"Well for starters I am not the only one who wants you dead. So you'd better stay away from me. And ooh I almost forgot, we are enemies and our feud is something that has been developed since childhood, and anytime I see you, it takes me everything in me not to kill you right then and there" She reached out her hands to stroke my hair and I yanked it away, but she smirked before going on.
"You know, whenever I wake up, I look at myself in the mirror and hate myself. This is something you made me carry on my shoulders at a very young age but now? Not anymore. At least when I look in the mirror I see who I hate the most and who put me in this condition. And guess who it is? You" her voice trailed off, and she poked my chest as she repeated.
" You Cather. It's you. You took everything I love! Talked me down made me into who I am today. It's you you Cather it's you" She yelled like a crazed person and I suddenly had enough of it. I was choking and her words stabbed me in everywhere possible.
"What did I do? Come on tell me? You can't accuse me just based on the picture you had in your head about me. What did I do?" I yelled back as I stiffly wiped the tear that was about to drop.
"Ooh I almost forgot. You don't remember anything now. Oh! Wow you're like an empty shell, with nothing in it at all. Nevertheless, it's up to you to remember what you did to me. But like I said on that day 'Whatever goes around comes around and what you did to me, I would make sure to repay you tenfold." Having said all she wanted to, she turned around and left.
I stood there dejected and at a loss for a good while before finally finding my stand and walked to where my car was parked. I was sure the driver must have seen all that happened but as he was not allowed to interfere in my personal matters he couldn't come, or maybe our conversation didn't look aggressive but friendly from the distance and since he couldn't hear what we said, must have thought we were friends.
Getting in the back seat, I rested my chin on my palms as I looked out the window. The weather was particularly nice today, and the atmosphere was particularly warm, but it was in contrary to my feelings, so I withdrew my gaze and said to the driver without even looking.
"Let's go" He didn't reply and merely started the car, with the windows wound down for me to get a better view, I leaned my head back and closed my eyes as I drifted off to sleep.
By the time I woke up, it was already evening and the clouds had already covered the sun. I was met with the nice view of the blue sky when I looked out, and I stared in admiration for a minute before a thought struck me. I checked the surroundings and saw that we were still a few streets away from home.
"Why are we not home yet?" I asked the driver as I switch on my phone that I didn't realize had died.
"How was your sleep?"
"Ooh" I was about to say good when I noticed something wrong "wait a min? Edward what the hell are you doing here?" I almost vomited blood out of shock when I saw he was the one that had been driving me all along.
"Yes it is me. You appeared so peaceful in your sleep that I couldn't bear to disturb you" He of course had to spout some petty nonsense as he started the engine.
"You could have just dropped me off" I yawned as I was already used to his attitude and worrying about him would only be a waste of time, plus I was already mentally exhausted and couldn't even spare a minute to think about his nonsense.
"Oh love, what would I gain if I did that?" He stared at me through the rearview mirror and smirked, and I simply rolled my eyes.
"Will you just get me home already? And where is my driver and my bodyguards?" I asked as. I suddenly remembered that there was no car following behind us.
"Ooh those bunch of useless lots?" I smiled as I imagined how red my dad would have been from anger if he had heard his beloved 'son' describe the bodyguards he carefully took his time to select as useless.
"Ooh yeah I forgot no one is actually better than you" I replied sarcastically as I picked my ears out of boredom.
"Thank God you know that." The car suddenly fell into an awkward silence, and I was thankful for it, as I was at peace without having to hear his chattering.
"You're going to ignore me? Oh! really?" He whined like a three-year-old kid and I became frustrated. What was I supposed to do? Since there was nothing to talk about, I can't just go on talking, like a broken record. Plus having this conversation with him was the last thing I needed right now.
I didn't reply him and simply pretended to be asleep, at least that way, he would be leave me alone. But however I was wrong, and I got to know that when he abruptly stopped the car. I frowned as I felt another headache coming on.
"Edward can you just please let me be? Just leave me alone. Please! " yelling, I had no other choice than to take out my anger on him.
He kept quiet, just as I had requested him to, but I suddenly started to feel bad.
"Am sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you like that. I have been having a bad day, and it's starting to take a toll on me. Sorry" I apologized even though I myself couldn't understand why I was even explaining myself in the first place. He is the one that annoyed me, and I have every right to be mad at him, so why should I be the one to apologize?
It must have been as a result of my emotional stress. I thought as I tried to justify my actions.
"I understand but if you are really sorry, then you should at least tell me why you are not okay. I once read it online that sharing your feelings with someone helps reduce the burden. So tell me, what really happened?" he asked coolly, shedding the silly attitude he had on earlier and I couldn't be more grateful for that.
I also wanted it. I wanted someone I could trust and share my feelings with without worrying about hearing it from someone else but the one thing I couldn't bring myself to do in this life is trust. I just couldn't bring myself to open up to Edward.
When he sensed that I was uncomfortable he cleared his throat and tried to alter the situation.
"The girl you was talking to earlier, is she your friend?" His words reminded me of every thing Sheebah accused me of, and I flashed back to every word she said. Those words stabbed me deep inside my heart and my throat closed up, and I couldn't breathe but still, I suppressed my emotions and shook my head.
"You know there is something about that girl that makes me think she is a bad person." He started and I looked up only for our eyes to meet through the rearview, and he stared in my eyes as he kept talking.
"You might have probably forgotten, but there was a time when we were kids that I overheard you guys talking. I still remember the incident clearly. You both were fighting over a doll that was yours, and as it appeared Sheebah wanted the doll too. After you guys bantered over it for a while, Sheebah suddenly got mad and broke the doll out of anger and you lashed back at her saying 'How could you do that? Are you worth it? This doll worth a million times more than you, and you can't afford it, so I see the reason why you would want it so bad."
I was shocked at how mean I sounded. I knew Edward wouldn't make up such a thing no matter how playful he can be, so I must have really said that. But I was just a kid back then, she can't be mad over such a thing that happened so long ago and especially when we were both innocent. Right?
"Actually you shouldn't feel bad about it because even before the incident, Sheebah had been spreading rumors about you, telling everyone that you were an adopted child and that cherry and Daniel weren't your biological parents. So I guess that was what tipped you over the edge".
'I am not the only one who wants you dead! And guess who it is? It's you Cather you!! When I look in the mirror, I hate myself! It's because of you you! Cather! You are the cause" her voice kept echoing in my head and for a moment I unintentionally let go and burst into tears, I wept my heart out, loudly. I was pouring out my grievances, my bottled up emotions, my fears, weakness and I found it hard to stop. So I just sat there, in the backseat, and wept like the loser I was.