Elena's POV
NOW...
The anger consumed me, a roiling tempest of jealousy swirling deep within my chest, threatening to overflow and unleash chaos. For months, I had toiled away in secrecy, meticulously crafting my elaborate scheme with unwavering determination, pouring my heart and soul into every detail. The fruits of my labor were finally beginning to ripen, promise shimmering within my grasp, when—just like that—Kimi, that infuriatingly naïve girl, decided to stick her nose where it had no business being.
Just when I felt I was standing on the precipice of my long-awaited revenge, she dared to intrude, obliviously trying to thwart my carefully laid plans. How could she be so foolish? Didn't she understand the weight of the battle I waged beneath the surface, invisible to all but me?
This wasn't merely a trivial rivalry between schoolmates. Oh no, it was a deep, seething hatred rooted in a painful history, a personal vendetta that consumed my every waking thought and haunted my dreams. It stemmed from everything I had lost, every fragment of happiness that had been ripped away from me, all because of Charlotte and her wretched family. Her father had committed unforgivable acts, tearing apart my world and leaving me in ruins. He had stripped me of my father, my anchor, my source of love and security, brutally extinguishing any flicker of hope I had clung to. The day he took my father from me was when my life transformed into a grim void, a desolate landscape devoid of joy, filled only with a longing for payback.
Yet now, as I battled my inner tempest, I found myself confronted with a dilemma: how to deal with Kimi without jeopardizing everything I had painstakingly constructed. Desperation wormed its way into my thoughts, its cold tendrils tightening around my resolve. I reminded myself of what was at stake; I couldn't afford to let anyone stand in the way of my ultimate goal. This was more than just revenge; it was justice for all the pain and suffering my family had endured. Charlotte would pay, that was a certainty. She would feel the same gut-wrenching devastation that had enveloped me, day in and day out, a relentless torment from which there was no escape.
And then there was Kimi, oblivious to the storm brewing around her, unwittingly endangering all that I had worked so hard to achieve. She had to be dealt with—silenced—before her meddling turned my dreams of retribution into nothing more than vapor. I pondered my options, each one reinforcing the brutal resolve lodged deep in my heart. I knew the stakes; I knew what I had to do, and I wouldn't allow anything—or anyone—to stand in my way. Not anymore.