RAVEN.
Chapter 39: Trauma Bonding

Chapter 39: Trauma Bonding

Raven couldn’t speak, she was shocked that Millie had discovered who she actually was, but not scared. Her mind was working, as she stood, facing Millie.

Millie smirked, "Oh, poor sweet Raven, cat got your tongue? Are you scared?"

"What gave it away?" Raven asked.

"Well, nothing gave it away."

"How did you find out then?" She asked again.

"Let’s say... I already knew who you were even before you met me." Millie answered, "When you bumped into me at the restaurant, a quick glance at your face told me you were Raven Moon. And then when I saw you here the next morning in Holly attire, you didn’t fool me."

"What now then?" Raven asked, "Will you expose me?"

"Expose you? Girl, I want to work with you."

"Huh?"

"Why don’t we have a little chat? Come on in." Millie said, gesturing her in.

Raven was about the enter when she paused, "Wait, how do I know this is not some kind of trap?"

"Trust me, there’s no one here," Millie assured.

"What of Ali?" She asked suspiciously.

"She went shopping." Millie replied, "It’s only the both of us."

Raven stepped in and then Millie led her to the living room. She sat down while Millie sat beside her.

Millie cleared her throat, "First of all, I’ll begin by saying I’m sorry for last night."

At first, Raven was a little puzzled, "You’re sorry... what do you..." Then it hit her, "Oh! You’re the imposter. You tampered with the car, didn’t you?"

"Yes, I did." Millie answered, "... and I’m sorry you were in the car at the moment."

"But hold on, why would you... I don’t understand." Raven said, "He’s your boyfriend, isn’t he?"

"Yes, he is. But I have an ulterior motive for dating him." Millie answered, "You see, ten years ago, after the tragedy that befell your family. After your mom embarrassed the Gomez family in front of the whole public, the allegations she made against them were denied. They began giving out free scholarships to everyone, just to clear their name. My brother was among them."

"Did they prey on him too?" Raven asked.

Millie nodded, sniffing and blinking back her tears, "Our parents died in an airplane crash on a business trip. At the time, I was fifteen and my brother was twenty then. We had no one to turn to, no relatives, it was just us. He took different part-time jobs just to feed me. And then this free scholarship came; he was so happy and decided to enroll, but soon his life took a dark turn when he passed. Because he was gay, so... Larry made it his job to make him miserable. He always beat him up at school, and when he came home, there’d be bruises all over his body. He reported to the authorities, but they didn’t care, even the police. No one cared. Every day, it got worse, and he couldn’t work his part-time jobs because he was declining in health. But then, it got extremely terrible when Larry found out that we were orphans. He always appeared at our home and beat the crap out of him. And then, my brother couldn’t take it anymore."

Tears streamed down Raven’s face.

"I remembered the apologetic look on his face as he told me, "I’m sorry. I hope you forgive me one day.", and then he hung himself. I was there when he took his last breath." Millie sniffed, "Luckily, I had these wonderful couples take me in when they saw me roaming around the streets. Then they named me Millie. I grew up resenting Larry and plotting my revenge. And I’ll do that for my brother if it’s the last thing I do."

Raven spread her arms and then Millie buried herself in them. The two ladies cried in sync, tears flowing like a waterfall.

"Shh. It’s okay," Raven consoled, "Larry must pay for his sins. We’ll drive him crazy, and make him feel the way we felt."

***

Ali had just gotten back from shopping. She had gone early in the morning so she could spend the rest of the day lounging in the living room and watching her favorite sitcom.

She parked the car, got out, and then headed to the booth. She carried some of the items she had bought inside, shutting the door behind her.

"You’re back!" Millie said, from the stairs, "That was fast."

Ali resisted the urge to retort at her and curse her. She hated Millie; she hated the fact that she had managed to capture Larry’s heart. She hated the sex screams and moans she had been hearing from her room since two days ago when she showed up here claiming to be Larry’s girlfriend.

"Yes, I’m back." She muttered under her breath as she carried the beverages into the kitchen.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Ali returned to the, "Maybe the bodyguards are here. They came early today."

But her face fell when she saw a lady standing in front of her.

The lady had dark hair that was lying on her shoulders, a dark hat resting on her head, and her whole body clad in black from hair to toe. Ali stared at her in envy, thinking she was pretty and might make a good runway model.

But the more she peered at the woman’s face, the more she seemed familiar, even though she hadn’t met her before.

"Who are you?" Ali asked.

"Don’t you know me?"

"Huh?"

"It’s me, Raven. The pretty bitch your boss is looking for."

Realization struck Ali, panic setting in. She now remembered. In an attempt to save herself, she tried to shut the door, but Raven put her foot in, shoving the door backward.

Ali staggered and fell to the floor.

Millie ran down the stairs, "Ali, who’s that..." She broke off and gasped in shock when saw Raven towering over Ali.

Millie screamed and ran back upstairs. Ali made to get up, but a blow to her face knocked her unconscious as she hit the floor.

***

"Wake up! Wake up! Ali wake up!"

Ali slowly opened her eyes. At first, her sight was blurry, but then the images before she began to appear clearer.

Crouching before her, was Larry, his handsome face worried. And beside him were three men beside him who she assumed to be the bodyguards.

"Where’s Millie?" He yelled at her, "Where the fuck is Millie?"

"Sh... she took her..." Ali managed to let out, "Th.. that woman... Raven... she took her.

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