is not coming. She misses school a lot now. And I miss her terribly.

   As I walk into the school, a JS1 student walk up to me and give me a card. He walk away immediately after giving the card to me.

    I open the card to see what is in it. I think maybe it just some prank that the junior student love to play or some sort of confession. But it's not because there is just a sentence written in it. Someone wrote boldly in it 'I've mark you'. I close the card and sigh.

What kind of Joke is this?

   I continue my journey to the class and a student bump into me. She did not stop or turn around to apologize. I just forget it and try to smooth my blazer then I notice she had push a paper inside my blazer.

   It read 'the game is beginning'.

    This isn't a mistake or some prank by Junior students. Someone ask them to give me this and I know without anyone telling me that it's from Jason. He is trying to warn me and at the same time scare me.

   I look around to see if he is hiding somewhere but I can't see him or his friends. Just the normal student moving around or going to their classes singly or in group.

   Then someone came beside me. I was shock but the person hold me from falling.

"Sorry I didn't mean to startle you." He apologized sincerely. And he quickly remove his hand from my arms. I nodded and look up to see his face. It is Mathias.

   The most quiet boy in my class aside Jason.

"Hi. Good morning." I greeted. I don't know why he is talking to me because he never talk to me.

"Good morning. How was your night?" He asked as we continue to walk to our class.

"Great i think." I answered nervously. He is nice but i feel nervous.

"That's good. I'm Mathias." He introduced himself.

"I know. You are in the same class with me." I said smiling.

    He look like he is thinking about it and he nod and smile back. He have a cute smile.

"Yes but we've never talk."

"Yes." I agree.

"Any way I wanted to say thanks for helping my brother." He said.

"Your brother?" I asked. I don't know he have a brother or who he is. "Who is your brother?"

"He is one of the boys you helped in the old music room. Save from Jason and his friends. " He said the last part a little too quiet.

   I didn't know which one of them is his brother but i said. "Oh. I didn't know one of them was your brother." I said truthfully.

"I know. I know I'm saying this late but thanks a lot. My brother and his best friend had been toy for Jason for some time now. I couldn't help him." He said sadly. "But you did. And he hadn't done anything to them since then. Thank you."

"It's nothing." I said even if I am now in trouble with Jason because of what i did. "But please don't tell anyone."

   He look at me and he nodded.

"I won't. I promise."

"Thanks." I give him a shy smile.

    He smile back. "Alright. See you in class."

"Okay." I said and I watch him went in another direction. He is the thrid person that had speak to me in my class. No one except Florence and Christian had spoke to me.

    Maybe I am about to make new friend.

    I enter my class and went to my seat. A note book is on my desk. It has no name on it and when i look around no one notice anything. Everyone is busy with whatever they were doing.

    I open the book to see if there is any name in it.

   There wasn't. I flip through the note and I saw something written in the middle.

    I open it wide to read it.

'You are in my blacklist' It read.

    The book fell from my hand. And I remembered Florence words 'you don't want to be added to his black list. It's worst, what he do when you are in his black list.' Joshua, the boy in my front look at me awkwardly and look away.

    I swallow hard as my heart beat fast. I look at Jason seat. He is not there. The seat is empty so is Christian's.

    If he is not in school yet, how does this get here? I ask myself.

   He is about to start whatever he plans. And I think the worst i have been waiting for is about to begin.