"..My mother?"
"Yes, back when you and Andrew were babies."
"But why bring me here?"
"To bring you closure."
I scrunched my eyebrows.
"With my mother?"
She shook her head, letting out a sigh of relief.
"No, you already had that."
"Then with who?.."
I heard the small snap of a branch and flipped around.
It was the guy I saw earlier on the roof...
But he looks more familiar...just like...
He pulled off his hood and smiled.
I stood there, frozen in shock.
My breath hitched and I couldn't believe my eyes. My heart screamed and tears slowly fell.
"Y-you're dead.. you're supposed to be dead."
He chuckled.
"Yeah right. I won't die from something like that."
I ran over to him, hugging him.
"Why the fuck did you do that?!"
Ms. Elizabeth shouted.
"Language!... But understandable, carry on."
He gave her a soft smile before looking down at me.
"We have to tell the others you're alive."
I looked up at him and he frowned, sadly.
"We can't do that, Vivian. Otherwise, our story doesn't work."
I looked down at the ground.
It was true..he's supposed to be dead. If the police find out we lied...
"You understand right?"
He brushed my hair in his hands.
"But..they need you, Zac. We all need you to keep us-"
"They have you now. They don't need me as much as they did before."
"But what about you? What are you going to do?"
"Change my name and move out of the state. I'm going to be a teacher."
I raised a brow and couldn't help but let out a little laugh.
"That was quick."
He smiled.
"I've had time to plan."
I frowned, looking up at him with tear-soaked eyes.
"So this is it then? You're leaving..for real this time?"
He nodded.
"For real this time. But I trust you can take care of them all.. especially Andrew."
He looked over at Ms. Elizabeth.
"Thanks for helping me, ma'am."
She laughed.
"Such a respectful boy."
I spoke softly, preparing myself for goodbye.
"What about your butler? His name was... Gabriel, right? Won't he be worried?"
"He'll be fine, I left him a message."
I hummed.
"Vivian."
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Devouring Her Soul
General FictionVivian Zhu is abused by her father, and being an only child with no mother doesn't make it any easier. To make matters worse, she's being bullied at school by Andrew Keir, a competitive boxer, along with his 4 friends, Zac Frey, Luca Foster, Vince Y...
