Their Blinded Betrayal

machines and the smell of

d. Death was close, I could fe

usually sharp features were blurred with co

They found you in the park. Your messag

oak came out. My throat was raw

as she took my hand. It was warm, strong. "Just rest.

her hand we

ch to tell her,

searching. My purse. It

it, a flicker of

rstood me, even when we'd drifted a

the usual clutter, was a thick en

ng with my eyes. Take i

hen the journal. Her brow fur

much effort. I just held her gaze, pouri

Okay, Sarah. Okay. I

all measure of relief washed over me. My final arrangements we

ater, as I drifted in and out of

eading my

spered, her voice venomous. "

nd David... your paren

omeone finally saw. Someone finall

e'd always been jealous of me, how she'd subtly turn my parents against me, how she'd make David see me as difficult. Incriminating words, detailing her malicious intentions, her long-

face hardening into

" she said, her voice shaking.

Jessie's own wor

vid and sharp, from t

s' doorstep years ago, a sad story of a broken home and n

. I' d welcomed her. Sh

, grateful. Then, the

e, a sugge

nesses, she probably doesn't h

arah. Maybe you're as

s demanding, Jessie as sweet and accommodating. David found Jessie's flatter

y standing. She eroded them all, bi

me even now. I h

mory, more recen

decision was finalized, bef

om. I was weak, recoveri

er voice soft, almost sympatheti

" I'd w

Ethan... your businesses. You can't rea

closer. "I can, though.

ere cold,

fessed, a cruel little smile on her lips. "Everyth

ed, but a deep, spiteful envy. A desire to

tal realization of my complete

en somethin

chines grew fainter.

y hand, tears strea

e whispered fiercely. "I swear

ked at my phone, which she'd pla

eyes scanning the scre

mother," she sai

t better. Jessie is a little worried her new wellness program might be too expensive. D

at the very end

insignifican

over me. The fight was o

ayal, the heartbreak..

sed m

se. F

cef