[ COMPLETED ]
" Tell me you don't love me, and I won't ever show you my face. Push me away so hard that I'd stumble to even look at you. " He leaned closer to my face. " Push me before I kiss you, before I cherish every inch of you. " His palm trace...
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VESTA'S POV
The ride to Compton was suffocating. My dad's grip on the steering wheel was so tight it looked like he was ready to crush it, while my mom sat silently beside him, angrier than him.
As soon as we pulled into the driveway, I flung the car door open and stormed inside the house. My chest heaved with rage, and tears of anger threatened to spill.
This wasn't how I envisioned this. I had hoped my dad would at least attempt to understand my feelings for Taehyung, but instead, he'd only dug his heels in deeper. And now, here I was, back home under their roof, feeling like a child all over again.
"Vesta!" My dad's voice boomed through the hallway as he followed me inside. "Don't you dare walk away from me. We need to talk about this-"
I spun around, tears finally breaking free. "Talk about what, Dad? About how you refuse to listen to me? About how you insulted Taehyung? "
"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, VES! YOU'RE MAKING A HUGE MISTAKE, AND I WON'T STAND BY AND WATCH YOU RUIN YOUR LIFE WITH HIM!" My dad's voice was filled with frustration as he screamed at me.
"YOU DONT EVEN KNOW HIM, DAD." I shot back, the anger boiling inside me. "You don't know how much he means to me, how deep our connection runs. " YOU'VE NO IDEA HOW MUCH HE LOVES ME. IF " I paused, trying to control my breathing, but the fire in my chest only grew hotter.
"STOP IT, VESTA!" my mom yelled, her voice ringing out like a whip. "THIS IS NOT A GAME! HE IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU!"
I couldn't hold back any longer. "I LOVE HIM. OKAY? I DO. I'VE HAD SEX WITH HIM, I'M INSANELY IN LOVE WITH TAEHYUNG. AND YOU BOTH DON'T GET TO DECIDE MY LIFE OKAY. " The words burst out of me like a dam breaking, and I could see the shock in their eyes.
In an instant, my mother's expression shifted from disbelief to anger. She stepped forward and slapped me across the face, the sting shocking me into silence. "COME TO YOUR SENSES. HOW DISGUSTING. "
But I wasn't done. The fire inside me only fueled my rage. "YOU CAN'T SEPARATE ME FROM HIM. NO ONE CAN. THIS ISN'T JUST A PHASE FOR ME. I WANT A LIFE WITH HIM! YOU NEED TO ACCEPT THAT!"
My heart raced, each word punctuating the resolve I felt deep within. I wouldn't back down. I wouldn't let them tear us apart.
My dad was boiling with anger. "I'm your father, Vesta. I know what's best for you. And that ma--"
"Not this time." I cut him off feeling a wave of defeat wash over me. "Not this time, Dad."
I turned on my heel and ran up the stairs, slamming my bedroom door behind me. I collapsed onto my bed, burying my face in the pillow as the sobs wracked my body. I couldn't believe this was happening.
My dad had always been my partner in crime, the one who'd never said no to me, the one who made sure I had everything I needed.
He'd been my hero for as long as I could remember. But now? Now, he was the one standing in the way of my happiness.
