Rewriting My Heart's Fate

"I'm begging you. Tell me the truth." Another long silence followed. Finally, Kevin sighed in resignation. "Alright, let's meet at our usual spot. But I can only say so much..."

Relief washed over me. I thanked him profusely and rushed out the door. On the way to meet Kevin, I sped down the road. Every second felt like an eternity. I was desperate to get to him and uncover the truth.

The Dodge Challenger SRT's engine echoed in my ears. It was a beast on the highway. Driving it gave me an adrenaline rush, but even that wasn't fast enough for my impatience. I wished it could go faster. Half an hour later, I screeched to a halt at the park. Kevin was already there, sitting on the old bench where we always met.

"Evelyn!" He stood as soon as he saw me. "Are you okay? You drank so much last night..."

"I'm fine." I waved off his concern, getting straight to the point. "Kevin, tell me the truth. Where are Zach and Ethan? Why are you all hiding this from me?"

Kevin sighed heavily and sank back onto the bench. "Sit down. It's a long story." Impatient, I sat beside him, and my eyes bored into his.

"Don't drag this out. Just tell me!"

Kevin shook his head helplessly. "I wasn't supposed to tell you. Ethan begged me to keep it from you, no matter what...:

"What?" My eyes widened in disbelief. "Why would he keep this from me? What happened to them?" Kevin hesitated, pressing his lips together as though weighing his words carefully. "Not long after you went to prison, Zach was bullied at school."

"What?" I shot to my feet. My voice was trembling with fury. "Who bullied my son? Tell me, and I'll make them pay!"

the school to confront them. But..." He paused, and his expression

"Vivian! That bitch!" I gritted my teeth. "She's behind this, isn't she?

right." Kevin admitted grimly. "When Ethan went to confront her, she

wavered. A sinking feeling settled

were filled with sorrow. "She told him to sever all ties with you. Otherwise, she'd make

around me. So that was what happened. Ethan had made such a sacrifice for me, and

was hoarse. "There's no way he would agree to

agreed," he said quietly after

"Ethan wouldn't agree to

how powerful the Albrights are. We can't go against them. Ethan made this choice to protect you

when you

Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably. "Ethan, you idiot.... How could you do this to me? How could you keep this

bear it all alone?"

fool-a fool who had taken on this burden for the sake of me and

that without him, my life had

asked in a trembling voice as I wiped