I woke up with a heavy headache despite that I quickly got dressed, today is Monday which means school again.
And I hate missing school, my dad not being around leaves me with only three options: either follow the school bus or I walk to school and I didn't want to do both.
So am going for the third option calling zion
It rang too many times before it finally connected.
"Hey limah" Zion rasped, his voice still thick from sleep.
"Hey" I whispered.
"I'm sorry for waking you up"
"No no no don't apologise"
"Eventually I would still get up so no need to be sorry" he added.
"Uhmm Zion I was wondering if you could come pick me up on your way to school"
"My dad is not around" I added quickly.
"Yeah sure limah"
"I better quickly freshen up," Zion said, yawning.
"Alright see ya"
"Bye"
With that he hung up.
Thirty minutes later I could hear the honk of a car outside, which means Zion is here.
I quickly ran outside, locking the door behind me.
"Oh my I forget my glasses" I said rushing back inside
When I came out again for the second time.
Zion was sitting on the hood of his car scrolling through his phone looking more handsome than ever.
Immediately he saw me, he jumped down quickly, opening the door for me.
"Hey," Zion said, smiling widely at me.
"Hi," I replied, smiling slightly.
"Come on get it in" he said pointing at the opened door.
I quickly muttered a small "thank you."
"Seat belt," Zion said when he got in.
I quickly fastened up my seat belt and turn to face him
"Is that all?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
"yeah"
"We are ready to go" Zion added
I really wanted to ask Zion about Xavier. It's been bothering me for a while, I wasn't lucky enough to get answers from xavier, but am positive I would get something out of zion.
"Limah you okay"
"Have been calling you for a while now you didn't even notice" Zion added.
"What's on your mind?" he asked. I could see the worried expression on his face.
"Uh-umm" I started talking but Zion cut me off.
"Let's go we talk on our way to class" he suggested
I didn't even notice we had already gotten to school.
This time I still got nasty stares from people but decided to brush it off.
"So what's up?" Zion asked when we got to my locker.
"Uhmm Zion" I said, playing with my fingers.
"Yeah!!" He urged
"Limah what's up with all this nervousness you scaring me" Zion added
"Just tell me," Zion said, walking to his locker gesturing for me to follow.
Okay I can do this I thought to myself taking a deep breath.
"Do you by any chance know anybody called Xavier o'cconer"
"I asked because you guys have a similar sur-n-" the look on Zion's face stopped me from saying anything else.
Zion stopped right on his track.
He looked so shocked
The expression on his face was filled with horror, pain, surprise, and most especially guilt.
"Ho-w th-e heck do y-ou know that name?" he asked, stammering.
He was breathing really fast now.
"Zion are you okay"
"You're scaring me," I added.
"I need to go," he said, rushing down the halls but I didn't miss the tears that were running down his face.
"Zion" I shouted
But he didn't stop.
"Limah are you okay"
I felt a hand on my shoulder
I turned around and came face to face with a familiar face. She must have sensed my confused expression.
"Angelina," she said quickly.
"We met on your first day here," she added.
"Oh yeah that's true I'm so sorry" I said.
"That's okay, nobody notices me anyway," she said, mumbling the last.
But brush it off quickly with a laugh.
"Are you okay"
"I heard you shouting Zion's name," she said, looking at me with a worried face.
"Yeah I'm fine," I replied.
I was having second thoughts if I should ask her about Xavier, maybe she could know something regarding him. Because the way Zion reacted was really not normal.
He looked scared and broken.
And Xavier's reactions whenever I bring Zion up is also not normal.
I have a strong feeling something is connecting them to something really deep.
"Angelina"
"Have you ever heard of the name Xavier O'Conner" I asked, looking at her hopefully.
"What" she also looked shocked.
"I haven't heard that name in three years" she said
"Uhmm how do you know him" I asked
"He attended this school before he disappeared"
"What do you mean by before he disappeared" I asked her
"Nobody knew what happened to Xavier"
"Some said he was killed, but his body was never found," she said.
"When Xavier disappeared Zion did not come to school for three years"
"Zayn started school again just two weeks before you came" she added
"How can a twenty year old be in grade 12?" she asked me.
"I'm still confused about one thing," I asked Angelina.
"What's that"
"How is Xavier and Zion related".