Love & Torture

Ch. 2

Vincent closed his eyes because he didn't want to see the man's face. But the man forced him. "Open those fucking eyes or else." Vincent still didn't want to. Vincent just trembled more.

"Disobeying orders?" The man removed the rope that was tied on Vincent's wrists and grabbed his collar.

"Come on, open." Vincent finally opens his own eyes. He became more frightened by you, Lucas. Lucas is one of Vincent's parent's victim, especially Lucas' parents. Lucas' parents were murdered due to nothing. Lucas' parents were innocent, kind villagers.

"Remember me now, Vincent?" Vincent was trembling due to being dissatisfied and traumatized. He didn't want to see and remember those memories...

(MEMORY)
"Hey, four eyes!" Kid Vincent shouted at the Kid Lucas at the park. Lucas was 3 years younger than Vincent. Lucas walked closer to Vincent and laughed.

"Why do you wear that little crown on your head? You look like a Crowned Kinglet..." Kid Lucas was a smart little boy that time. While Vincent didn't knew much. "Hey! You're insulting the King's son?!"

Lucas laughed. "Even your height matches the Crowned Kinglet..." Lucas and Vincent's height had a huge difference. Lucas was taller than Vincent.

"I'll tell dad that your bullying me!" Vincent trembles and teared up a little. Lucas walked more closer to Vincent to calm him down, by hugging him.

"It's just a joke, Kinglet..." Lucas caressed Vincent's back. "The name's Maxwell..." Vincent uses that name Maxwell due to hating his real name that time.

"Maxwell? Mine is Lucas. It's a pleasure to meet you... I apologize again to what I told you earlier." Lucas stopped hugging. "What is Apolo...give?" Lucas laughed. "A...Po...Lo...Gize. Not Apologive!" Lucas laughed again happily.

"Whatever!" Vincent sighed angrily. After that, they've become friends. Not just friends, but Best friends. Lucas turned 13 when Vincent was already 16. And this is the start of the chaos. Lucas wanted to see Vincent because he wanted to hang out with him. When he went to find Vincent, Vincent's dad, King Thaddeus showed up.

"And who are you to step here?..." King Thaddeus spoke with a coughs, which made Lucas frightened a bit.
"I... Am Maxwell's best friend..." King Thaddeus laughed at him as he heard the name Maxwell. "Maxwell? I apologize to you, young boy. But there is no boy named Maxwell inside our castle." Thaddeus laughed.

This made Lucas confused. So he just apologized to the King and walked to where Vincent and him hanged out, underneath the tree. He saw Vincent waiting for him underneath the tree, Vincent smiled.

"Lucas!" He shouted, happily.
"Hello, Maxwell..." Lucas smiled, but his smile wasn't true. He sat down next to Vincent and asked a question.

"Why does the king don't know or recognize you?" Lucas asked. Vincent was shocked and became silent.

"What? Haha... Of course he knows me. That's my father." Vincent looks away.
"But the king said he didn't know a boy named Maxwell inside your family's castle." This made Vincent snap.

"Of course King Thaddeus is my father, Okay? Why would I fucking lie?!" Vincent snapped. Lucas was shocked. He never saw Vincent get angry like this. "I-I'm sorry, Maxwell." Lucas apologized. Vincent sighed angrily and pulled Lucas' collar.

"One more time that you try talking to my father, your fucking dead." Vincent threw Lucas. This made Lucas hit something on his head. It began to bleed nonstop, but Vincent ran away. He went back to the castle.

"Hello, father." Vincent greeted his own father. King Thaddeus replied to him and then asked a question.

"Greetings, son... Do you know that young boy that visited our castle, to find Maxwell-" Vincent didn't let his father finish.

"I don't know who that person was." He walked out and went to his luxurious bedroom.

To be continued...