𝕾𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖐𝖊 | rival × rival

c h a p t e r - 2 3

Chapter - 23
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Lexi Erens

It was early in the morning.

I walked on an empty corridor of the campus. Just looking around and being alone.

Dad told me to not ruin my image after getting out of the home. After being locked for all these years as a daughter of Erens. I got my freedom out of those walls.

I internally smiled, it's not a good or healthy thought towards my father. He has done everything to protect me from the world. He had just be strict and careful cause he doesn't want me to be harmed by anyone.

But now that I am out of the house to study further, I don't want to waste it on thinking like I can't be my real self.

I know I am the heiress of this Erens generation but I am more than that, I am human of my own, I have my own individuality and thought process.

I want to change myself a bit. Want to be free more and speak to people more. If that means to put aside the perfect graceful personality of mine to start from the scratch.

I can be myself.

And nobody will be judge me. Nobody will be punishing me for acting reckless, I can be the Lexi Erens which is locked behind the room for so long.

Father thinks that people will talk about our family. I don't think that will be the case. Don't people have much more things going in their own lives?

I skitted across the corridor, whistling and singing a song as I relaxed myself for the new day, new class.

Yesterday was a long day.

But I throughly enjoyed it.

I don't want to think but I remembered clapping for Exel yesterday as he took the title of Co-leader, it was not noticeable for anyone as I was just silently doing it.

The reason I came with was still strange.

I was angry and upset with Exel, but then I think in silence and peace, realising that I wasn't angry on him. My anger went on him but it should have gone over my father.

I don't think I am still confident to say that I am not scared of his presence. He resonates with the dark energy around him. He just doesn't feel like he understand how things works.

That every action is defined by the force of what is the reason behind it. Why any person will do the things they do?

I think about it, dad was right on his side.

But Exel?

Was his intentions wrong when he took me with him? Was he looking for a way to hurt me or do something wrong?

The answer came as a no.

Every action has a reason.

And every reason have their intentions.

His intentions were pure. That made me feel sad and guilty for being an ignorant person that didn't understand him.

And yesterday when I sat in the front row and watched him taking his role. I feel like appreciating his achievement.

I don't know what he must be thinking about me but his eyes were stayed on me for longer and it stayed that way. Was it a sign that he thinks I was wrong to not stand up for him to my father?

Maybe he just hates me now, wait- did he ever liked me?

If he wasn't this uptight and overwhelmingly serious all the time. I might think that he is good person in heart. Like a scary guy with beautiful soul and cold heart which doesn't beat like a normal person. Too dead, too detached.