Make Him Regret What He Said Earlier

Lilith really wished the ground would open up and swallow her whole. She had planned to tell Lena that she loved the book, calmly. Even if her heart was now broken thanks to the story that resonated so much with her own life. She had definitely not planned to throw herself onto Lena and bawl her eyes out like a child. And she had definitely not planned to hold a knife to the blue-eyed man's throat, although she did not regret it much.

He may not have meant to insult her, but his words felt like one. And she had a severe dislike for people who looked down on Dolls.

And so she obediently sat beside Lena, while occasionally throwing a glare at the blue-eyed man.

"I'm glad you liked the book. I thought you might not, and was pretty worried." Lena said, acting as if Lily hadn't pressed a blade to the man's neck.

"I loved it. The story was so beautiful, yet so painful. It's the best book I've ever read." Lilith answered excitedly. It was the first time she would be able to talk to someone about the book she loved. She continued, "I don't understand why it comes under the Marin section, though. I thought that Marin books were pretty plot-less. This book had the best plot ever, though."

"Most people think that Marin books are plot-less, and while that is true for many of them, many Marin books are called so only because they have women sleeping around with many people. If it's men doing the same, the books go to the 'Morin' category. And men aren't even ostracized for reading them. Talk about double standards!" Lena complained.

And they talked for quite some time about double standards and books, laughing and smiling all the time. To Lilith, it was a wonderful time, a sweet moment she would cherish for the rest of her life. In the last three years, all she had done was hate -others and herself- and so a peaceful moment like this meant more to her than even the most beautiful jewels.

And it soon was time for Lena to go. They stood up to leave when Lena suddenly looked at Lilith with a grin that reminded her of the cunning grin of the Lord of Tricksters, Fragly.

Lena leaned over and whispered to Lilith: "Do you want that guy to regret what he said earlier?"

Lilith cocked her head and wondered aloud, "You mean torture him?" She wouldn't mind that, although she didn't understand why Lena wanted to torture her own boyfriend. Was it because he had cheated on her? If so, she would gladly torture him, to death if Lena wanted. Having one more murder to account for didn't matter much to her.

"Why do you look so serious while saying that?" asked a somewhat worried Lena, while taking a look at the now pale handsome man not too far away from them. "And no we won't torture him. You know, I would prefer him to be sorry from the depths of his heart, and what better way to do that than making him read the book and realise that he had misjudged the book?"

Then she whispered a little plan to Lilith and Lilith was more than happy to follow her plan.

A few moments later, Lilith walked to where the blue-eyed man sat, with the book she had read in her hands.

"What now?" he asked. "I didn't insult the book again, right?"

Lilith kept the book on front of him and then with a chilling look in her eyes told him, "Read it and give it back to me by the next Monday, or else..."

That was all she said before glaring at him one more time and then leaving with the green-eyed devil. But Andrew understood well enough the words she didn't say. He wasn't sure what she would do, but he was sure it would definitely be way more terrifying than just having a blade pressed to his neck.

Some time later, he too decided to leave with the book the girl had given him with him, just in case the girl was serious about what she said.

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Andrew had reached the exit of the library when he saw the girl from earlier leaning against the wall at the exit. It seemed like she was waiting for someone, and with his luck, Andrew was pretty sure that she was waiting for him.