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/ LIYANA'S POV/
"What are you talking about?" Miss Scarlet exclaimed at Ruby. She went down from the stage to face Ruby. She is mad MAD.
Ruby on the other hand is relaxed. No fear or nervousness in her face.
"Why are you mad? I am just telling them what I saw." Ruby said and Miss Scarlet glared at her.
Unaffected, Ruby spoke again.
"I saw what you did that night. You brought Liyana in an empty room here in Cassopeia and then you performed a weird ritual after making her believe that it will help her regain her memories but that's not the case, am I right?"
Everyone gasped, eyes wide all focused on Miss Scarlet who is shocked as well.
"What are you talking about?" Miss Scarlet asked confused.
"I don't remember myself doing something like that."
"Liar!" Ruby said. "I may not know your name but I swear, I clearly saw you. That's you!"
Swallowing the lump in my throat, I open my mouth to speak.
"Miss Scarlet, aren't you the one whom I talked to that night?" I asked.
"I never talked to you Liyana." Miss Scarlet said.
"What exactly are you talking about?" She asked and turned at Ruby.
Ruby was dumbfounded. "What?"
She blinked her eyes several times and then spoke again.
"There's no way I saw it wrong. It's you who let that black magic enter Liyana's body. Do you know how much pain she went through after that black magic penetrated her body that night? Her loud and painful screams almost broke my eardrums yet you just stood and watch her suffer."
No one talked after that. My mind refuses to accept those information and it seems like that goes the same with everyone in the ground.
Even Calla and Snow who is crying helplessly earlier already stopped crying.
"I maybe a necklace that time but I am alive. I had eyes and I clearly saw you. Even if you aren't wearing make up that night compared today, I can recognize you. And I am not lying." Ruby continued.
"I even saw you when Liyana was being attacked by the villagers. And you are smiling and laughing when Liyana suddenly go on killing spree."
"NONESENSE!" Miss Scarlet yelled.
And before Ruby could react, she slapped her.
I gasped. Everyone was shocked. Miss Scarlet is always care free and composed. She knows how to handle her emotions very well. I remembered when we run away from our training and went shopping instead, she was very angry at us that time. She followed us in the market, her eyes is burning with anger but she never hurt us physically. She actually appeared all smiles that we thought she is not angry but when we get back here at Cassopeia, she punished us by putting us in training with no meals and water the whole day. She is always cool and manages to control her temper so seeing her this mad today and she even slapped Ruby is shocking to us who knew her.
"Miss Scarlet, what are you doing?" Serena asked when she recovered from shock.
"It's because that girl is spouting nonsense!" She exclaimed.
"But you don't have to slap her!" Serena exclaimed back. She pulled Ruby to her side.
"What's happening to you? You aren't like that." 
"Scarlet.." Her Highness, the Queen suddenly spoke breaking the tension between Miss Scarlet and Serena.
Her tone is soft but firm.
"Y-your Highness..I'm sorry.. I'm sorry.." She spoke repeatedly.
"What exactly are you asking sorry for?" Her Highness asked. Her voice is calm.
Miss Scarlet was taken aback by that question. She gulped while looking everywhere as if trying to think for a reasonable reason.
"It's.. it's my fault.. please.. spare me.." She cried out when she couldn't think of what to say anymore.
"So Ruby is telling the truth?" Serena spoke.
We waited for her response and as if she was caught and that there's no way she could reason out, she quickly kneeled infront of Her Highness while pleading for mercy while admitting to her mistakes while crying.
It took me several minutes for my brain to process the information and when it did, I cried.
"Miss Scarlet, how could you?" I whispered but loud enough for her to hear.
"I.. I trusted you. You told me that will help me regain my memories."
Miss Scarlet stood up and look at me. Her eyes is full of tears but only pain is there.
"I'm sorry for using you for my personal gain." She admitted and then she turned to look at Her Highness.
"I am sorry Your Highness," she sobbed. "I am sorry for betraying you."
Serena who is facing me turned around to face Miss Scarlet.
"Mother trust you. You are like a sister to her, do you know that?" Serena's voice broke.
"S-serena.. I am sorry."
"Everyone trusted you. Everyone here loves you. But how could you betray all of us?"
But instead of giving an answer, Miss Scarlet only shook her head as she continued to cry. And all of us were caught by surprise when she suddenly stabbed her own self.
"Scarlet!"
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