"Didn't you see her expression when I offered to help her? You and I know very well that she was totally abandoned in the huge park by her mum. She would have rejected my offer if I had not lied to her. Even though I did lie to her, I will definitely keep my promise of visiting her often," The boy said firmly.
"Young Master Vincent, what do you even like about her? From what I can see she is not as half pretty as those girls who have been chasing you about so why did you choose her instead?" The driver asked timidly. The boy shot him a cold glare when he heard him say the girl was not pretty.
"I like her, it's my own business not yours and she is pretty. She was just so unfortunate to have sustained such a huge burnt on her face but despite that I still like her. She is a very interesting girl," Young Master V said with a tone of finality in his voice. The driver wanted to talk again but the butler shunned him. He did not want to see his usual friendly Young Master get annoyed because of all the driver's babble. V rested his head on the car seat and closed his eyes reminiscing about all the events that took place in the amusement park. He was so eager to meet the naive but good hearted girl he has grown fond of again.
Stephanie had looked forward to a brighter future after her encounter with the mysterious boy whose name she didn't know but her life even became more miserable when her dad who was always on her side died just a month after her encounter with the boy. Her life and that of her family fell apart after the demise of her beloved father. Despite all this misfortune she was a bit glad that she will be finally free from the jeers and mean words of her neighbours and fellow students but alas, things became worse. In her new neighborhood, everyone knows the girl whose half face was disfigured. She was named the devil's bride, a monster, a devil and so many other horrible names. She tried committing suicide so many times but she always had a second thought when she recalls her mysterious boy's words. "I must not die," she always told herself this during those occasions.
SIX YEARS LATER
Series of events happened in her life. From Stephanie Smith, she became Stephanie Woods when her mum remarried again. Apart from Victoria, she now had another sibling named Clifford, her step brother. Her stepfather neither mistreated her nor treated her well. They have been a family for the past five years but his behavior towards her has not changed. Her sister was still as mean and violent towards her as ever. Her mum was no different, she still indulged in whatever her pretty daughter does. Her step brother who has always avoided her when they first came to their Mansion is now her best friend. He treats her the best.
In high school, bullying Stephanie became a regular thing for all the students. She was too timid to defend herself. Anyways she wouldn't have been able to stand up against them even she wanted to since they were too many for her. Clifford has always stood up for her in school whenever anyone tries to bully her. Now her classmates changed their strategy. Since they know that Clifford will defend her no matter what. They either stylishly lock him up in the toilet until they are through dealing with her or the boys will deliberately lure him out of the classroom in a disguise to play in order to give their various girlfriends the opportunity to physically and verbally abuse her.
Today's incident was the worst of them all. After being accused of snatching their school male tennis ball player idol from them. All the students including those from other classes stomped her. They beat, rain curses on her and even tore her shirts. Clifford was ill so he wasn't in school to save her as always. What pained her the most was that her very own sister was even there staring at her without helping her. She smiled and left her all alone after she was beaten half dead. Leaving her locker room after changing into her sportswear, Stephanie vowed to end her wrecked life once and for all. She wanted to jump off from the school rooftops but she changed her mind realising that it will ruin the reputation of the school her brother loves so much if she were to commit suicide there so she left the school premises.
She decided to end her life by getting hit by a car so she staggered to the busy road . She stood at the traffic light crossing waiting for the red colour to change to green.
"Goodbye to my wrecked life," Stephanie muttered to herself with tears in her eyes as she took a step forward. She closed her eyes in fear that she might change her mind if she was to see what was going on around her. She moved forward, each step slow and steady.
Passerby who saw her walking on the road with her eyes closed with cars moving shouted in horror. They screamed for her not to do it but Stephanie's mind was already made up.
"Why weren't you guys this nice to me when I was being trampled upon, cursed and abused? I hate you guys. I hate everyone for forcing me to do this," Stephanie said tears flowing from her eyes like a river. People even started videoing the suicidal girl.
After waking for about two minutes and didn't feel a car hit her. She became anxious and agitated. She wanted to end her life so what was going on? Why hasn't she been hit by a car yet? These were the thoughts in her mind as she continued walking. She was forced to open her eyes when she felt that she was almost crossing the big road.
"Damn! What is going on," Stephanie cursed under her breath as she slowly opened her eyes. She got the shock of her life when she opened her eyes and saw that all the cars stood still just because of her. She could not believe what she saw. One of the women who has been dissuading her not to kill herself quickly pulled her out of the road since she was now an arm's reach away from her.
"What were you thinking trying to end your own life, little girl?" The woman she has never met before hugged her warmly as she patted her back. Other concerned passersby gathered around her too. But one woman's comment did not escape from her ears.
"Look at how horrible she looks. I understand why she wanted to end her wrecked life," The woman hissed before she walked away. Everyone all went their own way one after the other after making sure that she was alright. It was after she stood up from the ground to walk away that she saw a message that transformed her life forever. After She stood up and dusted her clothes a bus stopped in front of her due to the traffic light with the following message boldly written on the bus.