18 It follows me

"Jason get ready soon! Your friends are waiting for you", Clara called her son, as Ailee and Jimmy waited for him in the couch laughing and chatting among themselves.

Clara was busy at that time, arranging breakfast on the table. She had prepared delicious and healthy breakfast for Jason, with dishes done according to doctor's advice.

" Jason's too lucky to have friends like you. There's not even a single day, you both left school without him. He got up late today and I don't think he had good sleep last night", said Clara filling up orange juice in the glasses.

" But he looked alright at the party last night. What had made him sleepless?, Ailee replied to Clara and thought for awhile.

" You both always arrive on time. Sorry for the delay! I'll join you in a minute", Jason came out ready, in his half white top and grey bottom uniform, with his fingers running though his wet silky hair.

" Come on Aillee and Jimmy! Join us. Lets have a joint breakfast festa", Clara waved her hands forward, signalling both of 'em to have breakfast with them.

" Thanks aunt Clara, but I had my breakfast at home", said Ailee smiling. Jimmy who sat next to her raised his eyebrows and said " I made my breakfast too early and I had it just before I got here. My tummy's full".

" Oh My dear! You're not allowed to do breakfast by yourself anymore. Its my order! From tomorrow, Come here and lets eat together. If its hard for you I'll send breakfast to your house through the bots", Clara talked to him like his own mother, showing affectionate mercy on him.

Jimmy had no other options rather than accepting the offer. He got moved by her lovely words which made his head nod automatically.

Jason joined them after finishing up his breakfast. Clara had an important security meet that day and Chris had his work as usual, so they both went to their work spots right away.

" Please don't get angry! Just a moment, I'll meet Grandma Linda and come here right away", notifying his friends Jason ran to the house next door.

His besties looked at each other and nodded their heads." Its quite a good chemistry. There's not even a single day he gave up on meeting her. Eventhough his own maternal Grandmother stays at the next block, he never payed visit to her continuously. What a lovely couple!", Ailee put up a funny face and teased her friend.

Grandma Linda was an old woman in her late seventies living next to Jason's house. She was the one who took care of Clara when she moved to B13 from lavender sqaud after getting married.

Jason got attached to her and took care of her in a way treating like his own grandma. Jason was not the only one who loved Linda but his father Chris loved her more than he does. After meeting him as a neighbour, Linda learnt about Chris of not having a family. So, she took great care of him like a mother and it continued the same till then.

" Grandma! Did you have breakfast?", Jason ran inside the house and asked her in joy.

" Come in, my dear! Yes, I had just now", said grandma rowing on her armchair. Jason ran to her and sat down kneeling near her chair.

" I'd been waiting for you dear! What took you so long?", old woman asked Jason." I got up late grandma. Why did you look for me?", Jason asked her with a cute smile.

" Will you keep your lovely conversation tomorrow. The bots might have closed the school gates for now", Ailee stood at the house entrance and said in a angry tone.

The way Ailee stood at the entrance made grandma laugh instantly. She called her inside and offered her sweets.

"Okay dear! You might be late to school. Meet me in the evening as I've something important to talk with you. You can leave now!", Grandma Linda said to Jason, patting his head.

Three of them ran to school in a hurry and reached school just before the bots closed the gates. As soon as Jason entered the school students looked at him differently and few ran away when he passed by them.

Jason felt embarassed and shameful, 'cause of their sudden change and misbehaviours. Ailee and Jimmy who walked besides him, gave a angry stare to those who made fun of him.

Poor Jason reached his classroom and sat down silent. But his classmates and row mates feared of getting seated near him. So they stood behind his bench and bad mouthed him standing closer.

" Why is he sitting here? I don't think he has common sense? Doesn't he look at his face on the mirror? Uh... Horrible!", said a girl standing behind Jason.

On hearing this, Ailee and Jimmy got up and fought with her. It continued and extented to a two versus all fight. Jason slowly got up from his seat and went out of the classrom silently, while the whole classroom were busy fighting.

He went to the playground and sat on a bench in a corner. He relaxed himself watching his school mates play.

As time passed by, he got immersed in the game and he even took sides for his senior Patricks team.

Patrick was a high school national player and leader of blue scot team. He was popular among girls, for his calm personality and gentle behaviour. The sport prodigy was a tall one, with perfect V jawline and luminant grey eyes, making every girl flatter with just a smirk.

No man can be perfect. Likewise, the well-mannered young man possesed one such bad habit of all youngsters. No one knows what makes him angry, but if he does people might get shocked to see his huge transformation from calm to Monstrous.

The opponent yellow scot got furious 'cause of Jason's continuous fan chant. He relieved all his stress and sorrow, dancing and shouting all the names in blue scot. But it boosted up blue scot's energy and they all lit up a smile looking at Jason.

" Jason, where have you been? I'd been searching you everywhere? How do you feel now? Are you okay?, asked a handsome young lad in a deep voice, who looked tall and fit. His face looked sweet that every girl would love to date and had silky hair which he flipped back often.

"I'm sorry! who are you?", asked Jason.

" Well! I'm your senior and I work as video demonstrator part time in our school. Taking  special interest in system updates, I help school's management too.

To tell more about myself, I was once a very popular personality to gain popularity even on the very first day people set their foot in this Island. I was only four at that time and everybody loved me as I was too adorable, cute and naughty. But now, no one cares about me and everybody tells that I'm wierd. You are the only person who could understand me. That's why I came here as soon as I heard that you attended school today", said the young man sitting comfortably on the bench placing both of his arms on the bench's top.

" I see! Why did you search for me and how could I understand you? I don't even know your name", said Jason gradually moving away from him and sitting little far away.

" I forgot to tell my name. I'm an idiot. Don't mind me this is how I'm. Yeah! My name is Denise and we all moved here from Atlise when I was 4. I know your mom Clara and her friend Emily. Once we all sat together and heard a story from an old woman about the Truth of our world. They were like my elder sisters and they took great care of me. Those are Golden days and I always treasure those moments. How are they now? Pass my words to them, okay?", said Denise.

"Sure! I'll tell them. Now, tell me how could I help you?", said Jason scratching his head.

"That day, when you got into that incident I met someone strange too", Denise came closer and said in undertone.

" What? Who did you see?", Jason exclaimed in thrill.

A lot of thoughts rolled on Jason's mind, making him think whether he might be the person he met that night.