23rd May, 2002
Ravine was born to a sudden mistress and to the father. She was born as a rejection, a soul who wasn’t allowed to be birthed by the woman but the man wanted a girl child nonetheless.
The mistress committed suicide after the incident, Ravine became motherless. Until, James Lee and his mother were brought into the family by her father. It appears that James Lee’s mother and her father were business partners.
Both have lost their dear ones. One by divorce after discovering he was cheating on her and one by accidental death of her husband. James Lee was a sweet person, until they were 13.
Ravine caught James Lee having sex with a really old male in his room. She didn’t know that her stepbrother was gay, moreover let a pedophile take his virginity.
Ravine threw up and thought of letting the parents know about him. But James Lee was quick to shut her up.
He threatened her of the video he secretly shot in her bathroom. She felt incredibly uncomfortable and agreed to his demands quickly.
James Lee continued being gay, with older men when he was only thirteen.
Slowly, Ravine had to make her heart a little more colder than usual.
And then, she turned 15.
Her father began threatening her to get good marks and be on par with her stepbrother who was already an exceptional student and class monitor by then. They passed their 10th grade with a setting record in the campus.
But… Ravine found Alex and fell in love with her.
She didn’t know why, but she fell in love with a boy who couldn’t give her love, but only lust.
She was happy with that. She was happy that someone was liking her not just because of her status but her flat body as well. She was tall and had not much muscle on her. James Lee looked better than her, she often compared.
She was happy that he was a Johnson as well.
Ravine was being controlled by people her entire life. Ever since she was born.
She was disciplined by many nannies and home tuition teachers. She had to study until late at night, no personal space offered until she satisfied the teachers at the end of the day with her scores. If she scored less than anyone… it was a different night.
One day, a male tuition teacher went to an unforgiving length.
Trying to offer the girl some juice, he added a drug to her drink and locked the doors for hours.
And that’s how, she lost her virginity.
She was stripped off of her dignity.
And her virginity was her innocence and dedication to Alex’s love. She felt disgusted to know her body was shared by that man.
She brought it to her father’s notice…
“He’s done nothing wrong. It’s because you wear clothes so short that it excites him. Face it.” The father said to her face.
From that day, she lost her sweet charm and became the coldest being walking in the Jugo League.
She rebelled against her father, successfully earning the status of a black sheep until her stepmother intervened.
“Leave her alone, Henry. She’s no good. If that’s what she wants to live like, let her.”
“And don’t forget… she’s that Johnson lad’s chick. We should let her be one, for our own sake…”
She felt the world was unfair for her and did things any broken girl would.
She got a surgery to her chest and curves, made herself look like a doll to entice Alex who she was oh-so in love with.
But then…
Darla happened.
Darla Dawson was the most awful hunan she’s ever met.
Darla looked at Ravine as one of her own goons, gave her a status of a goon and began running around with Ravine’s popularity.
Darla was not half as beautiful as Ravine. She was ugly, both from outside and within.
However, Ravine felt it was easy to be rude to anyone and everyone than stay silent and endure shit thrown at her.
And so, she became a popular queen bee of the batch and the campus quickly. She was unstoppable from then.
Back to the scenario where she sat on the floor, weeping her heart out as she thought Alex left her, she thought of ending it all.
It was just the third floor. She could survive that.
She felt the terrace would be great to begin with and a 20% chance of survival as well.
But… Alex didn’t just run away, ignoring her.
“Ravine?” A sweet female voice calls her.
Ravine looks up with a shocked expression.
“Hey-”
“No, Ca-” before she could say anything out of protest, Cassandra hugs her body quite roughly, given the odd position to embrace.
Ravine gasps.
She didn’t know what a hug felt like for 20 years.
“I’m sorry…” Cassandra utters, sympathizing with one of the most strongest characters she’s ever seen in her life. Cassandra, on that day, realised that the strongest people on earth are the weakest from within. Hence, she says,
“It’s alright now. I’m here. We’re friends, right? It’s alright…” Cassandra pats her head.
“Whatever she said.” Knowing he was never good at consoling people, Alex pats Ravine’s shoulder as well.
Ravine looks at him with a shocked face.
“I’m sorry…” he mouths to her, genuinely.
And then, she wails.
“Cry it all out.” Says the altruistic female, lending her prom dress to Ravine to cry all that she wanted. She wanted Ravine to pour her heart out. All the black and purple and blue to color her dress and release the true colors of Ravine’s heart.
That day was a memorable night.
Especially for Cassandra.
She’s got a new true friend.
And that friend in the future was someone of great importance.
To 2057 Cassandra Sympsons.