Claire's POV
I washed my face before going to bed. I don't want to force her to be in a relationship with me. I love her but she is not ready to have a relationship. That's why i control myself to be less romantic. I can't resist it when i see her.
I stepped out of the CR. And took her diary. I sat down on my chair.As she said her diary's lock is 721.I unlocked it and started reading it. She started with a greeting to her diary. I can guess how pure she is.
After that page she started to write her worries. This is how she opens up?...
'Why everything around me is trying to kill me? ' What? Trying to kill her. I know, this is how she describe. She leaves a symbol or example. She won't say what happened but left hints to catch what she feels.
'Parents lost love for their child when they get another one'
She was too innocent then. And i am the one who knew about it the most.
She wrote about the stress she had in her childhood at home and school.
I know how it hurted you, Eliza. I was a part of it too.
'The most trusted ones hurts the most'
A deep ache flashed in my heart. Yeah, Eliza you're right. Trusted ones hurts the most. That's what i did to you.
'I searched for light everywhere but still trapped in darkness '
Is this why you love to be in dark? I am the reason why you life went dark?
I couldn't hold back my tears. Each sentences in that diary awakened the past.
'Someone is always following me and telling me the same thing '
I felt a little strange at that. Was she talking about her issues? Was something haunting her since then.
'I can't see his face but his voice. He told me something. '
'Words hurts the most'
'He said something else but i can only remember a few'
'You're never going to win.. That's what he told me'
I took some breaths and kept reading.
'You're nothing, stay here, rot in silence,starve and vanish '
'And the door shut'
My hands started shaking.
Was she talking about me?
************
childhood
No one's POV
Dylan stood up and ripped off the photos from the notice board.He held Eliza's hand and led her to the bench on the ground. She fearfully walked with him.
Seeing this Claire clenched his feeling a jealousy when Dylan held her hand.He don't have any rights to feel jealous about. Then Claire realized that he was clenching his fist and felt confused why did he felt like that.
Dylan sat down and smiled at her. "I never wanted to be mean to you, Eliza " he said softly. "Everyone here is using you and making you fear them. I don't want to see that again. They should scared of you" he said.
Dylan already knew that she is her cousin. A little sister who he always dreamt of protecting. "Call me brother, Eliza " he said .... Eliza still look confused. She don't understand why he changed so fast. Dylan smiled at her. "I wanted to protect you but now i think i need to teach you to protect yourself." He said.
"Please don't fool me with your words. Please.... "She sobbed.
He wiped her tears."Look, i swear. I am your brother. From now on, you have me. You can ask me whatever you want " he said. "And.... Even can ask me to punch our maths teacher " he said sarcastically and laughed a bit. Eliza laughed a bit at that.
"Then why did you ask me to clean your foot?" She asked.
"Was that me who asked you to do that?" He asked.
Eliza thought for a moment and shook her head. "So.... You're good?" She asked with her innocent smile.
He gave her a soft smile and nodded.
"Like Claire?" She asked.
His smile slowly faded. He looked at her with a hint of sadness.
'You're fooled by him. He is giving you the reason to hate yourself for being a fool. You can't be a fool.' He thought to himself.
He stroked Eliza's hair and whispered "More than anyone that can be nice to you." Eliza smiled at him. "I thought you're scary" she said.He picked her up effortlessly, like she weighed nothing more than a feather, cradling her in his arms as though she were the most fragile treasure in the world. With a gentle care only an older brother could possess, he lowered her onto the bench, brushing a stray strand of hair from her face. His eyes, full of quiet protectiveness, lingered on her for a moment—as if making sure the world couldn't touch her as long as he was near.
"Do i look scary?" He asked.
"A bit..." She said. He laughed . He lit up her mind.
"Everyone should be scared of me but not you. I am gonna make you brave" he said and wrapped his arm around her.
He is such a responsible and caring brother.
"Now... Can you tell me what happened?" He asked her. Eliza's smile disappeared. "I don't knoww... I don't understand what he did. I don't understand what those pictures are. When his touches made me feel uncomfortable, i pulled him and ran away..... And..... And..." She stuttered. She had hard time breathing.
Dylan wiped her tears. "Hey... Hey..."he called out and held her close."It's okay... Eliza " he said. "It's okay.. It's okay" he repeated.... She cried in his arms. He let her.
She felt a sense of comfort and protection....
Just then Eliza's parents arrived knowing the incident happened in the school. Teachers already sent them the photos on the notice board.
Her mom grabbed her hand. She stumbled out from Dylan's arms. Dylan immediately stood up in shock and anger. He clenched his fist. Her mom gave her a strong slap across her face, causing her to fell to the ground. "Hey..." Dylan shouted in anger and immediately picked Eliza up.
"What are you doing? She is a kid" He shouted in anger. "Who are you to ask? She is our daughter" Her dad shouted..
Dylan clenched his jaw, feeling useless and helpless.
Eliza held back her tears but she couldn't hold back her sobs. She trembles...
"You're coming to school for this? To seduce others... You're such a useless... Worthy of nothing. Such an insult to our family.." Her mom yelled at Eliza.
Hearing those words Dylan couldn't hold back his anger anymore. "Shut up" he shouted in anger.
Useless? Worthless? Who? Eliza? She is the fortune. She is the rich heiress of trillionaires....
Dylan pulled Eliza to his side..
Controlling himself again,he tried to comfort her. But her mom pulled her back.
"Stop interfering in our family matters" she sneered at Dylan.
'She is my family '
Dylan felt useless. He couldn't protect her from them.
______
At principal's office
"Sorry for the inconvenience, we had to inform you. She didn't do anything. We suspended the guard."
Principal said.
Eliza stood lifelessly, staring at the floor.
"Why suspending the guard? It's clearly her fault." Eliza's dad sneered.
"She is such a brat came into life to destroy our family's worth." Her mom said.
Eliza wanted to die.
"Hey!don't accuse her." Principal scolded them.
"We checked the cameras.. She got lucky to escape from him.And the person who sticked the photos with such a caption, we can't expose him yet." He continued.
After stepping out of principal's office, Eliza's mom pulled her ear... "We don't want a daughter like you" "Go die" she said and pushed her causing her to hit the wall.
After they left her there. She cried evenmore.