Normal POV

"I'm almost done with my class duties for today Fine. Just wait a little longer, " Moon said as she was about to put the broom away. Shade was going to cram school today for the first time in a while, so he had to leave earlier. He had trusted Moon with taking care of Fine.

Fine nodded at her and held up her notebook. I'll take your bag and wait outside near the gate then. ^_^

"Okay then. Be careful and don't follow anyone weird, unless it's me," Moon said, hoping that Emily would have already gone home. Fine watched as Moon walked out. Slowly, she went to the school gate, enjoying the warmth of the last bits of sunshine for the day. The warmth reminds her of the past where her once complete family was happy, when there was no hatred in her life. When will a time like that come again?

"So you're still here." Fine jumped slightly in fear. That voice... Fine turned around in fear to see Emily who really doesn't have a life. "Get her." Two simple words had cause so much pain. Two pairs of hands grabbed Fine and cruelly dragged her to the indoor pool that's used after summer break for the swim club. There was no meeting today, so this was the perfect time for Emily to use it. "You little brat!" Her hand came in contact with Fine's face. "How many times do we have to go through this? Just leave Shade alone! Someone like you doesn't deserve to be close to him," she said pulling on Fine's bangs. Then she noticed the marks near her eyes and her grip weaken. "So that's why..."

Fine's bangs fell back down and Fine realized that Emily had noticed the scars. Quickly, Emily pulled up Fine's sleeve to see many almost faded scars and bruises. "I get it now... You came here because you were hurt by your mom and so Shade and his family has to take care of you, so you really are hated!" Her eyes became crazy, how long did it take for her to hate Fine so much that Emily wanted her to go die off? Those who hate in order to love are very pitiful. "Just do everyone a favor and go die off! There's no one who wants you here, no one wants you anymore, no one cares about someone like you, so why bother living? Do yourself a favor and go sleep for the rest of eternity!"

Fine still shook her head. Her relationship with Shade was something that she wanted to keep, even if that meant she had to endure the same type of pain like before. He is one of very few that she can trust who won't ask in return. Emily's expression was beyond anger. With a snap of her fingers, Fine was thrown in the cold pool water. The water came in through her mouth, her lungs desperately wanted air. She resurfaced, breathing hard with her hair out of her ribbons. Messy and soaked. She wanted to get out, before something else happened, before more pain could be inflicted on her. But soon, she was forced back under again.

Water flooded in through her mouth and nose. She tried to resurface, but kept getting pushed back down again. While this happened, everything in Fine's bag was ripped and torn, then soon the bag was thrown into the water just like she had been thrown. Again and again, she could have died, if the girls hadn't left, satisfied with their work. Fine was finally able to resurface. She was as cold as ice, gasping hard for breathes, and just barely had enough strength to grip the edge of the pool. You couldn't see because of all the pool water on her face, but she was crying. Tears fell as though they would never stop, while questions flooded into her mind.

Why? Why did this have to happen? What did she do to deserve this? She always tried her best to be a good girl, she always obeyed what she was told, what did she do wrong? Why did so many people hate her? It just wasn't right! Did no one wanted her to be alive? If that was true, then why was she born into this world in the first place? Was it for her to be crushed into pieces? Was it because so someone would be able to hate another? Why can't this pain stop? Why couldn't the tears stop? Why couldn't time just stop along with her life?

Fine wanted to sleep, she was too tired and upset. She wanted to sleep for a long time, without anyone to wake her. This is what everyone wanted right? For her to no longer exist. No one wanted her there, she can just sleep, for as long as she liked. There wasn't any reason to keep trying for happiness to come towards her again. It's okay, no one will care if she stops trying. Her grip loosened, she would have fallen back into the water, but a hand grabbed onto her and Fine's tired red eyes opened wider. Tired ruby eyes met worried night eyes.

Moon pulled Fine up from the cold water. Both were out of breath and soaked. With an apologetic and sad smile, she said, "I'm sorry. I was late wasn't I? I should have hurried up. I should have ran faster."

For the first time in a while, Fine spoke words. A little hoarsely, she said, "Why? Why did you do that? There's no reason for me to live!" Tears came down harder. "There's no reason anymore!" She broke. She couldn't pick up the pieces, she became shattered with no end to her tears. "I don't want to live anymore, just let me die...let me die...please let me die, there's no reason for me to be living!" Moon gently hugged Fine as though to absorb a least a small part of the pain. This child, after so much pain, after so much endurance, after so much fear, she finally broke.

She was shattered, like a piece of glass that was dropped on the ground. She looked so fragile, so breakable, as she shivered from the cold water, her eyes filled despair. Then Moon patted her on the head, very softly. "You'll be okay. There's someone who wants you to be alive. You're alive for a reason, don't give up. Don't kill yourself, it's not worth it. There is so much more to life than this."

"Why can you say that, when you don't know anything at all? You don't know! You don't know anything at all!" Fine cried, screaming loudly. "You can't understand anything!" Why couldn't someone help her? Why could no one understand her?