Prologue
They placed the woman's lifeless body on the bed room
"Shhhhhhh, she's sleeping, we might disturb her"
"It smells bad here! Come'on let's go out!"
"No! let's stay here, the smell will just eventually fade later. We still have to hide her first" 3 girls around 15 years old are talking to each other in front of a woman's dead body that is lying on the bed.
"Hey! she's not breathing!" said the first girl.
"She's dead already! Look at her face! It is so pale and she's cold also!" The 2nd girl screamed.
"You killed her!!" The 3rd girl proclaimed while pointing the 2nd girl
"No I didn't! You killed her!" the 2nd girl denied and accused the third girl
"No! I can't do that!" The third girl proclaimed hysterically.
"Shhhhh enough! You guys killed her......." The 1st girl said in a hoarsely tone while crying and sobbing.
After 5 years
"I know I am not guilty because I didn't kill anyone. I am innocent and I'm not the killer. My friends are my witnessed that I never did such crimes. I didn't kill and will never kill anyone, that's for sure!." Amber burst out when the police interrogated her.She is already in the hospital when she woke up.She don't know what's happening. She was shocked knowing that she is a suspect to the crime she didn't done.
"It was seen in the CCTV ms. Ashly you killed-"
"No! I said I'm not the killer!! It's my 2 friends! They killed them! They are the killer not me!" Ashly is shouting at the police but the inspector just shooked his head
"Can you tell us who are your friends?"One of the detectives asked her
"It's Cresia and Amber" She response immediately
"Their family name?" The detective added
"It's Cresia Lopez and Amber Leysis" she replied, still sobbing.
"They were already dead ms. Galvis and you are the suspect of the crime! You killed them!"
"No I didn't!! Dammit! they were my friends how can i do that?? I am not a killer!" Ashly screamed that scared the police.
"You! You! You! and You!" She said while pointing the police one by one.
"You are-" she stopped when the doctor came and injected something in her body that made her collapsed.
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Ashly
It's been four months since i transferred in this university together with my friends, amber and cresia. I don't know why everybody keeps on staring at me. No one dared to talk to me since my first day here. Well it's not that I need to socialize with them but it's just strange. I don't like the way they look at me, it seems like i'm different. It's weird.
"Amber do I look pretty?" I ask my friend as we walk in the school's hall way.
"You're not just pretty Ash you are perfectly gorgeous! You're like a Goddess! " I just can't explain why my schoolmates keep on watching me. For God's sake I am just talking, I'm not doing anything! Is that how popular i am? just simple conversation and everyone will turned their heads just to look at me? I can see some are laughing, whispering and some are even having a confused look while watching me. Really? Well, that's not new to me because everytime I'm with Amber and Cresia everyone will actually turn their heads just to stare at me intensely.
"Well, thanks for the complement! You're gorgeous too Amber just like Cresia" I said and turned to cresia who just shook her head and continue walking.For these past weeks I observed that Cresia is always having a deep thought, she's not jolly anymore, silence overwhelmed her whole system. I don't know what happened to her.
"Cresh are you okay? You actually chang-"
"I'm okay Amber don't be paranoid!" she said and then laugh. I can't help but laugh too, her expression is weird. We just keep on laughing and then stop when I suddenly bumped to someone.
"Are you okay?, I'm really sorry-"
"It's okay, next time you better watch your way" he said in a serious tone. I can't react.He looks gorgeous wearing a white T shirt with a black leather jacket paired with faded denim pants . Tall, dark and handsome. That's how I can describe him. His eyes are so deep, he has a pointed nose and a perfect jaw that makes him more attractive. I never seen anyone as handsome like him. I'm trying to say something but he left me stunned.
"Yieee I think, it's love at first sight" Amber said with a playful tone. I can't help but smile, he is just so perfect! I tried to look at my schoolmates, their reaction became worst. They just keep on watching us. I don't have time to pay attention to their weird look so we just continue walking until I was already in my classroom. My day went well untill dismissal. As i went outside, I saw my friends waving at me.
"Hey! let's go, I'm so tired" I said and went near them. I don't know but I think I catch the attention of everyone. Suddenly there's silence and everyone are looking at me horridly. I just ignore them and went home together with my friends, Amber and Cresia.
The next morning, I went to the coffeshop where I usually meet my two lovely friends. I think I was so early this time because I haven't seen cresia and amber yet. As usual I order my favorite coffee Latté. I'm actually having a second thought if I should order coffee for my two friends or just wait for them, but in the end I just told the waiter that my friends are coming so I need to have additional 2 orders of Coffee Lattè. The waiter just nod and served my Coffee. I really love this place, aside that I love coffee, the place is indeed cozy and I love the ambiance . After few minutes of waiting I saw my two friends near the entrance.
"Hey guys! you're late! you make me wait" I said and sip my coffee as they went at my table.
They just smile at each other and sip their coffee too. As usual everyone's eyes are on me, even the waiter who just shook his head and turned while serving coffee to the other customer. I can tell they are obviously talking about me. what's new? I'm used to it, that when I'm with my friends people will either laugh or stare at me. I just keep on talking to my friends avoiding their stare. My friends were so beautiful compared to me. I'm just nothing but an ugly one, I had a big scar on my cheeks. I know I'm not pretty nor gorgeous, my friends just don't want to hurt my feelings that's why they keep on telling me that I'm beautiful just like a goddess even if I'm not. I'm totally the opposite and I admit it, I will never be like my friends which are naturally beautiful, sexy and rich that's why people will just stare at me when i'm with my friends, maybe they will just make fun of me. The black sheep. I let out a huge sigh and keep on talking.I've noticed Cresia was quiet for the longest time and I began to feel uncomfortable.
After our rendezvouz, I went home early since it's saturday and there's no class.I'm actually not in my mood today and I just told my friends that I have to take an early rest.When I got home I scan my whole room and remember something that makes me cry.
Sunday morning, I went to the church alone. I don't want to be with cresia and amber this time because I don't want people will laugh at me again and say something bad even if we are inside the church. I don't want them to actually just focus on staring at me than listening to the preaching of the priest. I think when i'm alone everything is just normal. People will not stare at me. I remember the last time I went here with Cresia and Amber, I don't know what's wrong with people but whenever I talked to my friends they were actually looking at me wierdly, seems like I'm saying wrong things.And some were even talking bad things and judging my actions. That feeling when people laugh at you and you don't know why. I can still recall those bad words they are talking. The looks they gave me made me think they despised me much, but i just want to ignore it. Just a waste of time.
After the mass, I went to the playground, I enjoy myself watching the smile of every kids who are busy on playing. I never experience playing in the playground when I was a kid, my mom wont allow me, she always let me do the household chores, she always makes me suffer. She never want me to be happy. I always have bruises whenever she's angry. My mom always hurting me. I still remember how she treated me badly, those times I endured the pain of the burning charcoal in my palm, those times when she never let me eat my meals for 5 days and I was actually forced to eat the cockcroaches in my room. I remember one day, my mom went home late and drunk, i cooked her favorite food that night since it's her birthday. I wanted to celebrate her special day despites how bad she is to me. I thought she will appreciate my effort and would learned to love me but she went hysterical seeing the food i prepared, she threw everything and locked me in the stock room for almost 2 days, she even kicked my stomach and slaped my face with her whole strength that made me bleed. I cried that night and realized how cruel life was. The memories are still fresh, it comes rushing back to me. I never loved by my parents.Never. Those Painful memories makes me cry, I hate it! I hate my mother! and I'm glad she died.
I decided to go home after reminiscing the painful memories of the past. I made myself forget what happened to me years back.I eat my lunch and watch movies. I finished watching around 6 pm and since it's still early, I went out. I just keep on walking until my feet took me to the school. I don't know why I'm here but I'm curious , I think something bad will happened. After few seconds, I saw cresia in front of the school gate waiting for someone i guess. Why she's here?
"Cresh, are you waiting for someone? No one is inside the campus, It's sunday evening." I was about to say something but when I look at her she's already crying. I panicked seeing her like that but when i was about to wipe her tears she runs faster inside the school campus. I want to follow her but the guard don't let me in.
"My friend is inside! let me in! she's crying! Cresia is crying dammit! I said let me in! " I was screaming out loud to let out my frustrations but the guard is so stubborn, he don't believe me instead he just laugh.
"Okay, I will just look for your friend inside. you stay here, you're supposed to be not allowed to go inside since it's not a school day. It's fucking sunday!" The guard yelled and suddenly he closed the gate, but before he finished locking the gate , I saw cresia near him holding a rake. Why she's holding a rake? did she cleaned the campus?I was about to ask cresia about the rake but i froze when I saw her hitting the guard using the rake. She smashed it over the guard's head,She never stop hitting him. All i see is an overflowing blood from the guard's body, the guard was dead before he hit the ground,She did not stop hitting him, the guard's body was full of blood and he was lying while the rake is deeply burried in his head like a cross in the cementery. Cresia is so dangerous right now. She just killed the security guard brutally. I want to shout but no words came out from my mouth. I don't know what to do. I'm totally in the state of shock. I became a statue seeing her murduring the security guard. I see how the guard's head break with blood. I saw tears from cresia's eyes. Blood is all over her cloth. I want to run but I am her friend so I stopped her from crying and grab her hand to escape. I don't know why I have blood on my cloth but that doesn't matter, I have to take cresia away from the campus before it's too late! I don't wan't her to be in jail. I need to protect her. I promise to keep it as a secret. It's dark, good thing that no one saw us in the street. I tried to run as fast as I could while grabbing Cresia until we arrived in my house. Great! no one saw us. I lock the door and trying to be calm.
"Cresia, forget everything okay?" I said to Cresia but she just keep on crying. Why did she kill the guard? I want to ask her that but I can't. I am panicking right now.
"Cresia I promise to keep your secret. I promise to not tell anyone about what happened. Just forget everything and think that you didn't kill the guard. You didn't kill him." I'm trying to make her feel better right now, I just don't want to see her misirable.
"What if someone saw the crime? what if the police wil-"
"No one saw it Cresia. The place was dark. There was no one in the school it was only you, the guard and me" I assure her.
"Cresia, why you-" I want to ask her why he killed the guard but she just ignore me and walk through the bathroom to wash the blood in her hands. Weird.
Cresia was quiet the whole time. She never talked to me, she always had a deep sigh and tears keep falling in her eyes. Fear overwhelmed me, I don't know what to do, I don't even know how to react. What was in my mind is purely nothing. I was totally blank.
"Hahahahah are you happy now Ashly?" Silence was broke when Cresia laughed and talked that made me shiver a bit. I don't know why she suddenly asked me that.
"I know he is your step father. I know how cruel he was to you. I know how he treated you badly!" Yeah Cresia is right, the security guard is my step father. Mom brought him in our house when I was 5 years old. I haven't met my real dad.Mom said my father left us when i was still in her womb.I thought i will be happy to have a father then. I thought he will filled me with so much love that i never felt with anyone, but my situation became worst when he came. Mom always scolding me, the way she treated me became worst. My step father always wanted to see me naked, there was a time he actually forced me to dance naked in front of him. My step father always putting a hand on me. I was treated brutally with my mom and step dad. When i was 15 years old my step dad raped me. I cursed him for doing that to me! he said that i should not tell anyone about it or else he will kill me. He did not just do it once but many times. He's worst than Satan!. I can no longer bear the sufferings i had, One night I told mom about that but she did not believed me, instead she just laughed and hit me full in the face and I saw the blood trickling down my face, the pain was unbearable I wanted to cry I was hurt physically and emotionally, I was hurt that much to the point I just became numb and tired of crying.That night after I'd cleaned the blood from my face I went into my bed and fell into a deep sleep, wishing that I can escape to the hands of my parents.
"He is now dead ashly! I did what's right! I know you are happy now! Show me that you are happy ash! show me!- "
"Stop it! Yes He treated me badly but that doesn't mean you have to kill him!! For God's sake killing-"
"Killing is what? Come'on! He deserved that ashly! He deserved to die! And now that he's dead you should celebrate and be happy! stop nagging me because i killed him for you. I killed him because I want to see you happy!!" Cresia yelled at me hysterically. I never thought he can kill.
"Ashly I'm tired, we have to rest" that was her last words to end the night.
