How my life ended

...Rachel...

Classes had ended, and I quickly made my way through the college hallways. My classmates were each heading in different directions after saying goodbye. It had been a completely normal afternoon, just boring lectures on subjects I didn’t really care about. It was my first year in college, and I was still getting used to the new rhythm.

"So tedious," I said to myself as I walked down the stairs that led to the college entrance. "I just want to go home..."

Normally, my boyfriend Leonardo would be here since he was in the same class as me, and he’d give me a ride on his motorcycle. Unfortunately, he said he had an important rehearsal before tonight’s show and couldn’t come pick me up. Even though he was in college with me, he was already working as the lead singer of a small rock band that was pretty popular around town. That’s actually how I met him—I had gone to one of their gigs at a club, and when our eyes met while he sang his melodies, he became my Leo.

He was strong and intense, a man who loved adventure, and still chose to date me—even though I was the "goody-two-shoes," daddy’s little princess pretending to be a rebel, who ended up in college due to parental pressure. I was surprised when Leo decided to enroll in the same class as me, even though it didn’t seem like something he wanted... all just to be by my side.

I walked down the busy city streets, people rushing in every direction while the golden sky began to darken as it hid behind the tall buildings that looked like they were trying to touch the heavens.

I turned a corner and entered a building, heading down the stairs to the subway. The place was eerily empty. I even had to check my watch to make sure I was on time. With so many people on the streets, the subway should’ve been just as busy. But silence hung over the place. To my amazement, I was even able to sit on a bench without having to wait for the train standing.

"Ah... If only it could always be like this," I said as I fixed my blonde hair, tying it back—it had gotten messy from the strong wind while I walked through the streets.

The minutes seemed to drag on, and the silence grew stranger and stranger. That eerie stillness was suddenly broken by the sound of footsteps growing louder, heavy footsteps.

"There you are!" a voice echoed through the underground—a voice I knew all too well.

As I turned around, I saw her. She was dressed entirely in black, with a leather jacket that made her red hair stand out even more.

"Elisa?" I asked, confused to see her there. She was in my class, but we barely spoke more than necessary. I never had anything against her, but her gaze was always sharp toward me, and her tone always carried a veiled hatred. "What are you doing here?"

She hadn’t been in class earlier, and the way she was dressed definitely didn’t scream "student." Underneath the leather jacket, she wore a shirt with Leo’s band name printed on it...

"Oh... I’m going to tonight’s show," she said with a smile. "I got a VIP pass from someone in the band to be real close to Leonardo." Her smile widened, and she revealed the ticket like it was a weapon.

My blood boiled when I heard that. She was provoking me... and unfortunately, I was falling for it. Her smile was doing everything it could to drive me insane, and the way she waved the ticket was practically an invitation for me to lunge at her.

It had always been obvious to me that her terrible eyes were glued to my man, but I always let it go.

"Leo is mine!" I stood up.

Elisa just laughed, a dry, completely fake laugh that echoed horribly through the place.

"Not anymore!" Her redhead smile sharpened even further. "I’ll make sure tonight he kicks your ass and sees that I’m way better than you!"

"Over my dead body!" I screamed, consumed by fury and a bit of disgust that she could even think she could take Leo from me! There was no way. Leo was adventurous, but loyal, and his love for me was real.

I lunged at her, my hands wrapping around her neck. To defend herself, she shoved my face and tried to scratch me with her red-polished nails. She grimaced as I tightened my grip, and I screamed when she kicked me and yanked my hair.

"Bitch!" I yelled through the pain, slapping her in return. It was clear that she was physically stronger than me, which only made my blood boil more with rage.

If there had been anyone around to witness the pitiful sight of two girls attacking each other, maybe it would’ve ended quickly, with someone pulling us apart and making us go our separate ways. But fate had something else planned.

"Whore!" Elisa screamed, using all her strength to rip my hands from her neck as we rolled across the floor. At some point, we had tripped while trading slaps, kicks, and scratches. Neither of us noticed the mechanical noise growing louder and louder. Every second we spent fighting, the train got closer.

As hard as it was to admit, it was obvious I was losing that fight. My hair was completely disheveled, my face covered in cuts and the marks of her sharp nails. Still, fueled by love and a desire to end her, to prove Leo was mine, I pushed against her and threw her aside, turning over to strike again.

What I didn’t expect was that as she turned, she grabbed my shirt, dragging me with her. I felt like the ground disappeared beneath me, and I started to fall. We had fought and moved so much that we were now dangerously close to the train tracks, and I was falling off the platform.

My eyes widened as the bright light blinded me, and the deafening sound of the train drew closer with terrifying speed.

Everything went dark in a way that didn’t seem possible... My life in that world had ended like that... But that wasn’t my end. A woman like me couldn’t let it end like this. My hatred turned cold, a dark desire, a thirst for vengeance that not even death could erase. A vengeance against Elisa, who stole my life and my love...

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