Black Sheep by Tabatha Vargo

Author:Tabatha Vargo [Vargo, Tabatha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wicked Books, LLC
Published: 2016-09-17T21:00:00+00:00

I’m sorry.

Tyson had been wrong about one thing. Earlier in the night, he’d promised he’d hurt me. He didn’t hurt me. He destroyed me—murdered me—took the girl I once was and choked the life from her body. Nothing was left but a shell of what I’d been—a shell going through the motions of life.

I LIED TO my parents and told them I had to go back to New York early to meet with my advisor. I hated to lie to them. It wasn’t something I often did, but if I didn’t get away from all things Tyson, I was going to snap.

I managed to find an early flight, leaving out on New Year’s Day, which I’d heard was next to impossible.

“I’m not sure I like this very much,” Mom complained. “What’s so important at this meeting that you have to travel on a holiday?”

Tugging my suitcase behind me, I pulled my jacket tighter around my waist to keep the cold air out.

“I’m not sure. She didn’t say,” I lied once again.

“I was hoping for at least one more family dinner before you left to go back to school. It’s not often I have all three of you together anymore. Tyson works a lot, and now, you’re in New York.”

I felt terrible that my cowardly decision to run away from the things that hurt me was hurting my mom, but it was too late to back out now. I was going to be boarding soon, and I’d already lied on top of lies to get to that point.

“I’m sorry, Mom.”

It was the only thing I could say. It wasn’t like I could explain the situation. And even if I could’ve, I wouldn’t have wanted to.

I’d never been more grateful that I’d earned my parents trust over the years and because of that, they didn’t push for more information as we waited together until it was time for me to board.

Once they called for my flight, we said our goodbyes through tear-filled eyes, and I walked away from my parents feeling as though something strong was pulling me back. It was the strangest feeling, but I pushed through and put one foot in front of the other.

As I handed my ticket over to the attendant, I heard my father calling out my name. I turned to face him as he jogged up to me with a worried expression.

“I’m sorry, sweetie. I just wanted to tell you one more thing before you left.”

He was out of breath from running, and I nodded and waited until he caught his breath and was able to speak again.

“We don’t know what happened, but we know you’ll survive. Whatever it is you’re running from, just know your mom and I will always be here for you. We love you.”

I fell into his arms once more, breathing in his security, knowing that my father was one of the few people in my world I could trust explicitly. It hurt to leave my family, but for the first time since I started school, I was happy to get away.

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