We Were Ghosts--The Secret Life of a Survivor by Tabitha Barret

Author:Tabitha Barret
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: YA Romance, Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Clean Romance, Physical Abuse, Abuse Survivor, Teen Romance
Publisher: Tabitha Barret
Published: 2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

The evening ended with me running from the dance like Cinderella at the end of the ball, though I kept my shoes on. I briefly explained to Zack that I couldn’t be seen with him, which he understood. I didn’t get my kiss, but I was okay with that. We had taken a major step forward in our relationship. We had confirmed that we had a relationship. I had a hard time containing my excitement, until I saw Phil’s car in the parking lot.

I said goodbye to my friends and switched off every emotion that I possessed. I tucked away everything that had happened and shut the door on my school life.

Reality crashed down on me the second he opened his mouth. “Why do you smell like cologne?”

I resisted the urge to sniff myself. I probably smelled more like sweat socks and wet paper towels than Zack’s mild cologne, so I ignored the accusation. I stared out the window and drifted off to a place where I couldn’t hear his unending questions and presumptions. When he started yelling, I was forced to snap out of my daze. He must have really believed that I was with someone for him to lose his temper. He usually traversed down an eerie, calm path and spoke with purpose, which made him sound more like a serial killer than a crazy mass-murderer.

“What do you want me to say? You won’t listen to the truth regardless of what I say. You already have all the answers,” I retorted. As long as he was getting his way, I was allowed to yell back. Once my mother was asleep, he knew I had no escape, so I could say whatever I wanted. It was only when we were in public and he had his reputation to worry about, or worse, when my mother was within earshot that I was not allowed to say something snide. She would question why we were fighting.

He pulled the car over and curbed it on someone’s front lawn. For the first time I was afraid of him. I had no idea what was wrong with him, but I considered bolting from the car until he hit the power locks in his fancy car.

“Stop lying to me!” he yelled. His breath was heaving and his eyes were wild. He grabbed the steering wheel and clenched his fists around it.

“What do you want?” I asked as my voice cracked. I didn’t want to admit to him that I was afraid, but my body was trembling.

He glared at me. He looked angry enough to hit me. I suddenly understood why Zack didn’t stand up to his father. The crazy look in Phil’s eyes made him unpredictable and my instinct was to run.

“I want you to admit the truth! Admit that there is a boy! I know what I saw at Megan’s party. No matter how much you lie to me, I won’t believe you!” he sneered.

I relaxed a tiny bit since Phil was working off incorrect information.

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