đď¸PERFECT
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(Secret starđ)
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CHAPTER 12
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BY BLESSING SILVER
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âSing? Youâre kidding right?â Jeremy asked, laughing slightly at the supposed joke.
âIâm not!â She said. âI want you to singâ she repeated.
âLike right now?â
âYeah. You asked for my suggestion.
Why? Are you scared that I might not like your voice?â She asked.
âNo, itâs not thatâ
âThen what? Donât tell me you canât sing!â
âI can! I mean I do sing a little, sometimesâ
âCool. Then sing. Iâll let you pick a songâ she said.
âUh okay. It might not meet your expectations and before you get too surprised, just remember you asked for itâ Jeremy said.
âOkay. Now singâ she said, giggling.
âOkay..
đś A thousand reasons why I canât put up this piece together.
đś Iâm a person, why do I have to live differently
đśCanât be ashamed of who I am, or maybe itâs just the other life speaking
đśI sit back and wonder how I came this far, when youâre here!
đśâŚWHY
đśDo I have to be camouflaged and let my voice speak out
đś..Why..đś
âŚ..
âWow! Youâre good!â Alicia commended, giggling. âWhat song was that?â
âWhy by J.Dâ
âJ.D? Whoâs that?â
âAn artist?â Jeremy said, his brows narrowed slightly.
âRight! But how come I havenât heard about him? Is he new?â
âA She not a He and sheâs not new, sheâs been singing for over three years now or more. I guess sheâs just not that popularâ Jeremy said.
âOkay. Iâll check her out laterâ Alicia said. âWeâre good now BTW. Iâll call you back later, donât fall asleep yet, okay?â She said.
âI donât know but okayâ Jeremy said.
âYou had better not fall asleep Jeremy Harris, Iâll be back! Byeâ she said and hung up.
Jeremy sighed and dropped the phone.
Alicia seems very friendly to him, how come Harrison thinks otherwise about himself?
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Rebecca left her window when she heard a knock on her door the next morning. She glanced at her table clock and realized it was breakfast time, so she knew who to expect at her door that morning.
She walked to the door and touched the knob to open it but stopped when she heard the voice.
âRebecca? Are you awake?â Her dadâs voice jerked her up a little. He knocked again.
She hadnât expected the knocker to be him..
âUm..yeah. Iâm comingâ she said after being quiet for a brief moment. She took a quick check around her room, everything was well kept and without suspicions, she sighed in satisfaction and opened the door.
âGood morning, dadâ she greeted, moving aside for him to walk in.
âMorning. Did you sleep well?â
âYeahâ she nodded. âUm..why are you here?â
âYour mom wants you down for breakfastâ he said..
âOh.. Iâll head down-
âWait,â her dad stopped her before she could walk past him outside. She stopped and gave him a look.
âYeah?â She said when he was quiet for a while and just staring at her face.
âI just want to-
His ringing phone cut his words short and he brought it out of his pants pocket. He took a glance at the screen and answered the call.
âYes, Mrs Davis?â Her dad said and Rebeccaâs brows furrowed slightly. The name sounded very familiar.
It might just be a coincidence.
âItâs okay. You didnât have to call, Iâd have called you instead. Thank you, anywaysâ her dad said, bringing Rebecca back to reality, and dropped the phone.
âI knew youâd make me proud again!â Her dad suddenly said, drawing her close to him and kissing her forehead. Rebeccaâs face twitch at the sudden movement. âYouâre lucky I still believed in you! You did well, Rebecca? Iâm glad!â He added and Becca nodded absently.
He patted her shoulder lightly and walked to the door, he paused at it and turned to her.
âOh and hurry up to the dinning. I have something for you after breakfast!â He flashed her a smile and walked out without getting a response..
Rebecca stared confused for a moment.
When he walked in, it seemed like he was about to scold her again for her grades and then suddenly he received a call and suddenly seemed very happy with her.
Mrs Davis? Rebecca thought. âCould it be her homeroom teacher?â
Did she call to tell her dad about her score and it possibly changed his mood and he became happy with her?
Rebecca thought carefully and suddenly it all started to make sense to her.
Mrs Davis had been the one after all, the one informing her dad about her poor and good grades.
No wonder she always seems particularly interested in her but Rebecca hadnât read much into it.
âTch!â Rebeccaâs lips twitch in surprise and anger.
Truly, her father gets all the information from Mrs Davis about her schoolâs activity.
She recalled when she had signed up to join the choir for a school play, she had done this secretly without her parentâs knowledge but her dad had found out that exact day and made her quit but not without smashing her laptop where they began practice, online.
It has been Mrs Davis all along.
âRebecca, honey?â She heard her momâs faint voice and quickly walked out of her room, heading to the dinning room.
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âArrgh!â Kylie groan frustratedly from the couch.
âWhat is it, Kylie?â Jeremy asked, walking into the living, with Axel beside him, his hair deemed from a wash.
âThis damn house,â Kylie gritted. âI canât find my brushes!â She said.
âOhh.. have you checked your room?â Jeremy asked.
âOf course. Where else would I check? I checked it twiceâ she said.
âIt probably dropped into your toilet? You should check it outâ
âUgh dummy! My brushes; like my make up brushes!â She fussed, annoyed.
âOh..well sorry for caringâ Jeremy said, walking to another chair.
âWhatever! Iâll just ask momâ she said, putting her make up items into a box
âHey hey! What are you doing with that?â He asked.
âWhat? Itâs my make-upâ she said, her brows narrowed.
âYeah, I know. I meant the boxâ he said.
âOh, I lent it. My make-up box is faultyâ she said, her gaze focused on arranging her makeup.
âWhat? You canât just lend my stuff without my permission. You didnât even ask me firstâ he said.
âYou werenât home and I didnât think the box was so useful to you-
âWell, you still shouldâve asked me first before taking itâ
âYeah alrightâ
âWhere are my stuffs inside the box before you took it?â
âOh, I left them in your room drawer and I left the pictures in your diary. By the way, I didnât know you keep a dia-
âWait..what diary?â
âThe blue hard-covered book in your room. I found it on your deskâ
âNo no! You didnâtâ Jeremy gasped
âYes I did!â Kylie responded, raising her brows at him.
âAw.. come-on!â He frowned
âWhat? I didnât think itâd be so safe In your drawer and- oh I get it now. I didnât read your diary; Youâre welcome!â
âThatâs not my diaryâ he said. âAnd I just returned it yesterday to its ownerâ
âOops,â Kylie brows narrowed. âYou can call that person and collect the pictures right?â
âI-I canâtâ Jeremy said.
âJeez! What kind of person doesnât have his friends number?â
âSheâs not my friendâ he answered.
âSo whoâs diary was it then, if it wasnât your friendâs?â Kylie asked.
âUgh..just forget it!â Jeremy said with an audible sigh.
He lifted Axel to the couch and began pulling his shoes into his feet.
âSorry?â Kylie said, giving Jeremy a placating look.
He gave her a frown and sighed again, shaking his head.
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Rebecca placed her feather pen on the page of book she was studying and stretched to reach her diary on the upper shelf. She got hold of it and took it, she flipped it open to the middle page and picked up the big envelope on it. She took out the pictures and stared at them..
At the first glance she had known who he was. There was only a slight difference between his younger self and his present self .
She picked up her phone beside her notes and turned it on.. she needed to see him but what if she calls and he misunderstands?
She dropped the phone with a silent sigh and began putting the pictures back into the envelope.
She paused when her phone began ringing and she took it up again, checking the caller. It was him, she could tell.
He had only called once and she didnât even bother saving his number cos he wasnât important, she just had the ability to recognize anything in just a glance.
âYeah?â She answered picking the call.
âWait⌠howâd you know itâs me?â Jeremy asked, his brows furrowed.
âIâm smart enough to recognize things at one glance, even though I donât want to at some point. Itâs just how my brain worksâ she said and he sensed the brag in her words.
âOkay. I donât know if youâve seen it but in your diary, there are some-
âPictures?â
âYeah, pictures. You saw them?â
âTheyâre yours?â She asked, hypocritically. Ignoring his question.
âYeah-
âGeez..no wonder they looked grossly familiarâ she said, cutting him off.
He sighed âWell Iâm glad you kept a track of my faceâ
âTch! You wishâ she replied, her face twitching. âAnyways, your pictures are right here and you can come pick them up at the library, Iâll be leaving soon though so if you need them then youâd better rush down here quickâ she said.
âWait..how soon?â
âIn five minutes?â Rebecca said, glancing at her watch.
Jeremy eyes dimmed as he stood up.
âWhat? Five minutes?! But Iâm-
âI Donât care. If youâre not here in five minutes then Iâll just leave these pictures here cos thereâs no way Iâm taking them homeâ she said.
âTen minutes? At least for helping you find your diary?â Jeremy said, putting his shoes on.
âYou didnât give any condition then,â she said. âAnd youâve got four minutes now!â
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T.B.C.
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BY BLESSING SILVER