Chapter 18: CHP 18
This words were like a knife to James,did it hurt him or his pride? James nods,his smile never leaving his face, Cassie just stared blankly,her eyes had no emotion,she didn't care what he was thinking and just focused on her mom,her thoughts far from him.
James looks at her for a few seconds before looking away,he takes a step back"I'll be leaving"she nods as James leaves,once he was gone Cassie sits on the couch,she looks at the blank tv screen then at the door,she knew she shouldn't spen her life in a confined space,she had to breath,she walks up the stairs,her dead eyes making the maid unable to know her real emotions, Cassie picks up her phone and walks back down,she didn't like anyone being sympathetic towards her so she loved her expressionless reaction,it was rational, her mind was calm but not completely,she knew a storm will come but she didn't bother,she was waiting for the enemy to strike.
Stepping outside,it was a sunny day, Cassie breathes in before letting go,in her baggy shirt and jeans she looked small and fragile,she walked until she reached a gym,she recalled in her memory that this was where James went to after she dropped out of school, surprisingly she wasn't here to investigate,she came to register,one of the couch seeing this young figure couldn't help his thoughts'womt she break?' he walks over to her as she looks around,on closer inspection he couldn't help but be in daze, those kind of eyes were scary"hello miss,are you looking for someone"Cassie looks at the old man around his forties,it's like she was trying to see through him"I'm here to register for a gym membership and join your classes"she points towards the flyers that showed people in black belt,some wearing boxing gloves and the others fencing,the couch smiled"okay follow me" he takes her to his office and offers her a seat.
"How old are you?"the coach asked as he sits on his seat, Cassie rest her hand on the table and with a serious tone"17"the coach paused in his tracks as he goes through some papers"where's your parent"he asked as he brings out a form"one is dead and the other is missing"her voice makes him stop in his tracks,he looks at the serious girl'was she just playing a prank?'but he didn't ask as he sees her filling the papers with the pen from her pocket,she didn't wait for him to ask and just kept filling the papers,the last question was what club she wanted to join,the coach who had seen her stop there asked"do you want to check them out before join"Cassie shakes her head,her eyes on the paper as she twirls her pen"I want to join all of them"