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Chapter 41 - Her

-1st person-

Despite my wishes, this hell continued for a few more minutes which felt like centuries I did not want to live even with my patience. It was her explaining all her reincarnations and both me and him listening, I yawned multiple times as I listened half against my will.

Yet he still listened attentively. I didn't know if he liked her voice or if he found the story interesting. Well, I knew but I didn't bother to pay attention to that sticky emotion inside me.

Ugh, love.

I grimaced, of course, only me. He was too busy listening to her and they couldn't even see me anyways.

I sighed. Just when will she stop speaking...

Her life was millions of years long, through multiple reincarnations that she didn't want. Apparently I was her ray of light as some sort or Crudelis.

I wonder who that is also.

I gripped my hair, trying to process everything she was saying as I put my newfound emotions aside to focus on the overload of information.

And I was someone who could stop her reincarnations. I didn't care (about her), he did.

I wanted to interrogate her, but this was only a memory so I couldn't interfere at all. I could only watch and listen as they acted all lovey-dovey, pretending as if they weren't talking about something heavily important.

So, when will this end?

I thought, hoping that The Overseer would be listening and would respond to my depression.

[Around an hour. You've only been here for thirty minutes so far.]

He responded, causing me to jump slightly from the abruptness of it.

Coulda given a warning or something...

[I like startling you.]

Fuck off.

[You too!]

He said cheerfully, as if he wasn't retorting to my statement.

Atleast be original...

[I can't be bothered to waste my precious braincells on you.]

I grit my teeth slightly.

Are you going to keep arguing with me rather than being actually productive?

[Oh, how'd you guess?]

I sighed, closing my eyes and not knowing which one was more disgusting: her or Him.

[I am not disgusting!]

You probably haven't washed your outfit for atleast a few trillion years.

[...]

[Erm... Uh...]

I let a small chuckle escape from me as I raise an eyebrow.

Doesn't this mean you can't really try say anything back to me, especially since you are disgusting?

[You-]

I? I what?

[I'll get my revenge, one day!]

After you wash your clothes, I presume?

[Fine, stay in this hellhole for an hour without me to keep you company.]

...

Fine, fine. You win. Stay.

I give in easily, needing someone to keep me company since I would die a hundred times over if I had to watch this cheesy romance play out in front of me.

[See? My win, right?]

He tried getting a conformation and I nodded my head tiredly.

Yeah, yeah. You win, I lose. Don't leave me alone.

I bit my lower lip gently at this slightly humiliating loss and avert my eyes from wherever I was looking earlier.

I could hear a giggle emerge from him.

Don't even try rub it in my face.

I close my eyes with a slight sigh, the energy leaving my body from this pointless argument.

[Oh, but I'll remember how easily you gave up. It'd definitely cheer me up when I need it!]

I doubt you'd even need 'cheering up'...

[Yeah, I wouldn't!]

You could've at least tried to comfort me in some way...

[Oh, oh! Watch this part! It gets good!]

Noted, I'll try ignore it as best as I can.

[The lack of respect you have for me...]

Deal with it and entertain me.

[I'm not a clown or something like that.]

Well you sure look the part.

[Don't judge a book by its cover.]

How unoriginal of you!

I grinned, covering my mouth as if we were having a face to face conversation. Which we wasn't since he was a bit of a coward.

[Am not!]

Then are you shy?

[I'm the most confident, sexiest, coolest man you will ever meet in your miserable life!]

Whoa, there. When did it get so personal?

[Personal? Personal?! It won't be so personal when I force you to watch this cheesy love story without any company!]

I held up my hands in defeat.

Are you really going to leverage my loneliness right now? I mean, I get that you're sensitive but there's no need to be such a... Sore lower about it.

[One. More. Chance.]

I rolled my eyes, grinning.

I'll take note of it.

I could hear him sigh, and I could also imagine him slapping a hand on his forehead sorrowfully.

I closed my eyes and sat in silence.

[Can you be quiet?]

But I am being quiet...?

[Your thoughts are louder than a fire alarm.]

That's something that can't be controlled. So deal with it.

[I will actually-]

You'll actually? Actually what? What will you do to me?

I raised an eyebrow mockingly.

[Fuck you. I hope you die. I hope your mother dies in your arms. I hope you cry.]

What did I do to deserve this hate...

[Exist.]

...

[...]

"I love you, #####." He said, and the thing that caught my eye was the fact that her name was even more incomprehensible than her fathers. Completely invisible to me, I couldn't comprehend a single sound of it.

Like it was forbidden to hear.

"I love you. I love you, so much. You do not know how much you mean to me, you don't know what I would do for you. For your smile, anything is possible. You are my sunlight, my happiness, and my salvation." He continued, and I felt a repulsion at the honeyed lies spewing from his mouth uncontrollably.

Drown the noise out. Drown the barking.

I clapped my hands over my ears and wrenched my eyes shut, even though I could still hear through this.

"I trust you with my life, my emotions, and even my future. You are the puppeteer to my strings, #####."

A puppet on strings, a dog on a leash, a caged bird, a lackey. That was what he was. A fucking slave to her.

They always had ways to make me hate them even more.

[Are you being edgy?]

No- What the fuck?-

The Overseer snapped me out of my 'self-hate', taking every chance to annoy and irritate me. But I enjoyed His company, especially since He stopped me from thinking about them.

[Sorry, I thought you were being a bit emo with what you were thinking. What's next, suicide references?]

Ha.

[Don't do this, Ray. I'd (definitely not) miss you.]

I can practically hear the glee in your tone. And no, I won't be making suicide references.

[Oh, I'm so happy about that...]

Sarcasm was dripping from his voice, and I chuckled before I could hold it back.

You won't be getting rid of me that easily, Sir Overseer.

I mocked, covering my mouth partially with my hand.

[Kids these days.]

Are you admitting to being old and crusty?

[Am not!]

I beg to differ.

[Stop being a fucking nerd! It's getting on my nerves!]

Noted, I'll try to be more nerdy.

[I'm going to kill myself...]

Easy on the suicide references, Overseer.

I could practically feel Him glaring at me, and I chuckled.