Chapter 101

Rachelle clutched the bedsheet tightly as she glared at Hansel. Her whole body was tense and rigid, but she remained silent. Hansel spoke up again. "Rachelle, I just wanted to see you… I've been worried about you all year. I wanted to find you, but my family kept watching over me. They wouldn't let me come to see you… Rachelle, you know I love you. I've been thinking about you all the time…" He poured out his feelings, oblivious to the fact that each word sounded like the devil's whisper to Rachelle. Her body trembled uncontrollably as the memories of being bullied and threatened into becoming his girlfriend replayed in her mind. She couldn't hold back and screamed shrilly, "Shut up! Stop speaking!" Rachelle's eyes reddened as she glared at Hansel. Her voice trembled, but she sounded resolute. "I don't wish to see you at all! Every word you say disgusts me to the core. You're a bastard, Hansel! Why won't you just leave me alone? What did I do wrong? What did I do to deserve this?