Dark Side of LOVE

Chapter One

Carmel's POV

I was writing down some important details about today's lecture because unlike all of my classmates I don't have a phone that has camera that they could just capture every single detail on the PowerPoint presentation.

"Carm, are you free after this class? Can we go for a coffee?" Ariana whispered.

I looked at her and rolled my eyes back to the Professor. "You know how busy I am Ariana. I can't even have my own breakfast, not even a single minute for a cup of coffee."

She sigh. " Your step mother is such a witch."

"I know right. We'll this is my life now. I have to accept the fact. That's why I'm doing everything to finish this course so I could get a good job and get the f*ck out of that house."

She pat my shoulder and gave me a ' that's okay ' smile. Ariana was really a good person. She's my best friend since high school and she's always been there for me. She makes my assignments if I have no extra time to make it because I'm literally a busy person because Donna took all my vacant hours to work on her fast food restaurant, EVERYDAY.

I'm so tired of my life, honestly. Imagine working 8 hours a day in a very busy fast food restaurant while studying at the same time. It was tough but I have to go on. My parents have left me nothing but their love for me. My mother died first because of breast cancer and then my father married this witch, Donna. Luckily, they never got a child because my father and her was both 50 and it's completely impossible for them to have a child. Then two years after, my father died because of a car accident and I was left to Donna's. But in exchange of her expenses for me to get on college I worked for her.

We have nothing. I am my parents wealth. If I'm not going to stick with Donna, I don't know where I am now. I hate her, but sometimes I thanked her for taking me after my father's death. Other step mother may have taken me for granted.

So, after my class I went to the restaurant to start my work early so I could go home early too. When I get there I saw Mitchie, Torrens and other staffs of the restaurant were all crying outside.

"What's happening?" I asked, worrying about what's going on.

"Donna gave up the restaurant." Mitchie answered while sobbing.

My eyes widened. " What?! No way." I went inside the restaurant. I pushed the glass door and saw Donna and the buyer talking happily. She stood up and walk towards me.

"What the hell are you doing here? Can't you see? We're talking." She said in a low tone. She doesn't want her buyer to see how cruel she is. She used to shout at me most of time, and this is actually the first time I heard her talking to me this way.

I took her hand. " Please, Donna don't do this. I need to finish my college and the restaurant is my only chance." I beg with tears starting to fall down to my cheeks.

"I don't have enough money to go on with this business, Carmel. And it's all because of you. Your friends lost their jobs because of you. You were selfish! All of the restaurant's income went to your college tuition so shut the fuck up, bitch."

"What?! So you're telling me it's all my fault? I'm not taking the income of this restaurant, Donna. I'm working for it!"

"Okay, how much is you're college tuition? Hmm? You were in the most prestigious university here in the United States."

"Because it's the only way I could get a good job in the future." I sobbed.

"See? You're only thinking about your future." It hit me directly to my heart. I looked at my friends outside and it hurts me even more. "I'm so sorry. Oh! Why do I need to say this? When it was actually your fault. Anyway, obviously.. The restaurant is already gone so, as expected I'm not going to pay for your tuition anymore because I need the money so much. And also because Fredo and I are getting married. And that also says that I need to get you out of my life too. Okay? Go pack your things."

"You are a such an evil, Donna. I will never ever forget what you have done with my life. You made me work for nothing."

"Yes, exactly. Wait, I forgot to say you have a mail. It was on your table." She fake a smiled and went back to her client.

I went out of the glass and stood in front of my friends with tears on their faces. " I'm sorry guys, it was all my fault. "

"It was not your fault, Carmel. Get home and read the mail. The truth was all written in there. Don't mind us, we could find another job." Torrens said and they hugged me one by one

My eyes widened when I saw the letter from the university that says that my I couldn't get the final examination because Donna have failed to pay her promissory note. She's been fooling me all this time. She's not paying my tuition fee. She just keep on asking for a promissory note so I could get an exam! She's- I think I need a knife. My hard work was nothing all this time. If only I could cut her breath right now!!!

How can you be so evil, Donna? I worked hard for my dreams and you just put everything into waste.

What will happen to me now?

I packed all my things and went outside her house.

"Oh, finally you're leaving. Text me if you have nothing to eat on the street okay?" Then she gave a fake smile and wave goodbye.

"Donna!" I called her.

"Yes?"

I raised both of my middle fingers "Fuck you old lady who keeps on telling everyone that you're 30 but you are actually 54 bitch. The 54 year old bitch who looks exactly like 80! Long live you ugly mother fucker!" And wave both of my middle fingers goodbye. I saw her eyes widened and got angry.

"Goodbye too, bitch. Thank you for giving me more money!" She shouted and laugh. My eyebrows met of what she said. After I saw her waving goodbye a black van suddenly park in front of me and two men took me inside the van and I felt some sharp object was injected in my shoulder. That injection drained all my energy causing me to fall asleep in seconds.

"That's right baby. Have some rest." The words I heard before my eyes have finally closed.

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I know you guys have notice my grammatical errors, I'm so sorry about that. If you guys don't know I'm a Filipino and this is the very first time I wrote an English fanfic so I hope you guys will consider it instead of giving me so much hate. ✌🏼️ I love youuuuuuu 😍

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