Liam and Scarlett entered the party lounge. All the eyes were on them. Scarlett's beauty made the boys go gaga over her whereas all the girls were envious of her.
She was partnered with Liam, the popular handsome boy. Girls of the school were ready to sacrifice themselves for his sake.
Scarlett was a bit uncomfortable with the stares on her. She walked behind Liam clutching his coat's hem.
"Hey !! Why are you acting weird?", Liam asked.
"Hey Liam !! ", some of his friends approached.
"Is she your girlfriend?", Stephen, one of his friends asked?
"No she is just my friend", Liam corrected.
"Hey!! you are gorgeous", the boy checked Scarlett from head to toe. His gaze wasn't pleasant and healthy.
The girl got agitated and looked down.
"Hey Scarlett", one of Mia's friends, Jiya came.
Scarlett just gave a warm pressured smile. Another girl came and they all started talking.
Liam was already dragged away by his friends to the bar. She was left alone in a bunch of rich, arrogant girls who were ready to attack her with insults.
They were having some conversation about the type of guy they like. When one of them intentionally asked Scarlett,
"Scarlett, what kind of guys do you like?"
She looked up and smiled. She tried to form words again but nothing came out.
"Oh !! Guess she likes mute guys. Right Scarlett?", Lina insulted her.
Scarlett's face fell and immediately her eyes brimmed with tears but she tried to control them. A big lump was formed in her throat. She tried her best to look sober and unaffected.
"Guys we should all sing songs", Jiya suggested.
Again they had evil plans of insulting her.
One by one they started singing songs and then they handed the mic to Scarlett.
"Now it's Scarlett's turn ", Lina said.
"Oh Lina did you forget our Scarlett cannot speak, she is mute. But she is good at one thing", Jiya told.
"What ",
"She is good at seducing boys. Look how Liam looks at her with so much love. Even the other guys were simping over her, "Jiya said.
Scarlett was unable to take in all this and she just ran away from the party.
Meanwhile, Liam was unaware of what his Soulmate was going through. She had been looked down upon as usual.
On the other hand, Scarlett was in the garden. She was crying. She looked at her reflection in the pool and moved her tongue and lips but nothing was audible. She had tried this many times before, tried to speak and form words but it was all vain.
She felt pathetic and helpless because she can't even speak and defend herself. All she could do was cry in a corner.
She kept on weeping until she found someone's presence behind her.
She looked behind only to find Stephen smirking a devilish smile.
"Why are you crying princess?", he asked
She ignored his question and kept walking away.
"You can trust me, I promise to be good to you. As long as you are beautiful and tempting, I don't mind you being mute", he declared.
Then he tried to hold her hand and bring her close to himself.
Stephen was a senior to Liam, he was 20 years old but very spoilt and a fuckboy.
Scarlett was somewhat aware of his bad intentions and she tried to free herself from his hold.
But he was way stronger than her. She tried to shout and scream but her voice died in her mouth.
She felt powerless and weak. She despised herself, she can't even fight a boy, forget fighting she can't even scream for help. God hasn't given her the capabilities to save herself from the cruel hands of this world.
But she didn't know that God had made someone strong and powerful to protect her weak little self. Liam had been drinking and stuffing his face with snacks. He felt an urge to pee and went to the washroom.
He was just about to enter the lounge when he felt his inner sides twitching. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He felt some uneasiness, like the day he saved Scarlett, the same feelings again. He closed his eyes again and flashes of Scarlett being dragged to a room and getting ripped off her dignity flashed in front of his eyes.
"Shit!!", he muttered to himself and ran wherever his legs carried him. His 6th sense again got activated and he searched the rooms of the hotel. He was rummaging through them when he saw from a window, Stephen hovering over Scarlett and forcefully trying to kiss her. Scarlett was trying her best to get out of his hold. She used all her strength to save her dignity but the minus factor was she couldn't scream and she was taken advantage of this.
Liam kicked the door with his leg and barged inside.
Stephen looked at him in horror but immediately changed his expressions.
"Hey, Liam you are here. Let's together try her, she looks tempting," he said.
A punch landed on his face and then another.
"You son of a bitch.How dare you look at her like that?", Liam screamed.
Punch and another punch. Liam was way stronger than Stephen. Meanwhile, Scarlett looked at him in horror. His eyes were red and he was in utter fury. She never thought he to react this way. It seemed like Liam would rip Stephen's head apart and worship it to Scarlett.
She was already shaking and now she got scared seeing this devil side of Liam. She started crying more, her heart paced its speed in terror. Being the timid and frail girl she hid her face between her legs trying to avoid the death-dealing battle going in front of her.
After Liam had beaten Stephen half dead he kicked him out of the room and strolled to Scarlett.
"What the hell!!", he shouted,
"Are you out of your fucking mind? Who told you to wander alone? Do you know what would have happened if he would have gone any further? I can't risk you with anyone", he declared.
Sweat was dripping out his forehead, his lower lip was bleeding and his hands were wounded.
Scarlett got terrified by this sudden yelling. She looked at him intimidated.
Liam had no control over himself. The fact that someone else tried to touch Scarlett ate him to an extent that he became a beast. He dragged Scarlett from the venue and quickly drove his car to the house. In addition, alcohol messed with his brain and he wanted to punch every single person on his way. He accelerated the speed, knuckles turned white and veins popped out from his arms and neck.
Whereas Scarlett sat on the seat like a scary cat and she could see the storm which she would face today.
"How dare he touch what's mine", he muttered inaudibly to anyone. He put the brakes on the car and shouted "Get out".
Scarlett quickly followed his instructions.
She followed his steps and went after him inside the house.
Carefully she closed the door. Liam threw himself on the couch exhausted. He took off his coat and loosened his tie.
Scarlett switched on the air conditioner and brought him a tall glass of cold water to cool down his brain.
Then she quietly brought the first aid to treat his wounds.
Liam had cooled down a bit and he was relaxing on the couch.
"It's okay. You don't have to be concerned about me", he said in a cold tone.
She looked at him in disbelief and tried to dress his wounds.
"I said No . Don't you understand?", he shouted.
Scarlett was adamant and kept on bandaging his hands.
After she was done she put some ointment on his lips.
"Why did you go outside without my permission?", he asked this time sober and calm.
Scarlett quickly got reminded of how everyone insulted her and called her mute.
She looked at him once again tears pooled in her eyes.
"Now why are you crying", his heart ached on seeing her cry.
"Here, type everything", he asked her.
Scarlett wrote honestly not even scared a bit. She trusted him and told him whatever happened with her.
"You should have come to me", Liam spoke.
*You would have shouted at me for clinging on to you* she wrote.
Scarlett's answer made Liam more furious.
"Wow, That's what I do all the time. Shout at you right? You think that low of me. You know what Scarlett I hate you", he spilled and rolled his eyes and went from there grabbing his phone back.
Scarlett's heart broke to a million pieces. This is not what she meant, she thought to herself. She tried to follow Liam but he jerked her hand away. Scarlett knew that she has messed up big this time. She mentally faces palmed herself for saying those words. She wanted to be honest, but too much honesty lands a person in trouble. This time she had harmed herself with her ax. She lowered her head and went to her room.
The whole night she brainstormed on the ideas to ask for an apology. She had forgotten that it was her birthday tomorrow and she would turn 18.
*You can't see your soulmate angry with you*
One of the factors of Soulmate thread.
The thread was still secured in their hands, well tied doing its work properly.