One month passed in a blink of an eye and it was time for graduation. Normally parents were the one who came with the students to get their certificate. Elaine was enthusiastic for the graduation even more than others for she was accepted in the university she wanted. Although she didn't get the hostel her tuition and training was free. She had a very important goal to achieve and it could be only fulfilled if she enrolled in that particular university.
"Central Military School" was the top most university in the country that produced the best soldiers and civil workers in the country. Because of this even the government gave a huge priority to this institution and provided scholarship to top and worthy students. "Congratulations Elaine. All the best for your future." She was congratulated by her peers and teachers and she thanked them whole heartedly. The one month she spent opening up herself to her students had left her many memories. She was going to miss them but there were other priorities in her life at the moment.
Looking at the other students happily taking photos with their parents made her somehow bitter and sad but she held all those unpleasantness in. She couldn't be weak especially in this important day.
As soon as the graduation ceremony finished she chatted with the students before finally going home. She was tired; more emotionally than physically. She silently went upstairs and stopped in front of the door of a room opposite to her room. It had been a long time since she had opened this door. Elaine took a deep breathe to calm her nerves. With a creaking sound the door opened revealing a lonely room that seemed to have been abandoned but it was still neat and clean. Elaine clutched her hand as she reached near a cupboard.
"Mom, Dad.." Her voice choked as she difficulty spelt out the words.
"Long time no see huh." She silently glanced at the two portraits in front of her as if waiting for them to respond her but in vain. "I graduated today…." She paused before she continued further, "They said I looked really awesome and mature in the graduation dress and hat, hehe.. your daughter has become an enchantress." Elaine couldn't hold herself anymore as two fine line of tear fell from her cheek to her clenched fist. "But you know what, I feel empty and sad. I wanted you two to see me, to take pictures with me,…to hold my hand and congratulate me…I wanted that m..om, Dad." At this point she was bawling her eyes out.
She had not entered this room and allowed herself to think about her parents because she felt partly guilty for their death and she knew the moment she did she would break down completely like she did now. "Mom, I waited two years, for damn long two years to come to you…I was a good girl right?' She completely fell on her knees as he sobbed, "Dad you said you will take me out to beach once I graduated didn't you? But….Dad I don't need that. I just want to see you even if for a measly second….Can't I ?" Tears and snot fell down from her face as she cried like a baby.
"But it's better not to see a stupid daughter like me …" She missed them, she wanted to see them but she was afraid to confront them. All she could do at the moment was cry and lay down her sorrows in front of the unmoving photos.
"Mom dad….."The emotional outburst was too much for her to handle so she fainted as she was crying.
"What….what happened to me?" Elaine asked as she regained her consciousness. Her head ached like crazy.
"Be good and lie down. Silly girl."
"Grandma?!" Elaine looked at the elderly lady in front of her.
"Since we couldn't make it to your graduation we decided to come to your house directly but instead of a lively and happy girl all we found was an ugly girl, her face stained with tears and snot." Mrs. Ron tried to make a joke as she softly sighed.
"Sorry grandma, grandpa. I always end up troubling you don't i?"
"Yes yes very troublesome.. Now go and wash yourself. You smell like snot." Mrs. Ron laughed as Elaine turned red from embarrassment upon hearing she was stinking. When she came out after freshening up, the food were already served on the table. It looked as good as she smelt. "Come and have a seat. the food will get cold."
"Mom I m being taken good care of so Dad make sure mom is happy and don't worry about me anymore okay?" Elaine prayed in her heart as she moved towards the table. The old couple left after the meal and congratulating her.
"Thank you Grandpa, Grandma. Get home safely and good night." Elaine shouted cheerfully as she waved her hand until they were out of her sight.
"That girl acts way too tough but in fact she is even softer than anyone. I am worried about her leaving, honey."
"She is not that weak. Trust me she will be alright."
"Blooming in the face of adversity is the best way to learn about this world and way. She would have to go sooner or later. All we can do is pray for her."
In the mansion of Tom Blake the C.E.O of SER group just the day when Issac's past was revealed in Tyrell mansion;
"Crash….crash" continuous loud sound of marble plates and cups breaking echoed throughout the mansion. "That little twerp dares to send such an insulting gift to me." He threw the plates at the servants who were bowing their head and cowering in fear.
"Boss..please stop making this mess." A man stepped forward as he tried to calm down his tempered master.
"Don't order me what to do you bastard." A cup came crashing down at his face and since it was too late to dodge it , it hit his forehead leaving a deep scar. Seeing the red blood flowing from his head Tom Blake became even angry.
"Can't even dodge one cup. Can't even finish the work to end someone and instead end up getting caught." Tom flared up as his face became redder with anger. "Am I keeping you and paying you salary as a charity huh? Why are all of you such a pus*y." He humiliated all of his subordinate who just stood there like statues.
"You..stand up." The man ordered.
"Me??" The man was still bleeding from his head pointed at himself.
"Yes, Drake you." Tom emphasized each word, "Am I clear?"
"'Yes boss. I am sorry boss." Drake answered as he kept his head down.
"You said something about our men being captured right?"
"Yes boss." Drake answered but his hands were clenched tightly in a fist.
"What happened to him? Any news came about him."
"Boss, Isaac, he has been killed by that arrogant bastard. We have to avenge him boss." Only after he had completed his sentence did he realize he said too much.
"Ohh…avenge huh. Why not why not??" "I heard he has a wife and a daughter. Why don't you go and bring them to me. I will take good care of them. He will be ble to rest in peace knowing they are under my care."
Drake had bloodshot eyes when he heard the man speak so sinfully.
"Boss there is a call for you." A man extended his hand to give him the call.
" I guess you must have heard the news by now. But I must say your man was pretty useful. I extracted everything I could from him. Sadly he is no more." Michael Tyrell who was on the opposite end of the call sighed as if he lost something valuable. "Ohh so this little boy has finally entered the crime world huh. Kidnapping, torturing and killing. I must applaud you for your actions."
"I never did them to get any kind of praise from you." Michael said lazily.
"You will see little boy you are no match for me in this field. I will make you eat shit." Although he sounded tough he was nervous hearing he had obtained information about his and his deeds. 'So that man not only failed his work but gave away his information.'He was angry and directly ordered, "Find me his wife and daughter," But he forgot he was on a call which was heard by Isaac.
"How can you even think like that about someone else's wife and child boss? Don't do that." Drake opposed him for the first time in his life. Isaac was mixed with anger, sadness, hatred and unwillingness when his boss didn't even show an ounce of care for him and even had ill thoughts about his family but he felt a little happy when Drake defended him even though it meant punishment. Telling him he was alive will probably backfire so he decided not to reveal anything now and let fate handle everything.
"Hey old man." The clear and cold voice of Michael clearly indicated he wasn't finished.
"What now?" Tom was irritated.
"I took care of his family. One family one grave pretty nice huh. Don't waste your time playing dangerous jokes like last time on me. Next time I might not be as kind as I am now."
With a beep the call ended Providing Isaac the freedom he deserved while Drake who was being whipped in the basement had a boiling blood and fiercely pumping heart as he promised to exact his revenge upon Michael Tyrell and Tom Blake.
"Wait till I drag both of you down and show you the endless abyss of despair." With each strike on his flesh he became even more determined.
'I will become the leader of this gang because power, wealth and status were needed in this depraved world and it contained all he required.' Drake determined in his heart as the 100th whip fell on his back indicating the end of punishment. His back and face covered in blood made him looked devilish than he was. "Power" That's what he needed now to make sure he will never lose anyone or anything.
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The day had finally arrived. It was time for Elaine to say goodbye to the small village. It was not like she was going away forever but she still had an attachment towards the place where she had grown up and lived with her parents. She also had the memory of her first love or maybe it was appropriate to call him her crush since he went away before she could express her feelings. If fate was willing then she might just bump into him in the streets. This place was filled with bittersweet memories. Elaine smiled as she went over every event. She stopped a few step away from the house and turned back one last time to look at it. "I am off Mom and Dad. I will be back. Take care of house for me." "Grandpa, Grandma." Elaine waved at the two elderly couple who were waiting for at the bus stop. "This girl is also leaving us." Mrs. Ron was only trying hard holding back her tears but her old feeble hand couldn't help but tremble as she patted her head. "
He had to look at her twice to make sure he was not hallucinating but he didn't want to be found by her if she was really Elaine. The girl hesitatingly looked behind her eyes showing the strong desire to see something."It really is you." The man didn't know whether to be happy or distressed that he saw her here.The last time he had seen her she was still a childish young girl always following him and pulling the cuffs of his school shirt which was as white as clouds on a sunny day. Even when he scolded her she used to smile like an idiot without any care.He always knew that girl had some feelings for him but he had ignored it thinking it as a child's obsession."I finally found you." His inner thoughts came to sudden halt when he heard the calm voice behind him. He didn't have to turn around to know who it was. The voice was more mature than before and he could hear the stiffness in her voice as she suppressed her words and tears down her throat.
Elaine finally came back to her senses when her body hit the soft bed.“I actually agreed to come to his house.” Elaine imagined beating herself up for being such a dork and spacing out.She finally glanced around the room. It was neat and tidy with just the right amount of furniture and decorations. She glanced at the willows painting on the wall. It brought back the memory from her past.Elaine had a small argument with her mom so she ran away from home to spend some time alone in her secret hideout but it was occupied by somebody else. She was angry as indicated by her red chubby cheeks. She silently approached the sleeping boy.“He is so handsome.” Elaine gasped as she looked at his face. She extended her small hands to touch his high nose and giggled when he frowned.“Even good looking when frowning.” Elaine was giving points in her heart. She was caught in surprise as the boy opened his eyes staring s
"This chapter contains mature content."“Sophie, Why are you here?” Drake removed the hands from his neck. He dodged sideways when she tried to kiss him. Sophie was little upset seeing him trying to shun her away. Even though she was right before him, he wasn’t paying attention.“You didn’t miss me, did you?” Sophie pouted as she pushed the man against the wall totally unaware of presence of another woman in the house.Sophie was a woman with just the right curves and her body was oozing with sexiness and maturity. In other words she was the ideal woman of Drake. Elaine turned around and happened to witness a woman kissing Drake as she clung to him, her bosom pressed against him.She felt her heart grow cold. Even worse her eye made a contact with Sophie’s who let go of Drake when she saw someone unexpected. Thousands of emotions could be seen passing through her face: surprise, shock, jealousy, hatr
The bus stopped at another stop. It didn’t matter to her where, she just wanted to be away from that suffocating place. She dropped off at that bus stop and walked on the pavement as if she had lost her soul.“Sorry.” She came back from her trance when she bumped into a pedestrian.It seemed like the next person was also in sort of irritation so when he bumped into her he was even more annoyed.“Are you freaking blind?” He shouted at her. Elaine was in no mood to argue with someone so she bowed again as an apology and started walking.“Oii..wait a minute.” The man caught Elaine by her shoulder even though she was slightly taller than him. Elaine was annoyed now. “What is it?” she turned around.Her eyes were red but there was no sign of crying. She was suppressing her emotions. He got it immediately because he had been there.“Want to talk?”“Huh!!!!”
“Whoaaaaaa……..This is big” Elaine looked totally impressed at the big building. ‘The compound of the university is probably bigger than my whole village’ Elaine thought as she looked at the university in awe.. Yuri looked at totally mesmerized Elaine and gave a low laugh. “Dude, you are seriously acting like a complete villager…ha ha ha.” Elaine, “…..” “Well I am a commoner for your kind information.” Elaine was not offended with his remarks but she was certainly not thrilled. Elaine was greeted by a huge metal gate. That was not the thing that stopped her in her tracks. She looked at the neatly dressed two Armies who stood guard with real guns. “They won’t hurt you until you mess with them..” Yuri leaned to her side and whispered in her ears. “Sheesshhhhh…Don’t whisper to me like that all of sudden.” Elaine was clearly startled when he suddenly whispered in her ears. It was chilly and the wind was getting colder indicating winte
No one spoke a word to each other when they returned back. They had their own thoughts in their mind. Drunk but still a little bit sober Elaine and Yuri returned back to their apartment. As soon as they arrived back home they went for a shower to wash away the sweat and smell of alcohol. After a shower their fatigue washed away and they finally felt alive. “You…….” Yuri glared at Elaine who almost spit out the lemon tea she was drinking. Wiping her wet mouth with her hands she looked at him. “What??” She was totally clueless as to what wrong she had done. “You almost got under a car today and you realize how serious was that or don’t you?” Yuri looked ready to discipline Elaine and her unruly and wild behaviors. ‘This girl Elaine is a dangerous species.’ That was his conclusion after spending an entire day with her. No, he didn’t even need the entire day. Half the day was enough for him. Elaine stood silently her head bowed down in embarrassment and g
The university was surely awesome and big from the outside but it was even more magnificent inside the gate. Yuri was in a casual clothes with an name badge attached to his shirt since that was the rule. The building was not only tall but artistic as well. Designed by a top engineer in the country alongside the best architecture it was truly a master piece. When they were waling together some of the senior students looked at them with weird glances. “Isn’t that the faggot?” “What is he doing with a girl, did he change his taste now?” Another one giggled as they looked at them. Elaine only heard terms like faggot and girl and taste so she didn’t know what they were telling but she knew they were bad and all of them were directed at Yuri. “Yuri, are they whispering about you?” She asked him clearly without beating around the bush. “Well yes, forget about them. On your first day you only need to see good things.” Yuri avoided and changed