Her sanity crumbles (5)

"H—Hello, Em? How is it? Is everything under control?" 

"Hey, Cerise, everything is under control, and I also have a plan to catch Kristen for the last time."

"H—How? I really can't with this plan, Em. I almost break down crying because of anxiety!" Cerise said. I could hear the worry in her whimpering voice. 

She must've been stressed with this. Good.

"Yes, we can make things quick. You want Kristen to break down in front of you and give up, right? You don't want to be tormented by her, right?"

"Y—Yes, I'm tired of getting tormented. She keeps terrorizing me right now. I've gotten hundreds of calls from her… Please Em, save me…."

"Right, I have an idea, but you have to promise not to speak anything when we execute it," I said. 

"Huh, what do you mean? What idea?"

"Tomorrow is Saturday, right? You should stay at your Aunt's house. Just... run far from your house, so Kristen can't chase you. She has turned a bit crazy right now," I informed. 

"Then, why can't I speak anything when we execute it—I mean, what we're executing anyway? Em… I just want this to end…."

I checked on Helena's phone that was on airplane mode. I wanted to check the date of Helena's death. So I checked the date of her last picture, that picture of her holding a paper with Kristen's name written.

Helena died on August 22nd, and tomorrow was also August 22nd. This was perfect for me, as I wanted to wrap this as a gift for Kristen and Cerise, especially Kristen, for ruining the life of a depressed young girl. 

I imagined myself in Helena's position because I was also depressed in my previous life, the divorce of my parents, the death of mom and grandma, and the brutal bullying that I experienced. I thought about ending my life so many times, but I didn't dare to do it. I was a coward, after all.

I imagined if Kristen influenced me in my previous life… then my fate would be as unfortunate as Helena's…

"You need to disappear for now and return to school on Monday. When you met Kristen, say nothing. This is crucial. Just say nothing, keep your silence, and it will be our win."

…

"E—Em, it will not hurt me, right?" Cerise asked anxiously.

Oh, it will hurt, but you need to at least get a taste for what you did as an accomplice for such a heavy crime. 

"Depends on your willpower, Cerise. If you can zip your mouth when you met Kristen, then things won't hurt much," I scrolled through Kristen and Helena's chat on Helena's phone, and they mentioned Cerise a few times.

I also checked on Cerise and Helena's chat to see what happened between them.

—

Helena: Cerise, I feel like floating. I don't feel alive at all…

Cerise: Eh? Do you need anything? 

Helena: Nothing, in particular, I just feel empty and sad…

Cerise: Watch some fun movies. It'll help you out. 

Cerise: Besides, what makes you feel sad anyway? I'm bullied every day, and I don't have a lot of money. I should be the sad one, not you.

—

Just like I expected, Cerise never took Helena seriously. Maybe because Helena wasn't someone cool or popular, like Kristen, or perhaps she thought her life was worse than Helena's, and it invalidated all of Helena's feelings. 

"W—Willpower? As long as I don't speak anything… I will be okay, right?"

"Yes, you will be okay,"

"O—Okay then, I will do it. I will go to school on Monday. Promise me that my torment will stop by Monday, please…."

"I promise that your torment will end on Monday, believe me," I assured her again. Though, I doubted that her torment was the only one that would end on Monday. 

After few more sweet words, I hung up the call for her. 

I took a deep breath, everything was so smooth, and it was thanks to my knowledge in the previous life. 

But I didn't know if things would stay predictable, just like a butterfly effect. One small thing could lead to significant changes. 

First, it was that person who dragged me to the pit against Jessica by telling Jessica that I 'slandered' her. That person was the trigger of my bullying in my previous life. 

And also Mason, who was acting weird, and now, a boy who came to my house and gave me a rose.

What would happen in the future… I don't know…

But one thing was for sure.

"I will not lose. I refuse to lose."