213Chapter 22- A New Choice
"Do you even care? Do you even care about what I went through?" I screamed at the top of my lungs as tears fell down my cheeks.
She narrowed her eyes at me and shook her head. "Why is everything about you Karly? Why does every argument have to revolve around you?"
I looked at her in disbelief and raked my fingers through my hair, pulling at the roots. I let out a frustrated sound from the back of my throat and dropped to my knees. I sobbed loudly as images of before began flashing before my eyes. My body began to shiver and I couldn't help but curling into myself, right there on the floor.
"Get up Karly," she said. "Why are you acting so stupid? I knew you were weak but I didn't know you were this weak!" she laughed dryly and I heard her drop her body onto the couch.
"I…I think that's enough…" I heard Gayle whisper.
"Enough of what Gayle?! She's being ridiculous right now, you know? One request and it has her rolled up in a ball on the floor!" she laughed again and sighed.
"Well…I think you should consider what she went through-"
"Gayle shut up, please. You don't know what you're talking about anymore."
"Hey, there's no need to be so disrespectful to my mom! She's the one who did you a favour by taking in your-"
"Jake! Stop it, that's enough from you!" Gayle scolded him. He sighed and I heard him slam the front door.
He was right, I almost forgot. They were doing me a favour…no my mom a favour by taking me in.
A charity case.
Five hours earlier
"What do you think she wants Karly Bear?" Austin asked me as he stroked my hair. I buried my head into his chest,
"I have no idea. I'm too afraid to find out."
"So why don't you just stay here?"
I shook my head, "I can't, and I have to face her eventually."
"Why?"
"I can't run away from her forever."
"Why not?"
"Because I wouldn't solve anything that way."
"Yes you would."
"What would I solve?"
He thought about this for a second and frowned, "I don't know."
I sighed and rolled over onto my side so that my back was facing him. "I'm so afraid Austin. I'm really really afraid. I don't even know what to expect anymore. Will she hurt me? Will she make me leave with her? There are endless possibilities," I explained. He shifted on the bed and then wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Well whatever she decides to do, you have to promise me that you won't leave okay?" I didn't respond and he turned me around so that I was facing him. "Please promise," the look in his eyes made my heart hurt. I nodded my head and he gave me a weak smile before engulfing me in a hug.
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When I opened my eyes, I couldn't see anything. Night had fallen and it was only then that I realized we had fallen asleep. I slowly wiggled out of Austin's embrace and reached onto the floor to grab my bag. I reached inside for my phone and pulled it out. I had twenty two missed calls and three messages. Two of them were from Jake asking me if I was okay and if I was safe. The last one though, came from a number I didn't recognize. It said,
Get here, NOW!
My heart dropped as I realized it was probably from my mom. It was sent an hour ago so I couldn't even imagine how angry she was by now. I swallowed hard and dropped my phone back into my bag. I leaned over and gave Austin a long kiss on his forehead before climbing out of the bed. I couldn't get him involved. This wasn't his problem. I looked at him one last time before leaving his room. I wanted to cry but I had to hold it back because I knew it wouldn't change anything.
I slowly stepped down the stairs and left through the front door. I guess Addison went to work since I didn't see her car in the driveway. I walked as slow as possible to Jakes house as I went through multiple scenarios in my head. The thought of facing her again made me anxious and a little on edge.
A couple of minutes later I was standing in front of Jakes house. Despite the cool breeze that was passing around me, my palms and my forehead were sweaty. I slowly pushed open the door and stepped inside. I heard my mom's voice coming from the living room, along with Gayle and Jake's. I took a deep breath, said a silent prayer, and walked into the living room.
When I stepped inside, everything went silent. I looked at Jake first and he silently shook his head at me. I then glanced at Gayle who sent me a smile that was filled with sadness. I finally looked at my mom who was glaring at me with a type of hate you only receive from your worst enemy. I stood there staring silently at all of them before my mom got up from the couch and began clapping her hands.
"How nice of you to join us Karly," she said sarcastically. "I was beginning to think you would never come back."
"I thought about it," I mumbled. Her fake smile dropped and she glared venomously at me.
"Sit down."
"I don't want to," I said.
"Sit down!" she yelled this time. I swallowed hard and sat on the couch across from her. Gayle and Jake just sort of hovered around us. "Why did you run away earlier?" she asked me.
"Because I didn't want to go with you," I mumbled as I fiddled with my fingers. I couldn't look her in the eyes.
"And why is that?"
"B-because I'm afraid…"
"Afraid of what?"
"Afraid of leaving here…"
"Oh, is that so? Well then, pack your bags we're leaving."
"What? Why? Why do I have to leave? Where are we even going? We don't have a home anymore!"
"Well, first we're going to see your father then-"
"What? See who? Are-are you kidding?" I exclaimed as I leaped out of the couch.
"Is there anything humorous about what I said? We're going to visit your dad because he says he wants to see you."
"W-well I don't wanna see him!"
"You don't really have a choice now do you?" she said as she stood up and faced me.
"Do you even care? Do you even care about what I went through?" I screamed at the top of my lungs as tears fell down my cheeks.
She narrowed her eyes at me and shook her head. "Why is everything about you Karly? Why does every argument have to revolve around you?"
I looked at her in disbelief and raked my fingers through my hair, pulling at the roots. I let out a frustrated sound from the back of my throat and dropped to my knees. I sobbed loudly as images of before began flashing before my eyes. My body began to shiver and I couldn't help but curling into myself, right there on the floor.
"Get up Karly," she said. "Why are you acting so stupid? I knew you were weak but I didn't know you were this weak!" she laughed dryly and I heard her drop her body onto the couch.
"I…I think that's enough…" I heard Gayle whisper.
"Enough of what Gayle?! She's being ridiculous right now, you know? One request and it has her rolled up in a ball on the floor!" she laughed again and sighed.
"Well…I think you should consider what she went through-"
"Gayle shut up, please. You don't know what you're talking about anymore."
"Hey, there's no need to be so disrespectful to my mom! She's the one who did you a favour by taking in your-"
"Jake! Stop it, that's enough from you!" Gayle scolded him. He sighed and I heard him slam the front door.
He was right, I almost forgot. They were doing me a favour…no my mom a favour by taking me in.
A charity case.
This wasn't my home. I didn't belong here. What if they didn't even want me to stay? The last thing I wanted was to become anyone's baggage.
I slowly scraped my body off of the floor and stood to my feet. "I'll pack my stuff," I said monotonously. I faintly heard a gasp coming from Gayle but I ignored it as I climbed the stairs to my room.
A/N:
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You guys probably hate my guts. You also probably don't even want to read this story anymore. I know I'm horrible but school got sooooo crazy guys! Seriously. I just finished last week and I thought I should work on a chapter since I'm finished. What makes it worse was that this chapter was kind of short as well. Ugh im the worst. Buuut, thankfully I'll be updating weekly now until this story is finished since im on summer break. So for those of you that are still interested, what did you think? How do you feel? Let me know in a review you wonderful and beautiful people.
Sweet Kisses,
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