2 weeks later

Police swarmed the abandoned house after a horrified hiker reported their finding.

The putrid remains of a teenage boy was discovered, lying in a pool of his own blood. The cause of death was confirmed to be gun shots to the abdomen, head, heart, and lungs. Dosages of drugs and unidentifiable substances were also discovered in his body, upon autopsy. The boy seemed to be subjected to torture, with markings of bruises, cuts and rope marks around his ankles and wrists.

Next to the boy was the body of a teenage girl. She was set in a kneeling position, with the side of her head leaning against the mirror. If there wasn't so much blood and gore, it would appear as if she had fallen asleep. A gun was clutched tightly in her hand, now lain against her sides. A hole through her temples concluded her cause of death. Bruises and scars of multiple forms of torture were also discovered on the girl, some dating several years back. The words liar and slut carved into her thighs stood out most, among the battlefield.

After much digging, it was found that the girl was diagnosed with schizophrenia, psychosis, bipolar disorder, and major depression.

Her parents were of wealthy background, but couldn't conceive. The girl was adopted from welsh, but of Asian origins. At first, she was a sunny and particularly happy child. As time went on, she preferred to be alone, becoming sullen and distant. However, she was described as intelligent and mature years beyond her age. Her pet dog, a beautiful Pomeranian, was the closest thing to her heart. A gift from her adoptive parents in hopes of lifting her spirits.

The massive change in personality was majorly because of school. Due to the nature of her 'intrusion' into the family, as her classmates put it, they were none too kind with her. Out of jealousy or greed, they had bullied her relentlessly. Of course, the administration took no action as she kept quiet about such incidents.

Just as if life couldn't get any worse, a scandalous affair happened, plundering the family's name. Shamed and ruined, the mother, father and child all disappeared without a trace soon after.

They had retreated into this house, in the middle of nowhere, guarded by Manchineels, the tree of death.

The scandal broke the mother and turned the father into another man. Both of them turned to salvation bought by drugs and alcohol, eventually completed consumed by those products. The little girl was made into a punching bag, with both of them releasing all their anguish onto her. From a young age, she learned the ugly truth of life.

However, it wasn't until they made her murder her beloved dog did she finally break.

By this time, she was a teenager, with some power and of course, stronger.

The death of her dog triggered a deep hatred embedded deep inside. In a fit of rage, she murdered both mother and father with a butcher knife. It wasn't especially hard, seeing as they were completely knocked out from alcohol and drugs.

Two adult bodies, a male and female were discovered in the basement. Hundreds of stab wounds littered their bodies. The male had his genitals completed cut off, leaving a deep imprint onto the male officers that found the body. The female corpse had no particularly disturbing markings, save for the words slut and liar etched onto her thighs. They matched those that were found on the girl's thighs.

After the murder of her parents, she developed schizophrenia. At night, her alter ego roamed, looking for ways to end the misery and unleash the hatred.

The teenage boy was found, wandering in the forest by himself after a fallout with his family.

Thankfully, the girl found him or he would've starved in the wilderness, or be torn apart by the beasts. The girl's intention was pure, until nightfall. The other side hated happiness, despised love and killed hope. She tied him up and did unspeakable torture towards him, until all he held was hate.

And she whispered in the girl's mind during daytime, driving the girl insane while torturing herself at night. She projected memories and haunted the girl's mind, laughing with glee as she watched everything unfold. She inflicted pain and tortured herself, because she couldn't stand the clear, pale skin the girl possessed. It's weakness, and she wanted control.

The boy also had to disappear.

He gave the girl comfort and chased her away. He had no right, he wanted to kill the girl too, because he could not forget what she did to him. No one can take her prey. And she was angered, finally founding the cracks to the girl's defenses, breaking through.

A cell was found at the scene of the deaths.

After battery was restored, nothing was discovered on phone, except a single picture.

Rith /welsh/ :
illusion

*****
A/N:

Andddd Falling is finally over.
*tear*
I can't say I'm too proud of this epilogue, but I hope it cleared some things up.

Are there any questions any of you still have? (I'll post a little Q&A later on.) Don't hold back, I know this story was quite confusing, and I apologize for that.

Also, just checked and Falling is bloody #107 in short story!! Never in my dreams did I think it'll come this far. And I couldn't have done it without all of you. I can't express my gratitude with words so I'll shut up before I make a fool out of myself.

Oh yea, now that the story is ended, I can finally finish the dedication in chapter zero.

For all those that's been accused, shamed and belittled because they were labeled as insane by the real monsters. For those that deserve light in their dark.