Kale pov
"Hi Kierson...
That was the first time it happened in as long as I could recall; it was like a flash before my eyes. And I saw it, a memory, a woman smiling at me, her face too close to make out details. I can only see her thick red lipstick smiling widely at me, my vision fuzzy. I can't even describe the face that flashed before me, but I recognized the smile; it was all too familiar.
That is a smile of the devil…
It's been more than a month since I came out of a coma, and ever since then, my mind has been blank.
I remember waking up in that hospital gown, staring at the white ceiling blankly without saying anything for two days. My parents were panicking as they sat around my bed while I just looked into space, not saying anything. I remembered the doctor saying it could be a side effect of the trauma, and I have temporary amnesia.
I felt fine , I just didn't find it in me to say anything, I only said something on the third day when Olivia came to see me, after I left the hospital I didn't say much and I had no memory of the incident that led to me being in coma, days passed and my parents decided it's best to keep everything in the past and send me to a new school, I didn't object, I didn't care to be precise, maybe it's because of a lost memory but there was a void inside of me, I vacuum I can't even fill or know how to fill it, I never got my memory back not even a flash, until now, until that girl called me in the cafeteria with her sultry smile that for some reason has appeared in my mind for the third time since yesterday which is very odd, I don't think about people, I hardly remember anyone in my class mostly because I don't hang out with them and I don't care whether it's weird or not.
That is the reason I'm sitting in the cafeteria with Elijah, totally ignoring whatever he's blabbing about on his phone. I couldn't care less, and I have something on my mind, which is slightly bothering me because it's unusual, very unusual, for me to be thinking of a brunette with eyes that can keep you entranced just by looking at them once. Her face was so proportioned in all the right places; her round face was perfect, almost enchanting; and her...
Again I was thinking about her, the thought of that waking me up from my new thoughts and making me frown seriously. The food in my mouth now tasted weird; I forced myself to swallow the food. I lost my appetite.
I was startled out of my thoughts when Elijah immediately shook me to bring my attention to him before he asked
"Are you chewing raw meat?? Did the lady mistakenly serve you raw meat" I squeezed my face in disgust at his question, the thought of that now making me nauseous.
"What!! You looked like the food tasted so bad you couldn't even get yourself to swallow.
You weren't even listening to what I was saying".
"I was," I lied through my teeth without even thinking. I don't know why I did.
"Yeah! And what was I saying?" he asked.
"Carmen, you were talking about Carmen," I said, looking at him, and he looked surprised I got it. I wasn't actually listening; I just knew he was talking about Carmen. Ever since he saw that girl, my ears have been bleeding from the constant chatter. Guessing he was talking about Carmen was too easy.
" you were listening after all, then answer me my question" he asked
"What question?" I asked, and he sighed before saying,
"I asked if Catholics sacrifice lambs to repent their sins," he said, looking at me for an answer.
I wondered why I was friends with this guy in the first place; sometimes I find it weird—he has the brain of a goldfish out of water.
"Why would anyone sacrifice a lamb to repent their sins?" I asked, trying to make sense of what he was saying.
"Right!!! "I knew something was wrong with this blogger," he said, showing a video to me. I looked at him like he was stupid.
" That's a comedy skit, it's not true" I said he looked visibly relieved and moved to say something but was interrupted by someone who came to sit beside us and turned to greet me.
"Hi Kierson." Think about the devil and she will appear. I didn't expect to see her meet me today, at least not after I totally ignored her yesterday, which, according to Elijah, is a very red flag and a bad decision, because nobody who had eyes would say no to Amory, and I did yesterday without batting an eyelash.
"Don't call me that," I spit at her, avoiding her eyes and shrugging off the shiver that was almost causing me goosebumps.
What the hell…
"Why not? It's your name, isn't it? Or do you prefer Kale?" I looked up to her face no no longer able to ignore the urge to look up and see, I adjusted my glasses as my eyes looked at her face she was… close too close to me and I tensed up, my shoulders rigid as I couldn't help staring at those orbs of ocean eyes sucking me in.
Okay, looking at her face was a bad idea. I can't keep up with these new things...
I looked down and breathed in, not answering her previous question; engaging in a conversation with her is a bad idea anyway.
"Don't worry, sweet, I'll call you whichever you're comfortable with... and I want to invite you guys to my VIP party at Chains Club. It's exclusively for elites in my group, but since you're such a cute nerd, I'll make an exception," she said, now looking at Elijah, who immediately lit up at her words.
"Really, Chains Club!?" Elijah exclaimed
"Of course, both of you will be given a VIP pass once you get to the club to meet us, and Carmen will be there."
"Elijah immediately screamed yes at the mention of Carmen.
" I'm not going" I say not looking up
"What! Why not?" He asked, and I just shrugged, not saying anything. I have no reason to go there.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure he comes." Elijah said, smiling at her, not bothering to ask me again.
She smiled back before I felt her hands touch my face, and I jolted, the tension back in my body before she muttered,
" I'll see you there" she said before leaving, with Elijah smiling sheepishly while staring at her back, that idiot.
"I'm not going" I say
"Shut up."