That Girl Who Runs Out Tears

Untitled Part 13

Chapter 13

Thisbe woke up in a very unfamiliar setting. She's not at the hospital ward anymore.

As soon she helps herself from getting up, her bare feet met an ice cold marbled- tiles. Every single bit of this room felt expensive, and every time she feels this way it all just leads down to a person he loathes the most.

She was roaming around the room when she heard a sudden click of doorknob and there he saw Mr. Lee who looks sophisticatedly nice man, but that's all just from the outside, Thisbe thought, because everything from his inside even his soul was dark. She won't be surprise she wouldn't be able to see him in heaven.

Mr. Lee closed the door and sat at the bed where she woke up, wearing the nasty smile on his face. "You feeling fine yet?" But Thisbe felt no need to reply. She just kept on gaping at him like a criminal.

"Don't be like that; you're now my step daughter! Don't you like that? You're now a daughter of a very rich and famous conglomerate! Everyone would be dying to be at your feet." He stood up and walk towards her. "I can give you everything you wished," Now, his hands are roaming around Thisbe's neck down to her arms and fingertips, which made her shudder and felt violated and due to her reflex, she slapped Mr. Lee as hard as she could.

Thisbe studied his face and she can definitely say that the old man is now furious.

Mr. Lee grabbed her hair making her face drew closer to his. He smelled her neck and let's out an evil laugh. She tried to set herself free but she's still too weak.

"Moo..." She tried to yell but Mr. Lee managed to cover his hand on her mouth. He laughed again but this time sounding stupid. He sets Thisbe free who by then quickly run through the door to seek refuge.

She was about to turn the knob when Mr. Lee spoke again.

"Okay, go! Tell your mom that I molested you. After that, what do you think will happen to you and your family?" He said confidently in between laughs. "You'll probably be sleeping on the streets!"

Staring at the doorknob, she inhaled and faces the man again. "That wouldn't happen! Navi would not let us..."

"Oh come on! Thisbe. That would not happen? Are you trying to pull a joke on me right now? 'Cuz Navi was already kicked out of his club, the school rather! Who would hire a taekwondo player who has a criminal record? He already lost his scholarship, besides he's undergraduate, it would be hard for him to find a decent job that can feed you and your mom. He's nothing without me"

"Do you even call yourself human? You're an animal!" Thisbe said spitefully.

"Actually, I'm not yet done." He said while turning his back and inspecting the figurines displayed at the table. "If you tried to tell your mom, where would the three of you go? Didn't I already burn your apartment? And technically, your mom already lost her job because YOU..." He said putting the figurine back down at the table and face her once again. "YOU killed a man, not just a man, base from what I heard, your childhood friend's father. How nasty was that, wasn't it?" He said in full amusement.

Thisbe tried her best to hide how scared and furious she is. How could they possibly escape from this maze? What's even worse is that they're trapped with a monstrous creature disguised as a man.

"All you need to do is surrender. Kneel and bow down to your master. If you keep on fighting for your pride, nothing good will come to you." Mr. Lee drew nearer to Thisbe and when they're just inches away from each other, he grabbed Thisbe's face which is now wet with tears. "Now kneel before me!" He released Thisbe, waiting for her to do so.

"I could do everything I wanted to your family with just a snap of my fingers"

Thisbe fell down to her knees.

She's incapable of doing anything for her family, until now.

She caused too much pain to everyone around her but she can't do anything to fix it. This is the only thing she could offer, her pride and humanity.

If losing it would save Navi and her mom, she wouldn't mind losing it.

Mr. Lee bent his knees to look Thisbe straight into his eyes and said, "Good. Now fix yourself. Your mom expected me to escort you down for dinner."