So far, my mother had not the funds to sponsor Diane's education. Even if she did have, what assurance is guaranteed that Diane would get the best education she wanted? Her life was something I never wished for. Given every circumstances, it was certain that I would have already been depressed if I were in her shoes. So, I thought she was strong and had resilience. Locking herself indoors was not the best idea. I knew not what she experienced, so I could relate not. But whatever it was, she really endured and showed bravery confronting Trev Electronics. I went on to meet her. Three days had passed, and I thought it was only best to listen to her side of story. Knock knock! Getting no replies, I entered her room.
"Diane, you're okay?" I asked with a very low voice.
"Get out! I am not in the mood to speak to anyone. " She replied with a trembling voice.
"It has been three days now. You cannot just sit here like this. You should act not like a coward anymore. Go ahead and confront whoever messes with you. "
"You call this cowardice? This is simply hiding to save myself. "
"Save yourself in what way? I don't understand. What really happened there?"
"It's none of your business, so stay out of it. " She replied. I grabbed her shoulders looking as her eyes were trembling like she had been threatened of the unknown.
"Tell me. You can't afford to keep it to yourself. Tell me everything. " I whispered. Unable to use force, I tried to convince her but what was the use?
"I am not avenging my mother's death anymore. So, stay out of this. I will soon move out of your house, till then, don't talk to me. "
"What do you mean you don't longer what revenge? According to you, your mother died brutally. How could you..."
"Is it your mother? I decide what to do about my mother. You have no f*cking right to convince me. Get lost and try to protect your own mother. I cannot afford to lose anything anymore. "
"Why? Did Trev Electronics know something about you? Probably a deep secret? The way you talk makes me more interested. I really want to know the truth about your mother's death. I don't know how Trev Electronics convinced you into not doing anything but listen, either she is my mother or not, I have started this and I will end it. Even without your help!"
"You have guts. Do as you like. It's not like you are bound to survive anyway. " She said.
"Diane. Look into my eyes and wake up. Do you want the culprit to enjoy himself why you are here trembling? You are Diane, I believe you are bold and crazy, no one can mess with you. Just a little convincing would not change you. Then, why did you decide to leave everything behind? An eye for an eye! A tooth for a tooth! An arm for an arm! They matter." I tried to manipulate her feelings.
"I don't care. Don't talk to me please. " By that time, I thought I had already done all I could to convince her, but since she said she did not want to avenge her mother's death anymore, what would I have done? I could not just try to get revenge for someone I had never seen. So, I also gave up. But I had the intention to screw Trev Electronics up. Especially the owner. Him being mafia made me cringe. Like, something bad was going to happen if he kept on being mafia. Mostly, I did thought of the National Intelligence Agency and wonder if they really noticed a Thai mafia was in the country. I did not know his rank as a mafia but I was pretty sure it would be high. I did understand Diane, regardless of the flaw the man had or the words she heard, she was only right to be angry and scared. But in most movies, when such things happen, it makes the person more stronger. That was not her case. In fact, I did not know if she was more stronger or just slightly weak. The most painful part was we did not even have any revenge. No blood stains, no fun, no blackmails and many more. To be honest, so far, it was not revenge. It was merely just wanting to figure out what happened. But, should you not at least know the culprit before planning to avenge?
No matter how much villain a person would be, one's weakness is enough to bring the person down. Use your enemy's weaknesses to fight your enemy, in the process, try not to have any weakness! Even if I did think anything did make sense, it all did not. No matter how hard someone wants to fight, there is always a day when the person says ' I no longer want to fight. ' It really did not make sense when people give up that easily. But it was not my case, nothing happened to me, my family was not hurt and I seemed to be living in peace. Then, why revenge for a complete stranger? Maybe we had become close due to a short term revenge plan. If reincarnation really exists, I would like to meet the woman. And if we did remember our past lives, I would like to ask her who she really was and what kind of secret her daughter was keeping. It was really painful I had to end it all, I did not even have a dialogue with Mr Thomas. I had not even done anything brutal to express my anger. I had not even met Diane's dad, the prime suspect. I did not even know the real relationship between my father and her father. I had no idea if my father was also an accomplice. And I could not tell if my family was in danger. Anyway, whatever it was. It all ended that way. Coming and going!