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CHAPTER 17
DEREK
"Come on, more pushups!" Coach whistled out, ordering us.The others were acting all lazy while I was carrying out the task with seriousness."Be more like Derek here! He's doing it perfectly!" Coach compared me to the others, getting them to the ground.He thinks I'm doing this with passion, but I'm the only one who knows why I'm going like a machine.It's all because of her, Mirabel.After that night at the kitchen, I've not been myself. Her action left a spark of fear in me, leaving me scared of her rage.Who knows what will happen when next I make that move again?She might pull out a screwdriver or pocket knife and sink it into my chest."I hate you!" Her voice echoed in my head, distracting me.I lost my focus, falling to the ground."Wow! What happened, Champ?" My coach asked, drawing nearer to me.I sat up, swaying my head."I need a break, sir, " I sRelated chapters
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DEREK"Please, I'm looking for my daughter. Her name is Mirabel."I couldn't stand seeing Mirabel's mom in pain, as she begged from one nurse to another, seeking for Mirabel.Antonio and I stood at the corner where her eyes couldn't spot us quickly. Otherwise, if she had seen us, she would have raced down to here to demand for her girl.Unable to bear her demands, I patted Antonio on the shoulder and said, "Go and get my father.""On it." He nodded, rushing back to the room.I gave out a sigh before stepping out to meet my stepmother.The moment I came into view, she saw me."Derek? Derek!!" She yelled my name out, rushing towards me. Her hands fell on my arms, squeezing tight with desperation. "Where's Mirabel?!" She asked with her eyes popping wide.I tried to calm her down, but she wasn't ready for it."Derek, tell me where Mirabel is! You can't tell me to be calm when my girl is here. Where is she?" She demanded. Just then, her eyes lingered to the side, with her face all froze
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DEREKI stared at Antonio and Mirabel from the door.My friend gazed back at me, but Mirabel didn't. She just took her eyes elsewhere, getting comfy on Antonio's lap.And the sight of this was beginning to eat me up."What's up? " Antonio asked, running his hand in Mirabel's hair, and petting her.I held back my feelings towards this, pulling myself together. I needed to be calm than getting annoyed. Cooling my mood, I asked Antonio, " I thought you said you'd head home as soon as we arrived?""Oh, shoot! That's true, " He exclaimed, lifting Mirabel's head off his lap and jumping out of bed."I haven't been at home for days. I promised my parents I'd be home today, " He shared, smiling at me then at Mirabel.When he said that, Mirabel's face came all dull. She stared at Antonio with sadness in her eyes, like she was begging him not to leave her alone.And my friend noticed this mood from Mirabel. He smiled at her, cupping her face, saying, "Hey, don't worry. You're home now. I just
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DEREKThe lectures came to an end.All of Mirabel's course mate came surrounding me on my seat, asking questions on my one week absence.They wanted to know if I was the one who chose to stay back or if my father was the reason. And what was my response?"That old man decided to keep me under house arrest because of Mirabel. What could I have done? He's my father after all, " I shared, portraying a victim in their midst. And since they didn't care if I was at fault or not, but just loved me for my status, they backed me up."Yeah, what he did was wrong. It's not your fault that she got attacked by someone in this school.""Exactly. Who knows the person she messed with this time around.""I bet she didn't see the person and just decided to blame poor Tania for it.""Or maybe she's scared. "They all laughed, making fun of Mirabel in her absence. I was heartbroken just hearin
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DEREKHis eyes read fear on seeing me. His whole body shivered from where he was tied, mumbling through the tape across his mouth."Old nerdy here was hiding in the library. He didn't want to step out, until I used a girl to call him out of his den, " Antonio shared, grabbing Tim's head, bending it backwards. He gave out a hurtful groan with tears streaming out of his eyes.He dropped them on me, mumbling once more through the tape.He knows what he has done that's why he's pleading with his eyes.Drawing closer to him, I yanked the tape off Timothy's mouth, causing him to scream out in pain.He cried out, pleading with the word Please, escaping his lips. "I didn't do anything. Please, let me go," He sniveled."Are you serious now? You didn't do anything?" I scoffed at his cries, sticking the tape to his left eyebrow."I'm sure you know exactly why you're here, Tim. It's best you come out clean or we do it the hard way, " I threatened, making sure the tape was stuck to his brow prope
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