AFTER NEVER (Charlotte's Story)

Chapter 59/131: Betrayed

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A tear slipped.

I bit my lips to prevent another, and directly raised my right hand to brush it away.

I turned away from him, my vision becoming blurry.

'The price was you.'

I could feel no breath crossing through my throat, as my chest constricted to no limits.

It hurt.

Almost involuntarily, a small, painful smile crossed my face, and I worked hard to prevent tears from escaping.

"Ah," I chuckled, my voice shaking, "So he sold me?"

My lips quivered, and he took a step in my direction, as my legs shook.

I suddenly felt power drain from my body, and I swayed.

He moved fast, both his hands shooting out from either my sides to grip over my shoulders too tightly.

I raised my hands to his chest, and tried pushing him away, "Stay away!" I forced out, my voice shaking.

He didn't make a sound, but kept holding me in place.

I raised my head to look up towards his beauteous face at that.

Damn those ocean-beads which were eying me with blue flames and an unfathomable hint of... concern?

I tried pushing away again. "Get away!" I snapped, my voice on the verge of breaking. "You will leave like him!! One day you will leave, too!"

Betrayal.

I could feel it in my bones.

It's not about him.

But at such a moment.

I really felt like shutting myself away.

Away.

I wriggled, and he let go, as I stumbled back and against the gigantic glass wall behind me.

My hands came up to cover my face, as a pained groan escaped my throat upon finally releasing my suppressed sobs.

I slammed my back harshly against the glass behind me, and that made a 'thud' sound.

I slammed again, and again.

My consecutive sobs echoed painfully through the silence of the night. I kept covering my face, hiding away, as my hands felt too wet because of my warm tears.

I felt too vulnerable, too betrayed, too unprotected.

And that was too painful.

Why?

Why would my father sell me?!

Despite all of what had happened; he left us, abandoned us, did not even bother to contact us.

Despite all that, I still loved him.

He was my daddy, after all.

But with all this now, I feel like someone was tearing my insides.

My cries felt too painful, burning my throat within every sob, every groan, every painful hiccup.

"Goddamit why?" I clenched my teeth, "I believed in him!" I hiccuped, "I... All along... I suppressed all faith I had in him and pretended to have believed he abandoned us..." My voice started going off. It started transforming into hoarseness like it normally does after I suffer laryngitis for several days. "But that was only a pretence to console myself! To strengthen the broken me!"