"He deserves to hate me...I don't blame him after what I did to him. I destroyed his life and turned him into a monster. I'm responsible for all the turmoil he has encountered, I'm the reason he can't sleep at night. The thing is I did something tha...
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Chapter 15
Recollection
I immediately froze when a memory flashed in my mind. I felt myself begin to panic as I recalled everything Ian was talking about. The very reason he treats me like a villain but I was too dense to remember.
It was a few years back when I was still under Ray's control, around the age of fourteen. I was in the middle of cleaning Ray's mess in the living room after a long night of him and his drunk friends drinking when I heard two knocks on the door.
"Who is it?" I asked in a shaky voice hoping it wasn't one of Ray's alcoholic friends again.
The person continued knocking until I finally gathered the courage to answer the door. I was startled when I saw two men dressed in black standing before me with hard expressions.
"Hello is Ray Douglass home?" One of the men asked in a calm voice while looking behind me taking in the mess.
"U-Um..." I said lost for words.
"Who's there?! Who the fuck is it?!" Ray yelled in the background as he limped his way towards me looking hung over.
"T-They're asking for you." I said feeling terrified by the sight of him.
"Ray Douglass?" The other man said while observing Ray's disheveled state.
"Why yes, it's me...who the hell's asking?" Ray said getting impatient and angry.
"You're under arrest for the murder of the Adler family. You have the right to remain silent, anything you say or do will be used against you in the court of law." The other man said while harshly handcuffing Ray.
Everything else the man said blurred out as I stood there in complete shock at what was going on in front of me.
"Wooooah! Hold the fuck up boys! W-Wait! Ow, you're bending my fuckin arm! I didn't do it!" Ray frantically screamed as the detectives began to escort him outside.
"Ivy! Call your fucking mom and tell her these bastards are arresting me! You do it damn it!" Ray yelled one final time as they pushed him in their car.
The following weeks went on in a blur and before I knew it, Ray's court date was up. I was forced by my mom to testify as a witness to save Ray from prison time. I basically was forced to lie and cover up the murder of innocent people.
"Ok listen Ivy...do you remember your lines?" My mom frantically asked me while grabbing the side of my arms.
"Y-Yes. I do." I said in a scared voice.
"Ok. Good girl! Now when you go up on that stand I need you to remember to remain calm! You screw up this whole thing and I swear to god your life will be miserable!" My mom threatened me as she squeezed my arms and embedded her nails into my skin.
