Sorry

"Hearing an apology from him"

"Was the last thing she expected"

"There is more to him than she knows"

"A normal guy he was but now dejected"

And as the moon glanced at the world from behind the curtains of clouds Louis started to speak

"Well first of all i would like to say sorry"This was the start and the most striking words in their conversation. If she told people that the mafia king Louis apologized to her than there were zero chances that anyone would believe her.

"Sorry for a lot of things. I think i lost my mind during the time you were here. Its just that all the girls before you,left the mansion happily but in your case it was as if you purposely wanted to stay here" Jurin accepted that statement of his becuase there were some times when she wanted to kill him and wanted to may him pay for a ginormous misunderstanding of hers.

"At the start i doubted that you must be a spy or assasin sent to kill me and those doubts of mine led me to throw you out of the mansion." He released a deep breath and stood up. The drops of water dripped down and landed on the tiles. He walked upto her and stopped at the table to pick up his cofee. Jurin examined him top to bottom. His well built abs weren't something she wanted to see but the thin cloth soaked in water was barely covering his body.

"Sorry for that too"he said gloomily and went back to his place. He sipped on the cofee which was not much warm and not much cold.

"And then your shoulder...."he began but paused. That was the biggest harm he had caused her and because of that injury she had to pass thirteen days in pain.

"I don't even think i should be forgiven for that becuase i putted your life at risk that day and i know you might think iam selfish for that but remember when you asked what was inside that box and we told you that it was none of your business" Jurin recalled the incident which was pasted in her brain. It wasn't forgettable for her and became a traumatic memory.

"Inside that box was evidence. Evidence which was related to a murder case. It was the murder of a nineteen year old girl whose parents arranged her marraige to a businessman in return for him and his company to be the starting point for their son's career. She was married to that man at eighteen years old. She hadn't even reached adulthood yet and they had her be a wife. Its cruel don't you think?"he asked Jurin when he stared at the stars. He connected the stars and they made an nonexistent shape.

"Very cruel"Jurin replied and continued to listen to Louis and the heartbreaking story he was telling.

"At the start of their relationship everything was fine but it didn't take much time for him to unleash his inner monster. He would abuse the girl both mentally and psychallly. One day under the spell of alcohol he was playing with his playtoy and upon her misbehaviour he shot her" When Louis was telling this Jurin noticed that from his eyes tears were mixing in the water of the pool. She saw that he was crying. The mafia king who appears to be strong and fearless was sobbing. He was overwhelmed just thinking about the torture his sister had to go through. Gathering his emotions he was about to speak but at the first word his voice cracked. He drank the last sip of cofee and unfolded the next part of the story

"After realizing what he did. He began to erase the evidence. He was in a hurry because of which he threw the gun in a pot. Packed all his clothes and took out the cctv camera footage and broke the camera in the end. In all of this his brother also helped him and do you want to know who his brother was?"he questioned her. It didn't matter if her reply was going to be silence or yes. He was going to tell her anyway

"He was the guy who wounded your shoulder" The person who Louis was talking about was Harold. Mafias are involved in crimes and if we talk about the dead Harold he grew up in the life of murders and killing. His brother was also like him. Less educated and taught no manners.

"However with the help of many detectives i was able to get her murderer behind the bars but he was only the main suspect and the court needed some proof for them to sentence him to death. We gave them many proofs and all of them were logical not some stupid made up stories by Harold's brother. But the stubborn judge didn't listen to us which made me suspect if he was being bribed by Harold" In the middle of informing her about all of this he felt cold and grabbed his coat from the chair. He wore it and buttoned it while his shirt remained there.

"Was the judge bribed or not?. I never got to know but that day when we got the box that day the sword of justice was given to me because inside the boxes were more proofs and some more important files on his past crimes. After that the man was punished with death" This was the end of the incident and Jurin didn't know what to say. She was left speechless and was in disbelief people like that man also exist.

"And that girl got justice because of you so thank you and sorry once again. If you can forgive me then please. Also that day when i accused you of being a traitor and i..."he face palmed himself still being ashamed at the act. He who never touched a girl inappropriately and that day in anger he invaded her personal space.

"I know that sorry is just a word and it barely changes anything but I sincerely apologise to you for what I did"

"I forgive you sir but I have a question?"Jurin got up to collect the empty cup and then asked

"You are a mafia king. You could have killed him easily then why did you go to the court to get her justice and the police didn't they try to arrest you for the severe damage you do?" Louis rubbed his eyes and smiled before explaining it to her

"I went to the court because it was important for other people to know what he did. This was to make them aware of these monsters and also warn the parents so that they may not make such a choice for their daughters. It also came in the news a few days ago and people were surprised that me,the mafiaking came to the court to get justice for the dead girl. As for your second question i don't kill people without any reason. Me and the government have almost the same list of enemies so it doesn't make any difference if i kill them or they kill them because in the end both of us are left pleased. For instance your aunt and uncle were criminals and were planning to run away from the country. For that they needed money and their neice which was you became the sacrifice. I killed them because they didn't deserve to live and second reason was for the crimes they had done. Also another mentionable reason for their death was abusing you which was violence against women."

"I understand now"

The weather outside became colder and the sky became all black as the clouds hided the moon from the eyes of the humans on earth. The only light in the natatorium was of the lights at the border of the pool. He and Jurin stood up and she was infront of him when he held her hand making her stop and her gasp a bit.

"Just wanted to thank you for sparing your time and listening to me" Jurin looked back and nodded with a smile. Taking the cup from there she went to place it in the kitchen while thinking about Louis. Never did she think that she would see him cry.

"What was in that case which brought tears to Louis's eyes?"she asked herself

"There must be some relation between them like maybe she was his friend?" Wondering about this she went to her room and founded her roommate there.

"Where were you? And what's with that face?"

"What's wrong with my face?"Jurin asked her and looked in the mirror. Her reflection showed that there was nothing on her face.

"No, I meant that you seemed to be in trouble. Anything bothering you?" On her friend's concern she told her

"You won't believe me but Louis apologized to me"

"I believe you"Minnie said making Jurin's neck turn in her direction.

"What did you say?"

"I said that I believe you. There's nothing surprising in that. Also look at this"she showed Jurin a sketch which was of her and Jurin together. A sketch she made by herself.

"Is that me?" Jurin asked being impressed by Minnie's talent. She even drew her earrings right and all her smallest details were included in that sketch.

"Never knew I was this pretty" Jurin stated and returned the sketchbook.

"What did he actually apologize for?"Minnie inquired as she putted her sketchbook and meterials at the side table. The led pencil rolled off and she had to bend her back to grab it. She was slothful to take a step down from the bed in order to reach it.

"Well he kept on saying sorry for many things and also told me about the incident of a girl whose marriage was arranged to a businessman so that her parents could get something from him." When she said this Minnie looked at her. Her eyes almost popping out of her sockets.

"What happened next?"

"I can't explain it in detail Minnie"

"No,because something similar happened with Louis's sister Renae" Minnie addressed to Jurin and she got to learn a new relation of Louis.

"He has a sister?"she asked. They were three siblings in total. Nicholas was the oldest. Louis was in the middle while Renae was the youngest amongst them. But now only two were left.

"He had a sister. She was murdered by her husband. He shot her" The incident sounded similar to the one Louis was telling her which made another question be a part of the talk between the friends

"By any chance did she get married at the age of eighteen?" This question was the ending point which was enough to make things clear and easy to understand.

"Iam sure that the girl who he told you about was none other than his sister. She died because of Louis's parents favouritism for Nicholas. That is the major reason why Louis is distant from his family" Minnie inhaled and exhaled deeply. Sometimes she also felt bad for Louis knowing that he started to be a support for girls suffering from families who were illetrate and abusive after what his only sister had to go through.

"Can you tell me more about Louis?" Jurin knew the Leo who she met in the past and it can be said that a part of what he was lied inside Julia at that time. They knew each other well whether it was the strength of one or the weakness of the other. But coming to the present she wasn't provided with much knowledge about Louis or what he was?

"I can't explain it in detail Jurin" Minnie imitated Jurin's sentence which she said some minutes ago.

"Please Minnie"the girl rolled her eyes knowing that Jurin was as stubborn as a mule and wouldn't give up unless she tells her Louis's history.

"When I came here I also didn't know about what was concealed inside of him but as I grew closer with Fred and the more I learned about him,the more about Louis would be revealed to me" Minnie spoke and Jurin pulled the blanket on top of her body. Minnie pursed her lips and began

"I will tell you about him but you wouldn't do one thing after hearing all of this"

"Mention it infront of Louis. I know now start"

The room became silent and Minnie switched off the lights. Two lamps glowed giving the room a golden glow. The room became the perfect place for storytelling. Jurin was eager to uncover the past of Louis with the details and data Minnie possessed.

From there the storyteller began her story. The story about a boy and his family. A family in which favouritism and inequality were common. Minnie's story included the pages which were ripped apart from it. Some burnt while some hidden. Few present but their sayings erased. Those pages were about his life. His life was torn apart but...

"By who and when?"