Rise of the Bullied Luna Queen

~RUBY~ I should have listened when they warned me about them, but instead, I decided to confront them, fully aware that I was a nobody. Just a girl invited to be a substitute, I fled, running as if my life depended on it—because it did. If I stayed, they would kill me. The night was dark and chilling, an eerie silence hanging in the air as I darted through the dense woods. Desperate gasps escaped my lips, the cold air biting at my lungs. Tattered shreds of my clothes clung to my body, soaked in both sweat and blood. I had been kicked, beaten, and used; no matter where I turned for help, no one was willing to lend a hand. With every step, a sharp pain jolted through my sides. I couldn't shake off the feeling of being watched, and with each glance over my shoulder, paranoia gripped my chest, and my heart raced with the rhythm of my footsteps. "Why me?" I looked up, screaming at the moonlight that shone brightly through the night. "If you can hear me, Moon Goddess, you should know that I tried my best to make sure they accepted me!" I cried, hoping that the moon goddess would hear my plea. A distant howl echoed, signaling their closeness. If they found me, the blame would be placed on me once again, and this time, the consequences might be dire. I glanced backward, unaware of a tree in front of me. Colliding with it, my body hit hard, and I screamed as I fell to the ground. "No, no," I groaned in pain, struggling to stand up, but my efforts failed. So, I started to crawl, repeating to myself the same words. "They must not get me," Eventually, I stood up again and resumed running. "Ruby Peters, if you are listening to this, it is best you return to us now! This goes against the principles of the school, and you are breaking them!" The voice echoed through a megaphone, and I recognized it instantly. Mrs. Robinson—she and the others had contributed to the threats against my life. She supported them, and every time I complained to her, I was ignored. What was the use of meeting her when I knew I would be blamed again? "Ruby Peters," her voice sounded again, repeating the words, but I refused to give in and continued to run. In the direction I ran, there was a cliff, and I knew that if I ended my life that night, no one would cry for me. They all hated me, as I had no one. My Father didn’t want me, my mother was dead, and my stepmother and her daughter despised me. When I was invited to the Academy, she almost made me miss my admission. The roars of the waters announced that I had reached the edge of the cliff, and the sound resonated with the beating of my heart. I paused, looking down using the moon as my source of light, observing the dark waters. The haunting sound of the waves crashing against the rocks mingled with the whispers of the night. This was it. Tonight, I was finally going to end it all. I laughed as I stared at the sky and then screamed at the top of my lungs. "Moon goddess, I hope you are happy seeing how I am being treated!"I gave her a middle finger. ‘’you watched me for two months ignoring my cries to you. I hope you will be happy when I am gone!’’ A twig snapped behind me, and I didn't bother to turn because I knew it was them. "Ruby Peters, what the hell are you doing?" Mrs. Robinson's voice sounded behind me, and I turned to face her. "Are you trying to kill yourself? You know the school's rules, and yet, you are trying to do this!" I chuckled before pointing towards her. "Oh really?" I scoffed, gesturing not only at her but also at the Five others standing behind her. Amidst my laughter, I confronted them, "Isn't it your joy that I die? I'm just a substitute, right?" I yelled, slapping my chest. "You wouldn't even care if I live or die. That's the word you've all been mentioning for two months now. You wanted me to die!" "What the hell are you saying?" Jayden Liam Laurier, the alpha Prince, the one I hated the most among them, shouted at me. "How could you try to kill yourself because of that? What the hell!" "Shut up, you conceited bastard. Whether I choose to die is not your business. You all..." I pointed to each of them. "You were going to kill me, just like you did to all your victims. Congratulations, you won!" I declared and then moved forward, but they all shouted, "If I am reborn, I wish that you all didn't exist in it!" I screamed. With a trembling breath, I blocked their voices from my ears, spread my arms wide, and then let my body go. Finally, I was freed from everything—the tears, the screams, the pains that I had endured for two months. It was all over. As the water enveloped me, I didn't struggle. I let it flow into my mouth and nose. There was no resistance; instead, I accepted my fate. At that moment, I thought about my dead mother and how great it would be to reunite with her. I imagined her beautiful smile and couldn't wait to see her again. In the silence beneath, I found solace. It was truly over, or so I thought. Before fully losing consciousness, a splash echoed nearby, indicating someone had jumped into the water beside me. But who could have risked their lives to save me?