Chapter 14

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"You want to talk alone, I can see it in your face. Come with me." Raven gestured for Molly to follow, saying over his shoulder to the rest, "You may go back to your pathetic affairs in which you insist on calling lives."

Raven only came to face her after they had reached the parking lot, sitting on the hood of his car. "Remember when I once said, one day your weakness and vulnerability will only bring you pain and suffering? What did you think I meant when I said that?"

Molly's eyes were burning with fury. "I don't know, am I supposed to?"

"I was giving you advice, telling you to not let your defenses down, anyone could have done that to you, it didn't necessarily have to be me."

"Then why did you?"

"I wanted you to realize everything you've tried, done. You not only ruined their lives but their hopes and dreams as well."

Molly grabbed a hold of Raven's shirt, hissing, "Well who's the smartass that taught me everything I knew?"

"When I said you were innocent, I said it to let you know I didn't want to drag you into the darkness with me, not because I wanted you to become like me. I live this way because it was the only way I knew how."

"You're avoiding my question."

"If you listened, you'd know I'm not. Think back, it'll all make sense."

Molly and Raven had gone against her cousins' wishes. She had so fallen deeply in love with Raven, but it seemed he had never returned those feelings.

He had broken it off only three months after they had begun to date, saying she wasn't strong enough, that she was tainted with purity.

She begged him to teach her how to be strong, in hopes that he would take her back although she never said that out loud.

He had taught her how to manipulate people to get what she wanted.

She followed his orders without question.

All she wanted was love…..the love that could only come from deep within Raven.

But along the way, she had forgotten why she had started her life's turn, instead only hurting people for her own pleasures.

Molly fell to the ground, gasping for breath, "What have I done?"

She wished now that her tears would start falling, but all she felt was an emptiness inside. What had she been thinking, hurting all those that tried to get close to her, to really get to know her.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry…"

"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to."

She numbly sat on the curb, "I can't believe all this happened because of you."

"What would I have anything to do with this?" Raven looked some-what startled.

"Because I thought this was the only way."

"Only way to get what?"

"You."

Raven's eyes clouded over with confusion. "You've always had me, baby."

"No you didn't, if I always did you wouldn't have broken up with me."

Raven stunned her as he spun her around, his lips finding hers.

Molly had melted into his arms at first, the familiarity, the smell of his hair, wrapping a safe cocoon around her. As Raven held her shoulders, deepening the kiss, she found herself coming back to earth, no longer did she see bright colors in front of her eyes, but only what there was. The dark parking lot, Raven's dark auburn hair.

Raven felt her weariness. He backed away, "I guess it was good while it lasted."

Molly nodded, "I think our relationship ended back when you broke it off, I guess I was so content on getting you back, I never realized that it wasn't true love."

"I'll see you around Molly."

Molly sat back down on the curb, rethinking over everything she had done, how she could make up for all the wrong doings.

"Molly." A sharp voice said.

Molly turned around, to be met up with her cousin, Bob Holly.

"Sometimes, I really can't believe you're related to me, I'll take you home." He said, opening the door to his car, opening it so she could step in.

Molly smiled the first genuine smile in a long time. "I am home."

THE END

Sequel? You tell me! Hehe.

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Note: Alternate Ending is coming soon, for those of you who were disappointed to the ending with this chapter ^_^