chapter 20

Chapter 16: Cassy's Perspective

"Cassy, stop crying," my father was trying to comfort me at the same time he was holding back his frustration.

"I know he is your best friend, but think before you begged me of letting him go," he added. I didn't go to my part-time job because of the situation, it was killing my conscience, if only I could tell my father the truth behind Berna's lies.

"Dad, he was young, just let him go, don't file a case, please! I'm begging you, Dad, and you also don't have money to get a lawyer, so please, Dad, just this time, I'm begging you." My father got angry because of how I kept begging him and I knelt down in front of him.

"Cassy, how could you kneel down just to let him go? He harassed you! Don't be too soft or else people will take easy on you," he shed tears and it was so painful for me. Well, he was right, that was why Berna was treating me in the way she wanted to, I was so weak.

I didn't let out words after my father's phrase because my mind was empty, all I could feel was that my life was unjust.

How unfair, right? Just because we're poor, they could effortlessly trample us.

"Cassy, do you understand me?" He said and I just looked at him with an empty feeling and he repeated what he said.

"Cassy, we're poor, I know. But if you are worried about how much money it will cost to get a lawyer, I will desperately do anything just for you, do you understand?" He said when my mom started to throw things again, shouting and crying. My dad apologized to me that she has to take a look at my mother.

The moment he fled, I felt no happiness anymore, for I knew that my father would not give up until he got justice. It was a savage for me, both people that I loved the most will suffer because of one reason, my best friend will be arrested at the same time my father was going to wasted cash believing I was harassed by Drake. I was really disastrous on someone else life, I thought. First, I was the reason why my father had to suffer because of my mom, and second, Drake will be in jail soon because of protecting me. I couldn't stop to moan in misery.

"Why are you too tough to me, Lord? What have I done to let me suffer this way? Why?! Do you hate me?! Am I a bad person to you?!" My brain screamed, trying to understand why would I have to agonize this kind of life.

My cries merge with my mother's interminable screams.

I was too exhausted, my mother's unending demeanor was made me weaker. And I was the one who needed to adjust when all I need was her to comfort me! Her loved that could at least tell me that, "Cassy, it's alright, I'm here for you!" But no, she kept hurting my Dad and kept messing around. What she did was to expand further the hole inside my heart.

I went back to my room, and all I ever think was Drake, thinking about what should I have to do if begging my father, won't work, but I guessed there was no way to solve the dilemma.

*******

It's been a week and Drake's case was actually got on a promising situation. The pain in my heart was ameliorated when I could finally convince my father to drop the litigation, I begged him to just let the issue slipped away. I know it was hard for him, it will never be easy, who would love to let the person who harassed your daughter will not be castigated by the crime he did? Of course, none. But the problem was, Drake has really the right to be free, for he did no harm to me, he was falsely accused by that witched and her group and all of her friends defended her, they were all mute when it comes to Berna's treason. And that was provoking me to kill her yet I couldn't, how would I, if I could not even lay a finger on her.

Well, my father agreed to let him go because Drake's mother kept coming here in our house, desperately begging, and my father couldn't withstand the pain he saw to Drake's mother's eyes.

Subsequently, Drake has to transfer to another school which was my father's decision to set him free and not to put him in jail. And I will never saw him again, he had to go to the place that we could not see him. And they decided to vacate to another city that was too far away from me.

It was sad that I could not see him ever again, but what's the saddest part that he was known as the man who harassed me, what a foolish fib!

Beep!

"Are you alright?"- Drake.

The moment I received his message I stood up from my bed and began to cry again. Asking him why should he had to do that. I was mad at him if he just let me tell the truth.

" I hate you, we could at least save you, if you let me speak!" I texted him so wild.

But I couldn't stop my tears when he told me the reason.

"Because the principal was on Berna's side, Cassy! I told her before you guys came, that I was accused of harassing you, that I am innocent, and of course, I was the one who helped you there, yet the story got twisted. And the principal told me to zip my mouth and told them that I really did harass you, or else, both of us will be kicked out, and that was the thing I couldn't imagine to happen, especially that you are really wanted to finish your study, and the principal's financial support is your only key," he explained.

I'm gripping my phone with both madness and sadness as I read his message. I could also feel the oscillation of my spine.

I couldn't believe what the principal did. All this time, so even if we speak and tell the truth, we had no power! She was also like her granddaughter!

I was not moving and just kept staring at the message that he sent. I felt emptiness! He tried to call me many times but because of surprise and feeling emotionally, I couldn't hear or sense anything at all, I felt drained and the last words he sent me kept spinning around my mind.