Chapter 72

LAURA

Even after we arrived home, I tried all I could to stay as far away from Steve as the house could permit. After everything he did to me, the last thing I wanted was to be anywhere near him. He of course tried multiple times to get close to me but I simply just shut him out or shut the door in his face.

That was the best thing to do in a situation like this. I couldn’t stand Steve and I am afraid if I was anywhere near him at the moment, I could say hurtful things to him that I won’t be able to take back. Heck I felt so bitter and dreaded even coming close to seeing his face. Whenever I happen to see him around the house, there is this hurtful feeling that tugged at my heart and urged me to strangle him to death after I told him just how much I hated and despised him for doing what he did. So to avoid all these, I took the best decision of just staying inside my room and only stepping out of it when utterly and completely necessary.

As I lay on my bed, rolling from one side of it