•It Still Hurts•

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Victor's Point of View

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It almost felt as if someone had breathed cold air into me.

I could feel the blood drain from my face, my skin going pale as if it were now lifeless and void of color.

And I could hear my breath hitch in the back of my throat as my lungs seemed to freeze over in shock, my lips not being able to breathe or speak.

I wasn't even sure if I wanted them to.

But.........

This can't be real.

It's not real.

"Beautiful wedding, wouldn't you agree?" Vaughn said in a normal, relaxed tone, as if I wasn't less than ten feet away from him, tearing at the seams.

I was absolutely silent.

I was absolutely numb.

And I knew that if I were to play into his game that I would fall down into that hole of guilt and manipulation, something I had always struggled to get out of.

So I knew what the right decision was.

I was smarter than that.

I knew I was smarter than that.

And so I walked away quietly, not even giving him so much as a glance backwards as I kept my eyes on what was in front of me instead of what was behind.

The same thing I had done when I left, years ago.

"Awe come on Vitya. Not even a nice hello for your damn father?" and his words cut through the air and towards me as I clenched my fists and begged myself not to turn around.

Don't fucking do it.

He's not worth it.

He's not.........

"And you honestly think you deserve one?" The words came out of my mouth faster than they came to mind and I found myself face to face with him.

Which hurt more than I could even put into words.

The smirk he gave me in response, knowing that he had gotten to me, was painful enough as I took one last deep breath in order to prepare myself for what I knew was coming.

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