Scarlet and Herb were the ultimate power couple—Together forever…
And then, after their work days were over, you came into their lives… Their little miracle… Their little Katsiaryna, your name a Belarusian name, coming from some of Scarlet’s deeper roots, meaning “each of the two…” A fitting name—You really were a mix of each of your parents…
You had Scarlet’s face and looks, as well as her taste for trouble and skill, and you had Herb’s quieter personality and humor… You really were a perfect, equal mix of both of them…
You loved your parents so much, always at their sides… You wanted to be just like your mom… You didn’t care that she was an ex villainess—It only made you want to be more like her…
And then, as most girls at the age of twelve did, you fell in love…
Or at least, you thought you did…
It was some guy from your second period math class, and you really thought you were in love… You really thought maybe he felt the same as well…
Until the breakup…
It hit you hard, and you couldn’t believe it had happened… You really thought you’d found something real… It had seemed so real, at least to you… You had given so much, and this is what you got in return…? Being… left…?…?
But, against your better judgement, you hid what had happened from your parents…
They were busy enough, you thought… They surely wouldn’t want to be worried with their daughter’s stupid relationship problems… You hid the old marks under your mom’s old makeup and sleeves, hiding bruises under color corrector and hiding old wounds under knee-highs and long sleeves… Whenever Scarlet or Herb would ask what was wrong, you would just smile snd say nothing was wrong—As if you weren’t actively hiding signs of what had happened…
And honestly, the two were getting worried…
It wasn’t like you to flinch at every noise, or to hide behind Scarlet at events… You were always a bit of a timid little girl, but you never were that timid…
But the answer would be revealed to them soon…
Castle, London, England, 10:14 P.M
You were fast asleep in your room, for the first time in weeks probably… And your parents were awake…
Scarlet had your journal in her hands—The one she knew contained the answers as to why you were acting like this…
Herb was leaning over her shoulder, reading the pages with her… Both parents were horrified at what they’d read so far…