Chasing Reality [sequel to Autistic Innocence -J.M]

Chapter 21

Jason's P.O.V

My heart dropped.

What do I do? What do I say?

I watch in nothing but horror and guilt and pain as Camilla's eyes water once again but this time when I reach out to bring her into my arms again, she backs away from me shaking her head.

I reach for her hand.

"C-Camilla, baby I-" she cuts me off and throws my hand off of hers.

"You're a monster." She seethed through gritted teeth and tears running down her face.

"How could you do that to us?! To mom?!" Her voice started to get louder.

She took in a breath before looking me in the eyes.

"Mom gave you everything. She would do anything for you if you asked her to. She trusted you and you betrayed her! You betrayed us! And after I opened up to you when I was little about everything that happened to me, you turn around and do the same exact thing as he did. You're just like him." She cried.

Anger and hurt ran through me at her words.

Everything happened so fast.

Because the next thing I know I'm standing there and hearing my daughter whimper in pain.

My eyes widen when I see her holding her cheek in her hand.

I hit her.

"Oh m-my God. B-baby girl I, I d-didn't- I didn't-" she cuts me off.

"You're worse than he was." She stares at me with nothing but hatred in her brown eyes as she continued to cry.

"And I fucking hate you!" She screams as she starts punching me in the chest.

Damn, she was pretty strong.

"Y-you don't mean that," I whisper and try to hold her fist back but she kept hitting me.

"Yes I do! I hate you, I hate you, I hate you! And don't. Ever. Put. Your. Hands. On. Me. Again!" She screamed and with each word she said was another hard punch to my chest and stomach.

That pain still could never compare to the heart felt pain and regret I was feeling.

"When mom comes home I'm telling her everything. What a jerk she married and how the man she loves cheated on her for who knows how long!" She cried as she pushed me as hard as she could. Hard enough to where I stumbled back a couple feet and watch her wipe at her eyes to get rid of the tears that were still slowly running down her face.

"What- what do you mean when she comes home? Where is s-she?" I ask her quietly.

"Oh you didn't know?" She asked me with fake sympathy. "She got a job as a model at Coach. Been working there for quite a while now. Matter of fact she should be here in the next hour and when she does get here, she's finally gonna know the truth about you." She pushes past me before running out the front door where I try to follow her but she throws Jr's heavy as hell backpack at me from the front door and it slows me down to where I'm forced to watch her get in her car and drive off to God knows where.