Chapter 121 – Rainy Season (4)
After Becky started completely hanging out with Isabella, she faced more teasing, pointing, and malicious bullying from her peers.
Whenever she caught sight of her, there were many instances of her laughing at her, calling her bad nicknames and giggling, sending her small stones flying in her direction, and sometimes pushing her and running away.
But still, she stayed by Isabella’s side. She had already been the target of bullying before, so distancing herself from Isabella wasn’t going to stop her. No, it was clear to anyone that even more severe harassment would begin.
The village children also knew the lines they should not cross. The only person the kids bullied was Becky, and whenever the two were together, they didn’t even go near Isabella for fear of harming Isabella.
Sometimes, when Becky and Isabella encountered the village children, they tended to avoid eye contact and keep their distance.
Becky laughed at those kids. Her realization that her bullying towards her was just that level made her feel insignificant. When Isabella appears, she immediately curls up and runs away, a thread of malice that can be easily cut off at any time.
“…”
Becky could feel Isabella’s eyes staring at her as she laughed at the back of the village children who were avoiding her place. Becky was overcome by an instinctive sense of shame that came from the satisfaction of relying on someone else’s power, but the exhilarating smile kept the corners of her mouth from lowering.
“Are you okay?”
“Good.”
“Why?”
It was a question that made Becky’s face turn red with embarrassment. But Becky had no intention of lying to Isabella. He wanted to be honest with her, and after spending time with Isabella, he realized that she had something special about her that made her different from others.
“I like it because the kids don’t bother me when I’m with you.”
Isabella’s expression frowned after hearing her words. As if there was something about her that he didn’t like.
“Village kids?”
Her reaction Becky felt she had made a mistake. He had already made Isabella shed tears once when her pride had been broken in front of her parents, but it was not easy for her to tell him about things she considered shameful.
But at that moment, a thought crossed her mind.
If you can persuade Isabella like this, not only will she be able to end the bullying of the village children, but she will also be able to do many things as she pleases.
Her imagination flashed in her mind for a moment.
Isabella punishes children who misbehave with her.
So wouldn’t it be possible for her to achieve the position of power that she has always dreamed of?
Then-
“Becky.”
The sound of her calling out to her rips through her thoughts. When she reflexively turned her head to look at Isabella, there were two amethyst eyes watching her.
“Did the village kids bully you?”
I was just repeating her previous question, but when combined with Isabella’s gaze, it came across differently.
Her gaze has always made people uncomfortable. A pressure that makes all her thoughts and action principles visible, as if she were stripped of all her clothes from head to toe and stood under a strong electric light.
No matter how hard you try to hide, run away, or plan for her, you feel like you are useless in front of her.
Becky, who received Isabella’s gaze, nodded her head, suppressing the hiccup that was unknowingly coming. The delusions she had been bringing out of her poor head had long since dissipated like a mirage.
Becky felt Isabella’s gaze as a kind of warning.
She told me not to even think about making an unplanned plan in front of her.
But unlike Becky, after getting her desired answer, Isabella simply nodded her head and looked in the direction where her village children had disappeared. From the beginning, this was all she was interested in, and it was as if she had no plans to pressure her.
After a few days, she even stopped harassing Isabella when she was away. So easily. It seemed like the pain she went through wasn’t a big deal.
It wasn’t until that moment that Becky truly realized.
She said that someone has something that she longs for from birth.
Even though it was a realization that cost her the last bit of pride she had left, it was a moment that somehow filled her with a sense of relief and fulfillment.
Because she realized that all she had to do was not go against Isabella’s wishes.
If she behaved properly, there would be no problems in the future.
And now again.
Becky felt the memories of that time, which had been pushed to a corner of her mind, come back to her in an instant. It was the fear of her childhood that she felt again, the fear that came from going against her own understanding that she had believed in until now.
And, no matter what reason you attach to the process and cause, the fear that floods you as you face Isabella head on.
Becky could instinctively feel Isabella’s expression. She had been trying so hard not to offend Isabella. She thought as she wished and moved as she wished.
But now, she has thrown herself onto a new path. It is not a well-paved road like before, but a rough road full of gravel and thorns, and with no clear end in sight.
Even though the skin of my bare feet, which had been covered with soft shoes until now, was no longer comfortable walking on a road riddled with rough and sharp stones and thorns.
But even knowing this, Becky tried to meet Isabella’s gaze.
“What are you telling me to stop?”
Isabella’s mouth opened, and despite the weather, her beautiful voice echoed throughout the room. But Becky didn’t have time to leisurely listen to her voice.
“You know very well.”
Although she spoke in a low voice, she could clearly hear the vibration of her voice flowing from her lips.
“Well, I don’t know.”
Isabella laughed out loud. As if she refrained from being polite when she heard a funny story.
“Ah, are you telling me to stop bothering Mason now?”
She took a step closer. Both legs were shaking as if a wild beast was in front of them, but Becky couldn’t move.
“Or Lucia? “Are you telling me to neglect Lucia, who has been doing whatever I want for a long time and now has no control over her?”
She comes right in front of her and smiles brightly. Becky realizes that Isabella’s laughter is the kind of laughter she has never seen before, and she bites her lower lip to prevent the sound of a bovine animal from escaping from her mouth without realizing it.
“Or should I just leave Siana alone now? “A girl who will soon rot into her own body, left unattended, without anyone to take care of her or medicine?”
Seeing Isabella’s right hand go up, Becky finally can’t hold on and closes her eyes. I imagine the sound of her hand hitting her cheek resounding, the moment her pain resonates, and her body trembles.
However, contrary to her expectations, she flinched slightly when a soft touch touched her cheek.
“Becky.”
I tried to ignore the sound of her name being called, but it was a voice so warm and soft that I couldn’t reject it.
“Open your eyes and look at me.”
You must not open your eyes.
Even though her instincts were warning her, Becky couldn’t refuse. In the end, she struggles to suppress her reason and lifts her eyelids with difficulty.
She faces Isabella, who is looking closely at her face. And Becky was able to look into Isabella for the first time right then and there.
Although she could feel her scent wafting at the tip of her nose, she could not feel her happiness like before.
A glimmer of reason struggles to suppress the last bit of madness, and the dangerously flashing eyes keep Becky from looking away. The hand that gently caresses her cheek is careful and gentle, but it trembles as if she is trying to hold back from raising her nails.
“Becky. “Our stupid Becky.”
She calls me the way she used to call me sometimes, in a derogatory but affectionate voice.
Missed moments come back to life, even if just for a moment. I wish I could go back to that moment again, or if she was really stupid and could just be happy under her plan without any doubts.
“Think about it carefully. Even if I called you stupid, you are not stupid.”
She grabbed a lock of Becky’s hair and braided it. Her hair curls in Isabella’s hands, tickling her cheeks and stinging the corners of her eyes, but she cannot close them.
“What would be different if I quit here? Grace is still desperate to catch me. If she gets caught like this and quits, who will save Sianna? How did I get this medicine? Can we decipher it in time and save it?”
She continues braiding her hair. She starts to feel tingling as she pulls her hair out.
“Then what about Mason? He brought her to his village and he couldn’t take care of her properly. Her body was already broken on her own. Once the investigation was over, she would become even more mentally exhausted. And when the investigation is over and everything is revealed, will she be able to avoid the stigma of being a psychopath who mixed her body with her brother?”
The stinging pain she felt in her head soon turned into pain and made her close her eyes. Isabella pulls with force and spits out in a low voice.
“Then what about you? What about you, who poisoned Mr. Gordon’s donkey’s fodder as I told him to? Do you think you can avoid responsibility too? “Why can’t I think?”
With every last word of her words, she pulled her hair with all her strength, and each time, Becky’s body swayed in pain.
Bang!
Surprised by the tingling pain and sounds, she goes into a state of rigidity for a moment. As she sits on the floor and twitches her eyes for a moment, she realizes that Isabella has pushed her head and hits the wall. Her pain resonates through her body, and her head feels dizzy.
“… “Why is everyone like that?”
Above her head, the sound of Isabella breathing heavily could be heard. She muttered something more in a voice mixed with hatred and contempt, and then a frighteningly friendly voice was heard again.
“Ah, well. I guess it was because our Becky was disappointed. I was so excited. Is it because I haven’t played too much for a while?”
I could hear the hem of her clothes rustling. Holding her buzzing head, she opened her eyes and saw Isabella crouching down.
An evil smile appeared on her lips. She had the smile of a madwoman who did not admit that she was crazy.
“Becky. Standby posture.”
Becky forced her trembling body up against the wall, and then, still unable to easily recover from the shock, knelt down on his knees and made an awkward waiting position.
Even though the situation was as dire as it was now, Becky had to suffer from a sense of humiliation as her body faithfully carried out her orders, feeling a low sense of satisfaction.
Seeing Becky like that, Isabella bursts into laughter. He felt the feel of her hands gently stroking his hair. It is a sensation that is contrary to the throbbing pain beneath her.
“If you’re disappointed, you should have been honest about it. “Why are you whining like this?”
Her words were filled with tenderness, as if soothing her pet. Even in this humiliating and pitiful moment, Becky realized how much she missed this touch.
I wanted to hold her hand with both hands, hug her, and lay my head on her shoulder right now.
She was such a pathetic human being.
He was the one who tried to achieve the status that he could not achieve by relying on Isabella for all of her strength and abilities.
A toy used to entertain Isabella. Serving her to satisfy her desires.
Her idiot rebelled against her after thinking about such a topic arbitrarily.
Becky forced her weakened body to lean forward. His arm hit the wall, causing a numb pain as he stepped on the floor, and soon tears welled up at his pain and his pitiful situation.
However, Becky eventually lowered her head so that her forehead touched the floor.
“… Please… Please. Isabella.”
She begged, swallowing down the polite words that were about to come out.
“Stop it now.”
Stop. Stop.
Please don’t destroy yourself anymore.
“I’ll pray like this…”
Finishing her sentence in a crawling voice, Becky didn’t dare raise her head.
When she raises her head, she feels like she will have to face Isabella’s expression, something she has never seen before.
