Eternal Love - Secret Part 2

"That was a close shave. If Ken had walked into the room, he would have discovered my secret."

Jamie held a photograph of a teenager in her hands and wept uncontrollably. The person in the photograph was Jamie's sister, Kaitlin. Kaitlin would be the ideal girlfriend of love-seeking boys who placed looks as their priority. She had snowy-white teeth which seemed to glisten under the scorching sun. Her beautiful teeth, coupled with dimples on both cheeks would generate a smile so radiant and enticing that the hearts of boys who favoured pretty girls would melt instantaneously. Her face appeared smooth and her cheeks were of a healthy pink. Kaitlin was also blessed with untangled straight blond hair and a complexion that most girls would envy and be jealous with. Kaitlin resembled those art pieces which would drew nothing but praises from those who had seen them, except that she was a walking masterpiece.

Kaitlin was a gorgeous and talented individual who had the ability to play a C-major scale on the saxophone without anyone teaching her how to do so. Her father discovered her innate ability to play the saxophone at her aunt's house when she took her aunt's saxophone and began playing on it. Even though it was a C-major scale, her brief moment of brilliance caught her father and her aunt by surprise. Kaitlin was a music prodigy and her father was determined to not let her talent go to waste. As a result, Kaitlin was enrolled into Keyler Music School, an institution made famous by her founder Mark Keyler. Keyler Music School was a prestigious music school which possessed a reputation of grooming the best musical talents that America ever had. Kaitlin spent a large proportion of her time playing the saxophone at Keyler's before she demanded to leave as she was unable to tolerate the constant pressure given to her by those who wanted her to master the instrument well. Several high schools approached and tried to coax Kaitlin into joining their institutions, but Kaitlin was not moved. She had her sights set on Kalton College for there was one thing that Kalton offered that other institutions did not, and that was the music competition that would be held annually. Kaitlin was born to be a champion, and the place for her to be crowned champion would be Kalton College.

True enough, Kaitlin was crowned champion in the music competition held annually by Kalton College during her first year there. Not only was Kaitlin the first first-year student to win the competition, she was also the first to win the competition by playing on the saxophone. As Kaitlin won the competition by a huge margin, several participants, or rather sore losers, began to speculate that Kaitlin used her looks to cheat in the competition, a claim that Kaitlin vehemently denied. Kaitlin maintained her innocence by claiming that it was her true talent in the art of playing the saxophone which brought her the title. The rumours and speculations about her cheating in the competition began to subside when they began to recognise and acknowledge her talent as the days crept away stealthily.

Time passed really quickly and in a flash, Kaitlin was a sophomore at Kalton College. Students at Kalton College were eagerly anticipating the arrival of the music competition as it would feature two top saxophonists pitting their saxophone skills with each other. Kaitlin was clueless as to who Ken was and what his achievements were, resulting in her underestimating his capabilities. In the end, Kaitlin was dethroned as Ken clinched the title. A distraught and devastated Kaitlin was unable to accept the result and attempted to assault Ken, but was immediately pulled away from alert teachers and students who attended the prize ceremony.

Kaitlin became mentally unstable after the incident. After all, she perceived herself to be the Princess of Saxophone who would win any competition she participated in. Kaitlin was an egotistical and indolent individual, who would refuse to listen to any advice to improve or to acknowledge the fact that there were better saxophonists than her. Due to her condition, Kaitlin was forced to stop schooling and to receive medical treatment and counselling. As the days went by, her condition deteriorated as she refused to take her medication and be counselled. The memories of her being crowned runner-up to a junior who was obviously much better than her could not be erased from her mind and that proved to be fatal as she committed suicide.

"Sis, do not worry. I will avenge your death and make sure the person responsible for your death be killed without him knowing who and what killed him," Jamie mumbled under her breath as she clenched her fist and in the process, crushed the photograph.