Hearts of Grief (CaitVi)

IIII

"Engineering? Teaching? Caitlyn, are you mad? We agreed you'll go study Business to learn about how it is to run our multi-billion company that we have curved for you to heir." Mother said in her usual stern voice.

"That's not what I want to do! It's not my passion but you don't care! I want to see and explore the world and meet new people and help them, but all you care about is money and your stupid company!"

Her face scrunched up even more in anger. "This company is the reason we have this house. These clothes. Our status. The money for everything we need, including for your school. You will not disappoint me with these foolish dreams of yours. I did not waste 17 years of my life to shape you into the woman you are, who WILL heir this company and continue to follow in MY footsteps."

"I will never be like you, Mother."

Suddenly, her sharp nails held my cheeks, making sure to pierce my skin as I cried out, tears flowing out of my eyes like a river.

Remembering the pain I felt on my face that day woke me up from the nightmare of my memory. The last time I saw her.

I groaned and roughly rubbed my face before looking at my clock on the night stand.

8:32 A.M.

I sighed at the fact that it was already time for me to wake up and get ready for the day.

It's been a week since the party and since I've seen Vi. I haven't stopped feeling horrible from how I ended things with her that night.

We were both so drunk and weren't aware of what we were doing and I basically shat all over her. I need to apologize again.

Powder has opened up way more about her sister now that she's back home, telling me all about how they go work out together at a boxing gym and spend a lot of time at home or outside together when she doesn't have class. It made me happy to hear. It seemed like everything was really going smoothly.

Today, I had two classes to teach and the club's meeting since it was a Monday. My schedule wasn't so bad, but after not having a good night's sleep, I felt like death.

I got out of bed and took a nice hot shower before neatly styling my hair in a bun and putting on the clothes I had laid out and prepared the night before.

I heard my phone buzz after putting my fresh clothes on.

•Jayce:
Good news again. Powder is very cheery despite it being 9 in the morning.

I smiled at the heads up, responding to his text with a thumbs up.

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It was around noon.

Jayce was in my classroom, where we were having lunch together. He brought me burgers and fries from a place near by, which I was very grateful for since I had forgotten to bring my lunch in the morning.

I really was out of it.

"How's Mel doing?" I asked him as I dipped a fry in ketchup and ate it.

Mel was Jayce's girlfriend. They meet at Mel's upcoming tech company at the time that's now blown into one of the richest companies in Piltover. He was a speaker at one of her press conferences and it was history from there. She was very impressed with his drive and determination towards his dream and career as a scientist/engineer, including teaching. Truly admirable and Mel was swooned.