Chapter 8: Not Worth ItZaina’s POVI put my black helmet on my head and start the engine of my motorbike. It’s Tuesday, and I mean to say I have classes again.I drove out of the subdivision where I was living at the moment and headed to Colter Academy. Everyone in the road stared at me when I passed them by.And I don’t fucking like the stare they were giving me; believe me, it makes me feel sick.I arrived at the school parking lot, and when I arrived, I heard the whispers of the students around the area.A little smirk formed on my lips, and I went down from my Ducati. I slowly get the helmet off into my head and then comb my hair using my fingers.Some students in the area are looking at me so carefully as if they can’t believe I’m the one riding the Ducati next to me right now.I put the helmet on the seat of my big bike and started walking into the main building. The main building is connected to all classrooms in this school.I went to my locker and picked up my belongings for
Chapter 9: Match and WatchZaina’s POVI served the ball perfectly, and Ginger Head tried to bring the ball back to us, but she failed. I saw pain flash in her eyes because of the impact of the ball on her wrist.“First point goes to Zaina Team.” Mr. Seven announced. My teammates smiled and cheered for me. The ball came back to me. I served it again, and this time, one of her teammates hit the ball back on us.But one of my teammates was able to bring back the ball on the other side. Then Ginger's head smashed it back on us again.The ball was towards me, so I carefully watched it and hit it back with power. The ball returned to the ginger head, but she succeeded in returning the ball to our place. But one of my colleagues brought the ball back to the other side, so we won the score again.“Nice hit,” I commented to the woman next to me. She smiled and nodded.The game continued until it ended, and guess what? We won the game. Ginger's head glared at me, but I only gave her a cold sta
Chapter 10: The Mansion Zaina’s POV I played with my pen using my hand, spinning it and biting the tip of it. Until this time, I still have in my mind what happened and what I saw this morning. Murdering someone in front of me is not new; I have seen a lot of it before. But why am I still thinking about it? Why? Geez, So weird of me. This class will be my last subject to attend. It’s almost 5:00 in the afternoon, so this boring class will end. When I heard the buzzer ring, I quickly stood up and left. I can’t believe I attended that boring class, but anyway, it’s done. When I came out of the classroom, an egg hit my chest. Just calm down. I looked at who threw the egg, and I saw ginger head and Mr. Fuckboy in front of me. Their companions, who were standing behind them, were holding two trays of fresh eggs. So, this is also part of their stupid and childish revenge, huh? I remained standing in my place while still calmly looking at them. “Let’s see how tough are you, Ms. Tran
Chapter 11: Bullying Her? A Big MistakeZaina POVTwo weeks had passed, and Mr. Fuckboy and Ginger’s head continued bullying me.I gave them a nickname that really suits them. I named Macey Ginger Head because her hair colour makes it quite obvious.I think every type of bullying they did to me has already been done. Verbal bullying? Mental bullying, cyberbullying and physical bullying? Name it, they have done all that. And I admitted I was not impressed by their childish action, but again, it’s nothing to me.No one can make me leave this place, even if they throw all the eggs of all the chickens here at the Colter Society to me. I don’t care.Even if they will talk to me with foul and trashy words every day, I don’t freaking care.Even if they post edited scandals and photos on the net, again, I don’t fucking care.Because for me, I won’t give a damn about whatever they do because I know there will be a time that they will get their own karma in life.I won’t mind them if they will
Chapter 12: AnnoyedZaina POVAfter the catfight, I immediately left the place and went to the shower room.Why I’m experiencing the same situation? Why are troubles always following me around?Damn it I smell stink this is damn annoying. It’s a good thing that they only used water paint because if they used gas-based paint, I would fucking drown them all in the river, and I would feed them to sharks.When I finished washing my body, I looked at my face in the wide mirror. I touch my hair and then travel to my face. Nothing changes. I don’t have any scratches or bruises on my face. This is great.I grabbed my ruined clothes above the sink and threw them in a trash bin. Then, I left the shower room.All the students I meet in the hallway lower down their head and avoid my gaze, Afraid huh?I just ignored them all and headed to the parking lot.I want to leave this place for the meantime, people here annoyed me so much.I stopped walking when I saw something really unpleasant.I clenche
Chapter 13: The FightZaina POV“Actually, this is indeed entertaining,” I told them all. They were surprised by what I said.“But I don’t give a warning twice, so if anything happens now, I don’t give a damn. To those people who want to leave like a coward, man, leave now.” I coldly said to them, but my voice was damn serious. No one leaves, so okay, then it’s their own choice.“You’re really a tough one, huh? You came here by yourself to give us a threat? Are you serious you’re crazy?” Dom said while smirking.“I’m still sane, although you are the crazy one between the two of us,” I replied to him, which made the smile on his lips fade. He immediately gave me a death glare.He was about to move and attack me, but he stopped when he saw the next move I made. I pulled out a gun and pointed it at him. They were all alarmed at what I did. I see they don’t have any weapons.“You can bully me physically, mentally, emotionally or whatever else you want, but take this into the thick, empty
Chapter 14: where is she?Zaina POV"Please be seated." She said err ordered. I didn't follow what she said, and I just kept staring at her."What are you waiting for? Sit down now." She commanded emphatically again."Just say what are you going to say." I coldly said to her.She looked at me and glared, but I just smirked at her. She was about to speak when the phone rang on her desk."Hello? What is it?" She asked.She suddenly stood up after she heard what they said in the other line."What? Are they here? Why am I not informed ?!" She yelled. Who? Who's here?"Tell all the students to stay inside their respective classrooms. Don't let any of them go outside," she commanded.Okay, what's happening?"OK, I'll be there. Yes ... Okay." She said and hung up.When she hung up the phone, she looked at me."You're dismissed now, but don't forget that we're not done yet. Now, go back to your classroom and don't get outside. Understood?" She said to me.Well, damn her words. Go back to the
Chapter 15: MineZaina POVI angrily got out of my car and walked closer to him.He’s looking at me without any emotion in his face but there’s something I can see through his eyes.Something that I can’t explain or tell what is it. He is alone and no men in black is following him around. Oh, that’s new.“Why? ‘I asked him while looking directly into his eyes.I saw both ends of his lip rise. Is he smiling or smirking at me now?“We met again.” Huh? Meet again? Oh, right, when they mistake me for a spy.“Yeah, we meet again, but can you fucking move away? You’re blocking my way out.” I seriously said to him.He said nothing and just moved his body away from my car. Good.“Thanks,” I mumbled and went back to my car again.I started the engine of my car and drove away to the campus. But before I left, I saw him looking at me as if he could see me despite the thick and tinted glass of my car. Hmm, that’s quite weirdUsing the side mirror of my car, I saw his men approach him. It looks li
Chapter 49: His LifeZaina’s POVIn this world, life is like a game of survival. You need to be brave, wise, and strong to survive. The only difference between life and a real game is… once you die, it’s over. You can’t be resurrected. If you’re lucky enough to stay alive, then move forward and continue living in this chaotic and cruel world.It’s been one week since I woke up. Since that day, I haven’t spoken a single word to him. He’s tried to ask me what happened, why I got stabbed, but I didn’t answer; instead, I remained silent. I just wanted to be alone. I wanted him to leave me alone.I need time to myself; my past keeps flashing back in my mind. It’s bothering me and affecting the way I live now. Why can’t I just forget? I wish I could lose all my memories because of that accident. How I wish…I blankly stare at the horizon as the sun sets. I’m on the terrace of the room I’m staying in, thinking about what will happen next to me. I can’t help but wonder, if he hadn’t taken an
Chapter 48: Death GroundZaina’s POVI was slowly losing blood, and I think in a moment I’ll faint. Damn those men, damn this situation. Damn this life. I just wanted a peaceful life, but why can’t I get that? Why? Why is trouble always following me around?I’m tired, very tired. I want to sleep, but I can’t. I can die this way, right? Not this way. A small sigh escapes my lips as I continue to drive the car. My vision is getting blurred, but I’m fighting against it; I need to stay awake until I reach the mansion.A small smile of hope forms on my lips as I see the mansion; I’m almost there. I need to hold on. Before I can reach the gate of the mansion, a wild deer suddenly crosses the road, causing me to change direction and hit the car against a hard tree.Damn. What bad timing. Because of the impact, my head hits something hard, which causes me to fall asleep. I don’t know if I will be able to survive; I’m losing too much blood and now I’ve hit my head hard.But before I lose consc
Chapter 47: KillingZaina’s POVI’ve been walking for how many minutes now, but still, I can’t find my way back to the mansion. I don’t know if I’m lost or if I just don’t really want to go back. Geez. I glanced at the sky when I saw it’s getting dark; it will rain really hard.What a lucky day.I stopped walking when I heard the sound of vehicles. Oh, I see? I’m close to the road now? I looked around to see where it is coming from.I think this would be a great opportunity to escape, but I won’t do that now; I’ll stay. I have something else to do.I walked toward the road, and luckily, when I got there, I saw a black car approaching. I let out a sigh and signaled the car to stop. I had the thought that the person inside it was a bad person, but… it won’t be a problem for me. I can manage it if he or she is really bad.The car slowly stopped. I looked up when the sky started to roar loudly; it was about to rain.“Hey, do you need some help?”Three men got out of the car. Just upon loo
Chapter 46: ExecuteZaina’s POV“Hey.” I greeted her when I saw her coming closer to me. She smiled and greeted back.“You’re staying with us again?” she asked me. I shook my head and answered no, plainly.“Why? I mean, why don’t you want to stay?” I just shrugged and started to move again to somewhere else that I didn’t know.“Too many reasons,” I answered while looking directly at the long hallway.“Like what?” she insisted on asking me. I glanced at her.“Reasons that I can’t tell to anyone else,” I replied meaningfully.“You are really mysterious. Who are you?” This time I smiled mysteriously.“Just a nobody,” I answered and winked at her. She smiled widely and playfully punched my shoulder.“You really don’t want to tell, eh?” she said and then chuckled. I shrugged my shoulder once again and just smiled.“Anyway, since you don’t want to tell it to me, let’s drop that subject.”That’s better.“By the way, where are you going?” “To somewhere else,” I responded.“Hmm? Are you alrigh
Chapter 45: MissionZaina’s POVI silently get off the bed and start to leave the room. I really don’t know what I should feel right now: hatred or regret?Last night, I gave in. I gave myself to him, but not my heart. I just got carried away by lust. Yeah, I felt something for him, but not in the way he felt towards me.He just confessed that he loves me and that he will never leave me? Why do I feel it was just an empty promise? That he will break his promise soon?I was taught not to trust easily, and that’s the reason why I have trust issues right now. I’m hard to please, hard to trust, show no fear, and am not capable of love.“Stand straight, chin up, and put your hands at your back!” An authoritative voice boomed from the area.The young version of me obeyed what the man told us to do. I’m not scared anymore; I learned to accept the life I have.Three years have passed; the weak version of me is gone. This is the new me: a killing machine, trained to kill, showing no mercy.The
Chapter 44: Cold TreatmentZaina’s POVMy body stiffened at what he said. Don’t leave? He can say that easily as if he didn’t send me to the dungeon last night. His guts really hit my nerves. I remained silent and stopped moving.A silence filled the room. No one dared to speak between the two of us. His eyes were closed, but I knew he was awake. I tried to get his arm off my waist, but he just tightened his grip.“I’m sorry,” he suddenly said. I didn’t respond. Tsk. Silence is a bitch; it hurts more than physical revenge. I stared at the ceiling of the room and continued ignoring him.I heard him take a deep breath before letting go of me. He held my jaw and made me face him, and then I met his eyes. There was too much emotion in them: sadness, longing, guilt… and love?“Please talk to me, baby?” he pleaded, but I remained silent, still. I just stared blankly at him. I didn’t know the King they all knew could be so dramatic. Tsk.“I’m sorry for what I said and did last night. I was j
Chapter 43: DungeonZaina’s POV“Send Pinky to my room tonight, and about the Vesper Mafia, tell them to go back…”“No…”“To the place where they came from.”“Yes…”“Bring her to the dungeon, and don’t you ever bring her anything…”“Just wait for my order…”“Don’t.”“I know what I’m doing.”“Just fucking do what I told you to do!” After that, he smashed his phone on the floor. I had the urge to call his name, but I held back.After a few seconds, a group of men entered the scene, grabbing my arms and dragging me away. I wasn’t naive enough to think I didn’t know what was happening; I was the one he ordered to be put in the dungeon. What now? Did he decide to kill and torture me because he didn’t get what he wanted? How childish.I let them take me away, knowing he was watching. Did he think I would beg him not to take me to the dungeon? Heck, he was wrong. I would never beg—not again. I was done begging for survival and for him to leave me alone.Because of what he was doing right now
Chapter 42: FoundZaina’s POVI immediately opened my eyes, my heart racing. Why did I dream about that again? Why does my past keep haunting me?I forced myself to calm down and turned on the light using the remote control. I let out a sigh and reached for my mask on the table beside the bed. I put it on, along with my hoodie jacket. I needed fresh air at that moment. I got off the bed and stood up, glancing at the wall clock; it was a quarter past eleven in the evening.As I walked down the hallway, I noticed a lot of men in black guarding the place. I knew they had seen me but chose to ignore me, which was good. I didn’t need their attention.I went out to the terrace on the second floor of the mansion. From where I stood, I saw the lights coming from the city below. The Colter society was really huge and beautiful, huh? I looked up at the sky and saw a helicopter approaching.I leaned on the terrace railing, watching as it landed in the wide field in front of the mansion. From my
Chapter 41: SNATCHEDZaina’s POVIn the middle of the night, only the light from the moon illuminated my way out of the place I hated the most. The men holding guns were shouting my name and chasing after me as if I were some kind of wild animal.The day I found out that my foster parents had lied about me, I escaped. I successfully left the dungeon where they had locked me up and tortured me. After four months of being treated like a slave, I finally broke free.I stopped running and hid in a place that I knew they couldn’t find me. I stayed in that narrow and filthy spot for many hours. My whole body felt weak; I badly wanted to sleep forever. But I would never sleep and give up easily.I came out of my hiding place when I saw a big truck parked near me. I quickly approached it and climbed inside. I entered a large box and saw that there was a lot of food inside.Hope filled my heart. I was exhausted and terribly starving. I was tired physically, mentally, and emotionally. I escaped