47 Breaking free ….

Lyla

I stood , stunned at Nanny’s words , trying to process her demand to break up with Xander .

It made me speechless but only for a moment .

Then slowly , a laugh bubbled up from my chest as I crossed my arms .

“ Break up with him ? ” I repeated .

“ You have no right to tell me that .

You cannot ask me to break up with him .

There’s no reason for that .

“ It’s for your own

good , Lyla ! ” Nanny sighed .

“ You’ll thank me later , I promise you .

“ No ! ” I scoffed .

“ Who do you think you are to make such decisions for me ? My mother ? ”

I paused , trying to fight the tears at the back of my throat .

“ Newsflash : You’re not .

I’ll be twenty soon .

I’m an adult and I can make decisions about who I date or who not to date .

Nanny clenched her teeth , her fists tightening at her sides .

“ Well , young lady you’re still 19.

And you’re living under my roof , cating the food I put on the table .

I take care of you ; I buy every fucking thing you need .

That’s the least you owe me , to do as you’re told .

The curse word hung in the air between us .

In all the years we’ve been living together , I’ve never heard her use foul language .

I knew I should back down by now but I was too angry to care about anything else .

“ No ! ” I shot back .

“ What I owe you is gratitude for taking care of me all these years not blind obedience for the future .

You’re just jealous .

You hate that I’ve broken free , that I’ve finally gotten away from the chains of our family and our laws that held me bound all these years .

Well , guess what ? I’m going to live my life on my terms , whether you approve of it or not .

And if you’re so tired of fending for me , maybe I’ll just leave ”

Nanny chuckled dryly .

“ Jealous of you ? For what reason , Lyla ? What about you triggers jealousy ? The fact that your father rejected you and doesn’t give a fuck about you .

You think this is about being jealous ? ”

She shook her head , her voice growing stronger as she continued .

you skip school , submit assignments late , go to class late ,

winning together and not slinking into this …

Xander , everything about

You dress more ….

anything done and how many days have you taken off from the café ? You’ve been neglecting everything you’ve worked for , everything we’ve worked for

suspicious about all of this and the mark … ” she trailed

my

so dramatic

protect you ! ”

I haven’t noticed

Breaking free

room .

, Lyla … I’ve convinced myself that you missed out on a lot of things as a teenager and this is just a phase but let’s face it , Lyla … I’m sick

up and

at your beck and call … here you have to work really hard to get anything you want

school .

? ” I

Something is wrong , I can feel

doesn’t feel right and my

year which is the right time for students to transfer ? He shows up in the middle of the year , and just likes you like that ? Do you think this is what love looks like ? You’re throwing your life away for a boy you barely know ! For a boy who had done nothing but

it never ends

face flush with

need your protection ! ”

mad because I’m not your

after me all these years ? Well , I don’t need

trembled

moment , she looked so small , so defeated and I felt almost a pang of guilt

Almost .

what ? ”

think I’ve overstayed my

on my heel and stormed up the stairs , my heart pounding furiously in

I grabbed a small bag from my closet and began shoving clothes into it , ignoring the tears

to let Nanny

1

downstairs , Nanny was standing by the door

with fear , her earlier anger replaced by

doing ? ” she asked

” I replied moving

been a burden to you for so

and free

out what to do with the rest of my life

she begged , reaching out to hold me , but

do

can talk about

calm down and

, ” I

done talking , ” I added , not sparing her a second glance as I opened the door and stepped outside

cried , following me

You’re not

and

Nanny’s voice cracked but my

have to figure out my

the street , refusing to

few blocks away , I pulled out my phone and called

up and I threw my back

back one

47 Breaking free ….

, sobbing

didn’t

Not anymore .

I was free .

pulled up at Xander’s house

I remembered it sleck , modern and always a little

for some minutes , silently regretting why I had

I had been too hasty in my

? What if his father refused to let me stay ? He

I marched up

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