Chapter 12: Facing them

Mariette P.O.V

I was still in so much shock by what my parents had told me. I was sitting on the balcony, overlooking the forest. I couldn't believe that it was true. The triplets seemed to be so gentle like it didn't even seem that they would be able to hurt a fly or something like that. I sighed as I stared deep into the forest, completely lost in thought. I knew that somewhere in that forest, the triplets were going about doing their thing.

I couldn't understand that they could have been that vicious. They killed without reason and without having any mercy on my grandparents. I curled my legs up to my chest and rested my chin on them. I couldn't believe I managed to fall so hard and so quickly for them, without knowing how deadly they were.

Before long, I felt the rays of the sun start to burn into my face. I fell asleep. I jolted up in the chair and dashed to get inside my room. My face felt like it was on fire as I ran cold water over a cloth to try and ease the burn on my face. I looked in the mirror and saw three burn marks on my face. No, no, no! This can't happen. I moved everything around on my vanity, trying to figure out where I left my ring last night. Finally, the ruby diamond managed to grab my attention.

I heaved a sigh of relief as I slid it onto my fingers. At least I would be able to go to school today. I looked up in the mirror, trying my best to figure out a way to explain this if something at school asked me about the burn marks. What would I even say? I just sighed as I quickly took a shower and got ready for school before my mom came upstairs to wake me up for school.

I quickly rushed downstairs only to see that my father was already up and inside the kitchen making breakfast how did you sleep he asked me not even saying good morning nothing I knew that most probably all those things he told me last night also came back to haunt him and I honestly felt so bad for him I just smiled at him I didn't get that much sleep I replied honestly my father looked up from the pots and at my face he almost got even more pale seeing the burnt marks on my face what happened my father asked it was time for me to be brutally honest and admit how stupid of an idiot I was to have fallen asleep where I did well I kind of went to sit outside on the balcony last night just to get everything wrapped up in my head I guess I managed to fall asleep without marrying my ring was on my vanity last night where I had washed my hands and put cream on my hands I guess I just forgot to put it back on again when I woke up this morning the sun was really boring into my face I answered honestly my father just sighed as he walked over to me he hooked his fingers under my chin and lifted my face up to the light so he could see a little bit better what was going on

Oh Mariette he said as he looked down at me I could see the sympathy in his eyes but I just shook my head please don't that it really was my faults I guess I was a little bit too tired to be outside on the balcony that late at night I replied as I looked away and walked over to the breakfast table I saw that my dad had started to make scrambled eggs and toast his specialty as he called it even though I just think it was the only type of breakfast he actually knew how to make so how did you sleep I asked him as I sat back and took a part of my burnt toast I almost cringed as the burnt crust scratched the inside of my cheeks my father just looked at me I guess I slipped OK marry it nothing to worry about I guess I should have come clean a little bit sooner than what I did I'm so sorry about everything that's going on my father said answering me honestly but do you really think you can see a life with them to live with them my father asked me and I could see secretly deep down inside of him he hoped that my answer would be no I just shrugged my shoulders I really don't know Papa I said.

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Oh Mariette I was worried when I didn't see you yesterday morning the barista lady said I just smiled up at her sorry Marie I was a bit tangled up in some things but at least you know I'm back I said with a smile trying to hide my face as best I could I could see Marie look at me with a lot of questions on her mind but I was thankful that she chose to rather leave it alone yes I'm glad to see that you're back I take it the usual for you she saved with the smile I just nodded my head and quickly paid before moving over to where I would get my coffee I stood there lost in thought still not being able to get everything that my father told me out of my mind about the triplets my whole body ran cold the moment I felt a tap on my shoulder no one would ever date his tapping on my shoulder no one beats them I spun around and looked up at Aries staring at me with his usual smirk he instantly got a bit worried when he saw the marks on my face

Mariette what happened he instantly asked trying to get a better look at my face I tried my best to look the other way and for them not to see what was going on nothing I said impatiently waiting for my coffee i could feel their eyes on me and i also knew that they were exchanging looks between them