Bound by Revenge

Episode 2

Rina's POV

What the heck just happened?

It felt like time had suddenly frozen while I was free falling. I lacked words to explain how I felt standing there without the jerk.

A part of me felt embarrassed while another part of me felt like I had been relieved of a burden. Everyone was staring at me as though I had said something which had made him run away immediately.

I wished that I could open my mouth to tell them that I didn't know what was happening and that I was just as lost as they were. They needed explanations as much as I did but it was clear that I wouldn't be getting any anytime soon.

But I had to get comfortable before anything else.

The bouquet which had been forced into my hands was just too heavy for me to keep holding it. I left it on the altar as I took off the veil which had been covering my face all that time so I could breathe in some fresh air. I just didn't know how much I was suffocating until I took that crap off my face.

“What the heck did you do?” My step father screamed all the way from the other end of the auditorium, causing everyone to look over to where he was and back at me. If embarrassment was a moment that had been it.

I said nothing, stepping down from the altar while holding my gown properly as I didn't want to be embarrassed even more by tripping over it. There wasn't any time for any of the drama at all and I couldn't afford to have everyone see how dysfunctional the home I had grown up in had been.

But then, if they did I had nothing to use at all as I was just a helpless character in The Love story that my father was trying to force on me. Too bad that epic fail was too glaring to everybody to see, and it was probably going to make everyone think that I had some sort of problem that had scared the groom to death.

“Are you f*****g deaf?” He asked yet again, even louder causing everyone to panic as he was cussing in a place where he wasn't meant to. “What the heck did you do?”

I made sure I was up close before I gave my response, as I didn't want to identify with him by yelling back at him from the other end of the auditorium. All of those people had been at different services where they saw us sitting like we were some happy family or something. Now it was time for them to see what was actually going on.

“Why would you think I did anything to make a grown man run away on his own wedding day?” The whole accusation wasn't making sense at all and I was really not up for an argument. “He decided to run away by himself so don't put it on me.”

“Oh really…?” he said nodding while he was actually burning inside and I could sense that he was about to unleash his anger right there in front of everyone.

I wanted to run away but I feared that the consequences of running away would be far greater than the one I was about to suffer right here and then.

“I didn't do anything at all. He just took off and left…” There were no other words that I could use to make him reason with me. “Maybe you could reach out to his—”

Before I could finish, he shut me up with a slap on my face which was surely going to take the makeup away. That evoked oohs and ahhs from every corner of the auditorium and it couldn't get any uglier than that.

“How dare you speak to me like that in front of everyone?” He barked like a mad dog, disgracing me even further as I held my right cheek which had taken the bitter impact.

I could feel tears running down my cheeks. If my dad had actually been alive I wouldn't have had a business having to put up with this bastard. But then instead of pity and sorrow, I felt a new resolve not to be treated last way ever again.

Without knowing what had suddenly got into me I swung my hand hard at his face and there was a collision. There were even more oohs and ahhs from everyone as they were all witnessing my family's conflict first hand.

“How dare you put your filthy hands on my father…?” Sophia asked as she was soon running in my direction.

“How dare your father put his filthy hands on me?” I asked back, not knowing where exactly I had gotten that boldness from as it was making me do things that I wouldn't do normally.

“You little piece of filth…” Sophia had the audacity to speak to me in that manner in spite of the fact that I was two years older than she was. “After sheltering you for all these years, this is how you choose to repay us…”

“And I should be cool with y'all giving me away to some bastard that I barely know? I'm sure you wouldn't be able to last a single second if you were the unfortunate one in my shoes…” I felt like doing the same thing that I had done to her father but I was able to restrain myself just in time.

“You little mutt. Seems like you have finally lost your mind… I'll help you find it…” Sophia said as she was soon hurrying towards me to do the same thing that her father had done, but I was able to evade and return the favour massively. That left her reeling and almost falling to the floor.

Now the auditorium erupted terribly and I was sure that commotion was going to be the news all around town as so many people had been there for the wedding which was meant to be the day which everyone has been looking forward to.

With everything that was going on, I took advantage of that opening and ran out of the church, holding my gown in my hands.

“Get back here!” My stepfather yelled out loud, but I wasn't going back for anything at all. I breezed out of the building and I kept running all the way to the car which my stepfather used to come to the church. I got in and zoomed off ignoring all the shouts and woolings but followed as I drove aimlessly.

At that point I just wanted to end it all as I didn't see any point in living anymore. It felt like I had been given the chance to end the misery which I have been calling a life.

I was sure that going back to that house would be the death of me so why would I want to prolong the whole process? It was much better for me that I initiated the process right there that I had the chance.

As there wasn't any other reason to live. I just kept on speeding in spite of my limited knowledge of how to control a car properly. I knew more than anyone that I was headed for a really ugly crush but I couldn't stop it anyway.

And suddenly it happened and my life flashed right before my eyes. There was a blackout after the collision. That had to be it, and I didn't think there was an ending better than that.