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Elizabeth POV.

It's funny to experience the kind of unfair world we're living in.

Who would've thought? I would never have thought that my enemy would be my family.

What betrayal? I guess it's so impossible for such a hidden thing stays hidden when there is someone like Riele.

It's not like I'm not happy about finding out the truth, it's just so downright painful to hear, especially from Riele.

She seems perfect. She acts perfect, even though looking at her, you'll know she isn't.

Everything she does is always for a reason. Probably to keep herself protected.

I would never have accepted her hand as a friend, but I still did, because I know she'll make high school hell for me.

But then, do I hate her?

That's a tricky question. We've been friends for two years now, so I know her underneath.

She's just a girl with a bad attitude but knows who are friends are.

She equally has instinct. She knows why she doesn't like you, and she knows why she does.

Sometimes I doubt it, though. A lot of people she has bullied are not all bad.

Like Vida who she calls crazy. Though she seems crazy since she doesn't know when to give up.

Wait... Come to think of it... I don't like her either, but why?

Riele is the only one capable of answering that.

I hope the situation won't come where Riele's enemy will become my enemy.

I'd really hate that.

I'm okay with my other friends. Karen, and Ashely.

They are good people. I guess that's why Riele knew to unite us.

I wonder why.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

I rolled my eyes, as my door opened.

"You should come out for dinner." My elder sister, Meredith said.

I shook my head. "I'll eat alone."

She sighed. "Seriously?"

I nodded. "Yeah. It'll be absurd to eat like a family when there are just too many grudges."

"Stop behaving like a child, Liz. Grow up. Life isn't a bed of roses." She said.

I nodded. "Right. It can't be when I have a sister who likes to shop out of other people's carts. Her junior sister per se."

"It was only a mistake. It wasn't serious. Just a one-night thing."

I scoffed. "Really?"

She nodded. "Yeah. I'm sorry about it."

I chuckled in disgust. "Sorry? It doesn't help. It doesn't heal. It can't calm when you don't want to be calm, so keep it to yourself."

She let out a huge sigh. "Well, at least I'll say I tried. I can't stand here and take any stinking sass from you. I'll tell mom, and dad you're not coming out for dinner. Have a good night sleep." She said, and left, closing my door.

I scoffed. She'll do it again. She's never remorseful.

My sister is that kind of person. She steals people's boyfriends and dumps them.

I never thought she'd do that to me.

I never thought I'm just like every other girl she wants to ruin.

Why am I given such a sister? So regretting.

I solemnly wish I'm an only child. It would have been way better.

I don't even think I wanna eat right now.

Let them eat, and die alone...

Lazily, I stood up from my bed and walked to my window. I saw the sun dying over the rooftops in the western sky, and watched the first shade of dusk fall.

There is always a beginning and an end. Morning, and evening. Dawn, and dusk.

Riele always loves the wonders of the world, and we happen to follow her at it, and to be honest, it's pretty nice.

Sometimes, life and things can be likened to how the world moves. To how people behave.

I gazed abstractedly into the dark clouds that are now swallowing the sun, thinking of how I'll be able to swallow the pain, and betrayal I feel within me like the dark clouds are doing to the sun.

It isn't meant to be easy, 'cause after all the sun always finds its way out of the belly of the dark clouds to boom at dawn.

I sighed, as I realize I am now peering into the darkness. The quarter moon has dominated the sun and is now winking mockingly at me through a thin veil of clouds as if it knew what I'm going through right now.

The street light came on all at once, you can tell how late it already is.

I sighed again and trudged away from the window to my bed. I lay on it, and cover myself with my blanket waiting for sleep to just swallow me up like the dark clouds swallowed the sun.