Pretty Girl

Chapter Thirty - May 2nd 2017

Chapter Thirty

Alex's Pov -28 Years Old

There's never normalcy around me. I can't ever let my guard down because the moment I do, it's chaos.

The saying is true. All great things are preceeded by chaos.

She has always been my destination even when I once thought we were over for good.

In my life I've trusted two people wholeheartedly. Cassandra and Katrina.

There's one change to be made to that after tonight. Cassandra may be my sister but I didn't know she could ever break my heart. I never thought that I would face betrayal from her side as well.

I will always love her but she fúcked up and this time it's not okay.

I've always prided myself on seeing things that other people may not notice. Katrina never hated the people around her. She just never let them in and with good cause. When you've seen betrayal and heartbreak the way that we have, living itself becomes hard.

So how is it that I made such a huge oversight.

"I swear Alex. I didn't know it would turn out this way."

"Okay." I have no words. I don't hate her. I can never hate Cassandra but at the same time, I really don't know what I feel for her right now.

I didn't want Katrina to even have to listen to any sort of justification on Cassandra's part so I sent her out. I know they've talked somehow and dealt with it in a way where Katrina's just being normal for the heck of it.

I know that girl. She deserves more than this.

"It's just that I thought you would leave and — "

"Cassandra. I don't care. Do you know what you've fucking done?" I utter with my mind lost in a daze.

She was raped. I knew she never cheated on me. I just didn't know anything at all.

I was waiting for them to come up to me and finally tell me what was going on but this . . .

I would've never ever thought that — shit.

I waited because I knew that these two were the only ones who could've told me the entire story and I wasn't exactly going to sit around threatening them or using any of the other tactics that I used to normally get information.

But now I wish I did. If I knew, I could've prevented it. I could've helped her. I don't even know how she managed to block anything out.

I get up immediately not wanting to be around Cassandra.

I need Katrina and damn everything else to hell. She needs someone.

"I'm sorry I just — " Cassandra started off with a shiver as she tried to stop crying.

"I will never hate you. I could never hate you but I don't think I'll ever forgive you for this."

I set my dark gaze on her as I watch her crumble under the weight of my words.

"How could you even think of hiding something like that from me. You made her go through what I did because of me. All you've been saying is that you treated her like that because of me!" I exhale harshly as I take a step in her direction.

"I don't care what your intentions were. Why didn't you just talk to me! Can you even imagine what she must be going through? Fuck this I don't want to look at you right now."

I hear my sister break down behind me and it truly tears at my heart but I can't look back. Not when there's another girl I love as much who had nobody there when I should've been there.