I lost consciousness in between but when I gain consciousness I am tied to a chair like in a typical Hollywood movie, where the heroine gets kidnapped by the crazy ex-boyfriend or for the money but in my case, I am kidnapped by my crazy ex-best friend and I don’t even know the reason why I have been stalked! Attacked! And kidnapped! I have so many questions in my head and it felt like it was going to burst any second with all the questions and the drug they used to make me lose consciousness.
Maria is watching me like a crazy person sitting on the ground with a knife twirling in her hand. I gulped down seeing her with the knife and the determination in her eyes.
” umm! M.. m.. maria?” I cleared my throat and my throat feels like I have been thirsty for years and my voice comes out as a whisper. I gulped some more and tried to get Maria’s attention because it feels like she is in a daze or something.
“Maria? Are you there?”
” What a dumb question is that Scarlett? Of course, I am here, can’t you see me sitting in front of you?
She asked, smirking, checking the knife in her hands twirling it some more.
” y.. yeah I can see you, I called you but you didn’t answer so I thought…..” She interrupted me.
” so? What did you think? Huh? That I am not sitting in front of you? Or am I invisible to you? Like when we were in high school?” She yelled getting off the floor and marching towards me like a madwoman.
” St Oooopppp what are you doing Maria!” I yelled closing my eyes praying that this will be not my last day on earth.
Silence! No footsteps running towards me! I slowly opened my eyes to see Maria and me breathing the same air, her hands on both sides of the chair to which I am tied.
” So fudging beautiful, How?”
She murmured looking at me differently, I have seen this look in her eyes back at times when we were friends but she always covered it in a second.
“Huh?” I am confused by her statement and her expressions because just a moment ago she was behaving like she was going to stab me but now it changed! What is she and what has she done with herself? One second she is fine and the next second she comes onto me with this evil glint in her eyes and next with something else which is confusing me. I don’t want to think of anything else other than me escaping from her.
I’m tired of her bullshit and am done being a target and a weakling who will get scared easily by anyone. I don’t want to be a puppet in anyone’s hands anymore. This is my life and I will do whatever with it and no one has any right to do anything.
“Stop being so dramatic and stop behaving like a crazy bitch, don’t you dare to scare me off with that damn thing in your hands because I’m not scared of you anymore, and let me go”.
“Wow! Wow, finally! This is the Scarlett I love, not the one who is running for her life at her office while I’m chasing her to kill and not the scared Scarlett who is hiding for her life instead of standing up. I Am so proud of you baby and you made me love you more.”
“What nonsense are you talking about, Maria? Are you really fine?”
“Why? Are you a doctor! And I’m not talking any nonsense. You heard me right because as much as I know you don’t have any problem hearing”
“Stop with all this and let me go, I will help you to escape without getting caught because you accept it or not but once we were best friends and we shared everything and supported each other no matter what, so for old times sake I will forgive you”.
“Will you just stop talking? You are giving me a headache and fine. If you want to dig into the past and remember the old times then sure I will tell you everything”.
” I don’t have time to listen to your version of the past and I remember everything about how you stabbed your best friend in the back and how you humiliated your best friend in front of everyone and how you made her life hell and pushed her to take her own life!. I yelled at her because I’m fed up with her making herself a victim where I am the victim of her selfishness and hidden motive to destroy my life. Enough is enough, I have suffered a lot not anymore.
” yeah I have done everything which you have told me now but the reason behind all is you, you made me do the things I have never thought of. You have made me a monster and still, you are behaving like you are clueless. Cut your act Scarlett, you can’t fool me. I know you very well”. She scoffed like she knew me better than myself and made me more angry and curious.
” You are unbelievable! Maria, how could you blame me for the things you have done and made me the monster because I have never done anything wrong to you and I have always treated you as my sister and you gave me the best reward for my friendship and trust”
“I never wanted to be your sister Scarlett and I never wanted to be your friend too”
“What do you mean by that? Then why did you became my friend? To take revenge ? or what maria, can you be more specific this time”. I’m running out of my patience and I can’t stand her anymore.
” I love you dammit, I love you! Not as a friend, not as a sister but as a girl I have loved you and I still love you” she yelled crying sitting on her knees. I Am just speechless not knowing what to answer.
“What?”
“You clearly heard the first time because I fucking yelled it out and don’t be stupid Scarlett”.
” I have heard you clearly Maria but I don’t seem to understand why and how?’
“Huh, why? how? Don’t you know that it is possible and normal to love anyone? Are you being homophobic here?”
“Shut up maria, I have never said anything and it is normal to love anyone and it is not a crime and I’m stunned because of your confession and the blame game you are playing with me”.
” I am not blaming you Scarlett but I’m sure that you are the reason for everything which happened in my life”.
“Truth is not going to change with your accusations and for the hundredth time I’m saying this I have never wronged you in any sense and whatever happened to you it is all you. So, stop blaming someone else for your own mistakes”. If she thinks that I will silently take whatever she throws at me then she is wrong because I’m not that old naive Scarlett anymore.
“You are responsible Scarlett for everything, do you want to know how and why? Then be ready”. I hate Maria’s smirk. She looks like this maniac who promises to give you pain. I didn’t respond to anything because it doesn’t matter, she will start anyhow.
“Okay, brace yourself. Do you remember our first day when we met for the first time?”. How can I forget that day which gave me bad memories rather than good ones?