Emperor's New Clothes

Chapter 6: Too Stupid to Choose a Snake over a Flower

His brows almost meet each other and his face wrinkled.

The heck's happening here?

He can't help but fetch his phone from the bag without taking his eyes off the hilarious looking girl onstage.

Did his phone froze over and he's wrong in assuming that he was reborn just after he died?

He dislikes this Joanne girl but he's quite sure she didn't look like this.

Wouldn't his mother get heart attack if she saw her beloved adopted grand daughter look like a clown? A singing clown, to be exact.

He's pretty sure the date showed July 16, 20xx when he woke up though. Just 2 weeks after the last day he went to work and abducted and probably 2 days after he was killed.

He look at the phone's screen.

August 4, 20xx.

He took his sight back to the black clad make-up layered girl again.

The brat was still looking at her in clear confusion, even her band mates stopped playing again because of her.

He cock his brow, Forgetting that he's supposed to be a different person.

Just Like in a horror movie,

Joanne was stunned in an instant. Her eyes widen in horror and her jaws dropped. She couldn't even help but take some steps back with her body trembling all over.

Is she panicking because she already thought he died?!

Too bad for her then. Her opportunity to get the wealth will be ruined.

But then, he suddenly remembered,

Fool! What the fuck did he just do?

Did he just made a familiar gesture to a supposedly unfamiliar person?

That girl's far from stupid! If she met a guy that look like someone she new, even if it was a former appearance or a younger one, she'll surely notice a conspiracy! She may not believe the stupid reality even if he slap it in her face, she may still ruin his plan!

Shit! Did he just blow his cover?!

But Before he even had the luxury to think of what to do next, Joanne suddenly jump down the stage making everyone gasp and panic but actually landed safely then immediately run towards him.

What's wrong with this brat?! Will she try to kill him in broad daylight?! Is he already busted?!

He tried to run but he can't. It's freaking embarrassing but he could feel his legs weaken. Damn this girl! Why did she look like a serial killer racing to pounce at him at hyper speed?!

"Uncleeeeeee!!"

Joanne jump at him and they both fall down the water with a loud swish! The unwilling victim fall flat and crushed by the crazy woman. This girl had gone mental!

"Oh my god!"

"What happened!?"

"The punk attacked the handsome guy!"

Before he could even shout and utter a curse, the girl in his arms clutch his shirt tight and wailed. She cried so loud it almost blew his eardrums off.

He became dumfounded as hell.

"How could you show up in here!!?? you should come to my room! Ghosts melt in sunlight, you bastard!!"

he felt his nose twitch by her stupid comment but he could strangely feel them stabbing straight to his heart..

"How could you only show up now?.. Grandma was waiting for you... If you died, you should let us know quickly, you jerk! How could you..." her shoulder continued to tremble and her hands clutch his shirt until it torn.

His head started hurting.

Why does she acts like this?

Has she really gone crazy?

Is this another acting?!

What?!

Why?!

Isn't this girl a gold-digging orphan that acts cute in front of his mother and even has the guts to try to fawn on the ugly him just to partake in the family's wealth?

Why would she even act like this now??

His head throbs and hurts more.

"How could you, how could you, how could you..." she just cries and his head just continued being more confused. both are oblivious to the people that were dumbfounded from the sudden outburst.

in truth, he already couldn't help but notice the obvious but he don't have the guts to admit it.

He was duped by the bastard again, it seems..

He now remembered how Rick started feeding his mind with resentment towards the girl that his mother took home.

The little girl will be used to reenact the him from before, he says.

The girl will eventually take away everything from him, he whispered.

He taught him that Joanne is a devious girl that should be despised, hated and even emotionally tormented and oppressed because she so much resembled the him from before...

She's Too bright, too happy, and too beautiful that it's too fake.

Just like a devil's whisper, he was made to believe and even believed enthusiastically.

His eyes couldn't help but water.

What a stupid bastard he is.

With trembling fingers, he seemed to forget rebirth and whatsoever and drove his fingers in her long red hair.

He just discovered a larger debt that he has to pay.

With this thought, his jaws tensed and his hatred, which he thought already maxed out, increased even further.

An even larger price has been added to the debt that has to be collected...

That damned bastard. Just how much did he ruined his life? How much shame and embarrassment will he make him feel? Would he discover betrayals in every step he takes?

Aren't you fucking good, Rick?!

Just how stupid is he before, raising that big fucking snake??

How stupid is he to nurture a pest and get shamefully manipulated to step on that beautiful flower?

How could he?

Just how?

Tears welled up from His eyes again. He feels too stupid and helpless. He feels so much regret he could just lie down here and die.

He could do nothing but hug the girl back while he silently apologize..

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...

The bastard really has to die.

He's His life's nemesis.

He HAS to do everything to take him down.

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A/n: whoa, 6 chapters just for character development, huh. Though, i personally enjoyed the roller coaster ride. mc with serious case of self crisis is really fun, aren't they? He's just too cute i want to torment him more꜀( ˊ̠˂˃ˋ̠ )꜆. After i finish, i'm quite sure that the snake Rick would be shredded meat XD both from Gerald and the upcoming ML.