Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 38

Chapter 38

Kelly wiped at the corners of her eyes. “Sharon, I know you’ve always held a grudge over the past I shared with Carter. But that’s all behind us now… It’s over. Everyone has a past. Is it really so hard to forgive something that’s already gone?”

Her pupils quivered faintly. “Or is it that you won’t be satisfied until I’m dead?”

Sharon looked up, a quiet smile curving on her lips.

“Well then,” she said lightly. “Go ahead. Die.”

Carter’s face darkened. “Sharon!”

She let out a low, mocking laugh. “What’s with that face, Carter? She’s the one who said it first, didn’t she? Not me. Or do people only ever blame others when someone decides to die?”

Kelly’s eyes flew wide. Tears streamed from them in thick, heavy drops. Then, suddenly, she shot up from the wheelchair and bolted toward the window.

“If Sharon wants me to die, then I’ll die!”

“Kelly, don’t do anything stupid!” Nate cried out, panicked, rushing to stop her.

her path. His voice came sharp and low.

wants me dead so badly, then just

down,” Carter said through

racked her body as she screamed, “I never

room descended into chaos, Kelly flailing and shrieking, everyone shouting over each other-until a laugh sliced

crisp as

said with a light, sunny voice, “then how about this instead—go

shit?”

seem to take my words very seriously, Kelly. Surely you won’t

with rage as he pointed

this is

and she tried. Now I’m being kind and letting her live-yet you’re all still unhappy. Why? Do you think it’s better if

up with mock realization. “Oh, I get it now. You all think she should’ve gone ahead

so tightly it trembled. But

turned dark, his tone low and menacing. “Sharon.

cold, and the smile faded from her face.

should back off,” she said flatly, “are

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