Class Villainess Chapter 56 - A Farewell To My Past

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Cerise: Em… we need to talk.

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I held my breath and released it with a deep sigh. I intentionally saved Cerise from getting ensnared into the juvenile centre because I didn't want her to drag into that horrendous cri Kristen did.

I couldn't afford to get well-known at the school, for now. Even just the slightest bit of attention could be a death sentence for ,

And also because I had promised Cerise that she would be free from Kristen after this.

And the third reason…

The third reason that I had to admit was quite disgusting even for . I still appreciated Cerise's willingness to be my friend in the past life. Not pushing her to the sa pit with Kristen right now was the last thing I could do for her.

I took a deep breath and replied to her text.

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Emmy: Yes, what do you want?

Cerise: Em… is this all part of your plan?

Emmy: Which one?

Cerise: Everything, including the printouts in the school corridor, leading to Kristen having a ltdown in front of everyone.

Emmy: Yes, that's part of my plan.

Cerise: Including the plan to make a scapegoat?

Cerise: Kristen yanked my hair, slapped until my face was bruised, slamd my face to the ground, stuffed my mouth with paper, and clawing .

Cerise: Were those also part of your plan?

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I didn't answer her imdiately, because I was thinking about it myself. Of course, I wanted Cerise and Kristen to suffer. But it was all about ruining Kristen in the first place.

Cerise was added due to her involvent. She was just as guilty as Kristen. Yet, she felt that she was a victim. Cerise was always like that. She always put herself as the victim, not realizing that everything had a consequence.

I couldn't say such a thing on the phone. I needed to et her asap. So I replied;

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Emmy: I will tell you everything when we et.

Cerise: Okay, I'll be waiting for you after dusk at the town park.

Cerise: Em… I don't think I can handle this.

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I turned off my phone after I read her text. I didn't have the mood to text anymore. I'd just co to the park after dusk if that was what she wanted.

I would tell her everything that she wanted to know because I had no plan to be her friend after everything that had happened. I'd rather save my energy to do sothing more productive than playing with her self-victimization.

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Mom returned ho after dusk, but she seed too tired and went straight to her room, probably sleeping until midnight.

So I took this opportunity to leave my house and used my bike to go to the town park.

I parked my bike and walked inside Moria Park. It was a large park with lots of facilities, and most importantly, a lake in the middle.

I walked towards the lake and saw a woman was sitting on a bench, staring straight at the lake in front of her.

"Cerise?" I called her carefully.

Cerise turned her head, and I could see her smiling at with a bitter smile under the lamp post. She patted the spot beside her and said, "Em, sit down with ."

She was surprisingly calm after that chaotic morning she had with Kristen. Which got nervous for so reason.

I sat carefully beside her, and we were in a long silence for a while.

I glanced at Cerise and saw her staring blankly at the lake.

"Em…" Cerise opened her mouth.

"Yes?"

"About everything that happened today, did you plan everything?"

"Yes."

"Including all the abuses that I got from Kristen?" Cerise asked.

"Yes."

I replied, short and cold. I didn't really expect anything from Cerise anyway. After knowing how ignorant she was, I didn't plan to keep a girl like this around as a friend.

I could hear Cerise taking a deep breath.

"Em, do you think I deserve it?"

"Yes."

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"I know that I made a mistake, but you have to understand that Kristen was manipulating …." Cerise said.

There you go, she was playing victim again, refusing to take responsibility for what she did and blad it all on Kristen instead.

"I really thought that I would be dragged like Kristen. But turns out I was saved. You tempered with Helena's phone, right?"

I replied with a nod. Cerise's calmness got curious, "Why are you so calm after all these?"

Cerise turned her head at and smiled sincerely, "I ca here because I want to thank you. You've free from Kristen's clutch. You also spared even though I could be dragged with Kristen too."

I wasn't used to hearing Cerise speaking calmly. I got nervous and checked her hands in case she was holding a knife or sothing.

"I… I thought we could be great friends after Kristen is gone. But you don't seem to like so much, Em…."

"It's true. I don't like you."

It was a bit of a lie, though. I used to like Cerise before everything was revealed.

"So everything about the friendship between us was a lie?" Cerise asked with a trembling voice. I could see that she was holding tears right now.

My heart tightened as I tried my best not to get swayed by her tears. She brought nothing but trouble, and if she could spill Kristen's terrible secret, then there was also a chance that she would do the sa to .

"Yes, I just used you to fight Kristen," I replied. "I have no use of you now."

Cerise started sobbing and used her sleeve to wipe her eyes, "So everything was a lie since the start. I was so stupid for believing you…."

I waited in silence after she stopped sobbing. Cerise got up from the bench and said, "I—I will treasure our friendship, even if you an nothing, Em. Because I will leave soon. Because you're my best friend, Em.."

"Leave?"

"Yes, I'm too ashad to stay in our school. I can't go to school after this incident. Because people have started to start gossiping about …."

"I—I saw on Instagram, they… they think that I might be as malicious as Kristen. They think that I'm also evil…."

"I will… I will convince my mom to let move with my aunt to another city," Cerise said. "I—I want to start anew…."

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For so reason, I was relieved when I heard that Cerise wanted to leave the school. That ant I could also start anew without any connection with soone from the previous life.

After getting no answer from , it seems that Cerise got even sadder than before, "I will leave now, Em. Goodbye…"

Cerise turned her body and walked away from . I stared until her lonely back until it wasn't visible anymore, then took a deep breath.

I gazed at the deep lake in front of , hoping that I could release this heavy feeling in my heart.

Because Cerise was the only friend I had before, and now I truly had no one.

Which was actually better. Cerise would only ruin everything with her behaviour.

But it was still heavy.

It was really heavy to be alone.