Midnight Scars

Chapter 18: 'Scarlett's Confession.'

As the cool air force it self through my waist length blonde hair, my skin prickled with moisture. Ear phones on full blast, gently swinging on a swinger encircled by red and white petal of flowers in my back yard, I felt a presence creeping up behind me.

"Boo!" Shouted Scarlett in my left ear trying to sound scary.

"Don't you get lonely sitting all by yourself?" She ask while handing me a cup of hot chocolate and sitting herself down beside me with another cup in her hand.

"nope I've got accustomed to it! And thanks " I replied smiling.

"So! What are you listening to?" She asked softly.

I then realized it's not very hospitable to plug your ears with company and quickly remove them from my ear.

"Was listening to Katy Perry new playlist." I said with a sigh.

"Oh, Cool." She smiled. " So how's it going with you and Tyler" she questioned.

"Um, we're okay." I said with a genuine smile.

"Oh! By the way, I never got a chance to ask. What happened on your first date? Saw you came home pretty troubled" she said with concern in her eyes.

"Um. It was going quite well until I kissed him and got attacked with remembrance of that night, and well. His ex send him a text saying she loves him. He sai-.." she interrupted, blurting a question.

"His ex did what? That sucks. I'm terribly sorry it went that way." She said with compassion, then added. "I know why she texted." Downing her head.

"What are you talking about?" My eyes searching her face.

"I asked her to." She said softly.

"You did what?! ... why would you ask her to do such a thing. And on our first date!?" I exclaimed

"Shh, just hear me out." She said calmly.

"I didn't expect her to text that night. I told her to do it a month ago. Only because I cared about you and don't want what happened to me to repeat itself to you." She sighed then continued, "when I was 16, I fell in love with this hot guy who said he loved me too, but little did I know he was screwing his ex behind my back. I found out about it when I read a text saying 'last night was fun. We should do it next time in the hot tub' on his phone which he forgot on his way home. My heart sank and I changed that day. All the trust I had for men was completely gone.." tears falling from her eyes, then added "So I tested Tyler to see if he's a loyal guy and not reply with the flow, but I realized that he is at the mention of him saying youle make a good mother" she gave a weak smile.

"Scar, oh my god! I honestly had no idea! I-.. I'm so sorry!" My eyes sparkling with compassion. "Now that I know why, I'm no longer upset about it, In fact I appreciate your concern, thank you!" I smiled genuinely.

"Do you know why I hated you so much? Why I made your life hell back in Canada?" She asked looking up at me.

"No.. but I will like to." I said softly

"It's because everytime I look at you, I see your mom! You look exactly like her and I couldn't stand it. Since I couldn't do bad to her, I took all spite on you. And now I regret it so much I wish I can change the past and forget about all the stuff I did to you." She explained, wiping tears from her eyes.

"I don't understand? Why did you hate my mom?" I inquired crimping my forehead with confusion.

"My parents marriage was falling apart. At first I thought it was my fault. So I tried my best to be a good daughter and did all the chores, get my grades up and stuff. That was until I turned 10. My mom was busy at work and dad couldn't make it to pick me up, so my teacher gave me a ride home from school. I heard noises coming from my parents bedroom and being a kid, I gently pushed the door and peeked in. What I saw I wish can be erased from my memory. It was my dad on top of your mom, both naked as a new born baby." She blurted in tears.

I stood there with my eyes popping as if ive seen a ghost and fallen into transe. Speechless at what I just heard, Scarlett stared at me, both of us in emotional pain.

"I- I always thought my mom was a good person until now." I spoke with haste and disappointment.

"It has been going on for years! At midnight he would leave to meet her, I started following them as I got older. And when she got sick and died my dad changed to a worse husband which led to my parents divorce. One night under the influence of alcohol he crashed into a truck and died on spot. At his funeral I didn't know whether to cry or be happy that he would not longer be there to hit my mom and yell at me." She explained softly.

I felt what she was feeling. It's kind of like my gift. I can put myself into people's shoe and understand them. And all I could feel for her is a little girl with a terrifying past using a bad girl cover to hide her scars.

"Scarlett i honestly can't find words to express what I'm feeling for you right now. I now understand why you did the things you did and I honestly don't blame you for it anymore. If only I had known.." I said soflty and sighed

"I was a good person, but my father's affair changed me into the monster I've become... Actually, I must thank you. Knowing how mean I've been to you and you still try to be kind to me showed me there is still good people out there, and because of that, I decided to quit the Bitchy act a be a good big sister to world's most humble and sweetest little sister." She said smiling at me.

I managed to blush and we hugged. I still tried to process what I just heard while resting my head on her shoulder. You never actually know someone, until you truly learn about their past. My mom, who I adored, cheated on my dad who worked his ass off for our satisfaction, broke a happy couple and tortured the heart of a little girl who I had to deal with half my life. Wow!

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A/N

So now you're aware why Scarlett hated Katelyn at first, please comment your thought/s about it!😇

Thank you!!💕

Next : Chapter 19 - 'My Bestfriend's Visit'