Chapter 9
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“Nicaseane and Sean broke up.”
“Really? Well, I wasn’t really surprised. That’s Sean Park, he changes girls fast like how girls changes clothes.”
“But that's Nicaseane huh?”
“I know right.”
I rolled my eyes before I closed my locker. It created a loud sound that caught the attention of the two girls talking just beside me. They both looks surprised to see me.
“If you don't have nice things to say, you better shut up.”
They looked scared when they hurriedly leave. I scoffed. People nowadays? Tss.
I started walking to the parking lot when I saw Kim coming my way. She smiled when she saw me.
“Sammy!”
“Hi,” I smiled at her. “You're going home?”
She nodded, “How about you? You're waiting for Sean?”
“He might be at the parking right now.”
His class is only until twelve in the afternoon. He said he'll wait for me since my last class is until 4pm. But my professor is busy so he just gave as a take home activity. I'll go find him, I want to go home early.
Kim nodded, “I heard about the news.”
“What's new?” I shrugged.
“Nicaseane skipped the classes today. I heard rumors that they trapped you inside the restroom earlier. Did they hurt you?" She looks concerned.
I shook my head, “She slapped me but then I slapped her back. I can’t let her feel so powerful over me.”
“I don't understand why she's wasting her beauty for Sean. I mean, we all know what kind of guy Sean is. Did her ever take a serious relationship?”
“I can say that.”
We reached the parking lot and I was surprised to see Xian leaning on his car. He stood straight when he saw us.
My jaw dropped, “Wow, he's picking you up?” I murmured.
Her face flushed crimson red. I laughed, I pinched her cheek. “You’re improving.”
I shook my head, “Dad asked him to pick me up. They left for a business trip this morning."
“You look cute,” I laughed out that made her blush evenmore.
We walked towards the car. Xian nodded at me before opening the door for Kim. Kim smiled at me before getting in.
“Little red riding hood,” he teased her.
I chuckled, "Don't bully her Xian."
“I’m not bullying her, she’s just amusing. She keeps on blushing when I’m around.”
I just laughed. "Drive safely," I reminded Xian.
I waited for them to leave before I turned to find Sean's BMW. I stopped beside a car to compose a message for him.
To: Sean
Where are you? We're dismissed early. I'm at the parking lot.
I started walking again but then stopped when I heard a sound just near me. If I'm not mistaken, it's a girl. I immediately what's happening but my heart felt like howling inside my chest when I heard a sound and saw a familiar car.
A girl's leaning at Sean's BMW. She's moaning while the guy's hand is inside her top. The guys stopped kissing her and looked at my direction.
That's when I finally saw Sean. For a second, our eyes locked to each other. My tears lingered at the side of my eyes. He stopped what he's doing but he didn't even try to come to me and apologize for what I've seen.
I turned my back at him to runaway but a gunshot passed infront of me, leaving a scar on my right cheek. I immediately fell at the ground in shock. I heard broken glasses of a car window.
“Samantha!” I heard Sean call my name but we both ducked when another gunshot roared around the parking lot. It was followed with a numerous gunshots like there's an exchange of shooting.
I was crying while trying to cover my ears. I saw Sean looking at me from the space under his car while he's covering the girl.
“Samantha, stay there..” I heard him say.
I heard the commotion from outside. I can see feet of different people from the spaces under the cars at the parking lot. My head is spinning. What's happening?
Sean tried to get close to me but another gunshot hit his car, breaking his windows. I screamed help when I felt small parts of glasses wounded my arms and face.
“s**t!” Sean looks like a mad man now. I watched him as he watch over me.
I ducked evenmore to cover myself while crying. A few minutes passed when the gunshots finally disappeared. I was startled at the slight touch of someone behind me.
“Sam--“
“Don't touch me!” I was shocked at my own reaction.
“Sshh baby it's okay now, I'm here.." he kissed my forehead before trying to carry me.
“Sean, are you okay?” I flinched when a guy in black suddenly appeared from somewhere. My eyes travelled to the gun he's holding and my body trembled in fear. Sean must have felt that when he made me look at him instead.
I saw how he restrained his true emotion. Anger is dripping on his face.
“You explain to me later. Now leave, before you scare the hell out of her.”
I felt him kiss my cheek, "f**k I'm sorry."
I heard the sound of the ambulance outside. Soon enough, I saw the university's medical personnel holding a stretcher. Policemen are lined up at the entrance of the parking lot where a lot of student are watching.
Sean place me at the stretcher. He looks worried while following the nurses as they put me to the ambulance. A tear escaped from eyes as I lost consciousness.
*
“I’m sorry if I have to do this Mrs. Marcoitte but this will help the police find the gunman.”
My mom nodded at the detective. He sat at the chair beside my table. I looked at him blankly before I noticed Sean's also inside the room.
Our eyes locked at each other before the detective started, I had to look at him.
“How are you Samantha?”
“Who are you?”
“I’m Detective Sandoval, I am incharged to investigate about what happened two days ago. I’m here to ask you some questions that might help us find the gunman and his motive.”
“You won't get anything from me, I don't know anything.”
He looked at me intently, “I see you had a cut on your left cheek and bruises on your arms and legs. Aside from that we are thankful that you didn't get any other serious injuries. How do you feel now? I heard you had a high fever since that day. Are you okay now?”
“Why do you have to know?”
“Samantha, please cooperate baby, they need you for the investigation.” I looked at my mom but I can't avoid to peek at the person beside him.
Why is he here? He has the face to show up to me after what I saw in that place?
I looked at my mom, she nodded at me. I sighed. I looked back at the detective, "I'm sorry, I just don't want to talk about it because it's not a good memory." I glanced at Sean who's never tearing his eyes from me.
The detective followed my gaze. He looked at Sean and then to me. "I already interviewed that guy. He was with you when the incident happened right?"
I nodded.
"May I ask your side? What are you both doing at the parking lot that time?"
“We talked about going home together that time.”
He nodded, "And the BMW Convertible's his right?"
"Yes,"
“Did you see anything suspicious? Are there unfamiliar faces?”
“I was with Kim and Xian, they left a few minutes before the gunshots. I walked near Sean's car and saw him there.. kissing a girl, she's not familiar.”
He peeked at Sean again, “You didn't see anything suspicious?” I know what this detective is up to. I've seen something unfamiliar, the guy in black holding a gun, but if I drop that scene off then I'm messing up with Sean as well.
I hate him but I don't know what he's up to. I'm sure he knows that guy and I'm sure as well that they're not the enemy.
I shook my head, suddenly tired of all these interrogations. “There's no one else at the parking lot at that time. Or maybe I didn't notice them. I was busy watching the two when I heard a gunshot coming from behind. I fell at the floor wounded from the broken glasses of his car. I wasn't able to see everything clearly because I was so afraid I'll die.”
I watch Sean as he clench his fist watching me.
“Where did Seana and the girl go?”
I swallowed hard when I felt pain on my head, I feel like I can still hear the gunshots anywhere. The pain is ripping into my brain.
"They both ducked, he covered the girl while also watching me from the other side of his car."
“Have you seen anyone shooting or holding a gun? Or did you hear people talking? Are they close to you?”
I was trying to remember the details but it's hurting my head so much. I covered my face with my hands.
“Detective..” Mom's trying to stop the detective now.
“I really don't remember anything..”
“Sean brought you to the medical team that time. Do you remember that?”
I nodded.
“He left the girl he was kissing for you?"
“Detective, don’t force her.”
“I need to trigger her so she'll remember what happened,"
Fuck you, I'm helping you and you're pissing me of by telling me those f*****g details.
“Come on Samantha, I'm sure you saw something suspicious..”
I groaned when I felt a pang of pain on my head.
“Stop it, stop it now.” I heard Sean's voice but I was too busy trying to attend to my pain.
“Stay out of this Sean,”
“I said stop! You are scaring her detective! Can't you see? She's suffering from the trauma and all you do is extract information from her. Can you just leave?"
“Sean..” Dad tried to stop but he's already infront of me, blocking the detective.
“Sshh, it’s okay baby, he's leaving.."
I heard my parents apologizing to him. The door opened and it shut close when they went out.
“Damn that asshole.”
He cupped my face and stared at my eyes, “It’s okay, go take a rest.” He gently kissed my forehead. He helped me lay down to my bed. I was just staring at him while he’s caressing my hair.
“I’m sorry about what happened Sam,”
“Are you sorry for the incident or because I caught you?” I was glad I didn't stutter. I badly want to yell at him, for realizing what he's done to me.
He told me I was his only girl? Is that another show? Is that another cover up? For what? I don't understand this, I realized I won't ever believe him without explanations.
And he has no plans of telling me anything at all, "I'm sorry."
“Leave,”
“Sam--“
"I don't want to see you, I don't want to talk to you anymore. I don't understand anything at all. I tried to understand you when you said everything was a cover up so you can hide me. But I realized, why are you hiding me? What's the reason for all those cover ups Sean?"
"Samantha please, can you just please trust me?" His eyes are begging now. I'm pleased to see him this way only to me but how can I be sure he treats me as an exception?
I laughed sarcastically, "Tell me how am I supposed to understand things I don't even know yet? Tell me what is it that I need to understand Sean. Don't let me hanging out in the blue trying to understand something I don't even have clue. Because that is so unfair."
I saw different emotions on his eyes. I saw fear, guilt, anger and care but what are those for? I should be the one to be afraid right? I'm in the middle of something I don't even know. I don't know if I should trust him and believe in him or leave him the f**k alone because I wasn't even sure if what he's saying is real or he's just toying me.
Sean has the capability to toy with girls, to play with their feelings without even being guilty. I told Nicaseane that she’s not an exception because I thought I was for that title. But the truth is that no one’s an exception from his playfulness.
“Sam--“
“I said leave,” I pointed at the door.
He looked me for one last time but I refused to take back what I said. If he don't trust me with what's going on then I don't trust him as well.
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