Chapter 7
Viviana lay on the ground, blood smeared across her arm and skirt.
She should count herself lucky. I wasn’t about to spend my last days in prison. Otherwise, I really would have gone in for another strike.
“E–Edward will never forgive you!”
I grabbed her chin, tapped her face lightly, and called 911.
By then, Edward had stumbled in, looking completely disheveled. He was frantically helping Viviana.
I dialed the police to turn myself in and ended up with a two–week detention.
During that time, Edward came to see me and handed me a written apology. I accepted it without hesitation.
My body couldn’t take it anymore.
The day I was released, Edward came to pick me up, scowling.
“Look at you. What happened to the campus beauty and genius you used
to be?”
I turned my head and ignored him, only for him to grab my arm.
“You’re coming with me to apologize to Viviana. That’s the condition for
your release. You know, if she weren’t kind
early.”
wouldn’t be out this
As soon as we were out of the surveillance range of the station, I spun
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around and slapped him across the face.
“Either let me go, or take me back.”
His face went pale, and his eyes reddened. A few seconds later, he wore an expression of exaggerated grievance.
He was out of his mind.
I practically ran out of the scene. If my body had held up, I would have gone back just to mess with him a bit.
I wanted to see that self–important look of his, forced to surrender in the end. The best part would be him gritting his teeth at me, completely powerless.
I collapsed onto the floor, gasping for breath. My insides felt twisted together, every muscle screaming in pain. I lost even the strength to grit my teeth.
In the middle of the night, my phone buzzed, dragging me back from the edge.
I thought I wouldn’t make it through the night.
Glancing at the screen, it was Edward.
“Anastasia! Open the door!”
He was pounding on the door from the outside.
“If you don’t, I’ll break it down.”
I knew he could–and would–do it. But I didn’t open the door.
I wasn’t about to let him see me like this. Not now. Not ever.
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