Chapter 14: Chapter 14 - Sister’s Confession
POV - (Phoebe)
My name is Phoebe, and I recently turned 19.
I live in a house with my mom, grandmother, and stepbrother.
We have a wonderful family, and I love everything about it, but my heart can’t calm down because of one person I even see in my dreams... my cool older stepbrother.
My whole body trembles at just one glance at him, and my private parts always throb and become wet.
I didn’t feel this way from the beginning; in fact, I felt a certain fear of him.
I spent the first years of my life with my grandmother and mother.
My father and grandfather were never in my life, as they are both in another world now, and from the stories of my mother and grandmother, I learned that they were also terrible and irresponsible people.
Grandmother was more categorical and cruel when it came to men. She unconsciously planted the idea in my head that men are a mistake of humanity.
I am a feminist and I want everyone to have equal rights, but I don’t want it to turn into something radical and domineering.
Even now, I still don’t respect men, but there is one man in this world who will always be the exception to the rule, and that is my beloved brother, Sohen.
My brother is the only member of my family who is not a blood relative, and at first my attitude towards him was the same as towards all other men.
Before he appeared, we had a happy female atmosphere, and I didn’t want any man to interfere with this idyll.
My mother and grandmother’s attention had always been focused solely on me, but about ten years ago he appeared and began to disrupt my peace.
This boy was older and bigger, and most importantly, he was... an adopted child.
The words about men were still in my head, and my experiences at school only confirmed their worthlessness.
My grandmother’s words were not the only ones that reinforced my negative impression of men.
The first signs of my real hatred appeared when I had just started school.
I knew that I was beautiful and that I would attract attention.
Soon, I had certain admirers who said they liked me, but... their words were ignored.
This went on for about a year, but at the beginning of the new school year, the situation changed and instead of kind words, there were insults and sometimes even psychological abuse.
The boys who had spoken kindly to me began to laugh at me and verbally abuse me for narcissism and certain manifestations of selfishness.
Only later did I learn that their insults did not come from their own initiative, but from the envy of other girls, but my attitude did not change and even confirmed that they were worthless.
Time passed slowly, and on one ordinary day, I saw a thin boy in my house who was shyly looking at me, my mother, and my grandmother.
- (Karin). "Phoebe, dear, meet Sohen. He’s going to be your big brother now."
- (Sohen). "Hi, I’m... Sochen. Nice to meet you."
The boy smiled and held out his hand to me, but I reacted coldly and only said...
- (Me). "Hi..."
I said only one word to him, turned around, and went to my room.
That’s how our first meeting with Sohen went.
We started living together, but I didn’t see him as a brother, only as a temporary guest who would probably leave the house soon, but that didn’t happen.
I was worried about myself, my mother, and my grandmother because I didn’t like him at first sight and I thought he would do something bad.
My mother paid a lot of attention to Sohen, sometimes even more than to me, which only annoyed me because I considered myself special and the one who really needed all the love and care.
Over time, my hatred began to grow, and I waited for the moment when my grandmother might say something bad about Sohen, because I thought we shared a hatred for all men, but that never happened and is unlikely to happen...
- (Runo). "Oh, my dear grandson. Come to Grandma and let her kiss you."
To my great surprise, my grandmother behaved the same way as my mother, and sometimes even more kindly than her.
My grandmother’s attitude towards Sohen was like a betrayal to me, and I was upset about it, so I began to completely ignore my brother’s life.
...
Sohen tried to befriend me, but I ignored his presence, though I did not forget the main thing... He is a man, and men like him can be dangerous if they reveal their true nature.
In the end, I started following him to see for myself and confirm the saying that all men are scoundrels, but... I found nothing.
He was always friendly, tried to help when necessary, and was generally a quiet and calm boy.
I became so absorbed in following his actions that it became almost a hobby, and in the end, I accepted the fact that he was not like the others.
Once, when my grandmother and mother were away from home, I saw something that confused and surprised me a little...
- (Sohen). "(~sound of crying)... Ha... (~sound of crying)... Dad... friends... (~sound of crying)..."
Sohen sat on the bed, his head down, crying quietly alone.
This scene greatly disturbed me, and even now, I still remember that event, which will surely remain in my heart forever.
It was the first time I saw Sohen cry, and the last time so far.
...
Some time later, on a normal day, my mother and I had a conversation. It was a normal mother-daughter conversation, which eventually turned into a conversation about Sohen’s past.
My mother recounted Sohen’s past life and everything he had been through, almost in tears.
After that, my attitude toward Sochen changed a little, but I still felt a certain fear of him and wanted only a neutral relationship with him.
Years passed, and I still feared him to some extent. He became physically better, his facial features changed to more pleasant ones, and in general... Sohen was better than her in everything.
My mother and grandmother were proud of him, and I was still jealous, but one day something happened that changed our relationship for the better, although perhaps I should say that it was the beginning of a crazy love affair.
My relationships with my classmates were neutral to negative, only one girl was a true friend to me... it was Maria.
We were both victims of bullying, but Maria’s character was more complex than mine. She was able to fight bullying more radically, and in one such case, she had a serious incident that was hidden from everyone at school.
Only the most important people in charge of the entire school knew the truth, but the information about this incident is still hidden to this day.
I asked Maria about it several times, but she didn’t want to answer and said that it didn’t matter and that we needed to move on.
After this incident, no one liked Maria anymore, and even the school teachers began to seriously fear her.
Maria was now safe, but the people who had previously bullied with her... now began to bully me, but for a different reason.
There were three rowdy girls in our class who had a certain amount of authority at school and a bad reputation in general. The leader of these girls was in love with Sohen and wanted to date him.
Sohen was studying at the same school as me at the time and was categorically against being her boyfriend.
She made several attempts to become Sohen’s girlfriend, but nothing worked out for her, and in a fit of rage at his refusal, she decided to take revenge on him, and her target became his sister.
This girl and two others started dating older guys who had a reputation as criminals and used them to physically threaten me.
At first, it was just verbal threats, but soon the main girl’s boyfriend hit me several times and left bruises on my body.
I tried to hide the discomfort from the injuries that the criminal had inflicted on me, and at first I was ashamed to admit that I was being bullied, especially in front of my brother.
In the end, this happened several times, and as a result, someone reported these incidents to the principal, who in turn conducted an investigation and expelled these girls from school.
The boyfriends of these girls found out about it, came to school, met with the girls, and together with them decided to beat me up.
They waited for me at the main gate of the school after class and were ready to take revenge.
They pushed me against the wall, saying that I was worthless and should die. One of them even wanted to rape me, but in the end, the leader of the gang got tired of waiting and was ready to hit me, but at that moment, a familiar voice was heard...
- (Sohen). "Enough..."
Sohen was walking towards us and looked strange.
- (Leader of the Group). "Hm? Schoolboy? Hey, kid, get out of here. We’re not in the mood and we might..."
The bastard didn’t manage to finish his sentence, because at that moment, Sohen’s fist flew into his face.
(~sound of a bag of shit falling to the ground)...
...
The main bandit was lying on the ground and wasn’t moving... my older brother’s fist had knocked him out.
- (Bandit 2). "Bitch, I’ll get you..."
The other criminal screamed at the top of his lungs and started looking for his brass knuckles, which were in his pocket, but he couldn’t do anything because my brother took a step to the side and hit him with a backfist. The criminal fell to the ground on his buttocks and was then knocked out by a knee that flew into his face.
Everyone nearby was shocked by what had happened, and then...
- (Sohen). "So you three are the cocksuckers and whores who were with my sister? I can congratulate you on the fact that for the first time in my life, I want to take someone’s life..."
Sohen usually looked friendly and was respected by everyone, but this time he looked different. His beautiful dark blue eyes were now black and filled with murderous intent.
Sohen’s aura was like that of Phoebe’s favorite anime characters, and it seemed that he really could kill someone.
I had never seen him like this before and trembled with fear.
Others had similar feelings to mine. One of the criminals, unable to withstand the pressure of my brother’s aura, turned and started to run.
- (Sohen). "Sosuke Saira... has a disabled father and a drug-addicted mother, as well as a younger sister whom he loves dearly and cares for..."
The last criminal froze in place, then slowly turned back to Sohen... his face was filled with panic and despair.
- (Sohen). "What’s wrong, you little bitch? I know everything about you, as well as about these two faggots - Boyche Vitas and Oigami Tatsu. One has a beloved dog that is valued more than human life, and the other has an interesting past involving homosexual rape. Shall I continue?"
No one could move...
I saw that the main criminal had already recovered from his brother’s blow, but he was still lying on the ground, frozen by what he had heard.
- (Sohen). "I can fuck each of you physically, morally, and socially. You are just trash that is not worth paying attention to, so now pack your things and leave the school grounds immediately. This is your last warning, otherwise... something worse than death awaits you."
The criminals got the hint and quickly tried to leave, but... the leader of the girls gang who named Alice, spoke up.
- (Alice). "Sohen... this is a misunderstanding... we just..."
- (Sohen). "Shut up..."
Alice tried to say something, but Sohen wasn’t going to listen.
- (Sohen). "I didn’t expect you to be such a disgusting bitch and take revenge like this. I know the truth about you too, so don’t waste my time and leave this school immediately with your friends and those three cockroaches, because... I might accidentally say something about "Goat." Those three idiots will be interested to learn something new about their girlfriends."
All three girls’ eyes widened at what they heard, and their faces darkened.
"Goat" is the name of a criminal who is well known in our city. He is also an enemy of the criminal gang that these three freaks belong to.
It turned out that all three hooligan girls were Goat’s lovers, although they themselves did not know this fact about each other and told him all the information about their boyfriends’ gang.
The revelation of the truth cost the hooligan girls their lives.
- (Sohen). "Get the fuck out of here!"
My brother raised his voice, and a few seconds later we were left alone with him.
I’m still scared of my brother, but... he’s cool!
Sohen stood with his back to me, and after we were alone, he turned to me, and his face...
- (Sohen). "Are you okay, sis? Are you hurt?"
His face was gentle and friendly, with his beautiful dark blue eyes.
