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- { 𝐱𝐯. 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 }
6 AM
The feeling of numbness didn't fade as I sat in my room after Dee had helped me upstairs and wrapped blankets around my trembling body.
Closing my eyes to push the nausea down, I prayed I would be able to dart inside the bathroom before I vomited on my carpet. Papa Gabe would kill me. Tears of utter heartbreak stung my eyes, causing me to cringe.
I regret it, He had said.
...marriage counseling...and I agreed. He had said.
It was getting hard to breathe, clawing at the front of my hoodie—and fanning myself. Just breathe, Perse. Please...just breathe. My chest expanded as I sucked in a lung full of air.
A lone tear fell down my face as my chest ached.
God, won't this pain just stop? Please? I can't take it anymore.
I couldn't make myself look at his window. A pang raced across my chest, damn—it hurt to even think about him. The man I had always loved, my first kiss, and the man who took my virginity, and not to mention impregnated me—left me broken after a few weeks.
"I'm such an idiot..." I whispered weakly, wrapping my arms protectively around my stomach, I held it. "I'm so sorry, little baby." I said brokenly, "I'm so sorry."
Laying on my back, I stared up at the ceiling emotionlessly. My parents were due to be home in a couple hours, and I was in no state to see them. No matter how much I threw insults at myself to force myself out of my misery—I couldn't fall out of the slump I had been in the entire night.
He regrets everything, even when he said he wouldn't.
He lied.
What was I going to do now?
"It's okay, Perse. I'm right here." Dee said almost too quietly. She laid her head on my shoulder, but I didn't turn nor react. I felt too tired to move. I felt Dee's eyes on the side of my face. "What happened, Perse? Please...just tell me what's wrong."
