*Alexia's POV*

We sat in an uncomfortable silence the whole ride to the waterfall. I don't Calum hearing me talking about our parents. He was only 3 years old when they died, so he didn't remember them much. But he still got a little sad when I anyone brought them up.

I pulled up to the waterfall and got out, helping Calum out of his seat. I saw Will get out and he just stared at me. I felt my face get hot and I quickly looked away. I went to the trunk and got out a pair of swim trunks for Calum.

"Remember Calum, don't go to far in to the deeper parts. And don't go underneath the waterfall. Call me if you need something." I left him to change and walked over to Will, who was laying on the grass.

"This is my secret place. No one knows about it but me. Everyday I bring Calum hear to swim and sometimes I teach him. I also come here at lunch, when I need some time alone. You can ask all the questions you want. But if Calum is around don't ask about my family, please." Or just don't ask about them at all, I thought to myself
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*Will's POV*

Why shouldn't I ask about her family around Calum? I guess I'm about to find out. "I heard the sadness in your voice at the school when you said something about your dad. And you said you can't lose anyone else. What happened to your dad? And who did you lose?"

She sighs before answering. "On the first day of 7th grade my mom, dad and I were on our way to school. But we didn't make it. We were 5 minutes away from school when out of nowhere a truck comes barreling down the road." At this point she was crying. "They hit the drivers side, where my dad was sitting, and the car went straight into a pole.

According to the doctors my dad died instantly, which was good, because he didn't feel any pain. But my mom died on the operating table. She got crushed between the door and console, glass cut her in multiple places. She died of blood loss. I was in the middle seat cause I had so much crap in the other two seats and I was too stubborn to clean it up or move it." She laughs bitterly.

"I escaped with a few cuts and bruises which eventually healed. I never told anyone, except for staff, what happened. Calum was only 3 so he doesn't remember much. We moved in with our grandparents a few days after. Last year they moved into a nursing home and left me their fortune. I take care of the bills, Calum and myself.

I never made any friends, I was always labeled the depressed loner. And I don't trust anyone with my secret," She looks up at me, her face red and puffy, tears streaming down her face. "Until now. You seem like the most trustworthy person in that school. And now I feel like I finally have friend." She smiles at me through her tears.

I reach up to her face and wipe her tears away. Then I sit up and hug her. "You'll always have a friend in me." I whisper. She nods and looks at me. She's not crying anymore, just smiling.
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*Alexia's POV*

"Thanks. Now any more questions? We don't need to be home for another hour." He watches me with concern in his eyes, but he then asks me another question.

"Why do you do graffiti, or street art?" He asks. I look at Calum having a blast swimming around in the little pool. "I do it to vent. My art is meaning full to me, like that one from a few days ago. That one was meant to represent my parents' death. The police told me later on that the car caught on fire, and the first things that caught on fire were the seat belts."

I look over at him and he looks thoughtful. Probably millions of other questions swirling through his head. I was surprised at his next question. "You wanna play 20 questions?" I smile at him. "Sure, why not."
Maybe this way I can get to now him better.