Chapter 111: Hate Her-Trigger Warning
As Gabe sat alone in the room, the air seemed to carry the echo of her departure. He glanced at the files she left behind, a tangible reminder of the trust she had placed in him. His heart, however, lingered on the unspoken moments that passed between them. The weight of her unexpressed emotions hung in the air, leaving Gabe torn between the urgency of the files and the desire to comfort her.
His fingers traced absent-minded patterns on the couch, unwilling to see the things that has caused Arabelle so much pain. But then his inner voice spoke up, "Unless you know what her enemy is, how are you to protect her."
With a newfound determination, he picked up the topmost file and started to read it. However, the first page itself was enough to tilt his world upside down...The heading read...Juvenile Incident Report...
It was a police report attached with copies of court proceedings and certificates as well as medical analysis. However, what seemed to be jumping at him was the Juvenile information that held her name and the Victim information which held a name he was sure he had heard somewhere but could not place... Jenny Kavanaugh.
According to the incidence report, a teenaged Arabelle had been bullying another young girl called Jenny Kavanaugh. This had taken such a serious turn that the girl had lost the will to live and committed suicide. She had, however, tried to punish her with her death by naming Arabelle responsible for everything and even gathering evidence.
Gabe frowned, trying to remember something like this happening in their school. But it had also been around that time that they had been thrown into the boarding school while Arabelle’s parents had moved away. Now, he also understood the reason for their sudden shift.
He turned the page with trembling hands as he ached for her. How would she had been able to go through such accusations and carry the burden of someone’s death? Yes, Arabelle could be rude and arrogant but as far as he knew she had never been mean... Hopefully, the case had been dismissed by the judges.
However, he was in for another shock as he read the incident report. Arabelle had not just confessed to attacking the girl but also something much more horrifying. She’d pleaded guilty and confessed to being mentally unstable.
From there on, she had been subjected to repeated psychological analysis and monitoring. Once a few independent psychologists had confirmed that she was indeed unstable and not capable of understanding the consequence of her heinous actions.
Since she was a juvenile offender who was willing to accept her guilt and take her just punishment, she had been ordered to enter a mental institution where she would be subjected to constant monitoring.