Chapter Twenty-One

Tuesday 4th..[20 Years Before E.V.O.L]

I met Electra on a beach.. She was drowning in sand... Yeah,put like that, it's super weird. I was watching her from afar. And I saw the only girl that was happy playing alone. No guy. No family. Just, her smiles and herself. But then, she fell in the hole she dug and nearly drowned in it.. That's when I knew that she was made for me. So, I went to talk with her and....

"...That was a beautiful stunt.."

"I know. It wasn't calculated though. Can I help you?"

"Yes. I'm lost. And I just arrived. Do you know a place I can get a cellular?"

"I'm new here too.. Haha..."

"I see! Then, can I keep you company??"

"Sure.. I'm Electra Deuce. 11 years old."

"Tanasha Jressa. Same age.."

"Tajasha...? Nash! Can I just call you, Nash??"

"If it suits you... First time someone is giving me a nickname... That must mean we are gonna be good friend."

"I say, Best Friend...."

First meeting. First contact. I saw that girl alone and I came in her life. Lies to win her heart. And a mask to protect myself. I didn'g know I was going to really falk in love. I just smiled my way to her heart and that was it..

"Welcome in my apartment, Electra house."

"You named your house.. Where's your family...?"

"Long gone.."

"I see. My family's still alive, but I live alone. I'm a hero."

"Really? Wow!! That is cool--"

Her happiness when I told her my life.. For the first time ever, someone was cheering for me. As a hero, sacrifices had to be done and the people I loved left me. But Electra hugged me. She told me...

"--For a girl of your age. I can now feel why you are tired. It's okay with me... You don't need to put up a mask. I'm your friend. I'll accept you however you want.."

That was very Electra. She'd done speech like that when she felt that something was wrong with me. She'd encouraged me when I was at my lowest. She would still cheer for me through the nights. That went on for three years, until I met Dred...

I don't know why but, I wanted Dred. She was something else. A real masochist in bed. A real clingy girl in public. She was everything, Electra wasn't. She was a Girlfriend. The problem with Dred was that she was a spy from the Villain Association. Weak and vulnerable, I thought of Electra's safety first. But it was too late. She got caught in the war and our thing ended with it. Years later, I found out that Electra became part of the Villain Association. I was happy. And sad. Angry. And lost. The first friend I made, the first love of my life. She was back. But differently. The Electra I knew couldn't be noticed anywhere in her. She had changed and for the worse..

"...Don't be sorry. Not towards me. Your words are simple dull to my face.. Karin, I'm sorry I snapped. But I want to rest..."

She had changed for the worse because of me. I did that to her. I was the one who approached her. I brought her to my home. I brought her in my life. I caused her to fall. And I will cause her to rise....