Dreams

Chapter 23

I didn't want to ask the question but I had to know why Sharlette and Jason hated eachother so much.  To me it was all a bit peculiar.  
"Sharlette what happened between you and Jason."  The smile that was on her face instinctly vanished and what took it's place was an image I would never forget.  Her eyes once filled of love, joy and excitement were now filled with darkness.  Shudering I stood there waiting for her to move or reply but only silence followed.   

"Sharlette i'm sorry I didn't mean to make you upset."
"It's not you Jake it's just that a couple years ago maybe 2 or 3 years, jason and I used to be close we'd hang out watch movies and have fun but when I started getting moved from foster care to foster care I got into some really bad stuff.  Wrong crowd, bad people were my company and before I realised it I was in a gang.  At first it was fun petty theft a little vandalism but one night Jasons friend Alexia was driving home with her sisters best friend and the gang....I was forced to throw a rock at the car to show my allegiance.  So I did obviously I didn't know who was in the car it was 11pm at night but I did it threw the rock.  The girl driving had just only gotten her P's and was a slightly nervous driver....as the rock hit the windshield she swerved and hit a pole nobody died thankfully but Alexia was in a coma for almost 9 weeks.  I called police said someone threw a rock but I didn't know who.  the next day at school some older guys apart of the same gang as I was teased Jason and one of the boys slipped up saying I threw the rock.  ever since then he's hated me and rightly so.  

Tears fell from her eyes and her voice came out choked. 
"Jake you...you-
"Shhh it's ok Sharlette."
"No Jake Listen you need...need to know that Scarlet was in that gang,  she hurt people.  when you saved me that day Scarlet sent them she said if I ever said that anyone else was involved she'd be after me.  I didn't say much to the police but I did say it was a group.  That was all she needed."
"Wait what."  shock overcame me.  then the real reason for the knife around her neck made sense she tortured people.  I choked up barely able to speak.  Scarlette took my hand and looked deeply into my eyes...
"Jake she was the leader."
"No."  it came out chocked and pained.  Soon everything in her note made sense.  All the I got into bad stuff, I couldn't live without you it was said because she knew i'd find out and when I did she thought I'd never love or be able to forgive her again.  So she killed herself.  As the pieces of the the puzzle fell into place I pulled my hand out of Sharlette's and ran I didn't know to where but all I could do was run.....