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I killed my boyfriend's brother. I was 17 years old when I met my boyfriend. My brother was the child that my parents always wanted. I was just a thorn in their flesh and a stain they wanted to erase. It wasn't exactly my fault that I turned out as a rebel. I desperately wanted their attention and since I couldn't get it being the good child they wanted and decided to turn into the black sheep. My brother's name was Richard but I called him Ric. Ric was the star footballer in our school. He was everything. He was a star student and also amazing in sports. But the one thing he loved was car racing. He thought everything about a car and how to "slide" with it. We were both inseperable even though we weren't twins. We always raced together. I hated losing but I always lost whenever I raced with him. He was that good.

He always competed in underground car races. He loved speed. Well,who doesn't? I hated him participating in those car races because they were illegal but he never listened to me. One day, it was raining and a great storm was coming. Ric was getting ready for his usual car races and I had a very bad feeling. I begged him to stay home just for the day but Ric is really stubborn. He went out and he never came back. My parents blamed me for his death and distanced themselves from me. They never cared that I might actually be hurting a lot too. The next day,I was told to start packing that we were moving. I agreed because I really couldn't stand staying in that town. The night before the day, I met with my brother's best friend and he told me that the accident wasn't actually an accident. He said that someone intentionally planned to kill my brother. I swore that I must get my revenge.

The next day,we moved to a town 500 kilometres from our old place. It was as if my parents just wanted to have nothing to remind them of Ric's death. Well!At least I was allowed to pick my own school. Charles was the name of my brother's best friend and he was just like a brother to me too. When Charles told me that he has found out about my brother's murderer and that he lived in the same time as I, I knew he had to die too. I began spying or should I say monitoring him. I discovered that his name was Bryan and he had a little brother the same age as I whose name was Lucas. Bryan was in a gang and they wanted Ric to join the gang and when he refused,they sabotaged his car to make him ride off a cliff disguising it as an accident. I found out that they all went to the same prep school with rich and snoby kids. I told my parents that I wanted to go to that school too. They agreed and I got enrolled. I knew I had to get close to Lucas to get even closer to Bryan. I already had a plan and I was ready to execute.

My first day of school finally came. I was nervous and anxious. I mean who likes a new school with new people and new faces? Definitely not me. I had my own car so I drove myself to school. I arrived at school and saw an empty parking space in the lot,the moment I parked my car I felt all eyes on me. I immediately hurried into the hallway. Not to boast but I am a very beautiful girl with curves at the right places. I have brown eyes and curly hair. I went for my classes and suddenly it was lunch time. I sat alone and a beautiful girl sat close to me. She said her name was Chloe and I replied Lisa. We hit it off immediately and she invited me to a party in a race track. I am not really a party person but when I heard that Lucas would be there, I knew I had an opportunity to make an impression. I dressed up in black shorts with black crop top and boots. My parents were not around which is not surprising because I can't recall the last time I saw them. They were always traveling and never came back unless it's to collect a file they needed. I felt a tear about to drop and immediately wiped it knowing that I was going to seek justice for Ric. When I arrived at the race track,I heard that Lucas was racing and no one wanted to challenge him. I decided to challenge and they all laughed. They finally allowed me to race thinking they would see a funny site but I won which was not surprising to me because after all, I am Ric's sis. Winning Lucas in the race definitely got his attention and we started talking. We hit it off immediately. In less than a month, he asked me to be his girlfriend and I agreed. My goal was not to fall for him but Lucas was just an amazing guy. He was cocky and arrogant quite alright but he was beautiful,smart and possessive. Every single traits I love in a guy. I had one problem though. Every time I asked to meet with his brother, he changes the topic and acts like he didn't understand a word I just said. Weeks were passing by and the fact that Bryan still roams the road freely while my brother was six feets in the ground ate me up. I knew I had to act fast so I found out about Bryan's girlfriend Audrey. She was an innocent sweet girl so it wasn't quite hard to befriend her. We became so close that Bryan finally started noticing me.

Bryan's 20th birthday was fast approaching and I knew it was getting close to the execution of my revenge plan. I started wavering because I didn't want to kill the brother of the love of my life. Lucas loved Bryan more than anything in the world and I felt bad for being the one to take him away from him but I needed closure. I needed justice. I bought a pocket knife that fitted right in my cleavage. I couldn't buy a gun because guests were being searched at the party. I guess he actually knows that a lot of people want to kill him. I dressed up in a pretty purple silk gown and applied a little make up. I was feeling down so I wasn't in the mood for make up. I drove to the party and found Lucas. We took pictures and kissed. I was waiting for the perfect opportunity to be alone for Bryan. Suddenly,he called me and said he wanted to have a word with me. I felt pleased because of the amazing opportunity. I went upstairs with him and the moment he turned his back to get a drink for me,I brought out my pocket knife and stabbed him. He looked at me with shock in his eyes and I uttered these words "Richard Kingsley". I was still with the knife when Lucas came in and saw me standing over his brother's dead body. The hurt in his eyes was too much for me to bear. I turned myself in to the police. I was given life sentence. I lost my freedom and the love of my life on the same day but I gained inner peace knowing fully well that the murderer was no longer.

May 31, 2020 15:00

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Gemini M.
04:31 Jun 09, 2020

Ooooh man, this was fun to read. Falling in love with the brother of your own sibling's killer. Ultimately going for vengeance (that was not justice, since she continued on the loop of suffering and pain) rather than going through alternate methods like garnering evidence of the guy murdering her brother and get that happily ever after she could of gotten. Dark and despairing, just my taste for literature.

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Nkiruka Ezewuzie
23:45 Jun 09, 2020

I really didn't want the ending to be predictable so changed d flow❤️❤️

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Verda H
17:28 Jun 07, 2020

This was dark. I liked it!

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Nkiruka Ezewuzie
20:40 Jun 07, 2020

I appreciate ☺️☺️This means a lot

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