Should I Tell? / l.h

Chapter 38

I froze. No one, not even my parents speak about this anymore, as far as they are concerned it's in the past and there is no need to mention it, ever. So why would April bring it up?

"Marley, I need you to tell me exactly what she told you" there was no hesitation in my voice, no pauses, something I thought was childish has just got really serious. Marley was hesitating and pacing, but after a few minutes she finally spoke,

"she told me that your dad used to hit you, and your mum, is it true?" apart of me wishes it wasn't, but it was and there was nothing I could do about it, I slowly nodded and I seen the shock wash over Marley's face,
"how come you never told me?"

"it's not something you just go around telling people, I didn't want anyone to know, you know how fast word gets around and the only reason April knows is because she was here once when it happened and then I had to tell her everything, but it was something I planned on never telling anyone" I could see the tears forming in her eyes but mine were dry,

"Lex, I'm sorry okay?"

"what for? the fact that I was abused or the fact that you chose not to tell me that April is going around telling people that I did?" I knew I shouldn't be mad at Marley, it weren't her fault but I couldn't help it, she knew about it and done nothing,

"I guess both" she seemed sincere, but I didn't need her sympathy,

"you don't need to say sorry, it happened a long time ago and I'm fine, but you can't expect me to not talk to April about this?" I watched as her face dropped, she can't have expected me to let this go?

"just don't make a scene okay?" she said it jokingly but I knew with April that a scene would be made, one way or another,

"I can't promise that" we both began to laugh, knowing that April loves her drama and this is just that, unnessaccary drama.