:: Or is it? :: 8.11.2003
"You bitch! Shameless whore! I can't believe you did that to me!" Rinoa screamed at the willowy figure standing a short distance away, a tall shadow flanking her side.
That familiar shadow…
Warm tears threatened to fall from her brown eyes, but she bit her lower lip, hard. She was adamant that she not look weak in front of those two.
Those two…
"I can't believe it…" Rinoa choked out, "My BEST FRIEND and my FIANCE?!"
She raised a hand to strike down the woman. The woman who had ruined her life, who betrayed her trust, who had snatched from her the most important person in her life……
And that bitch wasn't even worthy of him.
A strong hand gripped her slender wrist like a vice, and twisted her arm around, pinning it to her back.
The brutality of the movement sent pain shooting through her arm, but she ignored it, and twisted around to face the person who had so soundlessly came to her side.
Her knight…
His eyes were hard and cold, and the last bit of hope she had been holding abruptly faded into nothingness.
She struggled, but to no avail. He was too strong for her.
"Let go of me, you bastard!" Rinoa hollered, scraping her heel down his left shin.
Why had she trusted?
He finally released her, but with a slight push, which sent her off-balance for a moment, and she fell against the wall, collapsing to her knees.
The feminine figure started forwards, but the man stopped her in her tracks.
"Leave her alone, she'll get over it," His voice was throaty and deep, but it sounded like nails on a blackboard to Rinoa.
Sure I will……
She got to her feet shakily, clutching on the wall for support. She watched as the couple turned their backs on her, walking…walking away…out of her life, threw her head back, and laughed.
Sorrow
Regret
Despair
Hate
The laugh rang out in the empty space, a hollow sound.
"My best friend and fiancé…" A barely audible murmur came from her parted lips, and a glistening tear ran down the side of her face.
Quistis.