Regrettable Vengeance

Chapter 7: Similarities?

Jaxtyn’s POV

“So, what is your name, beautiful?” Franklin asked the friend of the girlfriend of Rage.

“Uhm. Hi! I’m Liah. I’m new here in the school.” She replied as a sweet smile appeared in her lips. "I remember you from the locker incident on my first day here."

She’s beautiful and she also reminds me of a person I know. I can’t take my eyes off of her. I can’t help but stare at her beautiful eyes and smile.

I remember her from the locker incident. I mistook her for Maiandra.

“Hey! Are you okay, Jaxtyn?” I came back to the reality when someone wave their hands in my face.

It was Mistral. Maybe he noticed that my attention is floating around. I came back to my senses and noticed that it wasn’t just Mistral who noticed my behavior. All of them.

“I know they assemble each other but I think you’re staring a bit too much.” teased Kunstler.

I just can’t help but think of Maiandra whenever I see her. It’s not that I like Maiandra but it’s the fact that she assembles her makes me feel guilty of what I did to Maiandra.

I want to explain everything to her but she just disappeared in thin air and never showed up again.

“Yeah, they really are.” Rage agreed next after Kunstler.

I thought that I was the only one who is pondering about their resemblance but I think it’s not.

They also do realize the similarities the Liah has with Maiandra physically. But why does she have Maiandra’s locker? Could that be only a coincidence? I don’t know. Let’s just get over it.

Liah’s POV

Maybe they are thinking that I don’t know what they are talking about, aren’t they?

But I didn’t know that I have some resemblance with Maya. It’s the first time someone addressed it.

Or maybe they are feeling so guilty that they think of me, a new student, as her.

I just acted confused and awkward so that they will change their topic.

Gabriola noticed the awkwardness that I’m feeling so she cleared her throat for them to stop talking about me.

Even I myself is becoming irritated by their conversation. And can’t they just talk about me when I’m gone?

Like, hello! I’m here and you’re talking about me. It’s so awkward, you know.

“You know what guys, let’s just start eating. I’m hungry already. And stop bringing up the past too. It’s annoying.”

I clenched my fist under the table when he said that what they did are something that can be addressed as an annoying thing when they caused someone to kill themself.

I just suppressed what I’m feeling right now and tried starting to eat.

But because of the anger that I’m feeling, my rocket high appetite became dropped.

Like, I just want to leave from here and punch a wall or something to release my anger.

But if I did that, they might become suspicious so I just stayed quiet and acted like I know nothing.

After eating our meal, we all left for our next class.

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Jaxtyn’s POV

I don’t know but when I saw Liah at lunch, I had this sudden feeling that I have to go to that place.

To the bench under the broken streetlight.

I promised myself that I won’t go back there anymore because it makes me guilty every time I go there.

I want to take back all of the words I said and all the actions that I did. That’s why it will be the first time I will go to that place again.

Besides, that moment isn’t the only memory that happened there. We also built happy memories there.

If I were to be asked, I would like to be a good friend of Maiandra. I really want to go back to time and take back all the words that I told her that day when I broke her trust and heart.

I’m sorry, Maiandra.

When I was about to go to that bench, I saw a person already sitting so I decided to just leave.

But then, I decided to give a last glance at the person before I leave because my gut is telling me to do so.

And I was right! That person is really someone familiar.

It’s Liah.

But why is she there? Is it just another coincidence just like what happened on the lockers?

No!

Maybe I’m just overthinking. I think it’s just a coincidence. Besides, the park is so wide and it’s also for the public. I will just go back the next time I find a chance.

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Liah’s POV

I went to the park again after school as always and made Xian go home first. He repeatedly told me that I should go home first because I am a girl but I didn’t agree with him.

And it is only like 30 -45 minutes when I stay there. It’s not like I will stay there ‘till the skies are dark.

If you are wondering why I always go here, it’s whether I’m thinking how Jaxtyn said the painful words to Maiandra, how he broke her heart and trust, or sometimes think about my plan on what to do or how should I continue.

Because I want him to experience the pain that he inflicted to Maiandra.

The more it hurts, the better.

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“Liah, can you not go to that seat anymore?” Xian spoke while we are eating dinner.

“Then can you give me a reasonable reason why?”

Why do I need to stop going there?

I mean it does not connect to my plan and they won’t know that I know Maiandra just by sitting at that particular seat everyday, right?

“I followed you three days ago to see what you are doing there. And you are just staring in nothing. Just in deep thoughts.”

So that explains why we only ate delivery three days ago.

He said that I arrived shortly after he arrived.

”How does that explain why I won’t go there anymore?” I asked confused, demanding for more reasons.

“I saw Jaxtyn there too. And I think he saw you there. He looks confused why you are there. And I got a hunch that that’s not the first time he saw you there.” He replied.

I mean is that a bad thing if I make a certain place a place where I clear my thoughts. Besides, that park is for the public, isn’t it?

“And, I suspect that he suspects your identity. He once asked me if I somehow know you but I told him no.”

How would he be suspicious of me if we only saw each other during lunch and the first day of school? We even barely talked.

After Xian passed me his thoughts, I once again entered mine.

If he really suspects me of knowing Maiandra, why didn’t he ask me like he did to Xian?

It’s a good thing I don’t talk when I am there. If I did, he will know that I know Maya because I always think about her whenever I'm there.

Even after finding out that Jaxtyn somehow suspects me, I still won’t stop going there because whenever I miss Maiandra, that’s where I reminisce her presence.