Sorry, I Love You.

3.02

Dude I know I mention this all the time but these songs really do be vibing with this story! I love when the whole song is relevant, not just one verse, and especially love it when both characters perspectives can be represented in the lyrics. Also, there's a few lyrics in this particular song that reference things I'm going to bring up in the very near future (touch so soft but where's the kill?) so basically it's just perfect. Anyways....

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🖤So now I see you in my nightmares❤️
Or not at all
☁️All by myself drowning in my tears💧
It's just the cost

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"Mama, please! Stop! Let him go!" Zoe shouted at the top of her lungs, pushing herself forward with all of her might but not moving a single inch, thanks to the hefty golems holding her in place with tight grips on her arms.

"Answer the question, Teddy." A crimson smile tugged at either corner of Rin's lips as blood was suddenly pouring from her mouth and trickling down her chin.

Her teeth were tainted with blood, as were her hands and even her hair. How Rin got it all over herself and pouring from her mouth like a faucet was beyond Zoe. She didn't remember what had happened before this. All she knew was that Teddy had a gun pressed up against his temple and Rin was itching to fire it

"Do you love her?" Rin asked Teddy, using her free, bloody hand to force his head up so he was looking at Zoe.

Teddy looked beaten and bruised, worse than Zoe had ever seen before. His clothes were stained with blood, he had unnaturally large cuts on his arms and chest that were further dampening his clothes, and blood trickled off his fingertips to pool at his feet. The look in his bloodshot, swollen eyes broke Zoe down the more she stared into them. He looked exhausted, defeated, as if he had lost the last ounce of any sanity he had left. It made even more hot tears run down Zoe's face and burn her skin like sharp blades.

"I love her." Teddy choked out, his voice hoarse and weak. "I'd die for her."

"No! Don't say that! Please, Teddy!" Zoe cried with all her might as she fight the men's grasps in a frantic attempt to escape them. They were too strong so Zoe gave up so she could stare into her mothers cold, soulless eyes and beg for mercy. "Mother, don't hurt him! Please! I'm begging you! I'll do anything! He doesn't love me! He doesn't! Don't hurt him!"

Zoe knew Teddy was telling the full truth when he spoke those three words. Again and again he had said them, and it never stopped being true. And Zoe loved him just as much. Her love for him was growing with every ounce of pain he received, because she knew he would say he loved her no matter what happened to him. He was as brave and true as he was stupid. But god, did that make Zoe love him more and more.

Knowing his confession was a death wish, and already being too weak to fight back, Teddy waited as Rin removed her gun from his head and let her henchmen crowd around him. Zoe screamed and screamed as the men mercilessly beat Teddy over and over again. He was on the ground, curled up to guard himself until they unraveled him and landed endless blows to his face and abdomen. He was too weak to fight back but the men beating him didn't care.

"Stop! Please, stop! You're going to kill him!" Zoe cried at the top of her lungs.

Rin stepped into the crowd of henchmen and waved them off. They scattered without further instruction and Zoe was speechless at the sight of Teddy. There was so much blood and he was just laying there, completely defeated. His eyes fluttered as he tried to stay conscious but Zoe could tell he didn't have enough strength left in him. He couldn't get up but Rin still placed a black, stiletto heel on his chest to pin him down as she aimed her gun at his head.