84 Die and be done with it.

Lyla D

I should get used to disgrace by now but as I walked away feeling the thousand pair of eyes on my back, I knew that I would never get used to this, no matter how much I tried.

Maybe, I should just die and be done with it.

I walked until I could no longer hear the murmurs of those around me or see the pity in their eyes. I still didn’t stop until I reached a small copse of trees hidden from view. Only then, did I allow myself to break.

Everything inside me shattered. The sobs came violently, shaking my entire body. I pressed my back against a rough tree trunk and slid to the ground. Not caring about my clothes or dignity as tears dripped down my face in torrents.

My mother’s words kept echoing in my head.

Not my daughter. Wicked. Worthless. Abomination.

I touched my cheek where the slaps had landed, feeling the heat of broken blood vessels beneath my skin. But the pain paled in comparison to the heartache I felt.

I had known, somewhere deep inside, that choosing Nathan would have consequences. But this?

This complete rejection, this public denouncement? And this was not the first time. z

If my mother hated me so much, why did she give birth to me? What on earth did I do to her to always get this hostile treatment?

My sobs quietened. I inhaled and exhaled deeply.

my father, I’ll round

of

my phone from my pocket, wiping the tears from my eyes

if he asks me out and hope our relationship grows into something beautiful. Maybe, I might start

same fate as me. In the human world, men are fond of keeping their boundaries. You could be in a relationship and still act like an independent entity. So, even if I told Paul that

go to any length for the woman they love.

satisfaction, I opened his message and typed back

and be done with

minutes, texting him and smiling like a fool. He was a

enjoying my texting when a call from Nanny

the sweet night air blowing at me warmly must have caused the pain to dissipate from my heart. I

exactly the report I got. Are you

had a little quarrel with my mom earlier but it’ll be fine. Did Nathan tell you

was so busy freaking out when he called me. “So, did

can happen between

true but you can’t speak on his behalf too. Have you seen the way he smoulders you with his look whenever you’re not looking; with eyes filled with lust, love, passion and everything a woman wants.”

need to get your eyes checked. Nathan is

behind a closed door with him. I know your mate was a

wrinkling my face in irritation. “Why are we talking about sex on the phone? What kind of example are you

or not, I wish one of these days, you’ll show up to the house pregnant or something. You’re too reserved for a young woman.

Nathan!

time I got kissed. I blushed deeply, suddenly

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