Chapter 16 (2012)

We're getting to see a little about Luke's life in this chapter.

Luke’s POV

“STOP! PLEASE STOP! I’M BEGGING YOU. HELP ME”

I jerked away from the bed as the sound resonated across the house. I could hear footsteps outside my door and then it faded away but the cries for help didn’t. I sat back on the bed and listened to every cry she made. That was my punishment, my punishment for being a coward, my punishment for being a scared motherfucker.

My punishment for cherishing my own life over hers. This wasn’t the first and it definitely wouldn’t be the last. At first, I would cry till I couldn’t breathe, at first, I fought it, I fought for her but the more I did, the more I realized how cowardly I was. Instead of helping, I would rather hide away in my room, and force the pillow over my head till I almost suffocate.

The cries decreased and all that was left was whimpers and the sound of skin slapping against each other. As I closed my eyes, my subconscious self tried imagining it, and imm