Did I reincarnate as a villainess in an otome game?

Extra + Rachel

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Ever since my mom died, my life began to take a hard turn.

"It's your fault that your mother died" Were words that we're always pinned on me. The truth is, It was never my fault to begin with. My mother took the car even though I tried to stop her because she's drunk.

But still, "Why are you still here? You don't have any rights to go near your mother."

If It's not for the sobbing and grieving inside the room, I would've never realized that someone died in our family. But I never shed a tear, I wouldn't say that I'm not particularly emotional about my mother's departure.

Instead, deep inside me, I was happy.

You can't call me heartless. My mother has always disliked me, and the fact that I am not her real daughter. My father had another lover and they bear me.

My true mother always make me as an excuse to see my father, so my mother (who died) tried to take me away from my real mother, and well, she succeeded. That was confusing.

Whenever my mother comes home, She would always beat me up. My father will only look at me. He never truly cared for me. He only played with a woman and now he's threatening him with a child.

What a monster.

But even so, I did fairly well with my studies. But my family background has been spread to the whole school, some even took this opportunity to bully me. At least I want to have some distraction!

When I go to school, there's the bullying, and when I'm at home there's a beating? Why me? Of all?

I would've lived normally if it was my real mother, but no, she does not care anymore. "I don't want to take responsibility for a child like you"

Even my friends ended our friendship. "We don't want someone like you in our group, we only kept you because you were fun to be played with."

I thought that the world would never give hope to someone like me. Until she came, "You are very quiet, you always look down on the floor. Are you looking for some stray coins? That was a joke, but really, why don't you speak more?" That was the day that I found someone who's willing to be there for me.

I was walking back home, worn out and sick of the bullying I got today, but I knew I have to prepare myself for some harsh beating when I got back home.

Then I remembered something, "Sumi, don't you think you should have something to look forward every day? That way, your life would become much more... I don't know? Thrilling?" I don't get what she's saying, but that sounds...

"Here, I'll lend you a pretty fun game to play! Your father might at least lend you one?" She said.

'Sweet Romance'...?

She was actually right, the game was pretty fun. For once, I have something to look forward every day, and also her, my only friend.

The plot always changes with what route you go so it was pretty fun to compose what kind of story I'll go through if I finish the route I am in.

"I am your only friend right?" She asked.

"Sooner or later, you will find someone who's willing to be your friend, then, you will soon forget me..." She said as she looked away.

"That won't happen! I don't care if someone wants to be friends with me, Instead I believe if they want to be friends with me, they want something from me. I don't want to be used.

You will only become my only true friend! Even if the whole world is against us, It would only be you!

If I cannot, I'd rather not make any friends!" It was my first time to raise my voice, my first time to do what I wanted to do, without minding what the people think.

"Pfft-I'm sorry, I was only joking. Of course how would you forget someone who's so wise and pretty as me! HAHAHA!"

That, was the last memory I will have with her. The only happiness I have were all with her. Even though I was very clumsy and lame, she was always there for me.

But I guess the whole world was opposed to make me happier.

"If the next life is true, I would die to meet you even the slightest second"

I soon found myself cradled on the concrete road. Bathing in my own blood. It all happened too fast.

"Rachel?"

Rachel...?

"Rachel!"

Ahh? A dream... It has been a while since I dreamed about my past life.

"Why are you crying? Did you get hurt? Where?"

What was her name again?

Ci...el?

Ciel?

Ah right, my best friend, Ciel.

"I'm okay now mom, I just had a pretty dream" Though my life was very harsh, I met Ciel. I couldn't ask for more.

"It's okay, at least you are fine."

"Yes, I am fine, thanks for worrying about me, Mother,"

I am glad, to meet you again in my second life Ciel, even though it was only a dream of my past life.

"Oh! And before I forgot,"

The door slammed open as all of them greeted me with warm smiles.

"Happy birthday Rachel!"

12/01/20