Huh? What? Who is this?
A lot of questions are coming out in my head.
The thrills that really make me feel thrilled just from the view.
My eyes are wide open, my heart beats so fast, and still can’t believe what I see in this room.
Without me noticing it, my body’s already trembling hard at where I stand.
“Allow me to introduce to you, Mrs. Vilheimina. Meet your new coach. She’s going to help you for summer camp preparation.” Gerry says behind me.
“Pleasure to meet you, Valter’s heiress or as known as the Queen of high school conglomerates in this era.” She greets me while waving both of her hands.
My body is freezing just looking at her appearance.
This is my first time having this view in my whole life.
“Hey! Isn’t that rude for not giving me any response?!” She raises her voice.
She stands up from her seat and walks towards where I stand.
Clank!
The sound of the chain that connects with her neck and the floor.
Maximum length she can get to get close to me.
Look at the floor.
There's a red line on the floor that means her maximum.
From where she stands up, she starts showing her smirk.
“Heh. Is this the famous heiress of the Valter family? A heiress that everyone admires? She’s nothing but a scaredy cat.” She’s mocking me right now.
Of course, she notices how trembling I’m right now.
Even I know that she just needs to look right into my eyes to notice how scared I’m right now.
“Is it really that scary that you can’t even let out any words or at least move your finger? Hahahaha perfect heiress my ass.” She says.
Something touches my right shoulder and that already feels like I get a hit from a thunder.
That’s just Gerry's hand who’s gently patting my shoulder.
Looking at him still with that terrified look on my face.
“Are you ready for today’s practice, Mrs. Vilheimina?” He asks me softly.
My heart still beats so fast and that goes the same for how I breathe right now.
Is he being serious right now?
“Do.. don’t.. You want to explain.. Who is this Gerry?” I can’t hide it.
My voice really creaking up when I try to speak
How terrified I feel right now already shown since the very first beginning.
There’s no point for me trying to hide it now.
“HAHAHA!” She laughs loudly “WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR VOICE?! WHAT A JOKE FROM THE PERFECT HEIRESS!” She’s mocking me again.
Hate the feeling of this being underestimated but what’s more irritating is that I can’t deny any words that came from her.
Besides, Isn't it too extreme? Have they lost their mind?
Gerry tries to explain to me while the other two butlers open her handcuffs from both of her hands and legs.
“Alright. Allow me to explain this person then, Mrs. Vilheimina. She is…” His words get cut off from her.
“Heyyy~ Don’t do that please~ I want to get along with her~” She says with a playful tone.
Gerry stays silent for a moment, still looking at my direction.
He must have noticed how I feel right now.
But on the other hand I know that my parents already gave an order to him.
Gerry is a royal person.
He never breaks any orders that were given from my parents.
“Mrs. Vilheimina.” He pats my shoulder and bends over to get closer to my ear.
“I believe you can do this. Don’t be scared. She won’t get a chance to touch you because of the chain at her neck. Please trust me.” He softly comforts me with his words.
He pulls back from me and gives my last pat on my head.
“Alright then. We will leave you guys. Mrs. Vilheimina, good luck.'' With that he turns around with the other two butlers then leaves the room.
The room fills in with silence for a moment and this moment I need to use it to calm myself down.
If I keep getting controlled by my own emotions, I can’t defeat this person.
Need to take control of this situation first.
“Yaayyy! Finally! Just the two of us! It will be so much fun!” she says with a playful tone.
Turn myself around to face her.
She’s still standing at the same place and didn't move an inch.
The atmosphere in this room still feels a bit chilly for me.
Even though I try to tighten my fist to decrease the trembling, my heart beats can’t lie about it.
“Come on~ Come here come here~ Let’s talk~” Still with that playful tone of hers.
Irritated of how she’s mocking me from the beginning.
You can do this, Vil. Don’t let her control you.
Take a deep breath then I try to step forward to her.
When I get closer to her, just one step away from the red line, she suddenly advances forward as well.
She throws both of her hands toward me like she’s trying to grab me.
That makes me startled and falls down on the floor.
“Pft... HAHAHA. LOOK AT YOU! CAN’T EVEN STAND UP STRAIGHT FACING ME!” She laughs so hard once again.
She falls on the floor while holding on to her stomach.
That really gives me goosebumps from her actions.
The beats of my heart become faster than before.
My eyes still wide open and terrified
Barely can take my breath slowly too.
Is my mentally always this weak? Or is it because I never face criminals? Is this one of the reasons why they chose her?
“Come on~ Why are you still so scared? I’m just joking around, you know.”
Ahh.. that must be one of its.. I still can get control easily because of the emotion..
Tighten the grips on my hands and take a deep breath once again.
This moment, I really need to face it if I want to do better and don’t repeat the same mistakes.
Come on. You can do this!
Stands up from the floor and walks towards her once again.
She looks at me and there’s a smile on her face.
Not quite sure what that smiling face means but I just need to focus to improve my mentality.
First, try to take control of this situation.
Giving my right hand to her, offering a handshake.
She looks at my hand and my eyes back to back repeatedly.
“Pleasure to meet you, my new coach. I’m Vilheimina Valter. Hope we’re getting along well.” I’m the one that starts the conversation and self introduction.
That smirk of her shows up again.
Finally she takes my right hand playfully with both of her hands .
“Heyyo~ Nice to meet you too. My name is Verle Stam.”
Verle Stam? Stam.. I think I’ve heard that name before..
This should be the first time I meet her but it won’t be the first time she sees me.
Huh? Nothing in there? Just a slight.. white?
She moves her left hand to her back then bows a little to reach my right hand.
Surprisingly, she plans a kiss on it.
“Pleasure is all mine, Queen Vilheimina Valter.”
Her actions once again successfully give me a goosebump.
Once again, my eyes wide open because of it.
“You don’t have to do that.” pull my hand away from her.
She smiles sweetly at me.
“That’s how I show my respect for my Queen.” She replies.
Is she still trying to mock me?
Let’s not to think that too much
Pushing that thought away from my head.
Try to stay focused and cautious.
“Alright then. Shall we begin our first day of training?” I ask her. Look away from her.
“Alrighty my Queen~ But I was curious about something here.” she says and points her finger to my right arm.
She noticed it already?
“What is wrong with your right arm?” She asks curiously.
“There’s nothing in there.” reply to her coldly.
“Okay then. Let’s warm up first.” She turns around.
Just like that? She noticed it but..
Shake my head to get away from those thoughts.
But something in my head keeps thinking about how she can notice it right away.
Something more important needs to be prepared now, let’s just focus.
Both of us are just warming up right now.
Isn’t it awkward like this?
“Hey.” She calls me.
That caught my attention to turn around to look at her.
“Need a lil push here.” She says pointing at her back.
The first thing that comes to mind is to look around her.
Nothing dangerous objects near her.
Also she’s sitting right on the red line.
She can’t go further than that.
After making sure she’s harmless, I dare myself to come closer to her once again.
Touch her back right where she points with her finger then push her gently.
But suddenly she turns around really quick then grabs my right arm.
It makes me flinch because of how she grabs my arm a little bit tight.
Before my body responds to her actions, she kicks my leg so I fall down to the floor.
When I fall to the floor, she quickly grabs my left arm and locks it with her right leg.
It’s impossible for me to move in this position.
“So I was right. Something’s up in here.” She says look at my arm.
She tightens the grip that makes me grimace from the pain.
After that she rolls my sleeves so right now my bandage can clearly be seen.
“Does it hurt to move?” She asks with a flat face.
Ahh.. this is shameful to someone that I just know look at this figure of mine.
“Hey.” She tilts her head to look into my eyes “I asked you.”
No words can come out from my mouth so I just nod as a response to her.
After she gets my response, she lets go of my arm then stands up.
“It will be hard to train in that condition.” She turns around “Well.. I guess we can train on your body endurance and maybe increase your stamina as well.”
That’s her first suggestion for our first day of training.
First day of training is full with only basic endurance training.
None of it is martial arts training or practices of how to fight with opponents.
Her method is not really that hard or has much pressure.
It feels like she trains me carefully and full of concern.
Almost every one hour she asks about my condition and how my right arm is.
But after asking me about my condition, I can say that she’s a strict coach.
After giving her an answer about the condition, she won’t let me rest before she asks me again.
Personally for me, overall what she has done is nothing harmless.
Is she really a criminal? She has that caring personality.
Just normal training from a normal coach.
The only difference is just that I keep myself aware of her.
Still feel a little bit scared because I know that she’s a criminal, maybe a high class criminal based on how she looks.
Maybe training with her is to improve my mentality?
They know that I have never faced a criminal before so they want me to know how it feels facing a criminal?
Many things can be possible at this moment that is why I need to stay alert of everything.
Time passes so quickly that lunchtime has already come.
“Good afternoon, Mrs. Vilheimina.” Gerry says when he steps inside the room “Lunch is ready.”
The other butler comes in with her food on his hand.
“That’s enough for now then. See you after this break.” She says.
She turns around and walks to her chair.
The butler puts the handcuffs on her legs once again.
Looking at her, no words coming out for her.
Just feel a bit pity for her to get treats like that
“Gerry. Please bring me the same meal as her. I’ll eat here.” I say to Gerry.
“Understood. Please wait a moment, Mrs. Vilheimina. I’ll bring you lunch right now. What do you want to drink?” He asks one last question before he leaves.
“I would like to have two energized drinks if possible, please. If we don’t, mineral water will be just fine.” answer him then walk to the nearest red line.
Where I take a seat is really close to the red line now.
She looks at me with a surprised face for a moment then changes it to show her smirk again.
“You’re getting braver, huh? Come here.” She says still sitting on her chair.
Still feel scared right inside of me.
My heart still beats fast even though I try my best to manage it.
But I need to improve it, that is why I brace myself to stand up and walk towards her.
She just sits there with a smile that becomes wider from every step I take to get closer to her.
Now I’m standing right one step away from her.
“Yaayy! I have lunch with someone!” She says happily, throwing her hands up.
Didn’t give any response to her.
When it’s already close enough with her, I take my seat on the floor right in front of her.
“Oh wait! I’ll sit on the floor too! So we can share the food together!” She says
“I just told the butler to bring the same meal as yours.” replying to her.
Right after I give her a reply, Gerry comes into the room.
“Mrs. Vilheimina!” He shouts from the floor and rushes to me.
“What are you doing?!” from this moment, it clearly shows how worried he is.
Looking at the food on his hand, it looks different from her.
“Is that my lunch? Didn’t I tell you to bring the same meal as her?” I ask him.
“That’s not important right now!” He grabs my left arm and pulls me “You need to stay away from her.” He says.
“That’s not important for me right now, Gerry. She’s my coach and more important is that you bring me a different meal from her. Now she will beg for me to share food with her.”
He looks at me with a confused face and a face that he just didn’t believe in what I just said.
“Yaayyy!” that draws Gerry’s attention. “Let’s share food! Let’s share food!” she says playfully.
“I have no idea what is happening right now, Mrs. Vilheimina. But please stay safe.” He replies then walks toward the door to leave the room.
“Can I have that?” She asks me while pointing at the meatball on my plate.
“Say it Mrs. Stam. How can you end up like this?” ask her coldly.
She freezes for a moment and no words come from her.
The atmosphere once again becomes chilly and I’m already aware of what is going to happen next.
“Will you give me your meatball if I answer your question, my queen?” She says.
As a reply to her, I only give a nod of confirmation.
“Just search my last name on the browser.” She answers then takes the meatball from me.
**Night after the first day training**
Knock. Knock.
Someone’s knocking on my room’s door.
Opens the door only to find my brother standing in front of it while holding two cups of tea.
“May I?” He says.
“Mhm. it’s been a while since you came to my room.” replying to him.
“Yep. So..” closing the door behind him. “How’s your first day training? Your arm is alright?” He asks me with a concerned face.
“When I think about it, I guess she’s pretty a caring person. She trained me carefully because she knew that I’m not in a good condition.” sits on my desk chair.
“Hmm.. That’s very nice of her then. What are you up to now? Don’t tell me you’re studying..” He replies
He puts the cup on my desk and leans at my desk.
“Nope. I’ve been wondering about what she has done before until she ends up like that.” I say to him, while continuing my research on my laptop.
My response makes him turn his head facing the laptop monitor.
The title of the article that I read is family that got murdered by their own daughter in 2015.
“Why are you reading this kind of article?” He asks me curiously and takes a sip of his tea.
“Because that is” Pointing at the girl in the article “my coach this morning.”
Hearing that my brother response is that he spurts his tea.
Whipping his mouth and asking me in shock.
“YOUR WHAT?!”
“New coach.” Answering him while still reading the article “You gotta clean that up later.” Pointing to the floor where he sprouted his tea.
“Yo!” Put his cup on my desk “I think you need to explain to me why you are training with a criminal?!”
“Mhm. That is the same question that came out this morning in my head to our parents. But from this article she will be out of her criminality this sunday. Our last day of training.”
“Then why are you doing some research now?” He asks while trying to clean up the floor by whipping it with tissues.
“To get to know her. Hmm this article didn’t help me.” Close the tab then search for another one.
“Well you can get to know her then what? What are you gonna do about it?” He asks me once again.
“Her reason. The reason why she became a criminal. I’ve been looking for it for hours but didn’t find any clue about the reason for her action.”
“Huh? Really?” He tries to look up some articles on his phone as well.
Looking at him when he pulls out his phone
That reminds me of something.
“Did our parents tell you anything about me today?” I ask him.
“Mhm. They told me about your summer camp and you need to prepare for that event. What’s wrong?” he asks me back.
“They didn’t spill anything about my phone?”
“Your phone? Nope. She didn’t mention anything about your phone. Just summer camp and your special preparation.” He answers.
“Then where did I put my phone? I’ve been looking for it since this morning because I want to tell the twins about this summer camp and stuff.” replying to him.
“I guess the twins already know about the summer camp, sister.”
“Yeah. They should already know about this. Now I just need to focus on my preparation.” still scrolling the laptop browser “and maybe doing some research on this.”
“Why don’t you ask her personally?” He suggests.
Looking at him once again with a questionable look.
“I don’t want her to feel uncomfortable, bro. I mean doesn’t that sound a bit too inappropriate?”
“Yeah but..You won’t figure it out or else.” He takes his last sip of tea “Aside from that, what will happen to you if you know the reason behind it, sis?” He asks me again.
“It’s just that..” my words got cut off from my brother when he pats my head.
“You don’t have to overwork yourself, sis. Don’t overthink it.” He says with a very worried voice.
This feeling.. that’s right.. It’s been a while that I didn’t get this warmth from my own family.
Without knowing it, I really miss the time where I have plenty of time to spend with him.
“I promise nothing bad will happen to me, brother. Thank you for worrying me. Really appreciate it.” respond to him.
“Alright then. I’ll go back to my room. Good night, sis.” He says then walks to the door.
“Night. Love you.” my reply to him before he leaves the room.
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