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I Shouldn't Feel This Way- Chapter 1
Date: 6/8/2015, Categories: Taboo, Author: SweetestSins, Rating: 12, Source: LushStories
hadn’t kept any pictures of him, so I had no idea what he looked like. Those eyes should’ve been a dead giveaway. How could I have missed such a crucial detail? If I made a comparison between my parents, Mom definitely looked a lot older. I guess the hard times in life had aged her. My estranged father kept glancing at me, while I kept blushing like an idiot. For some reason, I couldn’t hold his gaze longer than two seconds. He looked way too young to be in his thirties. The court proceeding was long and tiresome, as both lawyers kept negotiating back and forth, each defending his own client. When I finally took the stand, the judge asked me to truthfully express what I wanted. Personally, I wanted to tell her that I didn’t feel safe at home, that my stepdad was always drunk and had a history of hitting me. But my mother had made me swear not to say anything, which is why I kept my mouth shut. These past few weeks had given me an opportunity to think about what I wanted with my father. I was prepared to tell the judge that I didn’t want to see him or live with him. But everything changed when I saw the way Noah stared at me. ...