SIX: Past

Dove's POV

As I saw their figure disappear, it's just like their fans say; Vinter and Nina do look like a power couple. I couldn't help but chuckle. It's not new to me when people misunderstand me. I was expecting him too, to misunderstand me. That is how it has always been- I would be surprised if someone didn't misunderstand me.

I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath, as a small flashback appeared in my mind;

[FLASHBACK]

I splashed water on my face as I hummed a song. I mean a girl needs some time to recharge before again going out of the school's washroom and facing the constant taunting and bullying of both teachers and students of her school.

"Oi! Freak!" I heard a voice behind me and I saw the reflection of that one person I hate the most.

"She-devil," I mumbled, not wanting to deal with her I tried walking away but she grabbed my arm.

"We need to talk," she said.

"Let go of my arm, bitch," I said trying to wiggle my hand out of her grip. But it was of no use.

"Stay away from Jace," she said. I rolled my eyes.

"I'm not interested in your Jace, Robbins. I have a soulmate to stay loyal to," I said as I was finally able to break free from her grip.

"No way...," she said as she suddenly bent down and grabbed my ankle pulling it up which made me lose my balance as I fell flat on my butt. Groaning in pain.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?!" I groaned as she inspected my ankle.

"V.H... I will keep these initials in mind," she said as she looked at me with a glint of devious emotion in her eyes.

"Keep your distance from me," I said as I pushed myself away from her and got up. I was about to walk out.

"I will ruin your life, Stanley," she said. I turned around and saw she was holding a sharp pocket knife near her wrist. Before I could do anything to stop her, she cuts her wrist and cries out in pain. There was a lot of blood coming out of her wrist, it made me nauseous.

"Freak! Why would you do this to me?! What did I ever do to you?!" She screamed at me as she got up and ran out of the washroom with a smirk still plastered on her face and tears rolling down her eyes because of the pain. I was feeling dizzy and it felt like all this is not real.

Before I could process anything happening, I was accused of trying to kill Nina Robbins. I was framed for this.

[END]

A hand was placed on my shoulder as I was brought back to the present. I looked at the person and realized Charles was looking at me with concern-filled eyes.

"What happened?" I asked him.

"You are crying, my dear. Did Vinter say something bad?" He asked. I shook my head with a smile wiping my tears up.

"Nothing he would say will ever hurt me, Charles," I said.

"Yeah, I figured you are soulmates and Tristan too confirmed it," he said. "Look, I'm sorry for how he is. I will talk to him and maybe persuade him to break up..."

"Charles, that is very sweet of you. But, I'm here to work and I'm not seeking any relationship with my soulmate. I just want to help him get back on track with his old original music. I won't lie to you, I accepted this offer so I can help Vinter out," I explained.

"Don't worry about it, Dove. As long as you work for Hope records and 'Raining Blaze', that is all I need," he said with a smile. I nodded.

"Shall we go and discuss your contract, so you can sign it later?" He asked.

"Of course," I said. He gestured for me to walk first as he walked alongside.

I spent some time discussing the contract with Charles. It was 5 years of contract and if I wish to work more, I can renew it after 5 years. I am supposed to write all the songs for 'Raining Blaze'. Additionally, I can also help them to produce music if I wish to. Though I highly doubt Vinter will ever take my help, I can always give it a try though.

After discussing everything, I signed the contract. Although Charles insisted that he would drop me home in his car, I told him not to do that since I wanted to stroll around more before going home, so! Here I'm walking anonymously... and overthinking as usual.

Was I always like this? Probably not. I mean I was weird- more like different from most people around me. When I was in elementary school, my art teacher asked us to draw a sunny scenic view and I ended up drawing a starry night because my mood was not fitting well with a sunny sky. While the entire class drew what the teacher told them to do, I defied the teacher's order.

Now, I won't have remembered such a memory from my childhood, but hey! That was the first time everyone made me feel like an outcast and it was not the last. Since I always had different opinions and different ways of working from most people and since I was a slow learner. Everyone around me thought it would be fun to pick on me and bully me. Calling me 'freak' and 'weirdo' on the daily basis. Hitting me with paper balls and locking my door from the outside when I'm using the washroom stall.

Things started to get bad when even teachers started to pick on me, falsely framing me for cheating in the exam and stealing question papers. I lost the count of times the school called my parents over, the endless detentions and suspensions.

I still would have let it all slide, even after getting bullied for almost 10 years of my school life, I was going to let it all slide. But, then... Nina Robbins happened. She was the biggest bitch I have ever seen in my life. At first, I felt like she was just jealous and insecure about how her boyfriend Jace tried hitting on me countless times. I don't even know why he was doing so, but whatever I was least interested in any of them.

Not Nina though, I was her first stepping stone to get all the attention of the school. Her jealousy and hatred grew so much that she ended up framing me for attempted murder. Lovely, isn't it? Getting framed for things you never did. People don't trust me, believe me, and they always assume the worse when it comes to me. Not even my parents believed me. Thanks to Nina, the next thing I know was that I ended up in a juvenile center. Getting punished for a crime I never did.

And that was my villain origin.

...Kidding

Unless you do believe that I'm a villain in this story then you are free to speculate whatever.

Now, going back to my past. After getting released from the Juvenile center after 2 years, something inside me died. My heart died... it was just beating with no emotions. But my brain was still alive and healthy- well not exactly healthy, it became twisted. It wanted revenge, and I was going to give my beautiful brain the satisfaction of it.

So, to take my revenge, I stalked Nina- and I realized she was still dating Jace, she was pursuing her career in acting. My blood was boiling, because of her my life was ruined and she was having a picture-perfect life.

So...

I killed Jace.

Kidding again.

I didn't kill him, but I did see him die. Though, I could have saved him but- well, who am I to defy God. He died getting hit by a car one fine day when I was following him. I was going to hire some goons and was going to beat him, but who would have thought he was going to die.

Poor fella...

Nah, I take it back.

I don't feel any remorse or regret for what happened.

Like I said earlier. You are free to speculate me as a villain or a hero in this story. I don't really care.

But the satisfaction I got when I described the entire event of how Jace died to Nina and how I could have saved him if I wanted to but, I didn't. The horror on her face was so satisfying.

"Karma is a bitch," they said and I became a bigger bitch than Karma.

Then I came across Vinter and I felt like I was getting my hope back, my heart felt like it was healing again. I saw the innocence in him that I couldn't see in myself. He fixed it all, everything. It felt like my life was falling back to its place, I started pursuing writing and damn! Was I a hit lyricist!

Everything was okay, and I was even planning to meet him. But he changed- I still don't know the reason, but he changed. It seemed like he was falling apart. So, I waited and waited and waited for the right moment to enter his life. And now, here I'm.

I know Nina is dating Vinter to get back on me, but she will never be able to use Vinter against me. He is not my weakness. She can try all she wants, but if I want to kick her out of Vinter's life, I could have done that today. Manipulation is a piece of cake for me. But this drama is starting to get interesting so, I guess I'll let Nina play for a bit.

I was busy strolling in a park, like a ghost cause the lights in the park were pretty dim and there was no other soul than me. I don't know where I was and neither do I know the way back home. But who cares? It's the modern world and I got GPS.

My mobile phone started to ring as I received a call from an unknown number. I know who it is, so I picked up the call.

"Hello~" I sang as the caller chuckled on the other side.

"I'm sorry, I hope I'm not disturbing you right now?" He asked. I smiled.

"I'm never too busy for you," I said and he let out shaky laughter, I can imagine him blushing as he diverts those beautiful gunmetal eyes of his away from me.

"You know who I'm, right?" He asked. I chuckled.

"Of course, I know. How can I forget your deep melodic voice, bunny?" I stated. "Moreover, not many people call me and you are the only one who took my number today. So..."

"Don't you think you are too smart?" He asked.

"Hardly! I was planning to become smarter," I said. "Why did you call though?"

"I wanted to..." he paused.

"What is it, bunny?" I asked.

"I wanted to ask you something," he said sounding nervous.

"Ask me anything, my savior!" I said dramatically. I know it will help him calm his nerves.

"I know you are my brother's soulmate. But my brother is dating someone else so..." he paused again.

"Yeah?" I encouraged him to speak. Even though I know what he is going to ask.

"Would you like to go on a date with me?" He asked. I smiled. I saw it coming. Now, I should just reject him, shouldn't I?