(About an Hour Or Two Later)
At a huge apartment in the rich part of town. Jade had taken Annie to her apartment to warm her up. The two women sat across each other at a small circular table in silence with their eyes red and swollen from crying.
They both wanted to break the awkward silence but they were both embarrassed by the way they acted on the rooftop.
Annie was embarrassed because she acted so immature and rude and stained Jade's clothes with blood, snot, and tears.
Jade was also embarrassed by the fact she acted so immaturely and snapped at Annie who was clearly distressed and how she couldn't keep her composure and burst into tears.
Jade stared down at her tea when the system suddenly spoke.
[Miss Jade, Miss Annie seems to be injured. It seems to be a three-inch injury on her head and a four-inch injury on her knee. They are not life-threating but, they should be treated before an infection can happen.]
Jade suddenly stood up making Annie flinch. Jade was even more ashamed that she didn't treat her wounds immediately after arriving here.
Annie looked at Jade and quietly asked "Is everything a-," before she could even finish Jade speeded down the hall. She burst into the bathroom and flung open the cabinet over the toilet.
She quickly grabbed a first aid kit and speeded back to Annie. Annie was shocked when Jade suddenly appeared out of nowhere holding a first aid kit and rushed up to her.
"I'm so sorry, I've just been sitting here when you were injured. I'm going to treat your wounds now, please bear with the pain. I'm sorry for not treating you sooner." She spoke so fast that Annie could only blink and try to process what she spat out.
Fortunately, she was able to process her sudden surge of words and felt happy that Jade was worried about her so badly. Before Jade could say anything else Annie grabbed her hand and squeezed it tight and smiled like pure sugar and looked into her eyes.
"Thank you so much." Jade calmed down after hearing her words and Annie released her hand from her grip.
"No problem," Jade said it sheepishly and kneeled down and started disinfecting her knee wound, stitched it up and gently covered it with a large band-aid and did the same for her head injury, all the while Annie tried to not flinch in pain.
After treating Annie's wounds, and Jade packed up the first aid kit and put it back in the bathroom. She went into her bedroom and took out a small-sized nightgown and a towel.
She walked back to Annie and handed her the clothes and spoke in an awkward manner
"*Ummm*, You should shower, sorry I didn't have any underwear your size."
Annie gulped and hesitantly took the clothes and quickly showered. Thank goodness the bandages Jade used were very waterproof.
When she stepped out of the shower, she slipped on the nightgown, which cut off really high above the knee, and rubbed strangely on her skin. Causing her face to burn bright.
She then came out of the bathroom where she was faced with the smell of something delicious cooking.
She walked into the kitchen to see Jade wearing an apron and hair in a ponytail.
Jade turned around and with a huge smile and beamed "Sit at the table foods ready!" Annie quickly sat down as Jade brought a plate with bacon, eggs, and pancakes.
"Thank you, Miss" Annie realized that she didn't know her name and she hadn't told her, her name either. Getting even more uneasy she just blurted out "Hi I'm Annie it's nice to meet you!"
Jade was shocked and realized the same thing as Annie and in a state of shock blurted back.
"Hi I'm Jade Bell it's nice to meet you too."
Annie was confused at hearing her name. Where had she heard her name and when she figured out where she heard it from her confusion transformed into a mixture of awe and surprise.
She practically screamed as she stood up to put her hands on the table and leaned forward looking her in the eyes.
"JADE BELL, THE JADE BELL, THE GODDESS FEMINIST. WHO STANDS UP FOR WOMEN, CORRUPTION AND SOCIAL IN-JUSTICE. THAT JADE BELL?!!"
Jade was surprised at her sudden outburst but, started to laugh. "Pfft ha-ha, this is the first I've heard someone call me a goddess with such passion. You're so adorable."
Annie's face turned beet red as she quickly sat down, hung her head, and folded her hands in her lap. "Sorry I-"
Jade held her hand up to stop Annie from speaking "You don't have to apologize, we can talk after eating, hurry or else your food will get cold"
Annie stuffed the food in her mouth immediately after Jade said to and after remembering she hadn't eaten all morning.
...
After cleaning her plate, Jade put her and Annie's dishes in the sink and moved her chair next to Annie's and sat down.
Jade looked Annie in the eyes "Now Annie, let's talk about why you were on that ledge"
Annie tried to look away from the gaze that pierced through her but, Jade grabbed her chin forcing her to look back at her sharp gaze and in a commanding tone asked slowly "Why...were...you...on...that...ledge?"
Annie's eyes filled with tears as she broke down. Telling Jade every horrible experience and horrible detail of her life.
When she was done telling her story Jade held her arms open once again and Annie ran straight into her embrace. While Jade petted Annie's head and told her calmly "It's okay just let it all out."
After Annie finished sobbing she felt awkward and ashamed again, Jade was angry at how an innocent girl like her suffered through hell because her so-called 'family' was so shallow and disgusting.
Jade was determined to help Annie and make her family pay for what they did to her.
Jade then stood Annie up, put her hands on Annie's shoulders and gave her another piercing look and coldly asked "Do you want revenge?"
Annie felt a shiver go down her spine from the impassiveness of her words. Despite the fact, her family had treated her like shit, revenge somehow never crossed her mind.
At that moment Annie's mind flooded with memories of her terrible 'family'. All of the insults, beatings, taunts, and suffering. All of the times she spent crying into her pillow.
She clenched her fists and bit her lip and her eyes showed an intense rage, she growled,
"Yes, I want revenge I want to make them suffer, cry, bleed! Miss Jade, please help me destroy them!"
Jade smiled evilly and spoke so coldly she could cover the entire room with frost. "Good, now let's start with that idiot ex-boyfriend of yours and that trashy, bitch, whore, you were forced to call your sister."
"I would love that Miss Jade, shake on it?" Annie spoke in an equally cold voice and the two women shook hand forming a pact but, without knowing that this pact, which was created on hatred would lead to something wonderful and unexpected.
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