Bloody Secrets

AVA RHIS DE LAVE

Its 4 p.m. Tomorrow night is the wedding, Ace and Sophia's wedding. They are all busy preparing for it while I am here in my room treating my wounds. Lance punished me again. He said that I didn't listen from him yesterday. However, Ace got home safely but why does he have to punish me? I don't even have the strength to tell it to my brother, about all this. Because he will be in trouble instead of me and I don't want that.

I looked at my wounds again. They are getting many. I covered it with my concealer and looked at it after. By this, Ace won't notice it. However, these wounds that came from the whipping yesterday hurt. I sighed. I can't do anything right. I don't want to tell this to that old man. He'll surely kill Lance. But why don't I tell him? Well, probably, in the end, he might take his side. I breathed heavily and looked at my ceiling, I smiled. Do I even have the chance to see my brother getting married? Not to that lady though, to Aviana.

I looked towards my window and they are still focused on the wedding preparation. The reception will be held here so they are all running in and out of the mansion. I don't want to help since that I'll just be a hindrance. Oh! I noticed that I didn't saw Lance today. Should I sneak out?

I went towards my closet and changed my clothes. This should do it. When I opened the door, I was startled when I saw Lance standing there. Why is he here? Did I do something wrong again? I trembled in fear. He reeks of alcohol. Did he drink?

"What is it, Lance?" I asked calmly but he suddenly pulled my wrist. Where is he taking me?

I saw myself being dragged to the underground of this house. Is this a dungeon? It smells blood. I looked at him and he looks terrifying. What is he doing? He suddenly pushed me to the bed and started to kiss me towards my neck. Stop this! Stop it! He suddenly ripped all my clothes.

"NO!" I shouted and tried to push him but he didn't stop. He's strong! I can't push him. He just continued to play with my body upwards and downwards. I'm shaking in fear. Why is he doing this? Why?

I froze when I saw him took off his clothes. My eyes widened realizing what he will do next. No! He should stop. Why is he doing this? I tried to stand up but he again pushed me to the bed.

"NO!" I shouted once again. I thought that I don't have the voice to say this to him.

"NO! Stop this Lance." I still tried to stop him but, in the end, he thrust it on to me. He did it over and over again. There's no use to shout now. No one will even hear me. Someone, please help me.

The sun should be up now. I'm wide awake. I don't know what happened. My eyes were wide open. I can't see anything nor hear anything. I lost it when he started to thrust inside me. I'm not myself anymore. I tried to stand up. I looked at him and he's still sleeping. My mind is going crazy. I laughed like I was about to lose my mind. What did you do to me, Lance? I started to walk upstairs, naked. I just hope that Ace won't see me like this. He'll kill him.

When I was finally inside my room. I didn't bother to take a bath. I tried to remember what happened and it just breaks my heart. Why did Lance do this to me? I loved him even though he hurts me all the time but why did he do this to me? I cried in despair. He should have whipped me to death. He should have killed me. Why did he do this without my permission? I clenched my hands in anger. How could he? He doesn't even love me.

I decided to wear some clothes and proceeded downstairs. Ace might still be sleeping but while I was walking, I began to cough. Am I sick? If not? Why am I coughing blood? I feel dizzy. Am I poisoned? Or maybe I'm just really sick but if yes. If I'm poisoned well then lucky me.

After taking advantage of me, he tried to kill me. I smiled bitterly. I continued to walk outside. The guards saw me but they didn't bother to stop me. Did they know what happened? How evil! I proceed to my car and started the engine. But where will I go? There's nowhere to go to. No one to turn to. However, my hands and feet moved on its own and drove me to that place.

When I finally got there, I hesitated to get out of my car at first but I saw her standing in the garden. I wanted to run towards her and hug her. I'm helpless. When she was in a coma, Ace and I often visit her. I always take care of her if Ace is talking with Sean. I treated her like a sister even though she doesn't know it. I started to like her though at first, I hate her. She saved Ace several times and I thank her for that. So, I wished back then that she would wake up.

I opened my car door and finally got out. She's still standing there mesmerizing the flowers at Sean's garden. She's really pretty. I remember when I first saw her. She looks like a badass girl but she is gorgeous. I envied her beauty. Her skin glows even more because of the sunlight. Her wavy brown long hair flies when the wind strikes it. Her face, her body, it seems all perfect. She's like an angel that fell from the heavens. Her existence is the living proof that being perfect exists in this world.

I was about to walk towards her but my chest started to throb. I fell on to the grounds and began to cough continuously. I think that she noticed me because she's running towards me now. She immediately put my head on to her lap. She's crying. Why is she crying?

"Ava. Hey! Stay with me! Ava! Open your eyes." She said while tapping my cheeks. Reassuring that I'm still awake.

"What happened?" She asked. I can feel her hands trembling while touching my face. Her tears continued to drop towards my face. Even if she's crying, she still looks pretty.

"Take care of my brother," I said but she cried even more.

"Hey! Don't cry." I said and coughed. My chest hurts. I can't breathe properly. I'm suffocating.

"Who did this?" She asked but now she looks frightening. Her eyes were turning red.

I held on to her face but it didn't stop her eyes from changing. Just then, my body suddenly felt numb. This is not her doing. It's the poison. I'm poisoned. I coughed again and there's more blood that came out from my mouth.

I'm helpless and really tired. Is this my time to go? I looked at her again and she's not crying anymore. Instead, she's looking at me with those cold red crimson eyes. She's ready to kill. While I'm ready to take a nap, a very long nap.

"Take care...." I whispered and closed my eyes. From this day on, I'd be free from this world that we are living on. Please take care of everyone. I think that I wouldn't be able to see you marrying my brother.

Goodbye Aviana, don't die.