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your
mother, but she’s costly. We might have to hold off for a while. I
have to make sure we have your college tuition covered.”
    “ Yes sir.”
    “ Good boy. See you later
son.”
    “ Bye dad.” Axel watched his
father leave. He was just glad he was in a good mood. All he had to
do was follow the plan and everything would be okay.
     
     
     
    “ Hey what are you doing?”
Axel jumped when he heard James. His nine year old brother looked
at him with hard eyes.
    “ Nothing, I’m going to
check on mom.”
    “ Oh, it’s you ,” he sneered. Axel
glanced at his little brother. He had sapphire eyes and raven
colored hair. They were very similar in appearances except for the
eyes, Axel had a lighter color.
    “ What’s that supposed to
mean?” He watched his brother frown. “Are you going to help him
kill her too?” What kind of question was that? He would never do
such a thing. It was insane. He shook his head to clear his mind as
things blurred for a second.
    “ Look kid. Don’t worry
about things, that’s my job.” He smiled when James launched himself
into his arms. “Wipe those tears, everything is going to be fine. I
got a plan.”
    “ But Jay, what are we going
to do. I don’t think we can afford college and mom’s medical bills.
I heard dad talking and things are apparently worse than what they
seem. He was talking about life insurance policies and
stuff.”
    Life insurance? Why would dad be
talking about that? “You don’t worry. I told you I got it covered.
Now I have to go check on mom.”
    “ Alright
doofus.”
     
     
    ***
     
     
    Iris was early to class and no, she
was not sitting here thinking about Axel or waiting for him to show
up. She just wanted to have a good lesson today.
    “ So how did it go with Axel
yesterday?” Natasha asked her. Iris didn’t know how much she should
tell Natasha. She didn’t need a lecture and was tired of everyone
telling her how dangerous he was. He had a little rebellion going
on, but it was nothing out of hand.
    “ It was cool. I was just
trying to get some clarification about what happen with Brad. I
keep forgetting to give him my number.”
    “ Smooth,” Natasha chuckled.
“How do you know him anyway?”
    Natasha blanched but it was briefly.
“My mom is a doctor.”
    “ I didn’t know that,” Iris
exclaimed, maybe she could tell Natasha about her life. “I know
Axel’s mom is really sick.”
    “ Yeah, it’s really sad. He
doesn’t let anyone know about it. How’d you find out?”
    “ She had an episode when we
were leaving the grocery store. I haven’t said a word. I wouldn’t
even have told you if you hadn’t said your mom was a doctor. I’m
assuming she’s treating his mother.” Natasha didn’t get a chance to
reply. The professor walked in ready to start class when Axel
walked in behind him.
    Iris pretended that she wasn’t
frolicking in a fantastical forest in utter happiness because he
was there. She glanced at Natasha when she cleared her throat.
Natasha gestured toward the broken pencil in her hand and Iris
flushed, so she was a little excited she couldn’t help
herself.
    “ Hey.”
    “ Hi Axel,” she muttered
looking down. When she continued to feel his presence she glanced
up and gazed into his startling eyes. They were clouded and
confused. She wondered what was on his mind. Her finger twitched
from her need to reach up and smooth the crease between his brows.
She was stupid. She didn’t even know why she bothered with him. He
was such a douchebag last night. She didn’t know what to expect
from him. It was oddly disconcerting.
     
     
     
    Axel sat in his seat once class
started, but he couldn’t keep his eyes off Iris. If his dad knew he
was focusing on a girl instead of his studies, he would get an
earful. The scouts were going to be at the school soon and he
needed to be playing in tip top form. He excelled in his studies
because his dad wanted to make sure they had everything covered,
when they came to