Chapter 12

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My heart stopped at the words I couldn't believe came out of his mouth

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My heart stopped at the words I couldn't believe came out of his mouth.

"S-Shay I think I'm in love with you." He gives me a sad smile.

"Love me?" I ask him, my voice cracking.

It was as if everything stopped. I felt again. I could feel the anger and pain for my father, I could feel the guilt for stabbing Ella, I could feel the sadness for turning against everyone, I could feel happiness for my friends not believing in me, I could feel the hatred for Daeva, I could feel the confusion of the words I just heard, and I could feel my love for Zach.

Lowering my knife, I take a step back. I was overwhelmed, all these feelings coming at me at once.

"Yes Shay, I didn't know that's what I felt before but now I do. These past months without you were horrible, knowing what you were going through, I tried everything to get you back." Zach steps forward, grabbing my hand.

"I've never felt this way before but I'm sure of it. I'm sure that I love you." He continues.

I try to speak but nothing comes out, I'm frozen. What am I supposed to say?

"Say something." Zach breaks the silence.

I shake my head, I couldn't. So many feelings I felt.

The door bursts open, Jonah running in.

"ELLA!" He shouts looking in the corner.

"Shit." Zach curses running over, he must have forgotten with being all caught up in me.

"Jonah I'm so sorry I-" I'm not sure what to say. I just stabbed my best friend.

Jonah's eyes widen and he looks over at me.

"Shay, you're okay now?" He asks.

"Yes Jonah I'm fine, I just need some fresh air." I respond walking out of the room and down the stairs.

Elizabeth stood there at the end, looking at me with wide eyes. She looked concerned, for she took a step back.

"Elizabeth I'm so sorry." I say running down the stairs.

"Oh my gosh Shay you're okay?" She looked surprised.

"Yes but I did something bad." I sigh. "I stabbed her, I stabbed Ella."

"Holy shit." Elizabeth curses and runs past me up the stairs.

I take the chance to quickly run to the front door but I'm stopped by Zach's voice.

"Shay stop." He shouts.

"I just need some fresh air." I respond, opening the door.

My father's car was no longer there, he had abandoned me all over again.

I fall to the ground, feeling as if I couldn't stand anymore. Everything was spinning, my vision blurred as tears formed in my eyes.

I closed my eyes and there he was, my father brutally beating me over and over again. It was never Zach was it? My own father.

Visions of me stabbing Ella over and over clouded through me. The blood pooling out of her, the face of betrayal she had, the way Zach screamed.

Then, all at once the visions stopped and I felt arms wrapped around me. I heard a familiar voice whispering in my ears, calming me.

Leaning back into him, I let myself go. I open myself up to someone for once.

"Shay it's going to be okay." Zach kisses my head.

And I decided to believe him, everything would be okay, eventually.

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