Chapter 7

I can't find my cloak. My Red Cloak! I remembered I left it at the bathroom but It wasn't there.

So I rumaged into the dirty clothes hamper, walk-in-closet and in the laundry room. I groaned walking into the living room and I sat on the sofa. "What's wrong?" Ashton's voice was suddenly heard and I felt him sit on the vacant place on the sofa. "I can't find my cloak!" I yell while jumping on the sofa and running to find my cloak.

Ashton stopped me by holding onto my waist. "It must be here somewhere I'll just ask the two guards that was with you" he said and I nodded sitting back on the couch.

A few minutes later he came back with my red cloak in his hands, I ran towards him and snatching the cloak away, wearing it in the process.

"Why do you love that cloak anyway?" he asks while sitting on the couch. I look at him "This holds my past" I mumble while walking up to our room, yes our, I got used to the words our room this past few weeks.

"Past?" I hear him mumble while I went to our room and locking it.

 I sighed sitting down on the floor, blocking the door and keeping it from opening. I don't remember much, well because I lost my memory.

One day I just woke up in Jordan's castle and I do know who I am, I just don't remember what happend and I just know my cloak is somehow connected to my past.

someone knocked on the door "Jessica? can I come in?" Ashton asks and I stand up opening the door "Yes?" I ask him, "I'm going to my office, can you stay here?" he asks and I nod smiling.

He walked down the hall and I closed the door and sprawlled on the bed. 

But something is suspicious... He doesn't need to tell me that he 'will be in his office' I would already know, anyway.

I stood up and went out of the bedroom, walking down the hall and I knocked on his office door. 

No one answered so I knocked again, and again, and again until I got bored and opened the door myself.

The weird thing is, he isn't here. 

He told me he'll be here, What a Liar, I scoff.

Someone opened the door "Did you just scoff?" I glanced at the door to find Hayley "Yeah, You must be rubbing off on me" I smile at her and she rolled her eyes.

"Have you seen Ashton?" she asks and I shook my head "I'm actually looking for him" I told her and she nodded and closed the door, leaving me in Ashton's office.

I turned around and went behind his desk, sitting on his leather office chair. 

"I feel like a boss" I giggled while spinning around on Ashton's chair. The chair stopped spinning and I opened the left drawer of his desk to find papers, I also opened his right drawer to find black pens and a stapler.

The middle drawer is locked so I stood up and snooped around Ashton's office for a key.

Searching the shelves and under the couches there was nothing, I frowned when stepped on a squeaky floor board. 

Going on my knees I looked at the floor board to find it's color not the same as the other floor boards.

Do you know in mystery movies, when there's a squeaky floor board there's something underneath it? Well, there is a key under this floor board.

Sadly it's not the key for the drawer, It looks old like the key for those old keyholes where you can see through it.

I shrugged and put the key in my jean's pocket incase I'll find a keyhole for this key.

I stood up brushing my dusty knees, Someone needs to sweep here. I went to the door opening it and walking out, closing the door while at it.

I went back to the bedroom and kept the key in my underwear drawer, where no one will find it! I grinned and closed the drawer.

I jumped when I heard Ashton's voice "What are you doing?" I spun around and awkwardly waved at him "Nothing?" I said to him, but it was more of a question.

He shook his head and smiled "I'll be out, Hayley would come to keep you company while I'm gone" he states while he got a bag.

"Where are you going?" I ask him while sitting on the bed, It was silent for a while before he answered "I'm going to a business meeting, I'll be gone for three days" He says while kissing my hand, which I blushed to.

"O-okay, don't forget to buy me a gift before you come back" I grinned, Well he must be going somewhere near a mall.

He nodded and went out of the room. I heard his car drive off the driveway so I fell back on the bed, closing my eyes.

Why is his drawer locked anyway? 

Is there treasure locked inside there? Like Bruno Mars' song 'Treasure' 

"Treasure, that is what you are. Your my shining star. Hmm, hmm, Make my wish come true, let me treasure you" I sang while my eyes are closed.

Someone knocked on the door so I opened my eyes and stood up, Opening the door Hayley's fist is in mid-air. "Oh, Would you like some pizza?" she asks and I shook my head "I'm not hungry, Thank you anyway" I told her while closing the door.

Sitting on the bed I held on to the end of the cloak playing with it. 

The door opened and Hayley came in, sitting down next to me "Why are you like that?" she asks, serious. I look at her and focus back my attention to the end of the cloak I'm playing with "Nothing" I mutter.

"Why aren't you energetic?" she asks again and I sigh, "I don't know" Did someone drink all up my energetic energy making me like this? I pout thinking about it.

"Is it about Ashton leaving?" she softly asks me and I look at her.

It just has been minutes since Ashton left and I kinda miss him, I think I do miss him. 

I nod at Hayley who pats my head, I lay down my head on her lap. "Why do I feel like this?" I ask her and she doesn't answer. 

She plays with my hair before she answers my question "You'll know soon" she whispers a little loudly for me to hear.

"Would you like to sing a song?" she suddenly asks out of the blue and I sat up and Nodded frantically "You pick a song" she told me and I tilt my head, "How about Santa tell me?" I suggest and she smiled and nodded "I do feel Christmas-y" she nudges me and I laugh.

"Santa tell me if you're really there, Don't make me fall in love again If he won't be here next year" I sang first and she nodded her head while continuing the song "Santa tell me if he really cares, Cause I can't give it all away if he won't be here next year"  

Then we both sang "Feeling Christmas all around and I'm trying to play it cool, But it's hard to focus when I see him walking 'cross the room" I smiled and sang, "Let it snow, is blasting now. But I won't get in the mood, I'm avoiding every mistletoe until I know it's true love, that he thinks of. So next Christmas I'm not all alone, boy!" I laugh and placed my head on her lap again.

"Are you okay now?" she asks and I nod "But I still miss him" I murmur.

"Don't worry" she tells me "He'll be back soon" she states and I can even hear her smile with that tone. "He'll be back soon" I copy her "Yes, In three days time" she hums "He promised to buy me a gift, will he kep his promise?" I ask her and she laughs "Of course, he never breaks his promises"

I close my eyes.

Well... I hope he buys me a teddy bear because if he's going to business meetings often, I would hug the teddy bear in replacement of him.