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Her unresponsiveness has me beginning to worry. Sadly, I have another worry to add to the mix.
“Dr. Mathews. What a pleasant surprise.” This surprise is so far from pleasant, and Juliet’s mocking tone reveals she loves the ugliness.
“We were just leaving,” I say, securing my hold around Maddy’s trembling shoulders as I turn around to face the Antichrist and her right-hand man.
“Oh, really? That’s a shame. I suppose we’ll have plenty of time to catch up soon.” Juliet purses her lips, her haughty gaze never wavering from mine.
I’ve never hated anyone more than I do her right now. I know what she’s implying, and it’s all my fault.
“That’s not going to happen,” I firmly state, my nostrils flaring in rage.
Maddy finally speaks, her voice nothing but a mere whisper. “W-What?” she questions, breaking from my hold and bravely facing the malevolent duo.
My fists itch as I want to slam them into Dylan’s face when he stares at Madison indecently.
Juliet’s cruel eyes flick her way, dissecting her. “Oh, Rachel didn’t tell you?”
“Tell me what?”
Juliet snuggles into Dylan’s side, which breaks his trance-like stare. He looks down at her like she’s a disease. She either doesn’t see his repulsion or she just doesn’t care. “Dylan is moving in with me. We’ll be neighbors,” she happily declares, revealing Madison’s and my worst nightmare.
“When?” is all Madison can say as she sags against me.
“This week,” Dylan replies, smiling. “That means I can visit you any time I want, Sunny. Isn’t that great?” His entire sentence is dripping with a disgusting undertone, and I gnash my teeth together, seconds away from ripping off his fucking head.
I don’t care who sees. I’m going to kill him. I’ll kill them both with my bare hands.
Just as I lunge forward, Madison grabs my forearm, stopping my attack. I twist around to look at her, but she gives nothing away. “Let’s go, Dixon.”
Go? Has she gone mad? There is no way I’m leaving without her brother’s head in tow.
But when she tugs on my arm, her desperate need to escape clear on her frightened face, I push aside my fury and put her safety first. She leaps into my arms as we turn to leave this clusterfuck behind.
“Toodles. Let’s do coffee next week,” Juliet says in a singsong, her voice displaying nothing but victory.
I ignore her and tear down the walkway before I act on impulse and end them both. When we’re a safe distance away, Madison suddenly stops and rushes over to a flowering shrub, hand over mouth.
“Maddy?”
“I’m going to be sick.” With that pained admission, she bends forward and throws up the entire contents of her stomach.
“Oh fuck.” I run to her aid, but she reaches out her palm behind her, indicating I’m to stay put.
She’s sick for what seems like minutes, but I respect her wishes and wait off to the side, feeling completely helpless as I pace the concrete anxiously. This is my doing. She’s sick because of me. And her brother moving into her building is because of me, too. I have brought this girl nothing but misery, and I don’t know how to make it stop.
“Madison?” I ask, flinching when I see her hunched-over form shudder. “Are you all right?”
She doesn’t reply.
How can I fix this? How can I make this all go away? The only way I know how was just prohibited by Madison.
Why?
“Maddy, why did you stop me? That asshole deserves to be put down like the dog that he is!” My anger erupts as I continue pacing the sidewalk like a caged tiger.
She slowly stands to full height, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand as she turns. She looks lost, scared, and utterly defeated. “You can’t! My mom will find out what happened if you fight him.”
I pull back, confused. “Who cares? She should know! She should know what that animal did to you!” If Rachel knew, then this entire shitstorm would be over with. Madison may never forgive me for lying to her, but at least I’d know she’d be safe. She’d have her mother to protect her from the monsters. And those monsters include me.
