4 Chapter 4

"Psst- wake up. Al wake up!"

"hmm what do you want mom, I'm still sleeping"

"Al it's me Jack"

I was surprised and shock, wondering where I am and how I got there. Then all the memories came back to me.

"Jack... is it really true my mom's gone?" I said while my head looking down.

"it's true"

He said it without hesitation because he doesn't want me to keep imagining that my mom will come back just like he did.

-- this part over here, Al (present time) is narrating this part --

Even if I'm only 9, I know for a fact that what happened yesterday was indeed true but I just need confirmation.

"Don't you have school today?"

"Yes, we have an event today but I don't want to go"

"Why won't you go?"

"Because it's a parent and teacher meet up" I was sad once again.

"How about I go to you're school, just announced me as your uncle."

"I know you're being kind and just want to help me but that will be pretty weird since all of my classmates know that my Dad is an only child and my mom has a sister but she died."

"You must be pretty close to your classmates since they know all that stuff."

"Yeah, we are close. I consider them as my 2nd family, well I guess you could say they're now my 1st family now since my first family is now gone."

-- in her head --

Gosh what is wrong with me!! Why do I keep making things so depressing and sad.

"Well I'm gonna make breakfast while you wash yourself and put on your uniform."

"But I just told you I won't go..."

"Just listen to me and I'll explain once your done washing"

-- After Bath and changing clothes --

"What do you want to tell me?"

"Actually I was planning on letting you transfer school since what happened yesterday might change your school life--"

"What do you mean change my school life?"

"I meant mostly at your age, others might bully you or tease you about why you suddenly lost your mom."

"NO! My classmates, especially my best group of friends and my one best friend will never do that to me!!..."

"How could you say that! I am very grateful for everything you have done for me but you have cross a line you shouldn't have!"

"Al I'm so sorry, I was just concerned was all"

"Whatever! I won't listen to that nonsense to what you're saying about me transferring schools."

I grabbed my school bag and looked at Jack in the eye with a glare "I'm gonna go to school now, even if it's supposed to be a day where I have to bring my parents, but I don't have one anymore so I'm going to school alone!"

My school is only a walk away to and from my house, since I was staying at Jack's apartment I was surprised at how close it is to my school too. Now that I think about it my house is not that far away from here. I'm gonna go there maybe sometime afternoon.

-- At the schools gate --

"Hey! Kate what's up?"

"I'm sorry Al but can we talk later, I have something to do"

"oh ok, no proble--" I couldn't even finish what I was saying but she already ran away.

"Hey look it's Al! let's go greet her" said Stacy, Al's classmate and best friend.

"Stace, be careful not to get too close to her cause maybe your mom will disappear too.." They whispered to Stacy's ears.

"What do you mean? Why are you talking bad about Al?"

"it's because yesterday while I was out with my family in the amusement park I saw a cop and a guard talking to each other and while passing by them I overheard that some little girl is alone and the mother is nowhere to be found. And guess who that little girl is?"

"Who?"

"It's Al"

"But how did you know though it's Al?"

"Because Rebecca told me by the phone. She was there too on a family outing, she saw Al and wanted to greet her but then she saw a guard talking to her then suddenly hugging her. And you know that guard I saw with the cop? It's the same guard who hugged Al."

"But I still don't understand why we have to avoid Al, it's not like it's her fault her mom left."

"I only heard this as a rumor but I'm not really sure if it's true but you know that day where Al's Dad died and other classmates who attended saw that Al only shed a bit of tears and was very surprised by it. And I only think this but her mom must've felt what a heartless child she has born. So now we're avoiding her cause maybe she'll spread her heartlessness around us."

"Well I'm still gonna hang out with her cause her BFF!"

"Sure go to her and we'll see if your mom will leave you."

"Hey Stacy, good morning"

"good morning to you too"

"I heard about your mom"

"How'd you heard about it??!"

"A lot of our classmates took a family outing yesterday to the amusement park and two of them saw you hugging to a guard that talked to a cop about a missing mother."

"oh so that's why... Have you noticed some of our classmates have been avoiding me?"

"No, why?"

POV of Stacy - I only told her a white lie so that she will not be saddened anymore.

"oh okay"

I can definitely tell some of them avoiding me. I feel like they are a hundred eyes piercing me like very sharp needles. Maybe Jack was right, my school life will change. No! you mustn't think like that. You should believe in your friends and trust them cause as you said they are family.