Class Villainess

"Why do you act so close with me like this, Mason? We barely know each other, right?"

Mason was stunned for a moment. His smile faltered a bit, but not out of anger. It was… out of sadness.

Strangely, I could sense the sadness in his eyes as he lowered his gaze.

He smiled bitterly and nodded, "You're right. We barely know each other. I'm sorry if I'm getting on your nerves because of my familiarity."

"No, that's not that I meant—" I didn't want to make him sad. I was just asking out of curiosity and carefulness. We couldn't truly trust anyone, right?

"The blame is on me. I'm sorry for acting so familiar around you," Mason apologized, but he still hadn't answered the real question. 

"You haven't answered my question, Mason. Why did you act so familiar to me?"

"… it's something that I need to keep for myself, Em," Mason smiled thin. "But I have no ill intention to you. And I hope you don't feel uncomfortable around me."

"I don't…." I replied. Truthfully, I didn't feel uncomfortable around Mason. He was kind and gentle. I was just trying to be careful with anyone I interacted with. 

"Ah, that's relieving," Mason nodded. He turned around and said, "I have to leave now. I'll text you later, okay?"

"Wait, Mason—" I tried to pry more. He still hadn't answered my question. In fact, I felt like he was dodging it. "Just tell me why do you act kind around me, at least."

"…" Mason looked over his shoulder and gave me a grin, "Because you're an important person in my life, Em."

"I'll leave now. See you later."

I was stunned, not knowing what he meant by that. I could only stare at Mason as he continued walking away from me until he disappeared from my sight. 

Truly, I didn't know what was in Mason's head. He was such an enigma, even more than Logan.

If Logan was hiding his secret because it was his personal mission, I felt like Mason was hiding something from me, something that should've been our secret together. 

But maybe that was my gut feeling. I had no contact with Mason prior to my high school life anyway. 

In a complicated mood, I returned home and was greeted with Mom coming home early. She cookies something for herself, knowing that I wouldn't eat her dinner.

"Ah, Em, welcome home," Mom said while she was eating her dinner. 

"You're early today, Mom," I said as I took two eggs from the fridge for my dinner. "Did Grandma eat her dinner?"

"She did, but…." Mom looked hesitant. "She ate the dinner sent by someone. It was apparently an order from a fancy restaurant that came to our house."

"Huh? Sent by someone, don't say that someone is—"

"Yeah, it's the same guy who keeps sending roses…." Mom sighed. "I keep telling your Grandma that it's dangerous to eat something given by a stranger. But she insisted that she knows this mysterious man, and he has a good heart."

…

This was sickening. I didn't know what to do with Grandma anymore. Maybe she did get too old to even know the danger of a stranger. 

"Go and talk to her after you had dinner," Mom said.

I nodded and made myself two soft-boiled eggs before going up. 

I knocked on Grandma's door and then opened it. 

Grandma was busy reading another book, and when she saw me, her smile bloomed, and she said, "You're home, Em."

I sat at the edge of the bed, staring at my Grandma in the eyes, and asked, "Grandma, did you eat something from that man again?"

"Oh yeah, he sent me my favorite food from a restaurant. He also sent a bouquet of roses. But I think it's supposed to be yours, Em," Grandma smiled at me. She pointed at something behind me.

I turned my head and saw a bouquet of red roses, "There is also a note for you."

I stared at the rose for a while and then turned back at Grandma. I wanted to scold her for accepting that crazy man, but I knew she wouldn't listen. I didn't even know what had gotten into her head. 

I sighed and got up from the bed. I took the bouquet of roses and excused myself, but she grabbed my wrist before I left.

"Oh Em…"

"Yes, Grandma."

"Don't waste that man. He is truly in love with you. You'll be happy with him," Grandma said, showing a warm smile at me.

Yet my heart was cold when I heard that. I didn't know if I wanted to marry a man who could supply me a box of high-quality crystal meth enough for a death sentence.

But I just nodded to appease Grandma and then returned to my room with the bouquet of roses in my hand. 

I closed the door and then checked on the red roses. 

I saw the note hidden between the roses, took it out, and read it. 

—

To my future wife Emmelyn Jones: 

Congratulations on your mission. I know you can ruin that bitch's life, just like how she ruined yours in our previous life. 

That bitch deserves so much worse. Do you know what I did with her once you left me alone, broken in our previous world?

Oh-ho-ho, I don't want to tell you, but it's definitely not pretty~

Don't worry, darling. I'll make sure her life in the juvenile jail will be as miserable, or even worse, maybe she'll kill herself in the jail!

I'll make sure everyone who ruins you… will have the same fate, just 10x worse!

With love,

Your husband. 

—

I threw the bouquet to the floor and stomped on it repeatedly. I felt sick at him, but at the same time, I was terrified.

He said that he wanted to help me, but his method was way too extreme and crazy.

As I was trying to control myself, my phone suddenly rang. 

I thought it was Mason or Logan, so I took the phone and then checked the caller.

Blood drained out of my body instantly the moment I saw the name displayed on the screen.

Red rose man is calling.

…

…

I swallowed my saliva hardly. I didn't know what he wanted, but I knew it wouldn't be pretty, so I picked up the call.

__Phone Call__

"H—Hello?"

"Ah, my dearest Em. I'm glad that you picked up."

This was the first time for me to hear his voice, and I was stunned.

He sounded… young, probably around my age. He also sounded familiar, but I couldn't remember. In fact, it might as well be a gut feeling because I just felt that his voice was so familiar to me. 

But he had this deep voice from someone around my age, deeper than most teens and deeper than Logan or Mason. 

"Dear Em, do you know why I called you?"

…

I kept my silence. I was too nervous about speaking because this was the first time someone actually stalked me like this. It was terrifying.

"Well, look outside from your window," he said. 

I immediately turned my head and checked on the window, and the blood drained out of my body the moment I saw a man standing outside. 

He stood under the garden lamp, so I could see his outfit. He was wearing a black hoodie, jeans, and half of his face was covered with a mask, only leaving the eyes that were looking up to the second floor in my direction.

He had beautiful green eyes, but it didn't take away the creepiness at all. In fact, I was so spooked that I almost dropped my phone. 

"Oh, babe, don't get too scared of me. You'll break my heart~."

…

"Oh well, I know you'll be scared when I call you. But it's okay, truly. Just seeing you alive and well is already a bliss for me."

"Because in our previous life, I was heartbroken when I saw your corpse in the school during prom. You're wearing that cute pink dress. I was too heartbroken because I planned to confess at prom and planned to make you my fiancee after high school ends as well…."

"But after seeing your corpse, I went insane, Em."

"Hehe, I know it sounds crazy, and I don't blame you for being scared of me. But remember I did this for you, and I know you'll come back to me when you need my help."

"Congratulations for what you did to Leah Carpenter. She deserves it. I know you can do item, as expected from my cute and cunning villainess."

"I'll make sure that Leah Carpenter suffers in juvenile jail, and if it's not enough for her to hang herself, then I'll make sure her life will be even more miserable in the real jail once she got older, hahahah~."

…

Honestly, that was my aim in the beginning. But I thought giving her a long jail sentence was enough.

But this man who kept giving me red roses… was on another level of ruthless. He was simply insane.

"Keep doing what you like, my dear Em. I'll always support you no matter what because we will be together in the end, right? Remember, you're the most important person in this life, and in the previous life as well."

Beep.

__Phone call end__

Author note: This is the end of World 2! Thank you for reading so far! <3

Please check comment section for Mason and Logan's character appearance, just to give you better immersion ;)