"Mommy, I really don't feel like eating," I said weakly while trying to hide my whole body in the blanket.
"But son, your older brother Max is very angry. He said you've come down, you haven't eaten for a few days since you and Bullet left," she said with her calm voice.
I removed the veil before facing mommy. "Then tell him to stay away from me! I hate kuya so much! Until I see him inside the house, I will never follow everything he wants!"
"Reign, don't be like that to your brother," mom cried before approaching me.
I squeezed the headboard of the bed so he wouldn't touch. "But he's so cruel to me, mom, you're all cruel to me. How many days have you locked me here in the penthouse, who wouldn't be angry with what you're doing?" I cried and scolded.
"Son, your older brother is just protecting you. He told us that Bullet is a dangerous person, and we won't let you near him again, we need to protect you."
I shook my head several times. "Just g-go away, mom, please? Get out of here, get out of here all of you! If you want to lock me up, just get out of here all of you! I don't need your sympathy, I don't need it! "
Mommy tearfully stroked my hair but I immediately walked away from her.
"Reign, baby, don't be mad at mommy and your brother. We're doing this for you, baby," she continued.
"You're not helping me to get better, mom. You're caging me. It's not love, you're greedy. P-Please, mommy, get out of my room. I don't want you to be rude, I might burst out and I don't want to say things to you, so please, "I begged him while wiping my eyes hard.
"Bullet's not even doing anything to find you. Maybe he doesn't really love you, maybe he's just playing with you, all this time."
I watched mommy as she came out of my room. I grabbed my pillow before throwing it to the mirror.
"How dare you guys judge the person who saved me from dying? I can't even," I said in disbelief as I pulled the blanket hard.
I don't know how many days I've been imprisoned in this hell. I have no gadgets and televisions around me. I feel like I'm going crazy over worrying about people outside, Bullet.
Where are you, baby? I miss you so much.
I looked up when the door opened and my older brother angrily entered.
"What's your real problem, Reign? I heard how you raised your voice to mom! Are you really that rude?" he growled at me.
"I won't be angry if you don't do anything wrong to me, brother, you know that," I replied emphatically.
"Wrongdoing? Aside from protecting you, what else is wrong with what we are doing?"
"Protecting me? We moved around the house, and of the nearly ten uphill houses we moved in, you just locked me up like a dog!" I said.
"I have no choice but to do that, every time we move Bullet finds you so I have to do it!" he answered.
Then mom's telling me that Bullet's not doing anything to find me? They're just going to lie, they haven't planned yet.
"I can't believe how delusional you guys are. You're not protecting me!" I shouted.
"We are protecting you!",
I got up from the bed. "This is protecting you? The dog, so it's locked up, so that no one can bite. Isn't it just for your dog now? That's why you're locking me up because your pride is high brother, that's what you're protecting. You don't want me to let Bullet because you think you're still doing protection. "
He walked towards me before slapping me hard. I almost fell on the stand because he did that.
"Reign."
"Bullet never hit me while we're in a relationship. The person you say is a dangerous person, he never laid a hand on me. But you, you who are supposed to protect me, you are the one who will hurt," I said in disbelief. .
"Reign, listen--"
I push to snatch his arm. "Get off me. Come out first brother."
"Reign, please--"
"Why can't you be asked to come out even for a few hours ?!" I screamed in frustration.
He didn't say a word after that. He walked away but eventually faced me as well. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that, p-pumpkin. P-Please."
Crying I grabbed the blanket and there covered my whole face.
"I hate you so much, brother. I hate you all. I'm 20 years old already, but why don't you still let me do everything I want? You caged me for 20 years, all this time I thought That's okay. I was stupid in everything when you gave me a chance to go out and socialize with other people. When I had the chance to be with Bullet, I was the happiest woman on Earth. K-You, forcing You make me dance even if I don't want to, because I don't want other people to always admire me because of you. Because of you! I'm Max Arazon's brother, because my last name is Ezriel. I'm known for the name attached to me, but not once have I received recognition that I'm alone. "I punched my chest when I couldn't breathe anymore.
"But when I danced again, Bullet let me hide my identity. And everyone liked me, not because you're my brother, because I'm good. I'm fed up with my controlled life, but Bullet made me feel the life I want. But now, you're still taking me away from the person who made me look real. You're all deceiving me. "
"I'm sorry, pumpkin. H-I don't know."
"You always know nothing about my life. I'm used to it. So go ahead brother, p-please, come out first."