Me and my Shadow | ✓

Chapter 25

All of my life I always knew one thing, that my dad was a weak man. Now, that has only been confirmed.

After finding out the truth about Eric paying off my dad to have a relationship with Brody and I, the only thing I was after now was justice.

I wasn't going to let Eric give my dad that last check he's been waiting for, and I was NOT going to let my dad hurt my family again. We may have been small, but we were tough.

I slammed my car door shut and all of the students around the schoolyard looked up, including Layla and Eric.

Seeing Layla's pale face only made me realize that she was in on this too. They both lied to me.

With anger fuming from my ears, I clutched my bag tightly as I marched toward the intrigued faces of my boyfriend and best friend. Or shall I say former.

"Hey babe!" Eric smiled while walking toward me. Is he serious?

I didn't even let him get within an inch of my face, before I lifted my right hand and used all of the power I could muster to slap him directly in the face. The force of the slap could've been heard from a mile away, and a number of gasps echoed throughout the schoolyard at the sound.

"You bastard!" I screamed in his face.

Instantly, Layla came bolting toward us to push me away from Eric.

"Cecilia, don't!" She yelled.

"Don't you dare tell me what to do! You were in on this too!" I screamed, raising my hand to slap her as well.

Eric caught my hand just before it made contact with Layla's face, and then he held both of my arms against my sides.

"Cecilia! Will you please stop and let us explain?" Eric yelled which caused me to snap.

"No I will not let you fucking explain! You both lied to me! You're just paying off my dad so he'll stick around! Do you realize what you've done to my family? You think money solves everything don't you? Must be nice to have Daddy around to always cater to your needs! Does Daddy even know what his money is being used for? I'm sure he doesn't. You guys lied to me, so you're probably lying to your parents too! You both make me sick and I never want to see your stupid faces ever again!" I shouted, putting on a big show for the rest of the students to witness.

"Cecilia you're overreacting." Layla mumbled from beside Eric.

"Shut up Layla, before I shut you up." I glared.

"Oh please." She scoffed.

I gave her a pointed look and then everything after that was a blur.

I lunged for her and Eric couldn't stop me, nor did he want to get in the way of my wrath. I grabbed Layla by the back of her hair and yanked her down onto the grass. I instantly jumped on top of her and began throwing punch after punch. I could feel the bones beneath her skin as they made immediate contact with my fists, but I couldn't feel any pain. The adrenaline was far too powerful to make me feel anything.

After what seemed like an hour, but was only a few seconds, I began feeling my lungs close.

I immediately stopped hitting Layla and rolled over onto the grass beside her, clutching my chest.

I tried to take a few deep breaths, but it was as if my airway was completely blocked. No sound came from my lips.

In that short moment, I knew I was having a panic attack. A very large, panic attack.