~Chapter two~

Shortly after principal Krugger's announcement, the bell rang indicating that it was time to go home. I was relived when Charlie's mom came to pick us up. His mom is a beautiful middle aged woman with hair as dark as midnight and matching black eyes.

She and her husband are very nice people and our families clicked instantly and since then we've been inseperable but after what happened that night things changed...or better yet, I changed.

She dropped Charlie and I off at my house as she had an appointment with a patient. She works as a doctor at one of the hospital's in town where my mom also worked.

"Take care boys!" She yelled before driving off. Throughout the drive from school, charlie couldn't stop talking about the new girl and i couldn't stop thinking about those yellow eyes.Or maybe my mind was just playing tricks on me?

We both drop our bags to the ground—more like we flung them to the ground—and headed straight for the kitchen. Charlie's special place.

"Dude, did you see the new girl?" he asked typing furiously on his phone.

"Yeah" i hum in response searching through the fridge for something we could eat. "She's so fucking beautiful, it's unreal" he replied.

My eyes laid on a left over lasagna and I took it out with two sodas. Taking one soda for myself, I handed him the other and placed the lasagna into the microwave.

"Did Krugger even say what school she was transferring from?" i asked taking a sip from the soda in my hand.

"No but i think i just found the love of my life" He sighed dreamily making me snort"And what about Maddison?"

"Who's Maddison?" He joked feigning ignorant as he sipped on his drink and i shook my head disapprovingly"poor Maddison" The microwave dings and I bring out the lasagna. Dishing it out on two plates for the both of us.

"oh she'll understand"He chuckled as i pass him a fork and he stabs a portion into his mouth moaning in delight "Delicious"

I hum in agreement putting a fork full of lasagna into my mouth too. Bright yellow eyes suddenly flashed through my mind and I furrowed my brows."Hey, did you notice anything weird about her?"

"Something weird about who?" He asked looking up from his phone and I said"The new girl."

"If you're talking about how insanely beautiful she is then yeah I think everybody noticed that"

"Not that." I shook my head" I mean, like her eyes...did...did they seem weird to you?"

"Her eyes were perfect" He shrugged and I sighed. Just then, my dad strode into the kitchen"Hey kids." he greeted with a smile.

"Uncle Ethan!" Charlie beams at dad. Dad chuckled and ruffled up his hair with a response of "hey kiddo"

Charlie glares playfully at dad making him let out a small laugh"still all about the 'dont touch my hair' thing huh?" charlie huffed in response and dad chuckled.

"So how was school?"

"It was alright. Had a new student" charlie answered while i dropped my plate into the sink and looked up to meet the stare of my dad. He looked at me expectantly but I just stared at him boredly.

"How are you"He asked and I just continued to stare at him as charlie drops his plate into the sink"okay, wanna tell me what happened between you and Miss Karen today?"

"I think i'mma go now" Charlie said and motioned to the door. I shot him a look which clearly meant 'he shouldn't even think about it' but you know, Charlie's an idiot so he left anyways.

I sighed heading up for the stairs when dad's loud voice stopped me"I am not done talking to you, what did you say to Karen?"

"That I wish she would get hit by a car and her son would come home to her husband cheating on her on the same bed they shared!" I finished angrily as he looked up at me as if I had just slapped him on the face. The events of that day flashed through my mind and I wished it hadn't because I just grew more furious.

I had just come home late from school. The door was left open and different clothes were scattered all over the place. I was confused as to why our house was this unusually messy but didn't have time to dwell on it because of the loud thud that came from upstairs. I rushed up to go and check thinking an intruder had come in taking with me, my baseball bat. But instead of finding an intruder, I found my dad and Miss Karen defiling the bed my mom once laid.

Not even an iote of respect for my dead mother!

Biting my tongue, thinking it was better to reserve my comments before I said something we would both regret, I walked out of the kitchen ignoring his calls for me. I shut my room door close with a loud bang. My blood boiling at a temperature of at least 100°

So I did the only reasonable thing I could think of at the moment...threw myself into the shower. I sighed in relief as soon as the cold water touched my skin. I don't know how long I was in the shower but when I finished showering, I felt better.

Everywhere seemed to have darkened a bit. I picked up my phone to see a message from charlie asking if I was doing okay. I typed in a response of yeah I'm fine and he didn't need to worry, and dressed myself in a grey sweatpant with no shirt on. I Iaid on my bed staring up at the picture which stayed glued to the ceiling for some months now and my lips twitched into a small smile.

She was in a sun dress, her straight blonde hair was pulled up into a messy bun, exposing her neck with a necklace which was covered halfway due to her hand going up a bit as if to brush away the loose curls of baby hair on her forehead. Her nose was slightly wiggled up as she had her left eye closed in a winking pose with a very bright smile resting on her beautiful face.

The smile which had the power to make any hardened heart soft within seconds. you would smile like an idiot if my mom flashed you a smile from miles away. Her smile had that effect on people. Her warmth radiated through this whole house but now that she's not here anymore, it all feels so cold.

A soft sigh escaped my lips as I snuggled further into my pillow"good night Mom"I muttered shutting my eyes close. A creaking sound made me jolt up from my bed. My head snapped towards the window and I sighed.

I thought I closed it.

I groaned internally getting up to close it. After I had buckled it shut, I threw myself back into my bed and pulled my covers to my body before closing my eyes again.

A shiver suddenly went down my spine making my heart sink. It felt as though someone was hovering over me. Furrowing my brows, my eyes slowly fluttered open, only to be met with shining bright yellow orbs just a few inches from my face.