Chapter 05

‘Mattina mamma’ [morning mom] Lisa greeted her mom ignoring Amanda and luca.

‘Buongiorno caro come e andata tua serata?’ [Morning dear how was your night?] Monalisa mom replied.

‘It was okay’ she says sitting on the dining chair while putting her hand in her blue pants left pocket bringing out a gun. She was clad in a white top with the inscription }ARMY~  and long blue pants.

Everyone present in the kitchen area was bewildered as to why she would put a gun on the dining table in the morning. Lisa looks around the house tapping her foot on the floor rhythmically

‘What?’ she asks looking at them because they all looked at her as if she just came from another planet.

‘Good morning boss’ both Amanda and luca greeted.

‘Morning’ she answered. ‘Oh it should be any time soon’ she murmured looking the time on her expensive gold wrist watch.

‘Uhmm honey, what is going on because I know that face you’re making, you’re excited about something really really bad’.  Mrs. Rita asks nervously

‘ me?...,excited?’ she asks smiling like a child who saw a free candy, she takes her spoon to her plate just then their kitchen window crashes and a man wearing a ski mask jumps into the house through the window immediately Lisa takes her gun and shoot the man on his head

‘What the fuck is happening’ Rita asks taking three knives from the knife space in the kitchen. Their door breaks and ten more men dressed in black suit and black nose masks with guns entered the house.

‘what the heck did you do Monalisa’ Rita sighs tiredly throwing one of the knives into one of the men head who immediately fall and dies.

‘Whhhhatt’ Amanda murmurs as the trio looks at Mrs. Rita mouth agape.

‘Wow mom, you’ve not lost your magical touch’ Lisa comments as they all run and take cover in the kitchen area while the men start shooting non-stop. Luca removes a gun from his waist and a pocket knife from his shoe while Amanda takes a knife nearby.

‘Let finish them off guys’ Lisa says smiling

‘Miss Del-A-Cruz, Miss Antonio and Mr. Waltz may I know what you’re doing in my office’ Mr. ohmshford asked looking at them while adjusting his glasses ‘and miss Del-A-Cruz, crazy jeans is not allowed in this school’.

‘Pffftt, does this look like crazy jeans to you’ she says displaying the torn part of her pants where a fresh scar was just formed ‘or are you blind’.

‘What did you just say young lady?’ Mr. Ohmshford asked fuming.

‘I said are you blind’ she says repeating her statement waiting to see what he would do.

‘You...you spoilt ...’

‘Watch your words … sir’ she warned glaring at him.

‘You …ahh, you have detention… for five days’ Mr. ohmshford shouted and all his face had turned red due to the anger he was feeling.

‘Okay, bye guys’ Lisa says smiling as she leaves his office leaving Amanda and Luca who watched the scene unfold, as always.

‘Monalisa Del-A-Cruz Maria’ Mr. Ohmshford shouted saying her full name.

‘How the hell did he know her third name is Maria’ Amanda asks whispering to luca.

‘If you don’t know, how do you expect me to know?’

‘oh Lisa, God is really on your side, if not that your mom is one of the shareholders of this school, you would actually regret the day you were born cause I will make your life hell on earth’ he was so lost in his thoughts that he didn’t notice the two students in front of him who were already sneaking out of his office.

Meanwhile, Jeremy was in class waiting for Lisa to come to class. He wasn’t concentrating on what Mr. Leo, the mathematics teacher was saying but he was focused on her seat which was empty.

‘What did the principal say miss Del-A-Cruz’ Mr. Leo asked. Lisa’s last name pulled Jeremy out of his reverie.

‘Well he gave me detention for five days’ she answered walking to her seat then she sits down.

‘You…’

The bell interrupts the teacher and everyone stands up to leave the class for the school cafeteria, except Jeremy and Lisa who stays put on their seat.  Jeremy stands up from his seat with a small bag and goes to meet Lisa; he squats when he reaches her and looks at her injury.

‘Why are you late, did you fight with someone?’

‘How is it your business if I’m late or I fought with someone’

‘It’s my business cause you promised to be early so I can show you around and it’s my business to know if you fought with someone cause I’m your classmate’ he opens the bag revealing some first aids materials, he removes the cotton wool and dabs it on the mentholated spirit and gently dabs it on her injury while she holds the pain in.

‘You’re in a gang, aren’t you?’

‘What?’ Lisa asks obviously cut off guard by his question.

‘I am right, you are in a gang, it explains your unique tattoo and how fearless you are and you must be the leader, it explains why you’re not used to following orders or being ignored’ he said still cleaning her wound

‘How the hell did you know all this things?’ she asked still surprised

‘Well Adrian is in a gang, my elder brother was also in one which I almost joined besides Adrian gets injured almost every day which is why I carry my first aid materials’ he says putting the stuffs back in the bag.

‘Why didn’t you join the gang?’ she asked curiously

‘It was actually because my brother died and that’s the one thing I’m afraid of, dying. He puts bandage on her leg then he stands up and leaves the classroom. Lisa sits looking at the door he left the classroom

‘I never knew he had a story as dark as mine’ she mumbles as a memory of when she was younger flashed through her memory.

‘don’t think about it Lisa, he’s dead, he’s paying for his sins in hell’ she reassured herself placing her head on the desk looking at the door which he had left wishing for Jeremy to come back so as to avoid the deep scars to be opened.

Lisa didn’t talk to Jeremy after their encounter and when school was over she didn’t wait for the childish teenagers she called friends and besides she needed some fresh air. She pulled out her phone from her pocket debating in her mind whether to call Mr. Joshua but decided there was no need for that and she continued to trek.