Roses and Hooks /// Harry Hook

Chapter 11: Psycho Rose

Rose's POV (bet you missed this)

I'm skipping around Auradon, looking at all the chaos and destruction Audrey and I have caused. Who knew that being evil would be this fun? I had wanted to make Mal pay almost as much as I wanted to be back on the Isle, and I've got my wish.

Ben had asked me to let Mal basically get away with what she'd done, and I couldn't do that. The night that Audrey came up to me with the scepter in her hand, I nearly cheered her on. I knew Audrey wouldn't just sit back and let Mal win. I knew she'd do something to get back at Mal. Granted, I didn't think that it'd be stealing the scepter, but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

When she had invited me to join her in destroying Mal, I had nearly said yes. The word was on the tip of my tongue, and I had to bite my lip to stop from agreeing. As much as I hate Mal with my entire being, I couldn't hurt my brother like that.

Ben had apologized to me, and I knew that if I went after Mal, I'd have to fight him, too. I didn't want to fight Ben, so I had declined Audrey's invite. However, I wasn't going to stand in her way because I understood her need for revenge. Mal did steal everything from Audrey.

But then, something changed. I can't remember the detail, but all I know is I suddenly feel very angry. My anger for Mal and Jay had shot through the roof, and suddenly, my promise to Ben didn't seem so important. I had joined Audrey willingly after that, wanting nothing more than to destroy Mal like she did me.

I'm walking through the school, breaking mirror's, cutting up tapestries with my sword, and occasionally shoving stone people over. Watching them smash into pieces makes me laugh and giggle every time. I know what I'm doing is wrong, and that I'm killing people, but I can't seem to stop. Every time I try, my anger shoots back up, and I suddenly don't care about anything aside from killing Mal.

The need to destroy Auradon and make Mal suffer for what she did overrides nearly everything. The only other thing I care about is Harry, and I'm hoping that if I'm evil enough, I'll get sent to the Isle. I want nothing more than to kill Mal and be with Harry.

Luckily, Audrey knows this. She's agreed to send me to the Isle after I help her destroy Mal and get Ben to make her Queen. That way, we both get what we want.

"It's a solid plan." I say to myself as I shove another stone statue over, watching it shatter to the ground. I laugh as I kick one of the pieces down the hall, watching it bounce along the carpet. I wave my sword around as I make my way back outside. I wonder if Audrey would mind me cutting a few of the people sleeping.

I skip along the yard, causing mischief as I go. I won't lie and say that I'm having a blast because I'm bored. With everyone asleep, there's no one to play with. I wish Audrey had let me kill a few more people before turning the rest to stone.

I lay on a table and pick at a boy's salad, stuffing the carrots in his nose and putting the lettuce in his mouth. I giggle at the image of him choking on it in his sleep before jumping off the table and running over to my father's statue.

"Hm, what to do?" I mumble to myself. When Audrey had visited my brother yesterday, I had tried to worry about what he'd do. However, anger is all I could and can feel. If I try to feel anything else, my anger flares. It's almost like something is forcing me to feel nothing but anger. That's why I'm constantly think about Harry because when I think about him, my anger is at its lowest.

I race off to Mal's studio and start to dig through her things. I'm looking for the red spray paint, but I can't seem to find it. I throw different colored cans left and right, knock things off her worktables, and even drop an open can of bright green paint onto the dark blue carpet floor.