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.

as he stepped in and blocked her path. His voice came sharp and

of hysteria. “I know Sharon hates me! If she wants me dead so

down,” Carter said

Her sobs racked her body as she screamed, “I never should’ve come back! I never should’ve shown

room descended into chaos, Kelly flailing and shrieking, everyone shouting over

noise, crisp as shattered

you to die,” Sharon said with

shit?”

seem to take my words very seriously,

rage as he

is too

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

Then her eyes lit up with mock realization. “Oh, I get it now.

trembled. But in the end, he

tone

smile faded from her face.

off,” she said flatly, “are

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