254 The only answer (2/2)
”I tried to prove I wasn't bad... I tried to save kids who couldn't save themselves... But I think deep inside... Maybe I was just trying to be the hero that I never got when I was a kid in need myself... And you can't really be a good person if you're doing something for a selfish reason, right? So maybe I am bad after all...”
”...” Knucker also didn't say anything.
”So... It came to a point where I just assumed... This was my life... And I should just get used to it... Just... Try to do the best you can to stand it and be the best you that you can be... Maybe one day things would change... And maybe one day... Things would be better...”
She began to rub her arm.
”But things never got better... Things just continued to find a way to gut me whenever something good would happen...
So I was reaching a point of giving up... Accepting that, life sucks... And I just gotta deal with it...
But then... Something happened...
I... I meet this little girl... This kid that nobody liked... This kid that was lost and in pain... That everyone treated like a monster... So she ended up becoming one herself...
She reminded me of myself... Alone... Angry at everything, angry at life... Surrounded by people who wanted her dead because none of them knew her situation... People that treated her like the bad guy because of some unfortunate events that happened to her...
She probably thought to herself 'Screw it... I'm the bad guy anyway in everyone's eyes, might as well just go all out with it...'
And... I saw that... I saw that and tried to be that one person... That one person that would give her another chance, to offer her a helping hand... The helping hand that I never got when I needed help... Which is basically my entire life's motto... To help kids in need... To be their hero...
And... I... Just couldn't do it in the end...
She needed my help... And I couldn't help her...
And until now... I was blaming myself for it... People were partying, dancing, celebrating that she was gone forever and would never come back... It felt like they were celebrating my failure...
I wonder if when I left my school because of that terrible event people celebrated as well... The bad girl is gone! We won! Is probably what they were thinking...
This girl died crying... And everyone was glad for it... Because none of them saw her the way I did...
I mean... I'm not going to blame them, she did many terrible things, and while her old self is gone, we got a new one, so that makes everything ok, right?? Right?? Haha... Ha... ...
And... I just kept asking myself... Should I be sad that she is gone...? Should I be happy that she is gone? Am I the weird one?? Should I cheer on her death as well??
I just keep looking at Dia... This new girl that has no idea of what happened... And I get these mixed feelings... Should I be happy that this good girl is here? Should I be sad that this bad girl is gone??
Am I even allowed to be happy?? Maybe this is my punishment for being born with bad luck??
But...
But the thing is...
I am not bad... And I am not unlucky...”
Knucker and Ashley continued to watch as Evlin slowly started to rise.
”It was all you... Wasn't it? My own personal little devil...
You and all these people that just spout the word 'Die!' like its the simplest thing... 'I wish that guy would die! I wish that person would die! I wish that one dude would get punished as he died...'
You wanted me to think that my fight wasn't worth it... Because It seemed like nothing good ever came out of it... You made me hate my life... All because you didn't like me...
All this time I just believed that I had terrible luck when it comes to making gambles... But...
Luck doesn't exist... Gambles aren't real...
In the end, it's all about picturing what you want, and how far you are willing to go to get what you want... That's what you did, right?
You wanted me gone so much... That you dedicated every second of your life to destroying mine... You hate me that much...”
Evlin began to tear up and wiped her face before continuing.
”But here is the thing...
I may not be invincible... Or immortal... Or have eyes that can see how the future will turn out...
But I just refuse... To let you beat me on this one...
I will not be defeated by some loser that spends his whole day sneaking around and messing with a girl just because he is not man enough to properly face her...
Because I know now that I have the right to be happy... And I'll fight for that happiness... I'll live the happiest life of all... And there is nothing you can do to stop me!
I'm not afraid of you or your eyes... I'm not afraid of what you planned for me or afraid of this energy that will try to burn me to death...
You won't be defeated by my kids or anything... It will be me! I'm going to find you... The real you... I'm going to beat you... And I'm going to build my own perfect future myself... And this, you will never take away from me... Because I will never stop fighting for it until I win!
I am the hero of my own story... And I'll save anyone that needs me, even myself!”
”...” Knucker just continued to stare at her. He took a peek at Ashley and noticed that she was crying as well while hiding her mouth with the tip of her fingers.
The dragon hiding behind a human's face just sighed and looked at Evlin again.
”Is this your final answer...?”
”It's the only answer!”
”... I saw that something like this could happen... But I still hoped we could reach an agreement... Oh well...”
Knucker then snapped his fingers and a group of vines began to appear out of the shadows of the room, and after that, a young lady with green skin that had tentacles for legs and wearing leaves over her body.
”Dria!!” Ashley gasped.
”Hey, girlfriend!” Dria replied while waving her hand, ”How did it go boss?”
”The plan failed... She's going to stay...” he replied while rubbing his head, ”Go have your fun...”
”Finally!!!” Dria replied as she turned her arms into blades and jumped on top of the two.