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"Knowing a person is when he acts like he doesn't act around anyone else but only u"
                                    Habo-j
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   3 days. 3 days and am still thinking of Ace's grin on my phone. I just couldn't believe it happened. As I heared  when Nessa talks, since she came to the Mathews family w/c was 4 years ago, she never saw Ace laugh nor grin.

  I made it a big deal since Jayden even said it was true. He used to be same boy as every other boys but something happened -w/c he exclaim as 'not my  story to talk' - he changed all at once. I don't know why but I decided that I'll make him laugh.....I just felt that I should.

    I didn't go home after school, straight to the restaurant since I had a shift. I held some top and with my uniform dress I didn't need to go to home for changing.

     The restaurant is busy today and people are scattered all the way even the outside is full of customers. Metals clashing and orders with some shoe heels clicking are the thing you hear right when you get in.

     Since the restaurant is known for it's delicious food, people here give good tips w/c bright my day but now God, how I wish to just go home and rest. Doing job after  PE is not one of my hobbies, since I play volleyball my hands were numb and yet I'm here serving people with what they want. Dependents...

     After quick good byes to my companions I made my way to home, walking in the streets with my bag hanged on my shoulder.

    I got home right after 5 minutes. Knocking on the door I wait till it's opened but when there was no answer, I went in using my keys on the flower pot right next to our door.

    Opening the door I went inside to pause at my steps when I heared a smooth voice of piano. I followed the sound and it became louder and louder as I get near to Ace's door.

    The door was slightly open so I didn't bother to knock. There in the corner of the room is Ace seated on the piano chair with his hands playing the smooth music.

    The piano is talking its story... His story... You could tell by the way he didn't turn when his door opened that he is playing it with all he has. The sound got more and more pleasurable, as Aces eyes shutted.

     He is telling his feeling by the piano and I could feel it's sad. The sound was so slow and amazing rhythm it has, slowly the music started getting faster and louder with his hands going faster and harder on the piano.

     He looks like in a battle war as his face got totally knitted to attention and his hands went right hard on the piano. The sound got a little louder but it was full of stories. Ace is telling his story, he can't tell it by his mouth so he is speaking through the piano. He can't indure the pain maybe, but his darkness is consuming and holding him much further, he is stepping far from the world and you could tell there is sth towards his life, maybe he's afraid, sad, mad, I can't pin out but also maybe all.

    The music stopped and Ace sealed his eyes open, his hands are still on the piano and with just 2 clicks on it -as it was the end, end of his life...as it all diminished with just 2 clicks - he let them on his side.

    Slowly but surely he turned to face me and his eyes widen at the sight of me. I stood still and stuck in awe that I didn't see his face changed.

     "Can't you knock" he say keeping his calm and cool voice.

      ''I have knocked stupid" I say "but you didn't hear playing with this....duky duk thingy over here" I point to the piano mentally apologizing to it "or should I scream HELLO IS ANYONE HERE, HELLOOO" I say through highly pitched tone.

     He just chuckle and I took that as my leave and went to my room, I didn't even get to see what his room looked like. I pulled my dress and my tee scattering it in the floor some where, I wore my comfortable shirts and a fluffy cotton shirts I had.

    Just as the cotton full handed shirt was around my belly the door of my apartment banged open. I didn't finish wearing it and I plug my head up to see Ace staring at my belly.

   Clearing my throat to have his attention, I scowl at him. After properly wearing  my shirt I wiggle my brow at him.

     "There is sth called knocking A.hole" I say
      
"I knocked but you couldn't hear," he smirk "Should i shout HEELLO IS ANYONE HOME, ANYONE" He finished his voice totally high pitched with his hands waving explaining his words.

     I do what a normal people would do. Laugh, my laughter filled the room with his silent one. Clutching my stomach and my heads whipped to the back I laugh, my gosh, it's good to laugh.

     Afterwards I clear my throat and nod at him to continue what he came from.

     "Just asking, but you comin to the party" he say making himself comfortable at my bed.

    "Why?! you won't go if I didn't" I ask with a smirk making him chuckle.

     He stood from the bed and came to me, right when he was in front of me he pulled me to him with my waist so that my hands were on his tanned chest surprising me.

    "Feisty" he say before fanning my neck with his breath. I would really want to provide more but there is st called dignity so I held back.

    We stood like that for couple of minutes with him attached to me, and his hot also cold - I don't know how - fanning right my neck with him sniffing me, he backed away and pulled his shirt out.
        What's happening?!

    "I'm sleeping, nothing more" he say chuckling and pulling his trousers out chucking it somewhere.

    Bouncing on my bed he sat comfortably and just stare at me. Suddenly he started talking.

    "Can I ask a question" It was more like statement more than question.
    
"No" I answered

    "It wasn't a question, besides it's good talking"
   
"Then why don't you" I blurted before I could control it and instantly regretted it as I saw his eyes show sth, something I can't pin out.

    "You aren't me feisty," he snap and continue with a gentle voice "How did your parents die?"

     I stuck, froze on my place and stopped tapping my phone for a moment but as soon as it crept me, it went. I started doing the things I were doing, bothering to hide my pathetic melting heart. I don't meet his eyes when I shrug, I don't meet his eyes when I answer afraid if he could see through me just like Aaron could.

    "Past is sth I don't wanna remember" I say trying hard to keep my voice as usual.

    "You don't need to act around me, feisty" he say searching for my eyes w/c are staring into his, when he caught me surprised.

    He stood and made his way towards me wearing his shirt and jeans halfway. He took my wrist with him dragging me outside my room, the living room and out from the apartment. I didn't bother to ask where we were going, I didn't struggle with his grip, I didn't bother asking why we were on a zoo when he stop.

     He took a hair pin out of my hair and I don't even know how he saw it, opening the door of the locked zoo he again took my hand gently and in we go.

    After a couple minutes of comfortable silence walking through the park of the zoo I start narrating my story. I don't know why am telling him, but I just did.

     "Mom died when she gave birth to me, I didn't even get to see her face not even through photos since she had none. Dad used to describe her as the most stunning women" I made a silent laugh " She was a volleyball player he say, the he am talking about raised me for 14 years before he also got tired of me, of life, he didn't even bother to hide himself and just made a fucking suicide leaving me alone, leaving me broken with a creepy nightmares, with a sucking life. Gosh he didn't even bother to say goodbye using a letter, gah...I excepted a lot more, I...... I-" I didn't Get to finish when the man beside me threw his arms around me, drowning me closer.

     I didn't know I was crying till his shirt was all wet, he didn't bother so I just snuggle closer to him. Feeling his heart beat, I feel protected from the world, from the evil world.

       His arms around me slowly let go, I wiped my tears and fixed my hair letting a standard hair lock behind my ear while he just stare at me.

     "Sorry about your shirt," I stifle a laugh "I get all mushy and stuff"

   Now he made an incredible deep sounded laugh. Letting his head fell backwards and just laugh. Heart flattering laugh making me smile. But it was short cutted when a flashlight crept an acceptable brightness to our faces.

    Shocked we both turn to the old looking guard wearing his guard uniform, knotted eyebrows and a death glare in his eyes.

     Seconds later, all I know is  that my hand us tightly clutching on Ace's hand while we run  and the guard chases us with his yells.

  We didn't stop even after we got out from the zoo. But just as we stop I couldn't help but laugh through my ragged breath, Ace also surprises me by joining.

  "You laugh" I blurted mentally kicking myself since he right then stopped laughing, faked a cough then straightened.

    I know but what could I do, what would you do if you saw a cat talk or a baby speak, that's what's happening right now, I mean he never laughed alright like never 5 weeks and I've never saw him smile so I should be amazed.

    "It's getting late " he say rubbing the back if his neck "we should go"

    I think my God damn month of time has occurred cause I did or said what I didn't expect.

  "I won't go if you didn't laugh again" mentally face palming my self I see as he stare at me with that weird look, shrug and walk past me but my dumb assed  leg won't make a move to go rather I sat on the grass enjoying the view of specifically a nothing only a wall or Walls.

     Minutes passed with me humming a song, I don't know why but I just didn't move not even a step.

      After nonetheless forever Ace came back and tapped his slippers on the floor staring at me downwards. I grin simply watching him.

       "Are we for real" he ask with disbelief voice "really, you not coming "

  I nod strictly taking endless sigh from him.

    "As you wish" he shrug before picking me up and hanging me on his shoulder like I weigh nothing.

     How many normal people would sleep on someones shoulder while going to home... Yay ME.
    
What? his shoulders were comfy.
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Nessa is still nagging me to wear the tight dress w./c she bought me, but I stuck with my usual clothes. A simple shirt and a skinny jeans. Putting mascara And eyeliner effortlessly and making it natural, I made my way out of my room to meet my escort Haze.

    Ace said he isn't going so, with a slap in the back of his loaded head as a goodbye I went out. The night wind blew my hair and goosebumps prickle my skin, I shiver and rub my hands on each side of my body.

     I felt a jacket on top of my shoulder and took a glance at Haze with a smile.

    "Tsk tsk tskk.. Can't you even wear a jacket sweetheart, it's cold and you know it" he say opening my door of the car.

   I smile before getting in and watch as he rounds the car and took the drivers seat of his BMW.

    I still can't get rid of the feeling that st is about to happen tonight. Trying to get rid of the feeling, I open the radio and all the way to the party house we went singing but my heart is still thumping hard.

    Forget and relax is what am telling my self....
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A/n- what do u think is gonna happen.... Anyway tnx and see u next time.

                 With love.   Habo-j