Betrayal

Dark clouds gather in the sky as the sound of heavy raindrops hitting the road can be heard. Usually there should be no one in the road because nobody wants to get wet except for some young people. But today, a young boy can be seen walking down the road with emotionless eyes.

He is most likely 16 or 17 years old, judging by the high school uniform he is wearing. It's unusual to see a boy his age wearing an expression like this.

Normally, boys his age should have a hopeful look in their eyes because they are at an age where they will think of countless ways to enjoy their youth while they still can. But not even the trace of that youthful vigor can be seen in his face. One can only wonder what kind of life he has been living to make such an expression at this age.

The name of this boy is "Rudy Hart" and in a few month he will face a event that will change his whole life.

*Rudy's POV

My name is Rudy Hart. I was just a normal high school student. I said "was" because, unlike a normal high school student, I have a girlfriend. People may say, 'What's so weird about having a girlfriend as a normal high school student?'. Even I would have said the same thing if not for my girlfriend being the so-called "School flower" of our high school.

t's weird that someone like me, who has an average appearance, has a beautiful girlfriend who is even qualified to be called the "School flower", because not everyone can have that title.

And it's even weirder that she was the one who confessed to me. At first, I thought it was one of those pranks popular kids play where someone has to confess to someone unpopular. After some thought, I dismissed those ideas. Because even though I have an average appearance, I am a little smarter than others, and because of that, I always place first in the class ranking. So, I thought she was attracted to me because of my intelligence.

...but now I know how naïve I was back then

Because today I saw my so-called "GIRLFRIEND" kissing one of the popular boy in a empty class.

Normally, if someone saw their girlfriend cheating in front of their eyes, they would just rush there angrily and continue to shout like idiots.

But I just calmly walked out of the school, even though it was raining outside.

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After I walked out of the school premises, I thought to myself:

'Why did I even believe her word when she confessed to me?'

Because if you think logically, it's suspicious that someone who is from the higher caste of the school ranking will fall in love with an introvert like me. It's not a manga world where popular girls fall in love with an unpopular boy.

'haa...' I sighed

After walking for 10 minutes, I arrive at the park. Maybe because it was raining heavily outside, there was nobody there. I walked slowly to the bench and sat there.

I turned my face toward the sky, and raindrops started to fall on my face.

'Life is soo unfair' I thought to myself

The reason I just calmly walked out of the school instead of rushing there and questioning my girlfriend was because, deep down, I knew all of this was fake. At the time she confessed to me, I was mentally exhausted. Not because of work or club activities. I was exhausted because of my life. Maybe that's why I accepted her confession without thinking too much.

Currently, I live in an apartment alone. Until middle school, I lived in an orphanage. It's not like my parents don't exist. But they live in a place where nobody with a stable mind will go.

PRISON

Yes, they are currently in prison. In my third year of elementary school, they were arrested because of child abuse. And the abused child was me. After that, I was sent to an orphanage. Even if there were many problems in the orphanage, life was still good. In my second year of middle school, more than half of the children were adopted. As I was the oldest among the group, nobody wanted to adopt me. After 1 year, I was the only one left, and the caretakers health was not in good condition. So after that, I left the orphanage and started doing part-time jobs.

Because I was a little smarter than the others, I got a scholarship and went to my current school. After 6 months of studying at my current school, I got the news that the caretaker who had taken care of me for 3 years had died because of some illness. I don't know how many hours I cried after that.

She was the only one who took care of me when no one was beside me. Even if the living conditions of the orphanage were not that good, she would always support me. I can proudly say that because of her, I didn't go down the wrong road. She was the only person I ever loved.

But after she died, I was lost. I lost the meaning of life. Every day was hell for me. Even the people at my workplace didn't have a good attitude. So to feel something other than depression, I focused all my energy on my studies. I started to ignore those annoying people at work.

The world didn't seem all that colorful to me.

Then my girlfriend came into my life. It would be a lie to say that I didn't love her.

'Why am I still calling that thing my girlfriend?' I laughed to myself mockingly.

Now that I am thinking calmly.....or not.

Because I can feel it. If I don't do something, I will totally lose it this time. And I don't want that to happen. People who lose themselves in their emotions can be said to be some of the most dangerous people in the world.

For the sake of my mental health, I thought to myself:

'Let's take revenge'.