Jared stopped at Tiana's house. Then he called her to meet him outside. He only waited a few minutes before she burst out the door happily. She looked happy that Jared came to see her. She did not think about why he must have come, she thought he's just here to get back together.
"Wow. You're here to see me already?" She said excited, she tried hugging him but he stopped her.
"Really Tiana? You're asking me that? Is this why you did that to Daphne? You think that would make me come to you because I am so scared you and your friends would beat her up again?"
Tiana was taken aback by his sudden outburst. She saw how his eyes changed colour and how angry he is. She moved back, scared and thinking he might hurt her.
"Why are you looking at me like that? I did nothing wrong! She deserves it! She just came out of nowhere to take you away from me! You think it is that easy for me to let you go??!" Tiana yelled, knowing she got caught already.
Jared could not believe the level of evil in her. He used to think she was this sweet and gentle girl that won't hurt anyone. That's what she has always been like even when Umbrie showed dislike for her. He has never been able to look at this side of her before. It is overwhelming how much evil she has left in her.
Only an evil person would do such a thing to someone who did nothing to you. Not just that, Tiana knows the reason why he got together with Daphne. Yet she still chose to hurt the poor Daphne who has nothing to do with them.
"I can't believe this. You know, you would be dead now if it wasn't for what I was thinking. Though I feel guilty for breaking up with you so suddenly. I have been feeling bad everyday, but I have to face my reality. I am not human, and Daphne is my reality..."
"Couldn't you just ask the moon goddess that you believe in to make me your mate? We could still be happy without her coming into the picture! She ruined everything we had." Tiana complained more.
Jared shook his head, "You are wrong Tiana. You ruined whatever we had. Like I said, I used to feel guilty until you did this. You have proven to me that I made no mistake letting you go. You would end up being toxic later on, you don't deserve to be with me. You are evil Tiana..."
"No... Don't say that to me please..." She started crying.
"You used to be so warm and kind. I thought you were a nice girl. I never thought you could be this evil to the extent of hurting someone who did nothing to you. I won't hurt you Tiana, but I promise you will pay for what you did. I don't ever want to see your face around me." He warned her sternly, his voice as cold as ever.
Tiana sobbed as he has never shown her his very cold side before. Though he is cold, he still managed to be nice to her most times at least. To her, she found him attractive like that.
"Please Jared, don't say that to me. I love you a lot, I don't want to lose you. I'm sorry please." She tried touching him, he stopped her again leaving her agitated.
"I won't repeat myself again. Don't come close to me or show your face to me again. You should have thought twice before doing something so evil and childish. I was never yours from the beginning, you just misunderstood everything..." He turned to leave, "You don't owe me an apology, you should apologize to the person you tried to kill."
He did not turn back to look at her as he left quickly before he would do something nasty. Seeing Tiana made him so angry that he just wanted to put her in her place. He decided to go get something for Daphne to eat and went back to the hospital.
Tiana watched him leave, she ran inside the house and locked herself up in her room. She thought about what would happen to her now that Daphne spilled that she did this. Would she go to jail? Would they do the same to her too? What would happen if her parents find out?
Tiana knows how strict and disciplined her parents her. They won't forgive her for this easily. She cried more silently, unable to think of a way out of the situation. Jared now hates her, what is her gain doing all of this? This was all Emma's idea, she thought.
Tiana held her head in frustration, "What am I going to do? I can't go to jail! My parents would kill me if they found out. They'll never trust me again. I promised I won't cause them any trouble, now what should I do?"
She looked for her phone and decided to call her friends. She called Emma first, Emma wasn't picking up so she decided to call Alice.
"What's up Tiana?" Alice said from the other side.
Tiana sniffles, "Alice... I'm scared. She woke up and told Jared everything. I thought she would be too scared to speak. Turns out she isn't, the police would come after us when her family finds out."
"WHAT?! WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW?! I CAN'T GO TO JAIL!!" Alice yelled from the other side.
Tiana nodded like Alice was there. "That's exactly what I am saying. We have to do something, my parents would kill me if they find out."
Alice sighed angrily, "Seriously? This is all your fault. You listen to whatever Emma has to say and now look! She's gotten us into trouble. I told you right? That beating was way too much for her, we should have just warned her without doing that. My parents are going to be so disappointed in me. I did not learn martial arts to bully others."
"I don't know what to do, I'm afraid they will come after us soon."
"I can't believe I got myself into this! You said we won't get caught! We should have just used the old method! Now look! I hate our friendship!" Alice hung up angrily.
Tiana cried more after Alice hung up. She patiently locked herself up, praying they don't find her. Even if she runs away, there is nowhere to run to. To top it all, she lost Jared who she wanted badly. Now her friend is mad at her, her parents won't be so kind either when they find out. She now regrets everything.
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Kieran was at the office patiently waiting for Umbrie's competition to start. He was too eager and restless, excitement also ran through him at the same time. At least he was able to help his parents around the company, and learning things about the business for the first time. He is beginning to think it's not as bad as he thinks.
The door opened and his mother walked in. He was facing the television keenly. He could not wait for Umbrie to appear on the screen. He did not notice his mother come in, hence the never ending saga of him getting a heart attack.
"Is there something we don't know? You seem to be very interested in the TV. What is about to happen?" His mom asked him making him jump.
"Mom! Stop! Stop doing this to me! I would really get a heart attack one day if this continues!" He complained holding his heart dramatically.
"I told you to always be prepared. I don't know what to do with you flinching like a child everytime." She palmed her face. "Are you going to tell me why the TV is so interesting now?"
"It's her competition mom. Umbrie's at this competition representing our school. Aren't you proud of her?" He replied proudly.
"She is really intelligent and smart. I am proud of her, I wish I could say the same for my son." She teased.
He frowned, "So you are not proud of me?"
She shook her head, "That's not it, but maybe that could be it... Let's watch it together anyways. I'm interested in knowing what would happen."
They both sat down to watch the competition start. Kieran made a wish before the contestants were announced. There are so many schools around, it took a while to announce their school. There he saw Umbrie and clapped loudly.
"That's my girl!" He cheered though she can't hear him.
Umbrie received a lot of applause for introducing herself and school in a very smart and fun way. Soon, the competition took off and they watched in anticipation. They watched as schools got eliminated round by round, the room was tense as to who would win. Kieran believes in his girlfriend that she could totally pull it off.