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THEN – SKYE
My feet pad softly down the hall towards the sound of the devastated
sobbing. I reach out, curling my fingers around the wall and peering
around. Ava is sitting on the sofa, her feet tucked up beneath her, body
trembling. I swallow thickly and focus on the people with her. Jackson, my
Granddaddy, but her father – and her Mom, Serenity.
They haven’t told me much about how she’s doing since she was taken
by an enemy of the club a few months ago, but she’s acting like she’s okay. I
know what happened to her, I know she endured something awful, but she
has Lucas now and she seems to be coming forward. She seems bubbly and
happy most days. So why does she look like she’d rather be in a cold grave
than living right now?
“It’s going to be okay,” Granddad says, rubbing her back. “You know
we’re here for you, baby. We’re not goin’ to let anything happen to you
again.”
“Your daddy is right, honey. It’s going to be okay,” Serenity adds, giving
Granddad a worried look.
“It’s not going to be okay,” Ava sobs, clutching her middle. “It’s not. I
can’t sleep without nightmares. I barely breathe each day. Some days…some
days I’d rather be dead than live like this. If it wasn’t for Lucas, I’d
probably have found a way to end it because that seems so much easier
than suffering with the pain.”
My heart pounds at her words. Not Ava. She always seems okay. So
strong. How did we miss her suffering?
“Don’t say things like that,” Granddad growls. “Never…”
“It’s the truth,” Ava screams. “It’s the damned truth. I wish it had never
happened. I wish I wasn’t…”
Her voice trails off and she looks away, panting with rage.
“Wish what?” Granddad whispers.
“I wish I was never part of this club. I wish I were just a normal girl. I
wish I was never born into this dangerous, cruel world. If it weren’t for this
club, I wouldn’t feel like this. I wouldn’t be suffering. It’s dangerous, and
deadly, and I am so glad I have stepped away from it. I’d never even dream
of raising a child in this life. I’d never let them see the horrors I witnessed.
Anyone in their right mind would step away.”
Granddad looks like he’s been slapped. Serenity gasps.
“Ava, fuck…” he croaks. Then he stands and disappears out of the
room, shoulders slumped, big body hurting. Poor Granddad. I can’t
imagine how hard this has been for him, as President of the club. He still
holds the blame for what happened to Ava.
“Honey,” Serenity says, cupping Ava’s face. “You don’t mean that.”
“I do,” Ava says, her voice sharp. “I wish it with every part of my
being. This club is dangerous. It ruined my life. I could have died.”
“But you didn’t.”
“No,” Ava mumbles, staring at the wall blankly. “But most days, I wish
I did.”
Her words sink into my soul. The look on her face plants itself in my
memory.
But more than that, the reality of the dangers associated with the club
become abundantly clear.
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