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"I’ed to her and never will be! Screw your fkin’ fortune; I want nothin’ to do with it!"
Romeo clutched my hand and pulled me towards the door I watched his mother storht my attention, she raised her hand and smacked the back across his face, the crack of skin-on-skin contact causing me to cry out and cover my mouth
"You insolent child! You dare speak to us like that after everything we’ve given you? You’re the worst thing that ever happened to this daet anything right, do you? Always screwing things up, and bringing that into our lives is the worst to date," she shrilled, pointing her finger extreh gritted teeth as he protectively blocked ht her red manicured hands to her onna hit h!" Ro the room He walked forward and put his hand around Ro hi a blank look in his eyes
"You ever speak to your ain and I will end you I won’t discuss this any further Quit fkin’ the girl and get on board hat’s happening Your one fkin’ purpose in this life is to do as we say and do your duty as a Prince! So do it! And stop being such a pig-headed assle!" His voice was deep and sinister, de Romeo’s complete obedience
Mr Prince threw Romeo back towardshted hi that I was okay I wasn’t I don’t think anyone would’ve been after getting attacked in such an abhorrent way He sawback at him and with a moan, he wrapped me securely in his embrace
His worst nightmare had just coh with y’all I choose Molly I choose to not be in this fked-up life anymore Jesus Christ! What more can you do to me?! You’re the worst fkin’ people I’ve ever known I’htly forward, i his parents to listen "Have you ever even loved me? Ever just once felt anythin’ for me?"
Mr and Mrs Prince looked at each other and cracked up, their cackles echoing around the grand room I was convinced I’d just witnessed the personification of pure evil
His father stepped forward "How can anyone love you? How can anyone love a stone in their shoe? You’re just one giant disappointardless We’ll find a way to make you see reason, you ue, unable to hide her discomfort at the whole scene At least she didn’t seem as vindictive as his parents, more like a clueless pawn in their scheme
Romeo took my hand and I alers around est disappointood"
Romeo yanked me with him and I risked a look back over e on his parents’ faces
"Come back here, boy! This is not the end!" Mr Prince screa we’d just fanned a very dangerous flah the doors and Romeo pulled me to the truck He opened the door and practically threw me in, and I watched as he vaulted in beside me and spun his wheels down the driveway
Droplets of water splashed on hs, and when I liftedhand, I found tearsfreely from my eyes Romeo radiated tension He never once looked at me as I slowly sank into desperation in the soft black leather upholstery
"Romeo…" I whispered
"Not now God! Just…be quiet…" he snapped as his eyes crinkled in pain
I flinched and curled er
He’d warned nored the truth I had witnessed his father attack hiined that Romeo had lived with that Endured years of cruelty and violence like that
My shoulder pressed hard against the ht and I noticed ere heading to the creek I just wanted to go houre out what the hell to do next