Chapter 40

A young girl with golden curls sat peacefully on the bed inside the room reading a book with full concentration that causes her not to notice the man walking inside after a number of knocks.

She only notices him when she feels the other side of the bed lowering due to the added weight. She closes the book and places it down on the table beside here. She sighs for a moment showing her irritation for the disturbance and then faces him.

"What do you want, bastard? Did my sister ask you to threaten me or something? I don't give a damn at all about her or this little girl."

"Watch your words, brat. I won't hesitate beating the hell out of you."

"Even if this body belongs to her."

"There are other ways to make you suffer."

"Try me. I'm not afraid of you."

"Such an insecure girl you are."

"What? You're trying to insult me now."

"What do you really want kid? You say you don't want to die yet you say you don't give a damn about people. Why are you living then?"

"Who wouldn't want to?"

"There are quite a lot and you know it."

"I don't care about those people."

"But you care about some. You want to live to experience what you never had and you're doing this by depriving a little girl whom you often told your stories. You were like an older sister to her but you let selfishness and jealousy take over you. Are you happy now? That an innocent little girl is being deprived of what belongs to her. Are you happy imitating those people that treated you the same way?"

"No! I'm not like them."

"You're as selfless as they were. You really are a monster as they say."

"No! I…"

"You're a monster, a freak."

A young girl with reddish brown hair covering half of her face followed the lady walking before her.

"Wait for me!"

"Hurry up, brat! I'm leaving you behind if you don't catch up," said the lady with irritation.

"Why do I have to be stuck with such a horrid child?" muttered the lady to herself.

"Wait up!" said the girl after she suddenly stumbled when running. Her visible eye was almost in tears.

She tried to stop it since the lady would get more even mad at her if she did.

She got up again and ran but fell again to the ground. It seems her ankle was sprained. There is a young boy her age who helped her but suddenly let go when he saw her face.

"Ah! Monster! Leave this place."

"I'm no monster. I'm not."

"You are with such a hideous face."

"I'm not. I'm not," cried out the young girl.

The lady dragged the girl getting irritated each second that passed. They hurriedly left before other people came.

"Brat! I told you not to show that face. You're such a problematic child," screamed the lady at the girl as she hit her with a stick repeatedly.

"I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I didn't mean to," cried out the little girl.

"Keep your mouth shut, brat," said the lady as she hit the girl repeatedly and only stopped when blood flowed. She always stops on time not to kill the child but makes sure it hurts and doesn't bother to treat it. She really hates that child. If only she wasn't paid to do this, she would have just left the girl.

A thirteen year old girl is washing the dishes in the house of her aunt. Her hands were calloused and some fingers recently bled. Her stomach grumbles for food but she can't have any until she finishes work, all the housework given to her by her aunt.

After washing the dishes, she brings out the garbage then heads out to buy at the market. With a basket at her arm, she walks there with worn out shoes and tattered clothes.

After buying everything on the list, she starts walking back. A man bumped into her and that incident caused her to fall and some of the things she bought. He helps her pick them up and then helps her stand up.

"Your clothes may look that way but when I look closer, you have such a pretty face. If only you're not hiding half of it," said the man as he reaches out to her face to set aside the hair covering it.

The girl tries to stop him but to no avail. He sees it. His smiling face from before turns in shock then disgust just like the other people.

"Your clothes really fit your image, freak. No wonder your face is hidden. It is only better that way," said the man in disgust as he walked away.

They all looked at her with disgust and hatred. Words were shot at her like venom, a poison eating her away.

"Freak!"

"Monster!"

"You should just leave this place."

"You don't belong here!"

"Monster!"

I know that already. You don't have to say it so badly and keep on repeating. I already heard it. Just stop. Stop saying it. Stop. Stop!

"Stop! Make it stop!"

"Stop it, Ellis," said Lavi who was actually there observing.

The illusions disappeared. Cordelia's shaking as tears started forming on her face.

Lavi tried holding her to calm down but as he neared, she screamed louder and tried to hit him to make him go away.

"Leave! Leave me alone! It's only better that way, right? I'm such a horrid child. I'm a monster, a freak. Just leave. I know it already. I know you all want me gone…"

Lavi tried going near again and got hit in the face. He didn't stop and held her in an embrace while trying to calm her.

"You're no horrid child. You're no monster. You're no freak. You are not hideous. I think you're pretty cute, you know. Calm down. Things will be fine. No one wants you gone."

"Please make it stop. End it. Make the feeling go away. It hurts. It always hurts when they say that. I tried telling them but no one would listen."

"I'm listening. Don't worry. He's gonna pay for what he did. You're older sister's gonna beat the hell out of him."

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(^.^) Kylie: Lavi was there just to observe Cordelia's past but Ellis seems to have gone far which is why he intervened. I wonder now what will happen after...

Naturally I know but that's a surprise for you ^.^

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