°•- What if -•°

What I can see 🖤

Death and Demons are just around the corner. No matter how much one tries to run away from it, it'll still grab you when you least expect it.

At first, he took it to learn how to read. The paranoia and curiosity was stronger than his fear of knowing that if his memories are organized then the cruel truth will be out in the open for him to understand.

He learned and learned then planned.

" Rayyy!! Play with us! " Emma whined. Head tilted down to stare at him. Her cheeks puffed in frustration of Ray's continues rejections to her offer. " You'll end up growing a second head if you keep reading just books all day! "

" This book is interesting. " Ray spoke with indifference. Despite his lie, he still needs to read it because it will help expand his knowledge in technology and keep his scores up.

" We're interesting too! So play with us!! Rayyyy!!! " Emma waved her arms up and down from her sides while she complained.

" Ray. Play with us? " Norman came into view sitting besides him, leaning on the tree.

Ray lifted his head from the books to look over to Norman then Emma.

Was playing that nuisance and bothersome that they have to find a lot of people to have fun?

Would him even being involve with others even help him in his plan to get everyone to escape?

Can he even help anyone?

His eyes droop down in sadness remembering that their sibling had just gotten shipped out and he wasn't able to do anything but watch. If he cared for them shouldn't he at least try to save them? But they wouldn't listen to him and he can't tell them why they should study more. So he watches them leave and watches these family of his live in oblivious happiness.

He's selfish and heartless.

" I don't like playing with you guys... "

So he prefers to stay away from everyone so that in the end he'll end up all alone with all his siblings dead until it was his turn.

He's a horrible person after all.

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" Boo! " Emma poked her head from inside of the room to scare Ray as he was entering the library.

Ray was taken back for a second but forced his face to remain neutral.

He wasn't in the mood today.

He felt so tired today.

He just watched Hao, with everyone else, leave to get adopted— killed.

So again he watches another child that'll make him remind himself how horrible he is. How cold hearted and disgusting he was. He thinks that Hao's probably inside some random demon's mouth by now and Mom will arrive with a new baby sibling.

And what was his fault?

He was the one that told Isabella that Hao had been trying to peek through the gate whenever it was playtime.
How disgusting he was backstabbing his siblings just for the price of at least saving the two full scorers he'll grow up with when he's near his date.

" Emma. " Ray spoke slower than usual. His eyes looked down to see her hand holding a book. " You were reading? "

" Yup! " Emma spoke with a smile on her face.

" I was reading her the book though. " Norman also spoke up from behind Emma. Emma frowned and lightly hit Norman's shoulder while complaining that he has exposed her when she was trying to act like a cool knowledgeable person in front of Ray.