Episode 6: Marked

I half-twisted my head to gaze at him. "N-no. Why?" I gulped upon seeing his fists, got a trauma on those!

He walked towards me with his eyes glaring on mine. "He's here awhile ago." I narrowed my eyes upon realizing something.

"H-he's him? Harris?" I asked. My heart is now pounding out of being nervous. He almost took my virginity!

I held his arms and pulled it closer to me, making him half-tumbled, don't even know where did I get this fortitude. "H-he almost..." I heave a breath, it feels suffocating upon reminiscing the moments earlier.

"took an advantage of me." I said with a trembling voice, could even feel the tears lingering in my eyes.

He frowned. "And?" He asked sarcastically as he pulled his arms on my tight grip. Seriously? He didn't care about me?

"What's happening here?" I found my gaze landed on aunt, she's wearing her full smile. I'm sure she heard me–this? Seriously, they're giving me this reaction? Shit!

"A-aunt. We need to ta–" She pulled my arms and dragged me inside the bedroom.

"I know, Isabelle. I know what happened!" My eyes got widen upon seeing her expression, seems like something is happening. "The time has come." I heave a breath upon hearing her disturbing tone.

I frowned. "Huh? What do you mean?" I asked out of bafflement.

"Isabelle, the contract..." she sighed heavily, "he cancelled it." I gulped, still wearing my frown.

"C-contract? What about it?" I bit my lips. "Am I still involve with that?" I asked, nibbling my lips.

She nodded, didn't even gaze at my eyes. "Contract for?" I said upon panting a breath.

"He wants you to marry him as soon as possible." I gulped. W-what? Marry him, soon a posi–? N-no!

"I-it's not that easy, aunt. You want me to marry someone who almost r-rape me?" I flinched upon trying to stop my emotions.

She furrowed as she suck her cigarette. "What do you mean, sweetie?" She asked in a light tone, making me clenched my jaw out of annoyance.

"He almost hook me up, aunt. Now, you're saying that you don't know what happened?" I said as I pointed out the door. "Here, this! Whose this? Tell me, aunt!" I yelled after I fished the masquerade in my bag. I heave a breath to try to resist my anger.

"Can you lower your freaking voice? They'll hear you!" She whispered, could even feel her anguish towards me. I wiped my lingering tears.

"He went here 'cause he wanna talk to us regarding that fucking contract that I signed." She said. I could see the obvious tension in her eyes. "Now, the contract is about your relationship. Meaning, you'll be with him until you got married to each other. Got it?" she raised her eyebrows.

"N-no, this is not the right time, aunt." A slap landed across my face resulting me to lose my intoxication. I held my cheeks as I gave her a bitchy-face.

"Just fucking love him, Isabelle. It is the first time that I'm asking you a favor. Please, forgive me!" She yelled, even stamping her feet.

I retreated, still kept staring at her reddish eyes. "Love does not begin and end with the way you wanted it, aunt. Y-you don't know about love..." I nodded my head, still kept glaring at her eyes.

I saw her nodding while deeply staring at me. She twisted her body as she started walking away from me. I just watched her vanished from my sight.

I let out a sigh, even sat on my bed. I slowly diverted my gaze on a bedraggled floor, trying to endure all of the pains that they're giving me. I found myself disheveled with no one to lean on, it's like I'm walking on a deserted island, alone. Do I have to suffer all of these?

I heave a breath, trying to calm myself down. I'm slowly drowning in unhappiness. Can somebody please save me?

I know I don't deserve this kind of life nor even deserve the pain. I'm so done with this!

That masquerade belongs to him–this is really getting heavy!

I laid down on my bed, still playing with my fingers. I closed my eyes upon trying to relax myself but deep inside, I'm now cursing at myself from letting them to abuse me.

"F-fuck!" I uttered as I accidentally scratched my neck. What the fuck is on my neck? It hurts!

I stood up and quickly diverted my gaze to a mirror to see my neck. "What the..." I lowered my gaze upon trying to figure out this shit.

Is it a kiss mark? Freaking shit!

I undressed myself, gotta get some shower as I felt dirty. I just stared in a mirror after with a menace, clasping my hands for me not to burst out. I ran up outside to get some medicine that could cure this shit!

"Isabelle..." I stopped walking upon waiting for her words, "I have to tell you something." she said in a calmly tone. I furrowed my brows, twisted my hody to look at her.

I let out a heavy sigh. "Thank god that her friends went back to their freaking home!" I said in my mind with a mock.

"What?" I gave glance at those papers that she's been holding. "Is that the freaking contract?" I rolled my eyes upon watching her walk towards me.

She nodded. "No." I crossed my arms, trying to avoid her gaze as it was disturbing the shit out of me. That look, what does she freaking want again from me? I gave everything, even myself to someone to the point that I can't handle the pains anymore.

"About him." I gulped upon feeling her nervousness. Is it? I mean, she did this for the sake of money and now, she's freaking acting like a nervous old woman? Freak!

"I said, what?" I yelled with my eyes closed, can't look at her eyes due to being terrified. Is it a bad news? Again?

She handed me that papers. I heave a breath, trying to get some energy to open this.