start_from not working, solution?

Hello everyone

i got an issue, start_from isn't working. First i am gonna show the page structure i am using.

Header and Include #1 /THIS WORKS

<?php
$category ="13";
$number = 1;
$template = "standard";
$static = TRUE;
include("/ LINK IS HIDDEN /show_news.php");
?>

some HTML....

Include #2

<?php
$category ="10";
$number = 1;
$start_from = 2;
$template = "standard";
$static = TRUE;
include("/ LINK IS HIDDEN /show_news.php");
?>

a lot of HTML between

Include #3

<?php
$category ="10";
$number = 1;
$template = "standard";
$static = TRUE;
include("/ LINK IS HIDDEN /show_news.php");
?>

The problem is, include #2 doesn't "skip" the first news and start with second one (i even tried start_from = 1). I have exactly two "news" for category = 10, second one should be shown in include #3 and first one in include #1. Instead of that both of includes show first "news".

What did I do wrong? 

p.s. happy new year to everyone