Perfect Bastard (by Mary D. Sant) novel Chapter 68

Chapter 68: “Please… Stay”

ELLIE

A lump formed in my throat as I felt my heart being crushed. His arm was bround her, as if his intention was to show everyone that they were together.

But I knew that was directed especially at me. He wanted me to see it so he wouldn’t have to say anything else. And he certainly didn’t need

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When his eyes met mine, I looked away instantly, I felt my chin start to tremble in anticipation of my tears. That was my warning sign.

“Ellie…” Anna began to speak apprehensively next to me.

I avoided looking into her eyes and couldn’t say a word, because I knew I would fall apart if I tried. I just shook my head before heading toward the exit, feeling my eyes well up.

I walked quickly to my car, trying to hold back my tears. My chest hurt so much that I could barely breathe. When I finally got into my car and shut the door, I broke down.

My body trembled as the tears streamed down my face relentlessly, while I tried to breathe through my parted lips.

I knew this pain, the kind that wasn’t really physical but hurt so much more. I needed to go home. That was the only thing I could think of.

I started the car, my vision still blurry from the tears.

Why? Why would he do something like that? Why couldn’t he, just talk to me? What he had just done was so cruel.

And why did I think he wouldn’t be capable of that? So stupid. So naive. This was the biggest proof that he never really cared about me.

How could I have been so dumb? Ignoring all the damn signs, once again. Didn’t you learn anything the first time, you idiot? All that honesty crap. Let it go to hell.

The tears didn’t stop during the short drive back home, while I felt anger mixed with everything else.

Try? What a joke. I deserved all of this for being so stupid, for thinking what we had meant something to him.

It was always just about the damn sex. This was all my fault. For giving him exactly what he wanted. I deserved all this crap. I was so angry at myself.

What did I think? That he liked me? Oh, yeah, he liked me just like Todd dd. So foolish. Why would he choose me? Why would anyone choose me, when even the woman who gave birth to me abandoned me?

Maybe life was trying to show me something I’d been pretending to ignore my entire life.

Poor Ellie, always abandoned by everyone. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. You don’t have the right.

You’ve been lucky. You have wonderful parents and friends who care about you. You can’t feel this way when you grew up surrounded by so much love. You don’t have that right. Just be grateful and pretend everything’s fine. Be thankful.

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Chapter 68: “Please

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‘Look who’s back!”

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if something was missing.

With my hands still trembling, I stopped trying to open the lock when I heard Todd’s voice behind me.

No. Not now.

The tears threatened to return. I squeezed my eyes shut, sniffling.

“El, are you okay?”

“Not now. Please.”

Damn it. They started rolling down again.

His hands rested on my shoulders, turning me around, and then cradled my face.

“Hey, what happened?”

I blinked, trying to clear my vision. But I couldn’t stop crying. When I couldn’t respond and started sobbing, he just hugged me, pulling me

against his chest.

There was something familiar about his scent, his warmth, and his voice telling me everything was going to be okay, that managed to comfort

me a little. But not enough to stop the tears.

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