Page XIX - Ray Moore.
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Ray Moore, the hotshot of the first years. The wildcard that blasted through Nerivilya Academy and is crowned as the new king of the first years.
With his handsome face, sociable personality, high intellect and highly athletic. Him being just there screams the definition of a, 'perfect man.'
He blazes through the corridors with his laughs and friends while also charming the women around them.
"Hi Ray~!" One woman called out to him.
"Hey!" A single response and its a sure shot on any woman that was near him.
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Ray's mind was conflicted, trying to figure out the sudden coincidences all at the same time. As if... it was all pre written. "At first I thought he was weird. It was a weird coincidence. Or fate that forces us to intertwine between our lives. I thought I moved on. But with a single word of his name that was uttered-"
"...Theodore Payne." As if a blade struck his heart. One question, two words, three years and four seconds of conversation revealed the five year mystery that was lingering on his mind.
"Theodore... Payne. Theodore... Payne. Theodore... Payne." Ray began to repeat that name in his mind over and over again trying to figure out who was he.
And then... flashes of the news five years ago.
The name of her mom, and the Payne family appeared on the screen scrolling from left to right at the bottom.
[Murder-Suicide, Miss and Mr. Payne with Ella Moore found dead in the bedroom.]
The realization was painful. But he just chose to ignore it for now. "Maybe its just a coincidence." Is what he thought. He chose to ignore all the paths leading up to that point and tried to forget the past and moved on.
But it was like a an annoying pest of an ant. The haunted of horror five years ago came back to him. Reminding him of that grim night. But he again chose to ignore it trying to live a normal daily life as a new student.
But then, it just came coming back.
Under the starry night sky, he was awoken in the middle of the night. The screams and mumblings of Theodore was heard throughout the room. "I killed him... I killed her... I killed them..." Again and again... over and over like a broken record that won't end.
Theodore woke up in the middle of the night and went outside.
Everything hit Ray like a hammer on his face. Everything came back to him. The pain, the memories and the amount of things he has gone through to get to this point.
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It was about six years ago. Ray Moore was left by his father due to financial reasons. In a small town in a small house. They couldn't continue the way they were living.
But Ella Moore didn't give up on her son. It was a few days later after Ray's father left. But somehow, they were managing to eat normally and Ray going to school like nothing happened.
Sometimes they eat out, buy clothes, go shopping, it was as if their life was more better and more financially stable without his father.
But Ray was no idiot. He began to take notice of what was happening. His mother always worked at night.
He thought of call centers or its just her taking an overtime. "But why would she go dress up and put on make up?" Is what came on his mind trying to figure out what was going on.
But then he realized what was going on. He stood up and immediately came running to the door but his mother just got on a taxi. Feeling hopeless and defeated, he fell on his knees and closed the door.
He gathered up the courage and walked slowly to his bed and tucked in trying to forget the knowledge he had just found and just tried to sleep it off.
He woke up early so that he can have a talk with his mom. "Being poor is better than this lifestyle." But he waited and waited.
Nothing... no one has yet to knock on the door or come home.
Eventually he got bored and opened up the television. Just trying to pass the time. "Ah-" He accidentally stepped on the remote controller in which it moved the channel to the news channel. "Ah I hope this isn't broken..."
The reported then said, "Mr and Mrs Payne found dead with an unknown third party named Ella Moore."
"Huh?" Ray dropped the controller on his hands and slowly turned into the television. Three faces and he was only fixated on one. "No... no... no..." He grabbed the remote control again and moved the channel into different news channels and the same news was being presented.
He was taking it all slowly. "I... I just discovered it... I was too la...te..." He began to pant and to grasp for air as he was clenching his chest.
He took a final look at the television. Now it was no dream. It was real... It was all too real.
The banging on the door was heard by Ray but only small fragments of it. He passed out due to the shock that he just felt. "R..! Ray..! Ne..ws! See... i..t!? R...ay!?"
His father left the both of them because of money... His mother was selling herself but the moment that he found out, she was murdered brutally by someone... He had no one. He had nothing.
No money, no more goals and nothing to look forward to.
That brightly lighted room as he and his father and mother eating sardines out of the can were no more than a fantasy at this point. He was just all alone.
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"But could I forgive him?" Is the thought that was running on his mind. Trying to figure out how he'll handle things from here. "Everything that has happened in my life has been ruined by him. Can I... move on and forgive him..?"
Ray looked up at the sky and let the tears run down his face. And then as if something triggered inside of him... His emotions run rampant and wild... "GOD DAMN IT OF COURSE NOT!"