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I've seen the comments and votes you guys have left and they make me smile every single day. I'm sorry I've been gone for so long. I started school and work in August, so I've been focusing on my studies, but now that I'm in a good place, I can start uploading again!
With that being said, this chapter is way shorter compared to the other ones, but I promise there's a reason why. I hope you guys are ready for the upcoming chapters!
- Lexi
A N G E L A
I tried to blink my tears away but it didn't work. The image that stared back at me was too nerve wracking and stained my mind with broken promises and trust. With everything that we've been through, nothing hurt me more than this.
I squeezed my eyes tightly and wrapped my arms around my shoulders as I forced steady breaths past my lips.
1...2...3...
Suddenly a knock on the door interrupted me, abruptly constructing the air in my lungs, "Baby, it's not what it looks like. Can I come in so we can talk?"
A silent sob escaped me as his voice found my ears and I slapped my hand over my mouth to quiet myself. My other hand grabbed the edge of the sink to steady shaking frame and my eyes closed on their own again. I braced myself against the sink as I tried to get my thoughts together when I heard him knock again. It was softer but I knew it was a warning knock rather than a concerning one.
"I'm coming in," He announced and pushed the door opened after
Our eyes met instantly and his face dropped when he noticed my distressed state and ruined makeup. My body was shaking like a leaf and it was because of him.
Because of them.
"Don't come near me," I gritted through my teeth
"Angel-," He whispered and took a brave step towards me
"No!" I screamed, feeling the harsh bite of the word on the tip of my tongue
His eyebrows furrowed, but he stayed in his position and relaxed his tensed shoulders beside him.
"Carter-," I finally croaked, overwhelmed and devastated
He looked at me with saddened eyes and tried to open his mouth, but I shook my head at him.
"Carter, this is another level of betrayal. One that I can't forgive," I whispered and turned around to leave the courthouse
"Angela," He called after me but I was out of the door before he could stop me
I rushed past him and the pastor and towards the exit doors of the courthouse. I needed some fresh air and I needed it now.
I made eye contact with the minister as I walked out, but I didn't stay long to make conversation. I slipped past him, Carter hot on my trail, and pushed open the doors of the courthouse.
Immediately, the air gushed around me at once and I felt the heat of the blazing sun graze against my skin. It wasn't a gentle kiss this time like I had hoped to feel after my marriage. Instead, it felt like I was burning. Burning in flames with every breath I took and footstep I made. No matter where I turned, flames were closeting me in, forcing me to breath in their heavy smokes and ashes.
How could they do this to me?
His loud footsteps echoing against the cement broke me out of my thoughts, and I almost turned around and slapped him at his audacity. Nothing he could say or do could fix this.
Trying my hardest to ignore him, I continued to walk down the sidewalk to my car before I heard his low voice behind me.
"Angela, shit baby wait. You walk fast when you're mad,"
The heel of my feet planted themselves in the cement below me and my fists bawled at the sides of my hips.
I whipped my head around to face him and before I could stop myself, my fist raised and connected with his nose, completely knocking him off his guard.
He stumbled back a little and raised his hand to his nose, amazed by the drop of blood that dripped down his nostril.
His eyes connected with mine and a smirk danced skated across his lips as his eyebrow raised at me.
The sight only made my blood boil more.
"You can't fix this Carter. I hate you and I mean it this time. Stay the hell away from me," I gritted through my teeth then turned on my heels to finish the stretch to my car
"Baby," He yelled warningly after me but I simply shook my head as I rounded the hood of my car and pulled the driver door open
I looked at him one last time before I scrunched my nose in disgust and climbed into the front seat of my car. I slammed the door behind me and ignored his gestures and demands for me to come back.
I wanted to call Raymond and tell him to meet me at the house to help me pack all of my things, but I didn't know how I would feel seeing her.
After all this time, I've called Jasmine my sister and best friend, and she betrayed me and our friendship like this.
I wanted answers from the both of them so badly, but I knew I needed time to myself to process things.
As I made the final turn into the empty parking lot of the park I used to go to as a kid, another sob tore through me as my hands tightened around the steering wheel.
Like I remembered, the swings were covered with rust and the slides were covered with orange, red, and yellow leaves as we moved further into September. The colors were beautiful against the dark green slide, and a pained smile danced across my lips as all of my childhood memories flooded my brain at once.
I didn't have a single care in the world then, but things were different now.
Much different.
I couldn't go a day without the past haunting me and reminding me of the horrors that I went through when I was 18.
I couldn't go a night without wondering about the people in my life and who I could actually trust.
It seemed like every other day more and more secrets were coming to light, and I hated to admit it, but I knew that meant that mine was next.
The sound of a monotone ping startled me and alerted me that I had received a notification on my phone. I blinked twice before I felt a light tear fall down my cheek then looked down at my phone with a sniffle.
I picked up my phone and saw that the notification was a text from Jasmine.
Jas: Please, Angie, talk to me.
My breathing grew heavier as I read the message and I chewed on my bottom lip to stop myself from doing something irrational. My fingers clenched around the gear shift as I tried to control my thoughts and breathing, but it didn't work.
Thoughts of smashing her head against the barrel of my gun started to surge in my mind, and I smiled with excitement at the sight.
Me: Okay. I'll be there in 20 minutes.
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