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20/9/2017
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Walking out of the second psychology class, I throw the professor a small smile before getting out of the class, clutching my book close to my chest. The college is busy and walking out without anyone by my side, I feel out of place and lonely. Sighing, I take my red apple out of my bag and get out of the college, walking to the back yard which is filled by college's students.

I sit under a tree away from the sun's harsh rays eating on my apple silently, just as I'm taking another bite, I feel my phone ringing in my bag. Diana is calling, of course it is her. Sighing, I accept the call, lowering the apple from my lips as I put the phone on my ear.

"Francisca, how are you?"

"Fine," I tell her. "I talked to him if that's what you are thinking about."

"Good, great! How was your talk? Was he rude? Were you rud-"

"Relax," I assure her, and she sighs in relief. "We talked casually, he asked me why I left London, who am I living with and things like that." I explain to her squinting my eyes when I realise Ivan was waving at me.

"Yeah, how was he like?" She asks again as I throw Ivan a smile.

"I just told you, he was nice." I tell her in a rush, as he come closer to me. "Look, I gotta go right now, I'll tell you the details when I come home."

"Oh, Ivan is here?" She snickers, just when he makes his way to me.
I shoot him a big smile, patting the empty seat next to me, he sits gracefully and then looks around the garden for a while.

"Yeah, yeah. I'll call you later hmm?"

"Yeah, sure. Don't forget, huh? Bye sister."

"Sure. Bye." I roll my eyes just as she ends the call sighing as I do so.
I turn around to Ivan who is looking amused. I raise an eyebrow.

"That's your sister?" He asks, rolling my eyes I nod. He chuckles lowly. "Oh man, how I wish I had this kind of siblings. Mine, you have to kiss asses for them to call you and check your okay." He laughs and I give him a chuckle. Well, if only you know. I decide to play along and nod.

"I mean- sure it is nice and all. But she gets protective and such. S'annoying, that's all." I explain to him and he nods understanding. "Anyway, what makes you come here?"

"Geez, be more rude about it. If you want to get rid me, do it nicely." He sarcastically says and I laugh at him. I am really having nice time rather than making a plan of how to take revenge of this guy in front of me. It's actually kind of disgusting how I am enjoying my time with a fucking killer. Someone who murdered my family. My own mother and father. 

"No really why aren't you with your friends?" I press. Though I am starting to get more like the fake Francisca and not the real one. I don't wanna get used to him so early.

"Bold of you to assume I have friends," he smirks and I laugh. He then shrugs and tells me. "Two of them are my roommates."

"Roommates as in....?"

"The college provides dorms for some students," he tells me sighing as he does. "I am one of them. It's pretty cool actually, we lived with each other before the year even began. At the beginning of September. So we can get to know each other better and if there is any issues, we could change roommates before the year begins and students begin to fill the spots."

"That's cool... if I knew I would've applied." I tell him. And he nods, his eyes fixed on the nature around us. I take a deep breath and then finally ask. "Why did you apply for a dorm in the first place?"

He laughs before talking. "I get asked that all the time." He pauses then licks his lips slowly. "I am nineteen, and I think it's time to be responsible or dependant. The dorm doesn't cost much."

"You are nineteen? Shouldn't this be your second year in college?"

"I am," he reply. "I took a one year gap, wanted to figure myself out and college wasn't the best option for me. I was stressed and all, it was hard to focus on college and what major I am choosing. I was just a teenager wanting to take a break from school. I mean it is 14 years and shit? Ya know... yeah that's about me."

I just smile at him.

•  •  •

12/12/2018.

POLICE OFFICER- ( sighing. ) "Mrs. Lane, sit down. Everything is clear, the evidence and from what your sister, Francisca Carlson said, we are certain about this case and lying won't do you any justice."

DIANA- ( panicked, her eyes red from all the crying.) "Okay."

POLICE OFFICER- "What happened between you and Francisca Carlson? And why did Ivan Frank got involved in the incident?"

DIANA- ( Squeezing her eyes shut as she shakes her head.) "Nothing happened between us." ( Pauses.) "I just... it was revenge.  She ruined my life, she was perfect, she had her life figured out. I hated her with passion." ( sighs.) " I used Ivan to get revenge from her... I wanted to ruin her just s much as she ruined me...."

POLICE OFFICER- "How did she ruin her life, Mrs. Lane?"

DIANA- "It started when.." ( Sighing, her eyes starting to water.) "My parents divorced, I was only one. My mum didn't want me, she left me with my father, no body cared about me, my dad was drunk all the time, always trashing the house. My mum, on the other hand was 'figuring herself out' ( snorts. ) "As in going out with guys until she found Jack Carlson, Francisca's father. She married him a year later; I was three and they both had Francisca two months after."

POLICE OFFICER- "What does that have to do with her ruining your life?"

DIANA- (Sighing, annoyed, breathing loudly. ) "What is there for you not to understand? SHE. RUINED. MY. LIFE. Simple as that! She took away my mother, had the perfect family, I was the uglier sister. She was the great Franny that had everything she wanted. She was rich, I was not. I lived with an alcoholic father, she lived with a normal father figure that loved her. She had friends, I was bullied. What else do I need to explain?"

POLICE OFFICER- "And how did it change your life to better watching her getting ruined? You'll get in jail, not her. She is the victim here?"

DIANA- "I never cared how my life will turn out, I am tired of this bullshit. I just wanted to see her suffer. More and more, I never got enough of it." ( Pauses, locks gazes with the police officer who was judging her, she knew it.) "Kill me sick fuck, whatever. It is how my childhood shaped me."

POLICE OFFICER- "How did Ivan Frank get dragged into this twisted plan?

DIANA- ( Sighing, pissed off. ) "Because he made the plan seem more believable! His family had a fight with hers' so it was the only option I had plus what was better than ruining your ex-best friend who sabotaged you and your step-sister who ruined you in one plan? They are both smart but not smart enough to figure out my plan. And So I did it. I ruined Francisca Jake Carlson for the third time. That's all."

A/N Who is your favourite character so far? Do you like Avery and Ivan? Do you I improved? I am really happy with how I added lots of moments between Franny& Avery, Ivan& Franny. It is very fun to write this simple moments. After all these are the ones who make the characters seem more real and for you guys to get to know them. Hope you enjoyed. Vote and comment if you did. Love you guys.

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