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MASK COMES OFF.

Author: Berry Joel

Huling Na-update: 2025-05-13 16:21:32

JAKE POV.

Fuck. That silly girl—Ariana. She almost had me. I won’t lie. In that red lingerie, standing there with that killer body. She knew what she was doing. She always did. Always red. She knew I liked that shit.

The old me? He would’ve slammed the door shut and made a mess of her right here on my bed. No talking. No thinking. Just raw, reckless sex.

But I wasn’t that guy anymore. Now—I was in love with Liz. And yeah, it scared the hell outta me how real that was.

I wanted to see her in red lingerie one day—Hell, I blushed just thinking of it. That shy smile of hers. Her tiny voice when she called my name. The way she looked at me like I wasn’t broken. No one’s ever looked at me like that.

I didn’t care anymore what the world thought. She was already my girlfriend—kind of. She said yes. What the hell was I being shy for?

It was past 1 AM. I couldn’t sleep. The whole room glowed purple—those dim LED lights I kept on because they made the darkness come alive in my room.

I was paci

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UGLY SCARS THE TURNING POINT.
LIZ POV. I woke up to sunlight. For the first time, Jake’s room wasn’t dark. He’d pulled the curtains open, and warm morning light spilled in through the windows, casting a warm glow into the room. I lay there under the soft covers, feeling warm. My heart was full, my body still humming from last night.I turned slightly, the sheets brushing my skin, and just breathed. The way he touched me… held me… kissed me like I was the only woman left in the world. I’d never felt that before. Or… maybe I had?Ugh… last night. Something about it felt so familiar.I shook the thought off. No, I’ve probably had boyfriends before. That’s all it was. Normal. It was normal for me to have this feeling. Still stretching lazily, my eyes caught something at the bedside. A food tray, and some flowers beside it. My heart skipped.There was a plate of thick, fluffy pancakes, golden brown, stacked high with a side of crispy bacon and scrambled eggs. Next to it was a tall glass of orange juice and a small cu
UGLY SCARS DÉJÀ VU
JAKE POV. I tore the mask off.“Is this what you really want?!”Ariana froze like a damn statue. The gun slipped from her fingers and hit the ground. Her hands flew to her mouth as her eyes locked on my face—on the scars.“Oh my God…” Her voice cracked. “Jake… what have you done?”Her tears came fast. But mine were already there, hot and bitter.“Is this what you wanna wake up to every morning?” My voice broke. I was burning inside, suffocating in shame. I’d sworn no one would ever see me like this. This wasn’t even how I’d planned to show Liz—not yet. Not now. I didn’t even wanna look at her. But from the corner of my eye, I saw it—her hands covering her mouth, her shoulders trembling. She was crying too.“I tried telling you, Ari. I tried. But you wouldn’t listen…” I whispered, the pain slicing through my throat. My knees hit the ground. “You told me once you were addicted to my face. Said it was your drug. Well… it’s gone now. Just scars. So please—go find someone whole.”“I’m so
UGLY SCARS MASK COMES OFF.
JAKE POV. Fuck. That silly girl—Ariana. She almost had me. I won’t lie. In that red lingerie, standing there with that killer body. She knew what she was doing. She always did. Always red. She knew I liked that shit.The old me? He would’ve slammed the door shut and made a mess of her right here on my bed. No talking. No thinking. Just raw, reckless sex.But I wasn’t that guy anymore. Now—I was in love with Liz. And yeah, it scared the hell outta me how real that was. I wanted to see her in red lingerie one day—Hell, I blushed just thinking of it. That shy smile of hers. Her tiny voice when she called my name. The way she looked at me like I wasn’t broken. No one’s ever looked at me like that.I didn’t care anymore what the world thought. She was already my girlfriend—kind of. She said yes. What the hell was I being shy for?It was past 1 AM. I couldn’t sleep. The whole room glowed purple—those dim LED lights I kept on because they made the darkness come alive in my room.I was paci
UGLY SCARS DEPT OF DESPERATION.
ARIANA POV. “Jake, don’t…” I had stopped him from running after that maid. He didn’t even look at me. Just brushed past like I wasn’t standing right there, like I was nothing but air. His jaw clenched, that angry muscle ticking in his cheek, and then—he stormed up the stairs. No glance back. No hesitation. He walked straight to his room, and slammed his door shut.And me? I stood there frozen. My legs numb. My heart pounding. What the hell just happened?Was that really Jake right now? My Jake? The Jake who used to hold my hand in middle school. The Jake who kissed me then like I meant the world to him. The Jake who used to fight boys twice his size for bullying me in the hallway.He used to protect me, and love me like I was his whole world. But tonight? He looked at me like I was a stranger. And worse—he looked at her like she was everything.That maid. That nobody—Liz. I wonder what she’s done to him. He never even looked at me like that. Not once. Not when we were young and stu
UGLY SCARS MONEY OR LOVE?
LIZ POV.Gaps everywhere. Everyone stared in disbelief. I stood frozen, trying to breathe, trying to blink—but my eyes were locked wide open. Everyone was in shock. Including me.Jake just quit. He just gave up everything for me. Walked away from it all like it meant nothing. Like he could just toss everything he worked for—everything his family built—into a fire just for me.No— this isn’t what I wanted. This wasn’t supposed to happen. Before anyone could speak, Mr. Blackwell threw another punch—harder this time.“Father, please, no—stop!!” Audrina screamed, darting forward. “Leave him alone!”Jake’s hand jerked up. His eyes flared. I could tell he was about to hit back.“Jake please,” I whispered, grabbing his wrist.Audrina grabbed the other arm. “Don’t, please.”He froze, chest heaving. The fury crackling in his veins.Mr. Blackwell staggered back, breath heavy, eyes lit with fury. “How could you! I thought you’d learned! I thought you were ready.” His voice cracked. “But you didn
UGLY SCARS I QUIT.
LIZ POV. “Lizzy Brown, will you do me the honor… of being my girlfriend?”My breath caught in my throat. Wait—what? Did Jake Blackwell just ask me to be his girlfriend?!I blinked, staring at him in disbelief, then actually pinched myself—hard to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. The sting confirmed it for me, but I still couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Jake? Jake Blackwell just asked me to be his girlfriend—here and now. I was so stunned I forgot how to speak. Jake tilted his head, smirking—like he already knew the answer. I mean—of course he did. But he still had to do all this. The date, the dress, the gift—he made me feel like a proper woman, and not just a maid who cleaned his mansion. “So… what will it be?” he asked casually, like he didn’t already know I was dying to be his girlfriend.“Yes!” I gasped, way too loud. “Yes, yes, yes! I’ll be your girlfriend!”Heads turned. A few people clapped. Someone gasped. An older woman at the next table whispered loud enough for us to h
UGLY SCARS BE MINE.
LIZ POV. Ever since that night with Hazel, I’d been trying—like really trying—to remember something about my past. Sometimes I’d wander through the mansion, brushing my fingers over the walls, hoping they’d make me remember. Other times I’d sit in the garden, staring up at the clouds wishing my memories could just fall from the sky.But still—nothing. Nothing at all—not even a flicker. Today wasn’t different. After finishing my morning chores, I went to the garden again. I don’t even know why I kept coming here. Maybe I had a connection to nature before my memories disappeared—or so I hoped. I walked in circles, talking to myself like a crazy person.“Okay, Liz… think, think, think—try to remember something.” I muttered, tapping my forehead. “Where were you born? What’s your favorite color? What happened right before you lost your memory?”Silence. Just the sound of birds and wind.I walked over to a flower bush, squatted like a detective, and whispered, “Hey, you. Yes, you, the ro
UGLY SCARS HAZEL.
HAZEL POV. We got home together that night. I didn’t go far—just stepped out to the garden. I needed a second to breathe, to clear my head, to pull myself together.I didn’t want Liz to see me crying. I didn’t want her to see me weak.But when I got back in, I noticed she wasn’t in the room when I came back in. I wondered where she was, but I couldn’t think straight. Not after the hospital. Not after everything that happened in the hospital today. All I could think about was my dying mother and how I was supposed to save her.That’s when the knock came. Knock knock.I opened the door, blinking. “Madam Oliv—”Before I could even finish, she cut me off. “Hazel,” she said firmly, “if you care about Liz, you have to warn her seriously.”I froze.Madam Olivia? Of all reasons, Madam Olivia showed up at my door to warn me about Liz?The other maids always had stories about her—cold, stern, heartless. But not to me. She liked me from the moment I walked into this mansion as a maid. I never
UGLY SCARS HAZEL’S SCAR.
LIZ POV. The bleeding hadn’t stopped. My palm stung like hell, but honestly? I couldn’t even feel it. Not with how fast my heart was beating. Not with Jake’s hand wrapped around mine like he was afraid to let go.I couldn’t take my eyes off him. What just happened?This man—this same man who tore me down just last night, who said I was nothing but a maid, who made me feel so damn small—just announced me in front of his family. Just claimed me—out loud.Not gonna lie, I felt special.He didn’t stop until we were in his room. As soon as the door slammed shut behind us, he turned, held my face in both hands—so gently, like he was scared I’d break—and stared straight into my eyes. His grey eyes were glossier than I’d ever seen them, like he was holding back everything he didn’t say last night. Like he was seconds away from breaking.“I’m so sorry,” he said, voice low. “I’m sorry I spoke to you that way last night, Liz. I swear I— I miss you. I miss you so much.”I didn’t even get the cha

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