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 .

school , submit assignments late , go to class late , skip classes and Moon

winning together and not slinking into this … this … ” she trailed

, Xander , everything about

You dress more ….

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

come to your senses , something is suspicious about

rolled my

so dramatic

trying to protect you

I haven’t noticed the sex toys in

free

room .

convinced myself that you missed out on a lot of things as a teenager and this is just

up

everyone at your beck and call … here you have to work really

school .

stuff ? ”

wrong , I

doesn’t feel right and my instincts

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 drag you

from me , Lyla … it never

felt my face flush with anger

need your protection ! ”

I’m not your little

just because you’ve looked after me all these years

her hands trembled as

so small , so defeated and I felt almost a pang

Almost .

You know what ? ”

I’ve

up the stairs , my heart pounding furiously in my

a small bag from my closet and began shoving clothes into it , ignoring

Nanny or anyone control me

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I came back downstairs , Nanny was standing by

her eyes widened with fear , her earlier anger replaced

you doing ? ” she asked

replied moving to

a burden to you for so long

the latest and free novels

and figure out what to do with the rest

! ” she begged , reaching out to hold me

do this

talk

down and think this through

about , ” I

I added , not sparing her a second glance as

Nanny cried , following me as I strode down the road

Lyla , please ! You’re

ignored her and continued

Nanny’s voice cracked but my

to figure out my life

marched down the street , refusing to turn

few blocks away , I pulled

a car pulled up and I threw my

one last time , seeing Nanny standing in the

47 Breaking free ….

sobbing

I didn’t feel guilty

Not anymore .

I was free .

pulled up at Xander’s house a few moments

I remembered it sleck , modern and always a little too perfect

on the sidewalk for some minutes , silently regretting why

been too

stay ? He was the

nerve , I marched up

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