Chapter 63

Just the second later I said that last sentence, I feel myself being thrown towards the wall, and his hands come to rest on my neck, trying to cut off my breath.

"Take it back, you son of a bitch!" he exclaims, maddened, but all it gets me is laughter. "Take it back!"

"Just...look at you," I say with some difficulty, trying to remove his hands. "Look at what you are. Do you think she deserves to be with someone like you? An alcoholic...and drug addict who isn't even capable of protecting her."

"Shut the fuck up!" he spits, and the moment he removes one of his hands from my neck to try to throw a direct punch to my face, I'm quicker and impact my fist on his left eye, making him recoil and release his grip.

"I'm going to kill you like I should have done that day," he blurts out pulling himself together, his eyelid starting to turn purple from the blow.

"Try it," I dare him.

At that moment I see him try to throw himself at me, but thanks to his uncoordination, I easily manage to land a