Ethan’s P.O.VThe boy grabbed my hands and he tried to push my hands away from his neck, but I held him even tighter pushing him harder into the wall. Valentina was fine when she left me yesterday, and I spoke to her this morning, even though her replies were quite harsh.I understood her, but why would she suddenly be in a very serious condition all of a sudden?“Let me go…” Nathan said breathlessly as he tried to disengage from me, “…This is a hospital, you shouldn’t be doing this here.”“Tell me, what happened to her truthfully… I don’t care where we are,” I snapped at him and the boy quieted immediately. “Was it Ron who did that to her?”His eyes widened in surprise he seemed to know what I was talking about, I pressed him even tighter into the wall.“I-I don’t know what you are talking about.” He denied it almost immediately.“I’m asking you if your father did that to her!” I yelled once more, attracting the attention of the passerby, but I couldn’t care less about that right now
Ethan’s P.O.V“You’re right, it was Father who did that to her,” Nathan had already calmed, and he wiped the ends of his eyes with the handkerchief that I gave to him. We sat down just outside Valentina’s room as we discussed, the doctors said she was stable and would wake up as soon as the anesthesia wore off. “Norah accused her of hitting her, and then father took it personally, I tried to make Valentina leave but my timing was too late.”Norah… that bitch, I clenched my fist, I better not meet her alone one of these days, even though I was fuming mad at the two assholes, I didn’t want Nathan to feel bad.How could he even think of doing something like that to Valentina?I admit that I was also a terrible person towards her, I’ve always complained that she was a helpless and clumsy fool but I would never go to such an extent to leave her hospitalized with those nasty fractures… It was inhumane and it was almost as if he was trying to kill her.“What would you do if Valentina would a
Valentina’s P.O.V It was hot… I felt hot and very uncomfortable, there was something heavy on my neck and it felt as though the weight was sinking me into the bed. I groaned in pain, maybe it’s because I was now awake, but I felt a very sharp pain in my jaw and legs. My eyes flung open and I was met with sharp bright lights that made me wince. I was in a hospital, and there was no one in my room, I wanted to call for help, I didn’t need anything at the moment but I wanted to know why I was there and why is there a cast on my neck. Oh now that I remember, the events of Ron beating me up flashed across my mind, and I sank back into the bed in defeat.Who would have thought that was the reason why I have always been hated and stigmatized all those years? Tears well in my eyes, it’s not my fault… but it was also my fault.I tried to turn but it was close to impossible, I felt so heavy and I burst into tears, the pain came from inside my chest. I didn’t know how long I lay there cryin
Ethan’s P.O.VI realized that Nathan was leaving the room, I took some steps away from the doorway, Nathan’s eyes were red with tears and swollen underneath, he hadn’t gotten enough sleep and yet he was crying so much.I felt sorry for him… seeing a child try so hard like that, reminded me of myself, except that their family seemed more messed up than I imagined.“Valentina…” He choked and unintentionally I pulled him into a hug, after all, he was just a kid but sounded mature for his age. “…She wouldn’t listen to me.”“She is just shocked and she needs time.” I encouraged him, and as I patted his head, he hugged me and cried even more. “You have to give her time, all these are still very new to her and for her, and she is probably trying to develop a coping mechanism, please understand.”“S-She doesn’t want to see me…” He lamented, wiping his eyes with the ends of his sleeves. “…She told me to leave.”“You can always come back later,” He suddenly grabbed my shoulders even though I wa
Travis P.O.VEthan didn’t come to school as well today, and he isn’t at home as well, I had called him more than a thousand times, but he wouldn’t pick up nor did he reply to any of my texts. I plopped on my bed, exhausted from the day’s stress.I would admit that it had been pretty boring without him around… then Valentina too, she wasn’t in school too.It was somewhat suspicious. Because she didn’t go to work as well, I had a strong feeling that Ethan and Valentina were together, they complained she hadn’t come to work during those four days as well, I just hope everything is okay with her.“I wonder what could be the problem,” I groaned as I reached for my phone that vibrated in my pocket. It was a message from Junis.“Travis dear,” I read the message inside my head, Mr. Junis had an old-fashioned way of speaking to us, that I sometimes considered funny. “Mr. Lords is about to call you to ask about the whereabouts of Ethan, please cooperate with me.”What, I sat upright, I was ab
Valentina’s P.O.VI stared at my phone on the table close to me but it was impossible to reach for it, I sighed in defeat realizing that I needed someone to assist me. I tried to reach for the patient call bell but I was still unable to move my hands in the direction.I heaved another heavy sigh as I lay in wait for someone to come for me.Gordon Ransey…It continued to ring in my head…That was the name of the man, Ron had called my father. I just couldn’t forget his name and the kind of person he was described to be. If he was such a notorious serial rapist and murderer, then the search engines might have some answers to all the questions in my head. I wanted to know if Ron wasn’t just saying things to get to me. The door opened and my heart lifted slightly because I thought it was the nurse, but the hope that ignited in my chest suddenly went out when my eyes met with Ethan’s stone-cold green eyes. Ethan was still around? Why the hell was he even here in the first place?“Va
Ethan’s P.O.V“What does it matter to you if I want to die?” She asked me again, I stared down at my shoes, it hurt me so much to see Valentina in such a vulnerable state, and what hurt me, even more, was that I was unable to do anything about it.“No one told you to be here!” she snapped angrily again and I sighed in frustration, it was getting difficult to control my anger as well, but I knew I wasn’t supposed to get angry at her, I completely understood her position. “Please leave.”“I’m not going anywhere…” I repeated stubbornly, crossing my legs over the other. “Even if you hate seeing me here I am not going to leave you.” she raised her palms to her face and closed her eyes tightly, tears streaming out of them.“Since there isn’t anyone here, why don’t you just let it out?” I suggested since there was nothing I could do to help her. “You can cry as much as you want, I’m not going to judge you.”She turned her back towards me, and was silent for a while before I realized she was
Valentina’s P.O.VEthan likes me…. I stared hard at his sleeping form on the couch; I noticed he had changed his clothes, even though he hadn’t gone home, did he probably call Junis to bring him some clothes? If he changed his clothes in the hospital, he must have used the public bathroom, a rich kid like him, born with all the luxury in the world.How could he be so comfortable with the inconvenience? Ethan said he likes me… That was impossible and I knew that much, this was the same Ethan who hated me so much, he usually stopped at nothing to make sure that I cried at least once I crossed his path.Ethan said he likes me… I didn’t believe him but if he didn’t like me why would he distress himself for my sake, he had done nothing but take care of me, and I felt guilty because I had treated him badly during those few days he had been here.I don’t know how I feel about this piece of information, it’s true that I feel a bit more comfortable with him than before, and that is exactly w
Writer's P.O.V "How is the book ending?" Maurice my assistant asked me, "I thought you were working on it the previous night." "Oh yes, but I didn't like the ending." I answered her and her eyes fell towards the laptop screen, she was too strict with me, even though I didn't sleep all night while writing this ending she might still criticize me for being a shitty writer. "I like this." A small smile reached her lips. "I never liked the fact that Valentina would die at the ending, you would never reach best seller with that mentality." I was never trying to be best seller anyways, but since she approves of this ending, I know that the book is done. I will miss talking to Ethan, and also my number one fan, Valentina, even as she died she called my book, beautiful and a masterpiece. It was different from the way the toxic web readers did. But how did the book end again..."You're going to get late for your interview." Melissa yelled at Valentina, just because Valentina was trying t
Third Person's P.O.V"Travis, what are you doing here?" Valentina asked curiously before she could push the door close, he stopped it with the tip of his foot and pushed her away instead. She fell to the ground, she knew she wasn't supposed to let him come inside. "Travis." Her eyes widened when she noticed he was holding a knife again, and that was when she remember a memory that escaped her mind, that day in the crowd, she saw the person who stabbed her, and that person smiled at her. It was Travis. "What do you want?" she asked fearfully as she thought about he could be looking for, was he trying to kill her again? Or could he be looking for Ethan instead. "I see you have gotten quite close with Ethan." His eyes scanned through her angrily, and they narrowed. "You are even wearing his clothes, what is this, are you guys married now?" "What do you want?" she insisted on knowing that first. "Are you telling me you don't know? I know you remember everything, don't you try to act
Valentina's P.O.V Today is the day that Ethan said I was supposed to die, I have been in Ethan's house for the last three days and he had been nothing but kind and sweet to me. I didn't even notice just how lovely Ethan was until recently. I have been getting some very strange memories, this was probably the memories of the Valentina in the previous timeline, the Valentina that died. I thought Ethan was the one who assaulted me, but he was actually the one who helped me. I just understood just how much I had misunderstood Ethan's intentions. I didn't tell him about the strange memories that I am getting, I remember so much about us now, and even the first time he kissed me in his house. "Valentina are you okay?" Ethan asked me curiously, I was spacing out while we were cooking, he nudged me softly. "I didn't know you could cook." I mentioned as i washed the vegetables under the running water. "You cook so good." "I once told you I used to cook for my mother while she was still
Travis P.O.V“I never knew you were this kind of person.” My mother said and her eyes widened in horror as she threw a slap at me. I clenched the part of my cheeks that she hit. “Mom, I had told you not to go into my room, without my permission.” I was at the store today, because I noticed that my tapes were running out, so I went to get a new one. Mother claimed she was cleaning my room and she found my collections, pictures and videos. “You invaded my privacy.” “How dare you…” Father joined in, ah, I forgot to add that after looking through my stuff she also invited my father to see things too. “Who are those girls in the pictures and did you do that to them?” “Yes and what if I did?” I asked them curiously. “What are you going to do, are you going to hand over your precious son to the police?” I was daring them, my mother broke down in tears, and the tapes contained images of badly beaten women that I had sexually assaulted. I used the recordings as a blackmail I never needed t
Ethan's P.O.V I woke up with Valentina in my arms, her eyes were shut tightly, as she slept peacefully, a smile reached my face, and finally this is everything I wanted. Valentina and I like this, every day. She stirred slightly, and soon enough her eyes flew open, they blinked slightly as she stared back at me. At first two of us, just stared back at each other in silence, and then a small blush creeps on her face, and she tried to disengage from me. "Wait..." I whispered as i pulled her back to my chest, "Where are you going in such a hurry?" "Ethan..." She whispered, i loved it whenever she calls my name like this, she was very embarrassed at the moment, and I wrapped my arms around her. "We can sleep some more." I advised. "N-No..." She muttered again. "I-I need to go home, I need to go to school." "Valentina," I turned her towards me, and she hid her eyes away from my gaze, i held her chin softly and tilted her face slightly until her eyes met mine. "We can't go anywhere u
Third Person’s P.O.V (Somewhere not so near)“I am telling you this will be a success.” Guillotine said as he closed his laptop shut and he turned towards Maurice his assistant and content editor. “We should be grateful that the reviews are coming back positively tonight.” Maurice answered with a small sigh. “To be honest with you, you are such a terrible writer.” “Oh, no Maurice, don’t do this to me.” He chuckled as he reeled himself in his chair. “Writing is the only thing I know how to do.” “Your writing has been messed up lately, I was becoming concerned for you, I was about to tell the publishers you would need some rest.” Maurice added and Guillotine noticed the sarcasm in the note as well. “But since the newest chapter had been released, the readers and subscription had increased.” “Oh…” He cracked his neck tiredly, he couldn’t care less if there are people reading the book, but one thing interested him tonight. “And the characters likability?” “Um, everyone wants Ethan t
Valentina’s P.O.VThe doctor said I could go home today, I was getting discharged, and I decided that I was going to quit school and leave home. Once I stepped out of this door now, I would be free, I would try my best to hang on to my life before I disappear completely.I stepped out of the bathroom, and that bastard, Ethan was still in the room, he was sitting on the bed, and speaking to the nurse who came to clean the room. Was it me or his hair had grown a bit longer than usual, well, I shrugged, I didn’t care.Just before I was able to slip out of the room, his voice stopped me.“Valentina,” He got up from the bed and strolled towards me, I turned back and glared at him. “Where are you going?"“I’m going home,” I answered confidently, just being close to him irked me so badly, I knew I had no right to get mad at him for not keeping my secret, but I hated the fact that he was just so carefree about it. “Thank you for the support.”I forced out between clenched teeth but Ethan didn
Ethan’s P.O.V“Valentina,” Nathan shouted again, this time even higher than before, it seemed that he was struggling with the security personnel, I withdrew from the bed, and strolled towards the door, I opened it and it was just as I presumed, he was struggling with the security personnel in front of the door. “Let me in, my sister is inside the room, Valentina!”“What is going on here?” I asked curiously as I stepped outside, only then did the security men let go of Nathan, Nathan’s brown eyes shot in my direction, and there was no sign of recognition. He didn’t recognize me, seems like Guillotine took my request into consideration. “Who is this?”I asked feigning ignorance as well, his eyes widened and a hint of recognition hit him.“You are Ethan Lords, right?” He seemed to remember me, but not more than that. “Please tell them to allow me to speak to my sister, I heard she was involved in an accident in the school.”“Of course, come inside,” I answered and the security men nodded
Ethan’s P.O.V“I said no, you can’t go home.” I rephrased as I tried to aid her understanding even better. “No matter what you do, you can’t go home unless I allow it.” I finally realized it, I can’t be soft with her, if I do, she would continue to be stubborn, I leaned in her face and she scooted backwards glaring at me. “You will stay here and leave when I allow you to.”“You can’t do that.” She snapped and I smirked. “You don’t even have any right to do this, after what you did to me, do you think I am going to listen to you?”I nodded, before pulling back, tiredly, since I was still anemic I strolled back to the couch and sat down crossing my legs again. Valentina was just too stubborn, once she had set her mind to it, she would it, she didn’t care about reasoning, what she is focused on more is her hatred for me, and there was no talking her out of it.That’s why I have decided for myself. “You have no reason to listen to me,” I shrugged my shoulders, “I will not stop you, but