The Bully’s Obsession

GRACIE 

“What about the dead cop? Do you have the information I wanted about him? ”

His words sent my heart hammering hard in a wave of shock,  I didn’t realize when I took a shaky step backwards,  by doing so my back crashed against the door. 

He turned around swiftly , I was met with his icy cold  expression which vanished as soon as he saw me .

He approached me slowly,  his shackling me to my spot. 

“What are you doing here? ” he spoke quietly. Was that anxiety I heard in his voice? 

I tried to but unable to control the wave of doubt and fear pulsating through me.

The room felt so suffocating,  I couldn’t breathe. 

Oh god. Let me be wrong,  it couldn’t have been…

Had he been present when Shawn died? 

How could it be that much of a coincidence that he died on the same day,  right after he had met me?

Also my cellphone….

“You knew I met him” I stated in a matter of factly, unable to tear my gaze away from his.

His jaw ticked once.. then twice. 

“What the hell are you thinking ? Whatever it is, you’re wrong ” he spoke in a sort of calm tone,  but it didn’t serve to quench the fires of suspicion and fear that was brewing inside of me. 

I couldn’t distinguish what was wrong or right anymore.  I still remember vividly the blood stains on his clothes the last night,  had it been Shawn’s? 

Oh god .

He appeared to notice where my thought had drifted to as he tried to reach out to me.

I found myself taking a step back. 

His gaze went dark, reflecting so many emotions,  I could only recognize a few 

hurt and…

I snapped out of it,  now wasn’t the time to care. 

I have to find out and hear it directly from his mouth .

“Did you go after him?”  My voice trembled but I continued. 

“I’m asking if you met him… the blood last night was it….. his? ” The last part came out as a choked sound. 

I wanted to hear him to tell me no,  that I was mistaken about the whole thing,  but I couldn’t deny the harsh reality of what might be the outcome of this whole thing. 

“Yes I did meet him and the blood had been his! ” he whispered roughly seeming frustrated. 

Hearing the words from his mouth made me feel like a bucket of ice had been dumped on me,  chilling me completely to my bones .

He approached me tilting my face to meet his. 

“let go of me! ” I screamed.

He didn’t.

If anything his grip got even more firm. 

“But I didn’t kill him!  someone else did it! ” he growled in my face.

I stared into his gaze with my blurry ones as I sought to break free from his hold. 

Hearing it from an outsider the harsh truth kicked in. 

Shawn was dead. 

He was really gone from this world. 

A sob broke out of my mouth as I shoved hard against his chest,  he tried to hold me but I wouldn’t let him. 

“I don’t believe you, You just killed him! Why? i can’t do this Hayden,  I can’t do this!” I screamed. 

I was beyond reasoning, everything was happening so quickly, Shawn was dead,  he was a good person who had no enemies. 

It had to be him! 

My body shook with waves of bitter tears,  was his death because of me? 

HAYDEN 

I stared at her trembling form,  her gaze filled with hurt,  pain and…. I refuse to allow myself interpret the rest of the emotions I saw there. 

She was hurt. 

It was understandably since she just lost someone she considered a friend , but I couldn’t push back the wave of bitterness at her last words. Content © NôvelDrama.Org.

I’ll give her some space to calm down,  that would be  best for the both of us right now. 

“Just breath , I’ll give you more time,  then we can discuss about this ”

She lifted her tear filled gaze to mine,  her gaze filled with anger and bitterness. 

“We have nothing to discuss , I made a huge mistake thinking we would be able to work out,  you’ll always hurt people and I won’t ever be able to get used to that! ”

I wasn’t prepared for that. 

I was left frozen for a moment. 

“What are you talking about! ” the words dripped out slowly from my mouth. 

“I can’t do this  with you anymore! ”

The sharp taste of hurt,  Followed shortly by the burning sting of betrayal.

“I thought I would be able to do it but I can’t! ”

“stop it! ” the words came out of my clenched teeth. 

“I really can’t! I can’t! ”

“Please stop it!!” I growled out this time,  grasping both her shoulders firmly backing her against the wall. 

My breaths coming out harsh and uneven as I tried to suppress the brewing storm pulsating through my veins. 

I tilted her face to mine, forcing her to look at me. 

“You told me you got used to me,  got used to everything!  You said …..”  my nostrils flared as I inhaled sharply 

“You said you love me and wouldn’t leave,  you made me believe every word you said,  made me believe I could be a better person to you and our daughter but in reality you didn’t trust me at all,  you’ve never believed that! ” my voice rose with every spoken word 

“Everything you told me was just a lie wasn’t it!! ” I roared , she flinched notably,  her face turning paper white. 

She shrunk away from me, her blurry gaze and trembling form revealed it all.

I could almost taste the raw fear sipping out of her. 

I let go of her shoulders like her skin burned.  Maybe it didn’t,  but the way she was staring up at me burned. 

I took a step backwards.

Then another. 

Keeping a good distance between us .

I closed my eyes  briefly,  my jaws ticked continuously. 

Even now she  believed that I was going to hurt her.  

It was the greatest betrayal of all. 

“Get out! ” I growled.

“Hayden I… ”

My gaze snapped open as I glared at her icily. 

“I fucking asked you to get out!! ”  I seethed even louder this time. 

I didn’t wait for her to obey me. 

I grabbed her arms  roughly ,  in two quick strides I shoved her out the door,  slamming the door closed with a loud bang.

I wanted the raw anger. 

I wanted to rage.

But the only thing pulsating through my veins in this moment was devastation.