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When the door opens, I don’t stop, continuing to hum even as my stomach sinks as she walks in. Scarlett is alone, and without Tommy as a buffer, I feel far more vulnerable.
She stops in front of me, her eyes dropping to where Tommy pulled down my leggings. She reaches towards me, and I move back on the balls of my feet, putting some space between us so she can’t touch me.
This seems to amuse her, and that dark smile painted on her face makes me wonder if any part of our friendship was ever real. “I did wonder if I would ever see you again,” she says, thankfully keeping a little distance between us.
“I thought we were friends.”
“How could we ever be friends? I was only there to take care of daddy’s little precious princess.”
Tears clog the back of my throat, mixing with my anger. “Wewerefriends. Everything on my side was real.”
“Do you have any idea what it was like living in the shadow of Skye Richardson, the prodigal daughter? You could do no wrong. Everybody adored Skye. No one ever noticed the things I sacrificed, the things I had to do for you. But I have everything now. Tommy is mine, and he’s going to make you feel the same pain I did when you left me bleeding and dying on the fucking floor of your bedroom.” She gets in my face and spits these words out through gritted teeth.
“And why did I do that? You took away all my choices. You made it so I only had one option.”
The smirk on her face pisses me off. I throw myself in her direction, roaring my frustration when the hook stops me, rocking back. I lose my traction, swinging freely for a moment. Pain tears through my shoulders and wrists, and I can’t stop the scream from erupting out of my mouth.
“I wish I’d fucking killed you!” The words are ragged, agonised, and not just because of of what she has done. I manage to regain my balance on the balls of my feet, taking some of the pressure off my abused body.
“Finally, some truth. Tommy thinks you are this perfect angel, but when it comes down to it, you’re just as bloodthirsty as the rest of us. Face it, Skye, you enjoy hurting others just as much as we do.”
My eyes scan hers, seeing the excitement there as she talks. She’s insane. How did I never notice how evil she is?
“I don’t enjoy it. There was nothing that made me feel good about hurting you, but I did what I had to do to survive.”
“Too bad you don’t enjoy it, because I’m gonna enjoy what’s going to happen to you.”
A shiver climbs up my spine. “Which is what?”
Her gaze drops to my stomach, and I wish my hands were free so I can cover it. “Tommy can’t stand the idea of that baby inside you.” I can see that pisses her off, that he cares about me. “There’s a doctor on the way. He’s going to give you an abortion.”
My heart sinks into my stomach. I shake my head, unwilling to believe Tommy could do this to me. “No. I don’t… I don’t want an abortion.”
Sweat trickles between my shoulder blades, rolling down to the small of my back. I was scared before at the prospect of dying, but this is a thousand times worse.
“Funny, considering I seem to recall you begging me to get you the morning after pill. You sure as hell wanted to abort that thing when you first learned about it. Be careful what you wish for, Skye. The universe doesn’t care if you changed your mind.”
I rattle the hook, desperation careening through me. Trying to reason with her is pointless. She’s too wrapped up in her anger to listen, so I try to appeal to her, hoping it will break through somehow. I’m losing control here, not that I ever had it, and the panic churning my gut is intensifying. “Please don’t do this. You can still help me. I’ll disappear. You’ll never see me again.” She scoffs at this, folding her arms over her chest. “I don’t want Tommy, Scarlett. You can have him. He’s all yours. But I want my baby. Please, if you have ever cared for me at any point over the years, please do this for me.”
By the last word, I’m sobbing. I don’t see any way out of this situation, and that terrifies me. I can handle us both dying together. It’s not the best outcome, but considering the options, it is the only one I can deal with. I don’t want to live in a world where my baby does not.
But this…
What Tommy is planning to do…
This is pure evil.
“Oh, Skye. What happens to you isn’t down to me. This is all Tommy’s decision.”
She sticks that knife in, twisting it a little deeper. “He doesn’t care about you. He never has.”
I glare at her through watery eyes. “So, if he doesn’t care, explain to me why he wants to replace my dead baby with his own?”
There is an imperceptible curl of her lip, but I see it. I feel the jealousy washing through her. I want to hurt her as much as I can, and since the only weapon I have is my words, I wield them.
“You see, Scarlett, the one thing you have never understood is that although I don’t want Tommy, he’s always wanted me. You’re just something to pass the time until he can have me back.” Her face contorts, anger blazing in her eyes. I should heed the warning, but fear makes my tongue bold. “And when he has given me the gift of his child, what do you think will happen to you? Poor little Scarlett, on the outside once again. He’ll never love you. No matter what you do, he’ll never want you.”
“You fucking cunt.” Her breath rips out of her in angry pants as she steps towards me. The look in her eyes terrifies me, and for a moment, I’m afraid she might kill me.
