What Have You Done?!

Lara's POV 

“Your lies weren't enough and now you're trying to blame poor Ria? She doesn't even know what we're talking about. Must you be so shameless?” Gerald asked in annoyance and I gasped, shaking my head in disagreement.

There was no way the results would just disappear into thin air. Something was wrong.

“Gerald, you have to believe me—”

“Just leave. Use the time to clear your head and ask yourself if this is the right thing to do.” He muttered, making way for me to leave and I let out a sigh, wiping a lone tear that fell.

I walked out of the room and Gerald slammed it shut behind me as I slid to the ground, my back against the door. 

How the hell did the results disappear if she didn't take them? Who else could it be if not her? She was back to destroy me and Gerald would let her because he was too obsessed with her to see she wasn't as innocent as she claimed.

Ria always knew how to make me the bad person in every story. Whenever she hurt me, she would also hurt herself, making it look like I was trying to pick on her. My parents grew to hate me because apparently, I was “jealous” of my own sister.

All I ever wanted was to be close to Ria. I always thought that having a sister meant having a best friend. But with Ria, everything was a competition. Until she became the favorite and I grew to hate her. Especially when she had my drink poisoned just to make sure I was out of the picture.

I sighed and got up, making my way to the guest room. I lay in it despite the dust and found myself coughing so hard that I teared up. I had to get up and rush outside to take a deep breath.

The other door opened and Gerald stepped out, a look of worry on his face when he noticed how hard I was coughing.

“You should have cleaned it when I asked you to.” He said and I scoffed, wiping my face gently. “I'm heading to the office. If you mess with Ria—”

“Of course. I won't mess with your beloved. You can be rest assured.” I muttered and he let out a sigh, staring at me for a moment. 

He finally walked away and I stood by the door, watching him drive out of the house. I swallowed the lump in my throat and turned to return to the room when I noticed Ria standing in front of me.

I jolted at her figure in front of me and she chuckled, shaking her head in amusement as she circled around me like a predator watching her prey.

“Long time no see, dearest sister.” She cooed, flicking my hair with her fingers, and I closed my eyes to avoid doing something stupid. “Did you miss me? I really missed you. It was boring without you, who would I find to pick on for no reason if not you?”

“I don't have time for your games, Ria,” I muttered, moving to walk past her but she grabbed my arm and held me back with a manic smile on her face.

“But I want you to have time for me!” She whined like a child. “What do you think of my entrance? Was it grand?”

“I don't care, Ria—”

“I faked my accident yesterday and made someone call Gerald to come get me. I was so surprised to see him show up in less than ten minutes. I had no idea he was still so obsessed and in love with me.” She giggled as she spoke, watching me. “I actually thought you would have taken him from me. After all, you're a fool who would do anything for love. But you couldn't make him love you even after three years. What a shame.”

“I don't have the time for this, Ria. Are you happy that he's still in love with you? That's great. I wish you both happiness. Now let me go.” I said, trying to pull my hand out of her grip but she tightened her hand instead.

“I would be happy if you weren't pregnant, bitch.” She spat and my eyes widened. “That's right. I took the results and hid them. How sad, you're actually dying soon and your husband doesn't even believe it. I mean, you've always been an attention seeker.” She continued, giggling in amusement and my eyes watered in despair.

“Why did you come back? What do you intend to gain from doing all this to me? All I've ever done is try to be a good sister to you. I've tried to love you but you just want to get rid of me. Why?” I asked in genuine confusion, my heart sinking at the thought of her trying to mess with me again.

“Because you don't deserve to be happy.” She spat, her expression changing into one of hatred. “You shouldn't even exist. I was going to return to end you as I tried to years ago. But hey, you're dying soon. Isn't that a win-win?” 

“Let me go,” I said but she grinned, shaking her head. “Seriously, Ria. Just let me go. I don't care anymore.”

“But I care!” She yelled, pushing me to the ground and I groaned in pain. “I'm going to make every part of your life miserable and no one will believe you.”

Her feet came in contact with my stomach and I let out a cry of pain as I curled into a ball immediately. Ria was insane and she would kill me if I didn't stop her.

She raised her feet again but I immediately stopped it with my hands. That was a big mistake because she immediately stomped her leg on the ground, almost breaking my fingers as I cried out in pain.

“You bitch. Trying to take what belongs to me, huh? I'll make you suffer.” She cackled as she kicked my stomach again. And again until I couldn't protect myself anymore.

My hands felt numb, and my stomach hurt as if I had just been run over by a truck. I raised my head and saw that she had a knife in her hands, causing my heart to sink.

She was going to try to kill me.

With all the strength I had in me, I pushed myself off the ground.

“Don't do this, please—” I froze when I saw her draw the knife over her skin, drawing blood and my eyes widened. “What are you doing?”

“You hate me, don't you? You want me dead, don't you?”

“Stop talking nonsense!” I yelled as I tried to make her stop. “Just put the damn knife down.”

Even with my hurting hand, I managed to grab the knife from her but she was bleeding from the cuts all over her shoulders. She was a psycho.

My vision was blurring so I leaned against the wall, not wanting to pass out. Until I heard a car drive back into the building and I froze. 

Suddenly, Ria screamed so loud that I had to close my ears and Gerald came rushing into the house immediately. Ria suddenly collapsed but Gerald was quick to catch her as she went unconscious.

Gerald glanced at her body covered in blood, then at me, then at the knife in my hands. 

No.

“What have you done?”