Chapter 21

I know I am being childish. That man out there stole every ounce of my sanity and left me in a hospital to rot. He never checked if I was okay in my three days there. He never showed up, never enquired about me or anything. I was disconnected and left to go out into the world alone. He never once stopped to wonder about the girl he slept with more than once and then pushed to an attempted suicide at his hands. He made me feel worthless.

In the four months I have been gone, it’s like he never even existed. No word, sign, or slight hint, and now suddenly, he wants me to come out because he has something to say. He’s a bully and a control freak, and there’s nothing I want from him.

Hell, to the NO!

“Camilla, please. Just listen to him. This is as much for you and me as it is for him. After he’s done talking, he will leave… he promised me. I’ll be back soon; the carpenter needs something to secure your windows.”

“Mico, wait! Don’t leave me with him.” It’s out lik