GRACIE
“What about the dead cop? Do you have the information I wanted about him? ”
His words sent my heart hammering hard in a wave of shock, I didn’t realize when I took a shaky step backwards, by doing so my back crashed against the door.
He turned around swiftly , I was met with his icy cold expression which vanished as soon as he saw me .
He approached me slowly, his shackling me to my spot.
“What are you doing here? ” he spoke quietly. Was that anxiety I heard in his voice?
I tried to but unable to control the wave of doubt and fear pulsating through me.
The room felt so suffocating, I couldn’t breathe.
Oh god. Let me be wrong, it couldn’t have been…
Had he been present when Shawn died?
How could it be that much of a coincidence that he died on the same day, right after he had met me?
Also my cellphone….
“You knew I met him” I stated in a matter of factly, unable to tear my gaze away from his.
His jaw ticked once.. then twice.
“What the hell are you thinking ? Whatever it is, you’re wrong ” he spoke in a sort of calm tone, but it didn’t serve to quench the fires of suspicion and fear that was brewing inside of me.
I couldn’t distinguish what was wrong or right anymore. I still remember vividly the blood stains on his clothes thest night, had it been Shawn’s?
Oh god .
He appeared to notice where my thought had drifted to as he tried to reach out to me.
I found myself taking a step back.
His gaze went dark, reflecting so many emotions, I could only recognize a few
hurt and…
I snapped out of it, now wasn’t the time to care.
I have to find out and hear it directly from his mouth .
“Did you go after him?” My voice trembled but I continued.
“I’m asking if you met him… the bloodst night was it….. his? ” Thest part came out as a choked sound.
I wanted to hear him to tell me no, that I was mistaken about the whole thing, but I couldn’t deny the harsh reality of what might be the oue of this whole thing.
“Yes I did meet him and the blood had been his! ” he whispered roughly seeming frustrated.
Hearing the words from his mouth made me feel like a bucket of ice had been dumped on me, chilling mepletely to my bones .
He approached me tilting my face to meet his.
“let go of me! ” I screamed.
He didn’t.
If anything his grip got even more firm.
“But I didn’t kill him! someone else did it! ” he growled in my face.
I stared into his gaze with my blurry ones as I sought to break free from his hold.
Hearing it from an outsider the harsh truth kicked in.
Shawn was dead.
He was really gone from this world.
A sob broke out of my mouth as I shoved hard against his chest, he tried to hold me but I wouldn’t let him.
“I don’t believe you, You just killed him! Why? i can’t do this Hayden, I can’t do this!” I screamed.
I was beyond reasoning, everything was happening so quickly, Shawn was dead, he was a good person who had no enemies.
It had to be him!
My body shook with waves of bitter tears, was his death because of me?
HAYDEN
I stared at her trembling form, her gaze filled with hurt, pain and…. I refuse to allow myself interpret the rest of the emotions I saw there.
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It was understandably since she just lost someone she considered a friend , but I couldn’t push back the wave of bitterness at herst words.
I’ll give her some space to calm down, that would be best for the both of us right now.
“Just breath , I’ll give you more time, then we can discuss about this ”
She lifted her tear filled gaze to mine, her gaze filled with anger and bitterness.
“We have nothing to discuss , I made a huge mistake thinking we would be able to work out, you’ll always hurt people and I won’t ever be able to get used to that! ”
I wasn’t prepared for that.
I was left frozen for a moment.
“What are you talking about! ” the words dripped out slowly from my mouth.
“I can’t do this with you anymore! ”
The sharp taste of hurt, Followed shortly by the burning sting of betrayal.
“I thought I would be able to do it but I can’t! ”
“stop it! ” the words came out of my clenched teeth.
“I really can’t! I can’t! ”
“Please stop it!!” I growled out this time, grasping both her shoulders firmly backing her against the wall.
My breathsing out harsh and uneven as I tried to suppress the brewing storm pulsating through my veins.
I tilted her face to mine, forcing her to look at me.
“You told me you got used to me, got used to everything! You said …..” my nostrils red as I inhaled sharply
“You said you love me and wouldn’t leave, you made me believe every word you said, made me believe I could be a better person to you and our daughter but in reality you didn’t trust me at all, you’ve never believed that! ” my voice rose with every spoken word
“Everything you told me was just a lie wasn’t it!! ” I roared , she flinched notably, her face turning paper white.
She shrunk away from me, her blurry gaze and trembling form revealed it all.
I could almost taste the raw fear sipping out of her.
I let go of her shoulders like her skin burned. Maybe it didn’t, but the way she was staring up at me burned.
I took a step backwards.
Then another.
Keeping a good distance between us .
I closed my eyes briefly, my jaws ticked continuously.
Even now she believed that I was going to hurt her.
It was the greatest betrayal of all.
“Get out! ” I growled.
“Hayden I… ”
My gaze snapped open as I red at her icily.
“I fucking asked you to get out!! ” I seethed even louder this time.
I didn’t wait for her to obey me.
I grabbed her arms roughly , in two quick strides I shoved her out the door, mming the door closed with a loud bang.
I wanted the raw anger.
I wanted to rage.
But the only thing pulsating through my veins in this moment was devastation.