Crystals POV
I looked at her wide eyed. My blood began to boil and my hands begin to shake with rage.
"Please don't tell Colby... I don't want him to do something that will land him in jail" she pleads
"Fine" I say gritting my teeth
I'm gonna slice the fuckers throat. I couldn't stop myself. I slammed my hand in the arm of the chair.
You have to tell Colby
No! You promised her
But look what he's done to her. Look at how he's hurt her.
My head became a battle ground and I was forced into a civil war with myself.
Cassidy jumped when I punched the chair. She looked at me with fear in her eyes.
Her face, so fragile. Her eyes brimmed with tears. I stared at her, praying for her to say something.
"I-I-I'm sorry" she says so quietly
"No baby no... it's not your fault" I say leaning into hug her.
I stroke her hair gently, hushing her.
"I will be back to see you after your surgery tomorrow ok?"
"Ok"
"I love you girl. Don't you forget it"
I walk out and back to the car. I dial the number Cassidy had told me was Jacks.
He answered.
Jack "yeah what?"
Crystal "You better watch your fucking ass boy. I'm coming for you"
Jack "W-who is this?"
Crystal "The last face you're gonna see on your death bed"
Jack "Wai-"
I hang up and throw my phone in the passenger seat.
I sit in silence in my car. I put my fingers on my temples and slowly circle them.
Tell Colby
No
Do it
I can't
You have to
Why
Cause as long as that Bitch is alive, Cassidy is in danger.
I drive home and back to the hotel. When I walk in the door, both Sam and Colby stand up in desperation
"What did she say?" Colby asks
I think long and hard. My mind was fighting against itself. But both sides seem to be losing.
"Well?..." Colby says impatiently
"She... didn't tell me. I think we should just give her time"
I lie through my teeth. And suddenly, a sickening feeling fills the empty pit of my stomach. And all at once, I want to throw up the lie, but I swallow the truth.
I had become a truthful liar.
