✵༄(𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬; 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐫)༄✵

But why?

Why would he take pleasure in burning the world, that even their pleas where music to his ear.

Could they be more reason??

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Antonio sat at the balcony, holding a smoke as he tried to remember what exactly happened in his life, years back.

FLASH BACK*

Antonio tried lifting up his sword, but he was too weak. He tried again, but same. He turned back when he heard laughter from behind, his young brother was laughing at him.

“Too weak, what a shame. I think the heavens supposed to have made me the firstborn instead of you,” Ronald, his younger brother, said.

“Did I say I wanted to be like this? I didn’t want to be like our father. I don’t want to take over this clan, I don’t want all of this,” Antonio shouted.

“What did you say?” his father’s voice came from behind him, and he turned to look at him. Immediately, his eyes caught his father’s, and he quickly shivered. His father landed a hot slap on his cheek.

“What did I do again, Father?” Antonio said, his tone angry but controlled.

“You will not dare speak to me like that. You’re too weak, be like your younger brother Ronald, and stop being a pest that could easily be crushed,” his father said and removed his belt, then used it to lash Antonio, who screamed out in pain.

Ronald smirked.

After getting beaten, he sneaked out, as he used to, to meet the one person who gave him peace of mind!! she was the only one who made him feel at peace within.

Thankfully, she was there, and he went to meet her. He climbed the fence, and she looked at him.

“What’s with your face like that?” the young childhood sweetheart asked.

“I just don’t want to go to my father’s mansion… I want to run away from there so badly,” his young self said.

“Why?” He was silent.

“It’s okay if you don’t want to share, but is there something I can do to distract you from thinking about your dad’s mansion?” she asked.

“There’s nothing you can do,” he replied.

“Just wait and watch what I’m going to do,” she said and jumped down the fence they sat on.

“Let all your gaze be focused on me, and I hope this works to help you relish your mind.” She arched her back and began twisting her small and tiny waist. There was no music, but she gave it her best.

She was shaking her booty like real hard, and he watched with keen interest. Though she was still young, she danced so well.

Was this young sweetheart of his trying to seduce him? It did work. His eyes widened when something poked his trousers, and he looked down to see his bulge lifting the trousers he had on.

Oh no! Did she just turn him on? This little sweetheart of his was unbelievable. She stopped dancing and looked at him, breathing hard, sweat covering her body.

“Did I try?” she asked, and he nodded, trying everything to hide his bulge. He didn’t want to scare her young self away.

“You should be a dancer,” he muttered, and she smiled.

“Actually, I had that in mind, but no… I want to be a… I won’t tell you… Let it just be my little secret,” she said, and he chuckled.

(THE NEXT DAY)

“What’s your biggest fear?” He asked.

She chuckled.

“Well, I have never told anyone, but because you’re my friend, I’m going to tell you. Well, I have a fear of spiders!! I have a phobia called arachnophobia, the fear of spiders.”

“What about you?” she asked.

“Well, I don’t have any fear, but I have one phobia !! I’m scared of one person, my father,” he said.

“I’m not sure I have heard about that phobia….” she laughed.

“It’s called the fear of father,” Antonio replied bluntly.

“The last time you talked about your father, and today you’re talking about your father, you’re scared of him. What does your father do to you?” She asked.

He went mute again.

“You don’t want to share, I get it,” she said and smiled dryly.

“I’m scared that if you know the real me, you wouldn’t want to talk to me,” he said.

“And why would you think so?” She asked.

“I’ll tell you when the time is right, okay,” he said.

“I don’t even know your name, it’s like I’m talking to a stranger,” she said.

“My name is Antonio,” he said.

“I love the name,” she said.

“Glad you do,” he muttered.

“And you’re?” he asked.

“I’m…

“You’ll tell me later, I have to go now,” Antonio said, and ran out.

“Just when I’m about to tell him my name, he had to leave… My sweet stranger,” she mumbled.

Just like the way he sneaked out, he sneaked in also, and he was about turning when he heard Is father voice.

“Welcome, now tell me where have you been?” he asked.

“I.. I.. ”

“Cat got your tongue?” he asked, and he shook his head.

“You were supposed to be training, but you just left.” his father said, bringing out his belt from his trousers.

“Father.. No.” he was still saying when the clash of the belt met with his skin.

(FOLLOWING DAY)

Antonio ran to his usual spot where they would meet, he found his childhood sweetheart there, waiting for him.

He climbed on the fence and sat down, and she looked at him.

“I’ve been waiting for you,” she said.

“I found it difficult to sneak out of the house, but anyway, I’m here now,” he muttered.

“I got you this,” she said, stretching out an ice cream to him.

Just as he was about to collect the ice cream, a hand took it and threw it away.

Antonio turned to look at who threw his ice cream!! it was no one else than his younger brother, who had trailed him there.

“So, she’s the one you come to see?” his younger brother asked.

“So what?” Antonio asked.

“You skipped your training all because of her?” his brother shouted, facing the girl.

“You really don’t know who he is. He’s your doom, a monster, a devil, a beast. All the creepy creatures best describe him,” his brother said.

“I’m not that,” Antonio shouted.

“His father is a monster, and he’ll grow up to become one, so stay away from him,” his brother warned.

“He’s not that,” the young girl said, and Antonio’s brother let out an agonizing laughter.

“You really believe in him so much, right?” his younger brother asked, and she nodded.

“You’re just young, so you won’t understand these things,” he said.

“What is he saying?” she faced Antonio and asked.

“Let’s get out of here.” Antonio said and was about taking her hand when Ronald separated the girl’s hand from him.

He pushed her to the floor, and her head landed on the stone lying on the floor.

“What the f-__-k have you done?” Antonio screamed and rushed to her.

“Hey, wake up.” he said, tapping her!! he carried her, and that was when his eyes caught the blood coming out from her head.

“You freak.” Antonio muttered and ran to him, taking his knife from his pocket before shoving it into Ronald’s tummy.

Ronald’s eyes widened in shock, and Antonio’s eyes darkened, the sky shook dangerously, and heavy rain began falling.

His father came to the scene and smirked when he saw all that happened.

This would surely unlock the beast in him.

He walked toward his son.

“Good job.” he said, and his guard took Ronald’s body, and Antonio was about rushing to the girl when one of his father’s guards stopped him.

He had a six pack, and he was so tall that he caged Antonio, and Antonio kept nagging.

“Leave me, please.. I need to go attend to her.. She’s dying.” he shouted as the rain bit them hard.

The guard paid deaf ears and took him away from there, leaving the young girl’s body lying on the floor.

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END OF FLASHBACK*

Tears escaped his eyes as he reminisced about the past.

And after that scene, he went to the spot where they used to meet, but she wouldn’t just appear.

Days after days, night after night, he went to the spot, but the girl whom his heart found peace with didn’t come to him again.

“I didn’t know that the devil could cry?” Maya said from behind, and Antonio quickly wiped his tears away.

Maya walked to him and sat down beside him.

“Who said I was crying?” Antonio asked, and Maya chuckled.

“I clearly saw you crying, why tho?” Antonio asked.

He went mute.

“It’s okay if you don’t wanna share. I get it.” Maya said, and Antonio looked at her…

Those words… She used to use those words also…

“Have we met before?” Antonio asked.

“Me? You? Met? Before? I don’t think so.” Maya quickly blurted out…

“But it looks like it… Have you met a guy when you were young, you told him that you have a phobia called arachnophobia, you once danced for him… He was literally the first guy you ever danced in front of, he also told you that he fear his father, just tell me, have we met before.” Antonio asked, and Maya’s head banged.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about… Ahh…” she screamed when she began remembering something…

Voices were playing in her head…

_Well, I have a fear of spiders!! I have a phobia called arachnophobia, the fear of spiders._

_Let all your gaze be focused on me, and I hope this works to help you relish your mind._

_I’ve been waiting for you,”_

_I don’t even know your name, it’s like I’m talking to a stranger,”_

_My sweet stranger,” _

That was all she could remember… She didn’t see any faces, but she knows she was talking to someone she’s addicted to.

She looked at Antonio, who was also staring at her, her head banged again as she tried to remember more…

“Did you remember anything?” he asked her.

Maya was currently sweating. She couldn’t take it anymore when she fainted right into Antonio’s arms.

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FEW MINUTES LATER*

👥Heard Maya fainted and the Don rushed her to the hospital.

👥Ever since she won in that arrow $h00ting, I just h@ťě her.

👥But I love her tho, she’s cool.

Pussycat and Minnie ignored their comment as they walked to the training ground.

Her gaze scanned the arena and she scoffed when she saw speedy and Max making out.

“That Ɓîtçh.” she muttered.

“Hey, don’t think about that, I’m sure everything will be okay.” Minnie said.

And pussycat took her sword. Minnie also took hers and they began fighting.

Jerry and Spider entered and Spider smiled when she saw hotdogg.

She walked up to him and smiled.

“Hey.” she said.

Hotdogg looked at her.

“Have never seen you here before.” Spider said.

“Vinegar forced me to come here, obviously.” Hotdogg replied and Spider scoffed.

It’s always Vinegar. Why wouldn’t Vinegar let her be? First, it was Jerry and now Hotdogg.

“Oh.. Ok.” she gulped angrily.

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CITY HOSPITAL*

Antonio was pacing through the hospital ward and the door creaked open when the doctor came out.

“How’s she?” Antonio asked.

“She’s currently fine, Don,” the doctor said.

“She fainted cos she was stressing her brain and that wasn’t supposed to be so.. Her brain need to be relaxed.. It doesn’t need stress at all.”

“And what do you mean by that?” Antonio asked.

“I mean she’s suffering from a memory loss, and if she kept stressing her brain it might lead to traumatic brain injury.” the doctor said.

And Antonio remembered how his brother had pushed her and her head met the stone..

Was that why she didn’t came to meet him.

He has been hell searching for her but he didn’t see her, she was right in front of him and he didn’t notice.

Fate was the one who brought her in front of that she had to seduce him, and he was lured by it..

His perfect seductress.

She’s back to him..

His childhood sweetheart was back..

She’s back to being his, and only his, to fûck, shout at, touch, play with, do all sorts of naughty things with. Things he didn’t get the chance to do when they were young.

She’s back, and he has every fûcking right to her.

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Ｔ😍Ｂ🥰Ｃ

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