Reminiscing [ Open ]

"I mean, who does she think she is anyway? She thinks that I need help with my life, and standing up for myself! She's just a stupid Aphrodite girl. I'm the son of Metis for good sake. Athena's mom!" A stupid Aphrodite girl. Narrowing my eyes, I felt this strangely cold feelings wash over me. I was used to stuff like that, but this feeling... I kind of felt like an ice cube. It was like anger. Wasn't anger supposed to be this fiery hot feeling in your chest because you were about to punch someone's lights out? Or was that passion. I also felt strangely calm.

I blocked out the rest of what they said. It didn't matter. You couldn't heal insults with anything. It never helped, we would always know that you had talked about me behind my back. In my head, you would always be a backstabber.

"Never thought you were the type to talk about people when they weren't there, Anstice." I said, interrupting their conversation, I glanced at Roxanne before staring at Anstice. There were the decent people, the people you thought were really cool. And then they turned out to be frauds. I was surprised that I hadn't caught it earlier. Maybe my talents were starting to lose their shine. That wouldn't be the first time. I guess I would get used to it as time passed by.

That was a lie and I realized it. I would never get used to anything ever. It wasn't in my nature. Not the way I was meant to be. "I'm aware of the fact that you are a bit naive, but the least you could do is be a man. If you've got something to say about me - say it to my face. I can take it, don't worry about my feelings." Talking about the me behind my back hurts more. Just confront me damn it. I wouldn't admit that, they didn't need to know it. All I needed to do was believe that I was indestructible.

"Really?" I asked, raising my eyebrows and crossing my arms. "She's just a stupid Aphrodite girl. You didn't mean for it to come out? Thinking it isn't exactly that much better." I stated, taking a deep breath and staring at the water. I couldn't... look at him. Yeah, I had been mean to him, I was aware of that. But him, just going off and insulting me while talking to someone else. That just wasn't cool.

As terrible as it was, I hoped that he did feel bad. He deserved it. If I felt totally betrayed, how did he deserve to feel any better? This is why people didn't deserve to be trusted. In fact, I deserved this for having any expectations for this guy. Oh, he wouldn't talk about me in such a way. It's Anstice after all. Ha! The meek always turned out to be scum in the end. I should have known better.

Melinda wanted to forgive him, she really did, but she couldn't. Just couldn't. Plain and simple, black and white. Couldn't. Not wouldn't, not shouldn't, but couldn't - as in, she was unable to. Wasn't the way of Melinda Larkin. Betrayal was not to be forgiven, that was one of her laws. One of her rules for survival in this world. "Apology rejected. If you need to say anything else about me ever again, find me. Do not insult me when I am not present." She said in a chilly tone, turning and walking away. She resisting the urge to look back.

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Freezing, I listened and grinned. Partially because it was really, really corny, but also because it was kind of sweet. "That was cheesy." I said, turning around and crossing my arms again but still unable to hide that cursed smile. Nobody had ever done something like that just so I would forgive them. "Fine fine, you're forgiven." I said, rolling my eyes affectionately. If an eye-roll could even be affectionate.

"I should go now." Melinda said, glacier eyes suddenly hazy and unfocused. "Bye you two." She said, giving a little halfhearted wave before walking off.

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