Forbidden Lies by Vanessa James

Author:Vanessa James [James, Vanessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vanessa James
Published: 2019-12-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6:Caleb

I don’t totally understand what possessed me to tell Mary everything, but that’s what I did. I sighed, taking a deep breath for but a moment before I spoke.

“So, the truth is, Mary, I have a lot of baggage in my life, and I really do mean a lot of baggage.”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, about ten years ago, my mom was killed. Not by my dad, but by The Skulls. My dad only managed to scrape out of there alive because of some people stepping in to help. But over time, I learned a little bit about what happened to her. She got embroiled in some mess involving The Skulls, even though my dad told her to be careful. She was left to die. It’s … it’s horrible to think about honestly, and I hate remembering it,” I said.

“Oh Caleb, I’m so sorry.”

“Yeah, it’s been a while since it happened, but my dad hasn’t been the same since. He’s always been kind of cold, but now, he just cares only about ruling and controlling everything, and he wants me to do the same thing. But I don’t want that. I don’t want to live the same life he does, always at the mercy of whatever the fuck it might be. I hate thinking that way, but sometimes I wish that my dad was more understanding, instead of just an asshole.”

It really felt good opening up to Mary. And I could tell that she understood what I was telling her.

“I get that. I mean, at least your dad didn’t try to play the fake Christian card just so I could stay by his side,” she said.

“True. Your dad is a fucking mess. Mine is too, but yours is just … worse,” I said, feeling bad the moment I realized just how harsh, though true, my words had been.

I couldn’t believe a father would use his daughter in that way.

“It surprised me too, but I also don’t really have a choice. I’m not sure where to go with this, honestly,” she said.

“I know. I don’t know what I want to do either. Sometimes, I wonder myself if I made the correct decision if possibly following in my dad’s footsteps was the right thing to do. But I feel like if I didn’t, I would be in the same rut my own mom was in.”

“Yeah, which isn’t fun for anyone,” Mary admitted.

“You’re telling me. I wouldn’t want that. I’d be dead, maybe both of us would be,” I said.

I thought about that. If I continued down this path, I wouldn’t be happy, but I also feared what might happen if things did change and I decided to leave this life. I don’t know if my dad would accept it, or, if he’d be against it. But he does like Mary. I can tell that much. Maybe it would work itself out.

“You don’t have to worry, Caleb,” Mary suddenly said.

I turned to her, confused.

“What do you mean?”

“What I mean is, I’m not leaving you.

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