Claudia POV
"You don't have to try and act nice in front of me. No need to smile as if you tolerate me, and no need to cry as if your life depends on me. All I want from you is hatred. I want you to keep remembering me as a monster that you hate."
I was about to cry before because I got upset with how rough he was. But when he said that he also didn't want to see my tears, I quickly wiped them before they fell.
I was expecting too much from a monster. I was genuinely hurt, because I really expected us to get closer once we found common ground to talk about our situation.
His brain was wired differently after all. Maybe after he got bored of me, we could start anew as friends, since I didn't think a man like him was capable of true love.
I admit I was wrong for what I did back then, but was it really worth tormenting me for the next ten years over it?
