I raised an eyebrow in response. “Would you like to verify the truth?”
She laughed, nearly choking on her toast. “And what qualifications do you meet that I’ll need to do a verification in the first place?”
“I think the fact that you’re still here, laughing at me, speaks volume.”
“What if I’m just here for the food?”
“Who said a sausage isn’t food?”
“I’ve never been a big breakfast-in-bed person. Are you able to change that?”
“I’m up for a challenge.”
“Looking forward to it~”
After finish our food, we left the garden and went to the movies.
> “No matter what I do, why can’t I gain your heart?!”
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> “HA! No matter what you do? Well what did you do? Sleep with other women? Have your mother make life harder for me? Never stand on my side? Challenge my authority? TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID! And you still have the face to ask why you can’t gain my heart. When have you ever even worked at getting it? I can’t find a single good thing from you! Let’s get something straight. You’re the one courting me but I can live life just fine without you. From now on, don’t show up in front of me again. I thought we could be friends. I’ve told you again and again that I will not love you nor will I be with you and you said you’ve accepted that but it’s clear you didn’t. I don’t have any more time to waste on trash like you.”
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> “You – !”
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> “He is better than you, in mind, body, and soul. He only has me in his life. He would give me everything in his life. He not only cleans up my messes but also help creates them. I am second to nothing and no one. What you can give me, he can give more. What you can’t give me, he could still give me, and then some!”
I felt chill in my spine and looked over at her. Vivian’s eyes were cold. I could tell the female protagonist in the movie resonated with her. Vivian felt her anger. This Vivian felt so strange. To the point that I’ve become a little scared. Scared of her.
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After the movie ended we took a stroll back to her house. It was a very long walk, most of which was done in unbearable silence. While walking, Vivian felt normal? But there’s still this tiny voice in the back of my head that says be very weary of her. I’m still interested in her. But I can’t deny that moment of fear that I felt.
“Hello~ Are you finished thinking yet? I mean I’m all for a mindless stroll but you look like you want to say something.”
I swear she has this uncanny ability to snap me out of my thoughts so effectively.
Faking a smile, “Yeah. No. It’s nothing. What did you think of the movie?”
I could tell she wasn’t buying the smile, but she didn’t chase that topic either.
“I fucking hated that guy. I’m all for the protagonist. Claiming to love her when his every move was to hinder her. I mean it might be the ancient era but still! Ugh! Can’t get over it. I mean seriously. Harem? That’s just a fancy word for a man’s personal whore house. Concubine? That’s just a fancy word for a man’s whore. I mean I get it. Not every concubine had a choice. It’s the ones who scheme their way into a man’s bed I hate. But I hate the men even more. They devalued women and made them whores. A woman obeys her father, husband, and son? Without a woman there will be no father, husband, or son. These so called superior males were born from women. Half of their being came from their mothers who are women. You call women as things not fit to be a human yet you’re descended from that which you’ve mocked. Some scholars they are if they can’t even see that. And I mean I get that women were taught to be subservient. But still! If they all banded with one another and didn’t tear each other down, didn’t scheme against each other, they would’ve progressed so much more. Without women there would be no descendants. If the women steeled their hearts and refused the men, refused their child, kill all those born out of rape, the men would have no choice but to listen to the women. After all, they would be dying out. But women are humans. And being humans have faults.”
“… Well I mean that’s one way to see it…”
The fear somehow came back. I could somehow see her point but something just felt wrong? Before I could fully dissect her words, we’ve reached her home.
“Are you coming in?”
I hesitated as I stared at her standing at the door, holding it open for me. It was one of those moments where my dead heart was beating again. I wanted to get to know her more. But there were also red alarms going off in my mind. But of course, I silenced them. I mean, after all, I was prepared to die. I was going to die.
What’s the difference between killing myself and her killing me? Oh right, there was a difference. I’ll die lonely and in darkness if I kill myself. But if she kills me, at least I’ll die not feeling so empty.
“Of course,” I smirked. “We still have a verification to do~”