*(A/N: I realized that I had made a huge mistake. In the second volu, chapter eight, about 400 words were lost in the translation... I realized it when a friend who read the novel asked , "Why did you remove that scene in the English version?"
Well... I didn't remove it :'(
There's no need to go back and read, though. It simply says that the girl Ethan saves used to be Justin's girlfriend with so extra things.
Sure, you can look it up if you want.
The scene starts with; When Julian and I walked out of the building, the first thing he asked was if I had been successful.)*
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When I saw Sue and the rock she was holding, an involuntary smile appeared on my face. Happiness mixed with amazent was reflected on my face at the sa ti.
I had no idea how she was able to stand and not be affected like everyone else, but I was in no mood to think about it.
I looked at Aiden's body again, then I felt a wave of intense anger rise up inside , the likes of which I had never felt before in my entire life.
At first, I tried to stand up, but I had to let myself fall to the ground, groaning slightly as my whole body, especially my back, throbbed in great pain.
If I didn't hold myself, I would have fainted in a second. Maybe I need treatnt fast, but I want to put that bastard in his place!
My eyes slowly shifted to Sue, she had moved far away from us and was now slumped on the floor. I couldn't see her eyes because her hair had fallen in front of her, but she was looking down.
I smiled, ignoring the pain as best I could.
"Y- you're amazing Sue..."
I really praised her. Even though her whole body was shaking and she was looking at Aiden's body on the floor with fear, she really had done sothing.
"Co on... quickly call the academy..."
This is the most deserted part of the academy, one of the deepest parts of the wooded area, and even if that purple glow was quite bright, the trees must have blocked them out.
No one will co here unless we reveal ourselves.
Of course, when we ask the academy for help, we'll have to explain why we're here, but that's not a big deal. What's important is that I get out of here and that Aiden is to bla. And then I can use the power of my family to get him back.
"Co on, Sue! What are you waiting for?"
Sue looked up, her flickering eyes, visible through her hair, turned to as I yelled at her.
"Co on! Call the a- academy and let's get out of here!"
My back is burning like crazy... she has to hurry.
Sue and I t eyes, her expression was filled with fear again as she turned to , but then she looked surprised. And then the confusion slowly gave way to calmness.
I smiled again when I saw her calm down.
Aiden is finished, he'll never get away with this. Sue can't stand up to either, it's over...
I heard a rustling sound, then another.
I turned my eyes in the direction of the footsteps, to Sue.
"What...?"
When Sue had finished shuffling to her feet, she took a slow short step without answering , her navy blue eyes no longer flickering. On the contrary, they were filled with determination.
With each tiny step, she squeezed the stone in her hand tighter, her body stiffening even more.
"H- hey?"
My body wasn't moving. What Aiden had done had done so much damage to my body that I couldn't move a muscle, and I would have been an idiot not to realize what Sue would do.
"S- stop..."
She ignored , as if she hadn't even heard , and kept walking toward .
Fear gripped my body again. As if Aiden wasn't enough, now I was afraid of Sue.
I gritted my teeth and glared angrily at Sue.
No... I'm not one to apologize.
I'm Justin Malus. The Justin Malus whose na makes everyone who hears it tremble with fear! I'm not going to bow down to a truly ordinary girl like Sue.
I will never beg her after what she did to , after what she put through in the past!
"If yo-"
I cursed inwardly, my body so ssed up that I couldn't speak properly.
"If you do what you t- think... Neither you nor your brother will ever live a normal life... for the rest of your life, Sue..."
I swallowed when I finished, I couldn't see Sue's face now that she was standing right in front of , my head wasn't lifting any higher.
"Now call the a- academy and tell them to co here. I won't touch you or your brother for the rest of your life."
Sue didn't move a muscle, she just stayed where she was.
Even though I couldn't see her face, I smiled slightly when I saw her legs start to tremble again.
She was like that, there was always a doubt inside her. She could never be sure of herself, she was weak. That's how I was able to hold her in the palm of my hand.
Even now, no matter what situation I was in, she couldn't lay a hand on . As long as I was pulling the strings, she could do nothing.
I had no reason to be afraid, I was just paranoid.
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He's in front of ...
The person who made my life miserable is now in front of .
The person I once loved, loved so much, but now I don't even know how much I hate, is lying unprotected right in front of .
His back looks deford. His whole body is trembling from the pain. Of course, he can't move, and that's the important thing.
"If you do what you t- think... Neither you nor your brother will ever live a normal life... for the rest of your life, Sue..."
And yet he's still so confident.
He knows so well that he knows instantly what I'm trying to do, yet he knows I don't have the courage to put it into action.
"Now call the a- academy and tell them to co here. I won't touch you or your brother for the rest of your life."
He is telling the truth. I know him as well as he knows . He doesn't go back on his promises, that's the kind of personality he has and that's my big chance.
I can finally get out of this hell... Everything can end tonight.
No more days of pain. I can go back to the way I was, right here, today.
A look of disgust crossed Justin's face, then he looked up at the sky, refusing to close his eyes.
He must have been tired. He was in pain. Yet he was doing his best not to give in to the faintness.
I took a step back, looked up at the stars in the sky, just like him, and then sighed deeply.
I turned my eyes back to Justin on the ground, gripped the stone tightly in my hand, and bent down.
I delivered the first blow with great determination.
While the stone was still in the air, his eyes, looking up at the sky, quickly turned to it, but he couldn't react much more than that.
When the stone landed on his head, his whole body convulsed, he shook violently and his eyes widened.
He was in shock, blood seeping through his hair, his eyes staring aninglessly at .
He opened his mouth to say sothing but I didn't let him.
The stone landed once more on his head. The traces of blood on the stone were now very visible, and on his head, there was a swollen wound, but I continued to hit him not caring about anything.
As I kept hitting him, my anxiety diminished. A great sense of relief and peace, of fulfillnt enveloped my whole body and I... lost myself.
How many tis did I hit him? Who knows...
How many minutes have I been hitting him? I have no idea...
And yet it doesn't matter.
I forgot the concept of ti. I kept hitting him until he was unrecognizable, with blood pouring from his head and his face constantly crushed.
When I finally paused, I realized where I was.
Justin, his body, the floor, the stone in my hand, and all my clothes... all covered in blood. Justin was lying there in front of , the blood from his shattered head watering the ground, but inside I was still angry at him.
How many hours of bullying did I endure every day, from the ti I woke up to the ti I went to sleep?
What kind of state was I in every day, talking and lying to my brother?
Even when I went to a psychologist to at least get so psychological support, he didn't give any advice because of Justin. He just listened to , told to forget it, and threw out.
And it wasn't just one ti, it was four tis in a row. That's when I realized I was completely alone.
No one was going to help . I was on my own.
That's why I tried to be strong, that's why I resisted no matter what happened to . Still, deep down inside I wanted soone to help .
And now I had literally lost myself.
I was happy, to be honest. Hitting Justin gave a great sense of satisfaction. All the days of pain I'd lived through had disappeared with every blow I struck him.
And now?
I looked at Justin's blood-covered body and thought about our old days.
Every day we laughed and played and traveled. We spent all our ti together and I... enjoyed it.
I loved him. I had always loved him. But ironically, he was the one who had made my life miserable.
That's why I should have been relieved, and I was, but...
A wave of anger rose up inside again. I grabbed the stone I had just put down again, I lifted it into the air, but then I felt sothing stop .
No matter how much strength I gave it, my hand wouldn't co down, sothing was holding my arm.
"Calm down."
A very cold yet calm and comforting voice entered my ears. I felt the force holding my arm slowly move toward my palms. One by one, my fingers on the stone, which I gripped tightly, released.
"Let go..."
I gripped the stone tightly again, furious, still not satisfied.
"I'm going to smash him even more, let go of !"
I tried to get out of the grip of whoever was behind , but it didn't work. He was much stronger than .
"Do you want revenge?"
I hesitated for a mont as his voice seed to penetrate through the silent night, but I answered confidently.
"Yes... Now leave alone."
"Then why are you shaking? Why are you crying? Why are you hesitating?"
Am I... crying?
I let go of my body and focused on the feeling on my face. I noticed my vision blurred with water, I could feel the tears running down my cheeks.
"I don't know what you've been through, Olivia, but believe , I can guess."
His tone suddenly changed, his calmness slowly fading.
"I was like you Olivia, I was bullied when I was little, I tried to commit suicide but I didn't dare, I wanted to teach those who bullied a lesson but my body wasn't up to it, I was weak."
Ah... Yes, I'm exactly the sa...
"Still, one day I poisoned their food and made them crawl with disease. I didn't kill them, I thought about it but I couldn't because I was afraid of the consequences."
He took a deep breath, then continued.
"You are different from , I don't know how physically strong you are, but psychologically you are much stronger than ."
Is he praising ...?
I'm strong?
Huh... Ahahah...
"Yet there's nothing in life that you really like? Do you really want to rot your own life? Do you really want to go on and go crazy even if it gets in the way of mories you might be happy with in the future? Are you really sure you won't regret it later?"
My vision blurred even more, and it wasn't because of pain or anything else. It was only my tears. Tears I shed as I ca more and more to myself with every word I heard.
He was right, I had a brother. Paul had always supported , no matter what kind of person I was.
Could I really leave him?
"I don't want to lie, it's too late for Justin, but not for you Olivia. I know what a disgusting person he is, he deserves the worst punishnt, but why should you be judged when he's being punished?"
I looked at Justin's body, stared at him for a long ti, and thought.
"Tell , what do you want to do?"
"I..."
What do I want...?
, who has never been above average in anything, who is completely powerless, what do I want?
Ah... right.
I had been thinking about it every day... I had forced myself to forget, to stop hoping, because it didn't seem real anymore.
But there was sothing that I wanted.
"He-"
I stamred, and for a mont my whole body felt weak.
"He- help ... P- please..."
I felt even weaker, almost collapsing, but at that mont I felt him hugging . I grabbed the arms around my body and held on to them so I wouldn't fall.
They were warm, comforting, but most of all, strangely more reliable than anything I had ever seen or heard in my life.
"Okay."
All my muscles relaxed.
I buried my face in the arms that wrapped around , strangely soft, like a pillow.
"I'll help you if that's what you want."
A great feeling, much bigger and more intense than the anger I had just felt at Justin, swept through my body.
Soone had heard .
It didn't matter who it was, just soone had listened to and had chosen to help .
I was happy, this was a whole different level of happiness compared to the happiness I had just felt.
After five months of hell, for the first ti, soone hadn't ignored . For the first ti, soone had reached out to .
"Now, get so rest."
As my eyes sank into the darkness, I felt my body weaken, unable to hold on any longer.
Still, I didn't care.
At least... I was safe now.
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