Chapter 125 I was found by my mom
Arianna's POV
I complained about his face to the pharmacist. She was kind enough to treat him but I could see this strange boy was staring at someone.
A girl, probably his crush, he was shy and I felt jealous. She was sitting at a corner, reading a large book about psychology and I guess we shared the same dreams.
Her attention was drawn to us when he growled and I held his hand feeling his pain and she runs to see for herself.
"Hey big guy, it's okay" she encouraged and stroke his back and his cheek flushes red. She did the consoling words more than me and I felt she'd take him away.
She introduced herself as bianca and I got to hear his name.
"Ray"
They shake hands and it seems he didn't want to let her go not until I came in between and reminded him we've got to leave. I intended to pay but it was on the store.
It seems this Bianca girl was interested in him too and had told her mom he's a friend and shouldn't collect our money. She waved at us, hoping we'd see each other again.
I was sure we wouldn't. We left the pharmacy and by the time we were out, it was late. We had no where to go and it was lonely and scary.
He mocked me that I claimed to be some fairy mother and so I should make a house appear. We laughed over our crazy act, I got to see him smile for the first time.
We promised to protect each other in the dark and he told me if I was hurt, he was a mile away to save me.
Unfortunately, I was found by my mom and she was crazy, thinking I ran away with a guy. My dad who was very strict also came along with her.
He slapped ray and warned him to stay away from me. I grew angry and stood in between them, trying to explain the situation.
My dad didn't mind and dragged me inside the car. I weeped and begged my mom not to abandon him because he had no where to go.
I didn't know what spell she cast on dad that made him change his mind but they reversed to pick him up.
There i found him, sitting at a corner in the cold, so innocent and feeble. I ran to embrace him and Dad took him along.
He stayed with us for a month and then when he was familiar with us, he opened up about his traumatized life with his dad. Mom felt emotional and dad decided to file a lawsuit against his dad.
We became friends inseparable, I tried to make him feel at home, complimented his art and cried with him when necessary and then I gave him a gift. A pendant, something to keep with him to remember I exist in his memory.
Months succeeded to a year and he got enrolled in the same school as mine. He felt free, more alive and my protective bully.
He never let anyone touch me, let alone made me cry. Mom and Dad filled the gap of being the best parents to him. He felt like my prodigal sibling and with kylian around, they never get along.
Kylian felt he was taking up space and snatching all the love of our parents. Ray was brilliant and the only reason him and Kylian got to talk was when it comes to calculations.
I had the best memories with him and he stole my first kiss but I wasn't his. He had eyes on someone else, the Bianca girl and he jokingly told me he'd find her someday when we are older and marry her.
I vouched for him, and brush aside any emotions I was having for him just not to suffer from a heartbreak. When I had no one to dance with me at prom, he was there, when I felt insecure, he was there, when I felt I wasn't perfect, he was there to encourage.
When I was confused, he was there and he told me he'd become soldier to protect the country from danger and I told him he'd die and he forgotten.
Mom encourages him never to give up on his dreams for anyone. We took family pictures and we were the happiest with him in it.
Dad kept pushing forward for the lawsuit as he was a human right activist. We were almost winning the case because Dad had a lot of influence in the society.
However, dad suddenly died and ravyen felt it was his fault.
On the day of my dad's funeral, he ran away, and I never heard of him. I also hated him because I felt dad would have lived if he never came into our lives.
That was it, we never saw again and I forgot someone like that ever existed in our lives. I tore out his face from every pictures and trashed every of his drawings.
Things were different with him not being around.
Mom couldn't even stop me as she was suffering from shock and heart break. Kylian was the only one who missed him until we grew and his name erased from our heart.
Mom became my strength to live on, taking care of kylian and I with so much love. I screwed up big time and failed again.
I wish I listened to her, I wish I never fought with her regarding a man like Ivan. If only I could reverse time, I'd do it hastily and set things right. However, it was too late to do that.
Even fate was against me, I couldn't believe I still think there was good in Ivan, judging from the way he approached.
It left me wondering if he ever had an iota of love in him for me. It was crazy but then I realized that the devil doesn't change, they're always the same.
People change and there were some changes that affects our lives to an extent that it'd lead to death and no one can oppose it.