A Diabolical Separation ✔ (Sequel To An Angelic Devotion) (GirlxGirl) (Lesbian)

Chapter 4 Part 2

As I look around my room to see less and less of Jayden's things, I explode into more tears. But this pain is nothing compared to what I had to endure a bit ago. Because the second I got here to the academy drenched from running in the rain, I rushed to my uncle, urging I end my seraph-guardian bond with Jayden.

She stood stock-still until after our divorce as she silently stormed out of Leopold's office and down the hall. My struck uncle didn't question what led to the disaster. He just anxiously paced around while his flame and Brittany followed me to where we are now. I'm sure my safety outside of the academy is Leopold's only concern, since I no longer have a guardian. But my concern is how shitty I feel now.

I'm knocked out of my head as Rita receives a text from Leopold that she sighs reading. But because I have a feeling she'll have to leave, I move off her to roll into a ball. "Please don't tell my uncle about this . . . The real reason. Please—"

"I'll come up with something, Hun." She nods as she covers me up in a blanket. "Don't you ever worry about that." Only until there're no lies left to tell.

I grin, wiping away both tears of joy and pain, but more the latter. "Thank you, Rita." The woman smiles and kisses my forehead before leaving for my uncle. But my heart pounds watching her; what if she blurts out the truth to him by accident?

My best friend scoots close to me as we sit in silence for a few minutes. But besides my endless sniffles, she's the first to break it: "So Raj is super worried about Jayden, Ophy. Like seriously worried . . ."

I grumble, "But not about me?" The person who's suffered the most out of us two?

"He is about you, too." She rushes to nod as Charlie, who's still with us, straightens up and crosses his arms.

"But Jayden more . . ."

"Well, of course, Ophy. She's his best friend." The blonde rambles, "Just like you're mine and I care about you so fucking much and—"

"Britt . . . Is it okay if—" I stop to swallow. "Is it okay if I had some time to myself? I need the space—"

"Definitely." Brittany nods and stands, hugging me tight. But as she pulls her boyfriend and Charlie away with her, a frowning Raj looks back at me, sadly shaking his head.

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I've been lying here for hours without shedding a single tear as none are left within me. Every inch of my soul is numb, and I can only breathe and blink. Even as Rita, Brittany, and the Reid brothers checked up on me, I've kept from speaking—it's too much.

But right as it's turned nine o'clock at night, I force myself to get up from my slump and tend to my pets who need me. I end up spending minutes lying to them about my contentment though, afterwards heading to my bathroom with plans to breakdown some more. Yet, I don't make it all the way in before doing so, collapsing upon the ground and sobbing like a pathetic idiot.

I stay thinking I'll be like this forever but am luckily not for too much longer. For my uncle finds and picks me up to hold in his loving arms. Leopold brings me to my bed to tuck me back into it. And while I emptily stare up at the ceiling, he peers down pouting at me. I say, "She isn't my guardian anymore, Uncle Leo. So why am I still feeling this emptiness?" These feelings should've been gone the second we broke up.

He takes time replying to me, making me believe what he has to say will be impressive. But it's mighty dull: "The pain will go away, Mae, you know it will when you get a new guardian."

"And when will that be?" I should've known he'd be this way; he was never great at talking about stuff like this. And since I can't tell him why I'm truly broken, I'm stuck.