Changing My Fate
“I’m sorry, Dylan. I really am! Please don’t press charges. I know you were good to me, and I do like you. I really do! I was going to get rid of this baby and break up with Wayne. I wanted to start over with you. Give me another chance, please!”
Before I could say a single word, Maya’s mother grabbed her and dragged her away.
“Maya! Haven’t you embarrassed yourself enough? If I couldn’t teach you well at home, I’ll let the law do it!”
I watched everything with cold detachment. I didn’t feel happy at all. All I felt was release. My revenge was complete, but I had died once, terribly.
When I returned home, I shut myself in my room and slept for an entire day and night. Only then did the exhau