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32>𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯

"Promise me, you'll always love me even when we grow up"
My 8 year old self spoke to a boy who sat beside me in the silent park. His face held of so many emotions and tears rolling down from my eyes. Jimin extended his hand and wiped them with his thumb.
"I will, I'll always love you no matter what. Even if we don't know eachother in future, I'll find my way to you because we belong to eachother, Butterfly" I nodded still crying that he is leaving the city to continue his studies in USA

"Wake up, princess" A low voice jerked me out of my sleep. I saw Vin walking around my room and picking a dress for me
"Where are we going?" My voice was hoarse from the earlier crying and Vin stopped on his tracks.
"Dinner" I thought about Calsia's words and nodded at Vin. I took my dress and got ready in a moment without wasting any time since I knew what will happen if I'll be late.
I never got the time to process that weird nightmare again, and I don't think it matters at this point. A pink mid-thigh dress hugged my body nicely, making me uncomfortable in every possible way. Vin did my hairstyle and makeup since Robin was busy with the guest. Taking a sharp inhale we both walked in the main hall filled with other guests, or you can say some assholes. Vin left me standing with other girls who were struggling to stand in those high heels and tight dresses. I was uncomfortable too but I couldn't just reveal my weakness here, infront of this people. Calsia politely smiled at the rich guys and introduced them to us, one by one.
"Ara, don't stare at them or you'll regret it later" Javlin murmured beside me, telling me not to stare and I knew why. But that didn't stop me from throwing daggers at each guy who had their eyes on me, one of them spoke.
"The pink one, she's mine" The words struck through me and I closed my eyes. Seeing other guys claiming me as their personal maid and slut angered me to the core.

"You're mine and I don't like to share what belongs to me"
Jimin's honey like voice echoed in my mind, making me shiver on my spot and tears brimmed in my eyes. If I belonged to him then where was he? Shouldn't I be in his arms, safely tucked away from this cruel world?
My questions were unanswered as calsia came to my side.
"Don't glare at them" Her words were told in a known threat, but this time I refused to listen her.
"What If I don't listen to you?" Her eyes flared with unspoken anger making my lips twitch in a proud smile. Calsia always hated when the girls disrespected her and I very well knew the result.
"Don't test me, Ara" I shrugged but before I could reply her back, two people stepped in from the entrance door. A girl in office suit and a boy. I froze in my place as they took their seats on the long dining table with other guys. My eyes glued on the boy who just entered in. I stumbled back from the force of shock in my body and the guy looked up at me.

"Ryle" His name left my mouth in a low whisper, his eyes stared at me like I was a stranger and not his best friend. His eyes held no particular emotion like he never had any. I sinked down on my knees and covered my ears when a wave of emotions ran through my body. It was all too much,

"No, no no, you can't be" My words were loud enough to be heard by everyone and calsia tried to control me. I held my own hair down with utter force and pain shot through my body
"No ryle, you can't- please" Sweat pricked on my neck and trailed down. Before I could hear him my vision blackened and I whispered for the last time.
"No, ryle- you can't be" And with that I felt vin taking me away from the dinner.

"Wake up, princess" Slowly opening my eyes, I looked around the place, No it wasn't the bedroom I slept in from a few days. I was tied to a chair in a empty room. Vin stepped aside with a sorry look and I noticed other people standing there.
Ryle, kenna and calsia with her brother stood there, watching me.
My eyes met ryles and my whole world shattered apart. The guy I trusted the most, The guy who held me on my worst and took me in when no one did. He wiped my bloody face after my parents death and he gave me shelter when I had no one. I never trusted everyone fully but ryle, he was a family member to me or more than that.

'Ara, don't worry as long as I am with you'

'I'm always here whenever you need me'

'My Ara is the strongest girl I have ever seen'

'No one can hurt you when I'm here'

Ryle's sentences from my past echoed in my ears, he was the only person who saw me crying and yelling in anger, he knew I was already broken into pieces and still did this with me?

"What are you thinking, babe?" His mocking voice halted my train of thoughts and I hid my expressions.
Kenna stood there with folded hands, just staring at me with fury filled eyes. She was the one who gave me that drink in that party, my eyes roamed in the whole room.

"Do you know how nice it was to see you break into pieces out there"
Ryle mentioned my earlier breakdown in the dinner party and everyone laughed except Vin who just silently stood with his head down. Ryle sat on his one knee and grabbed my jaw, making me look in his eyes which were my comfort zone in past.
"Talk" I tried to move my face away but couldn't. My eyes were blank as I pressed my own nails in my palms to control every painful hiss in my body. My nails digged in my palms and blood dripped down. Ryle glanced at my bleeding palms, making joke about my trauma with Kenna and calsia.
"Does everyone know, Ara never cried after her parents death because she was so so sad, weren't you?" He never got reply to that as I kept my mouth shut, just keeping my eyes on him without blinking, ryle absolutely knew how dangerous I can be if they ever opened my hands and legs, that's the reason he had me tied like a coward. He moved back and told something to Vin. After a moment vin kept a chair just infront of me and ryle sat on with one leg on another, comfortably sitting like he just haven't shattered me world into pieces. I locked every rising emotion in a corner of my heart and focused on present, Ryle wanted to see me weak, I will not let that happen.He calmly spoke.

"Aww, My Ara. How are you feeling?"
I never answered his questions and continued to glare.That's what I could do right now.
"Don't you want to know who killed your lovely parents?" My heartbeat increased at his words as I spoke for the first time after his arrival.
"What are you talking about?"
He laughed and shook his head.

"Do you really think jimin is your parents killer?" I very well knew jimin wasn't my parents killer. I still had no clue about what he was speaking. I assumed ryle saw clear confusion on my face as he started to explain everything calmly, like he was telling a story to kindergarten kids .

"5 year ago, I was the one who killed your parents. Your own bestfriend and the person you trusted the most. I never loved you Ara, not even as a bestfriend. I hated how smart and bold you were even after being a fucking girl. I hated how much attitude you had and how much good you were in your studies. Remember, when you slapped my brother, Mike. Not just a slap, you almost killed him that day and he was in hospital the very next day. After that, he fucking killed himself because he thought he wouldn't ever be able to live in this world without being ashamed about what he did. He was never a coward but you made him do it, From that day I planned to get my revenge"

Before he could continue to keep talking I spoke with gritted teeth.
"He. Raped. A. Girl " My words echoed in the silent room and ryle's eyes flared with pure fury and anger. He controlled himself and kept on talking as I listened every word which broke my heart completely.

"Whatever he did, I don't care. He was my life and you took it from me. I acted as your bestfriend for years just to see you going through the same pain I went. On your graduation day, I already planned to kill you but sadly you weren't at home and your parents saw me with a gun. They were going to call police but sadly that was the last time they ever tried to save you. I killed them with my own ways and hanged their bodies on ceiling so you could understand that they were murdered"
I took a sharp breath as I my lungs lacked oxygen. My skin crawled with sudden goosebumps and tears burned in my eyes. I just sat there, seeing him talking about he killed my family and ruined my family.

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Okay, I need comments on this chapter. Please.
Tell me how you felt about ryle being the villain?

Well I thought about making allysa too but she's really sweet and you'll would surely hate me if I made her a villian