I guess what they say is right, sometimes when everything goes right in life, Satan finds a way to destroy that. Although I wouldn't say I strongly believe in it but also perhaps I've mentioned it before.

It starts off with a regular day, waking up sleep deprived, made a ruckus as I got myself and Matty ready for the day ahead, and finally left with my sweet boyfriend in the car.

Yeah this status suits us much better, we somehow told each other without really using words. We communicate through the heart, sounds cheesy, I know but I can't really explain what liking someone really is. I guess one does get cheesy being in a relationship.

I cringe at the word as it pops in my head, Relationship. It was finally time for me, it started off weird but I got here into this weird loveable relationship.

I rush to the cafeteria and see my group sitting the far end corner of the area, I walk up to them and take my seat beside Eugene. He pecks me on the cheek and gets back to his meal. It did feel awkward and jittery at the start but we are all used to his pecks, yes not just me but Jake and Vivian as well.

Sure they too seemed awkward at the start, starring at us continuously but got over it and just had to accept that we are dating for real now, at least for Vivian.

"How come I see no girl drama unfold since I got here?" Jake questions looking at me.

"Girl drama?" Vivian asks before I could.

"A dual for the hand of this fair maiden" he says being overly dramatic and waving his hands at Eugene.

I laugh and glance at Eugene who seems to be ignoring him.
"None so far, I think they get the idea that he belongs to me" I say smiling.

Eugene looks at me and gives a smile of his own, but not the one he always gives me. We hear the bell ring and head to class.

Jake heads in the opposite direction of the school, back to his college building and we carry on in the hallways.

"I wonder how Arden college is?" Vivian questions staring outside the window right at the building opposite to us that belonged to the college.

I look at the green board, Miss Alice scribbling a whole bunch of numerals and fractions on the board. I sigh and look at Vivian.

"However it is, I hope it doesn't have calculus, I can't take any more of these numbers"

"I'm seriously asking Jade" she looks at me, her eyes serious.

"Are you planning on going to this college?"

"Maybe I don't know. I can't really be picky for someone who doesn't know what to follow in her life"

"It's fine. We're on the same bandwagon" I tell her my concentration drifting from what Miss Alice is teaching.

"What are you going do, if you do go to Ardens college?"

"Sports. Cheerleader!" She says immediately.

I look at her surprised and she notices my reaction and speaks "I was watching the cheer try-outs today. It's seemed fun and something that I might want to do."

"So you have it all figured out huh?"

"Maybe? But I don't know. Don't you think it's high time we start really thinking of the future?"

I nod my head "Agree"

Vivian smiles at me and I look back at the green board.

It's not that I'm not happy for my best friend, I really am but what's vexing is that am I the only one who isn't been thinking about the future? Sure it is important but aren't we also suppose to have fun and take a good break before the end half of this high school year where we have no other choice but to get serious?

I break away from my thoughts as I feel an ache at the back of my head, I decide to ditch school for the remaining half of the day and head home. As I was making my way out the school gates after giving Eugene a heads up that I would be leaving, I see him already at the gate ready with his car.

I smile "What are you doing here? Aren't you suppose to be in class?"

"Too boring without you!" He says

I feel my cheeks blush at his respond and I get into his car in the passenger seat.

"Want to eat something before heading home?" Eugene questions.

I think for a while and then answer "Yeah sure, I needed somethings for home as well"

We drive to the nearest mall and head straight to the food court, Eugene orders a mac burger for himself and I find myself craving for some grilled chicken mayo and cheese sandwich so I get that and we take a seat amongst the various tables set in the area.

After we done satisfying our hunger, we head to the multiplex super store and buy the needed. We walk beside each other, with Eugene holding trolley and me dropping the things we need in it. It felt like a scene out of a movie, where a newly married couple are on a homely shopping spree.

If it were the Jade five years ago, then she wouldn’t even believe what is happening, I wasn’t always the type of person who would easily let anyone break down my walls. Especially after my parents death, it was always Vivian, Jake and Matty. I limited myself only to them and until I met Eugene, I didn’t think that I would need anyone else honestly but of course you know how it is now.

I buy the last of the stuff and head home with a few more packets of pasta and beer since Eugene would obviously stay for dinner and his pasta is the best I have tasted.

I get out the car once we reach home and Eugene gets the bags from the back seat, he asks me to hold the door for him so I go ahead, rummaging my bag for the key.

I get the key and begin to push it into the knob when I realise that the door is already open or rather, the lock broken. The tension within me rose and I pushed the door in calling out to Matty but I get no response.

I go into my living and see things throw on the floor and other things broken, I yell out to him again but still get no response, I run up the stair to my second floor and twist my door knob but it doesn’t budge.

I push it using the strength of my shoulders and bang against the door

“Matty it’s me. Open up” I yell but I get nothing but silence

Eugene must have heard me since I feel his arm on my shoulder pushing me aside. He lifts his foot on my door and kicks it, the lock break with two powerful kicks and he enters in.

We look around and find no one when I remember an old memory from our childhood days, I walk toward my closet and pull it open, revealing the tiny body curled up, holding his knees and jamming his ears with the palm of his hands.

I crouch near him and take him in my arms, he flinches at first but soon realises it me and hugs me tighter, crying into my arms.

The secret safe place in the closet, its funny some people think closet are scary places to hide in but it was a different for Matty and me. When our father scared us with scary stories that usually involved bad people, he would tell us hiding in the closet is the best place since its usually a normal place to hide and people would think otherwise.

Reverse phycology as he would call it, but I guess it did work out in the end. We take Matty down stairs and Eugene gets him a cup of water in his favourite panda cup. I help him sip and once he calms his tears and hiccups I finally ask him.

“What happened and when?”

“It was a while back, some people came. I opened the door and saw a girl, and I ran on top but I heard her tell the other people to leave me alone and then I heard things breaking and then I came here and hid just the way daddy told me and then I heard her again outside the door and she told me to tell you to pay them fast before other things break in your life” he says stammering and sniffling throughout.

Me and Eugene look at each other and then back at Matty, Eugene bends down to his eye level and pats him on the head.

“Good job. You were brave” he says smiling.

“Will they come again?” Matty questions looking at me.

I nod my head a no “I’ll make sure no one comes here again”

I take him to his room and lay him in the bed “Sleep for a while, I’ll wake you up once dinner is ready.”

He nods his head and closes his eyes.

I couldn’t believe that even after everything, he didn’t get angry with me or wished that mom and dad were alive. He could have, he has emotions too and he is mature enough to know things but he didn’t and yet he’s still here trusting my words.

I feel tears swell up in my eyes and run out the room, holding in my sobs. I walk down and meet with Eugene’s arms holding me. I sob into his chest and he caresses my hair, letting me know that he’s here and its alright to let it out.

I calm myself after a while and separate from his arms

“Thanks” I say trying to give a smile.

He smiles back and I head to my kitchen and look at Eugene leaning on the door frame with his jacket on.

“I’ll be back. Wait for me” he says

“Yeah, it’s fine. You don’t need to come all the way back just for dinner”

“No I am coming back, but not just for dinner. I’m moving in.”