Chapter 3 Keith

" I am Keith West. I believe we are related." The moment he said West, my heart stopped for a moment  and I was starting to feel dizzy then darkness covered my eyes.

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I woke up with a heavy head. Everything was just blurry." Ah!" I cried out.

" She's awake, bring some water from the kitchen  on you left side."

"Jess, what happened?" My sight was then clear. I finally saw where I was, in my mustard and grey room, on my queen size mattress.

" You collapsed Kay, and you scared us." Us? . A familiar face came through the door of my bedroom and gave me a glass of fresh water. Keith.

" Uhm. I am so sorry, I shouldn't have came here, I don't know what I was...."

" No it's ok, I was just..."

" I will leave you guys to talk." Jess said and left the room.

A few minutes after Jess left the room. We were left in silence not knowing what to say to each other. I just can not believe that I have a brother, i mean it's good to know that I have one now.

" Uhm, How did you find me ?" I had to break the silence, it was getting awkward.

" Uhm, well," he smiled." I found this book about you, in Kelly's, our mother's secret box." He took out a brown A5 leathered note book, looked old too and he gave it to me.

Honestly, I have always hated Kelly so much, she left my and i all alone with no letter explaining why she left and  she never came to check on me, to see if I was okay or how I was holding up. She never came on my birthdays, even when I had my first menstruation. Dad  helped me with my periods while she wasn't there. I really hoped that she would come back.

In the book there were a lot of things about me, I mean my pictures, information about where I went to school, the color of my hair, colour of my eyes, every picture that since I was born until when I was 9 years.

" I researched you, hoping that I would find you and I am so glad that I have found you." He moved closer to me as I closed the book, and gave it back to him." Kelly never told us about you, I wished she had told us."

" Us?"

" Yeah, my dad and I. "

" Where is she?"

" I heard that she died but and they found her body ." It hit me so hard. I felt a tear  run down my right cheek. I will never see her, ever.

" I.. I'm so sorry, I had no idea." I stuttered as he smiled and wiped my tear.

" It's oky, it has been a year since she died." We stayed in silence again for a few minutes.

" How was she?"

" Oh, she was very beautiful, smart, funny, she was a very good mother. You sort of remind me of her, she looked exactly like you. Even your voice is similar to her's." I smiled. " She went for a while then came back. She would go for a long time and  come back."

" You lucky you got to know her. I never got time to know her."

" I'm sorry, I'm sure she had her reasons."

" Yeah. At least you found me, that way I can know her through you." We both giggled.

" Yeah, I guess so."

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Most of the night Keith and I were talking because I begged him not to leave, plus it was too late for him to leave because it's not safe in this city.

I woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs. I walked myself to the bathroom, from the bathroom to the Kitchen. I found Jess and Keith laughing together making breakfast.

" You wouldn't say that." Jess said as they both continued to laugh.

" Yes I did, and I had to" he smiled when he faced me, so did Jess.

" Hey sleepyhead. You woke up early today." She said.

" Of course I woke up to this amazing smell in here. " Werewolfs or regular wolfs smell things from a mile away while humans do not.

I tried to reach out to the bacon, but Jess slapped my hand." Ouch" I flinched to her slap on my skin.

" We are not done, so you are going to have to wait a minute for us we finish here."

" We decided to make breakfast to celebrate you finishing your last exam before summer, and  i found you living in this nice apartment with your best friend, so sweet." Keith said.

Jess and I were renting an apartment. We didn't want to live on campus. Jess's dad helped us find this apartment while Jess and I were going to work. After writing my final exam I was going to go to work.

" That's so sweet of you Keith. Kira wouldn't do such thing." I stared at her like a hawk.

" Are you trying to insult me in a way?" She laughed while i moved towards her slowing, and she moved slowly backwards while laughing.

Jess and I aways play like this. Once they were done with making breakfast and cleaning up their mess. We started to eat breakfast while Keith told us about his childhood.

**** It was 2:30 pm. after I wrote my exam, I went straight to work and found Jess doing her last shift. When she's at work, she is so serious. My shifts ends at 9pm so I was closing the restaurant today. I had already told my boss that I will be going out of town for summer and she was okay with it.

" Afternoon gentlemen, what can I get you today" a young handsome man, wearing a black tuxedo, with blondish- brown hair and blue eyes before me and his friend turned to me.

" I would like to have your number, that's if it's on your menu." The second guy said.

I chuckled before I answered him." Sorry sir it's not on the menu."

" Don't mind him, ms...."

" Kira, you can call me Kira."

" I'm Nathan, we would like to have some of your special for today."

" Coming right up" I walked away from them to submit their orders. And later I came back to give them their orders.

" Thank you Kira, by the way you have a beautiful name." Nathan said and I smiled.

" Thanks." I walked away.

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I got home, and started packing. " Kira, are you okay?" Claire asked.

" It's just that i am nervous about that exam. I think I failed it. I hope I did not failed."

"Kira you the smartest person I know, I can not believe you saying that."

" But I am right, it felt like it I was getting rapped by the paper. I hope I passed it."

"You did good, stay positive at all times please Kira."

"Fine I'll try to stay positive. I promise." I reassured her.

Once I was done packing, I heard Jess talking to someone in the kitchen."I wonder who is it." I wondered to myself and walked out of the room to them. I turned around  immediately when I saw Will and Jess together in the living room but he stopped me.

" Kira, hey. Come sit down with us ." I couldn't say no to Will because I promised Jess that I'll be nice to him.

I suddenly got a call from Keith. He said that he was on his way to pick me up . So I went back into my room and got my stuff while I wait for him to  arrive.

" Will, I don't want to hear that you hurt her while I'm away, if I do, I will cut those things between your legs trust me." I said after I walked to the door with my bags.

Twenty minutes later, Keith arrived. I made sure I was ready for him. He was in his black jeans and black t-shirt. He always wears black and it suits him really well.

Few minutes later Keith came in and greeted everyone and then helped carry the bags into his Black Mercedes Benz. We then hit the road. I could not wait to see my dad, so was Claire.

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Chapter ended