"Often silence
is more of a gift
than a spoken word"
— Gemma Troy

One More Mistake
Chapter fifty-eight

❱ Sterling had tears streaming down his face, finally letting them out. I could hear his breathing become heavy and his grip on my shoulder, tightened. As if I was going to disappear, walk out of him in any second.

But as I sat there, with no strength on my bones, I stared at him with no emotion.

This person who sat in front of me, killed our sister. He was the reason why she wasn't here now, he was reason why Scarlett started doing drugs in the first place. He was the one who pushed her towards death.

"You sick fuck!" I spitted out, my body suddenly reacting. I got up from my knees and I felt his hands drop down. He didn't mind to stand up, all he did was look up at me with nothing but tears in his eyes.

I aggressively wiped the tears off my face, before looking down at him.

"Get up" I said, my voice coming out cold.

"I'm sorry, Thea that night she died—"

"I said get up!" I yelled, as I grabbed his arm to pick him off the floor. He soon get up but without thinking of the consequences, I slapped him across the face.

"You make me sick" I whispered, my face close to his. Though, he his face wasn't facing mine, he was looking to the side with eyes shut.

"How could you? She was our sister!" I yelled out to sterling, but he didn't even turn to look at me.

"Let me explain what happened" he said quietly, still not looking at me.

"This was your secrets wasn't it? This was the reason why you left didn't you? You walked out like a fucking coward because you knew you weren't going to be able handle to the consequences. You were afraid, and you ran away like a little bitch" I sighed heavily before turning to look at Bruce who had a victorious smile.

"And that's why Bruce punished you! He was blackmailing you, he made you into his puppet, all because you were afraid" I said, all along my eyes locked with Bruce.

"Thea—"sterling started but I cut him off.

"But what I don't understand is why you came back?" I turned away from Bruce to look back at sterling.

He stayed silent but took a step towards me. I've noticed the way his fingers were trembling, but he clamped his hands together to stop them.

"What happened that night?" I asked, afraid what of what he was going to say.

"I was with her that night when she overdosed, she wasn't alone and she definitely wasn't suicidal. She was fine all night, until she just started to lose conscious." He started, and just as I was about to tell him to stop talking, he kept on going.

"I didn't help her, I left her there to die" he didn't even flinch when he said it.

I tried to keep it to myself but the I couldn't help it. He was confessing me that he was the reason why Scarlett died, he was the reason.

"You..." I started, shaking my head finally looking away from him.

"You left her that night to die and you left me because you couldn't take the guilt." I spit out, wiping my eyes and closing them shut.

"It was a mistake" he pointed out, and I heard his foot scrape against the cement. He had taken another step towards me.

"It was a mistake that you came back!" I said back, angrily opening my eyes and pointing my finger towards him.

He shut his mouth, staying silent.

"It was a mistake leaving you, mom, and dad but I don't regret it because I was in a point of my life where I didn't wanna feel anything at all. All I felt was guilt and pain, and all I wanted was to be numb. That's why I played the fucking puppet for Bruce" he confessed with his head hanging low and eyes avoiding mine.

We were both quiet and as I took in everything, I couldn't see him as someone who I once loved. I started to realize that this boy standing before me wasn't the the same person I've met a couple years ago. He wasn't the brother who I loved, deeply.

Now when I try to see him as that, I couldn't help but see him as a complete stranger.

"I can't be here anymore, I need to go" I say quietly hoping he didn't hear me but I guess he did because he lifted up face. His gaze fixed on mine but I had quickly looked away from him. The more I looked at him, the more I wanted to hurt him for what he did.

"Where are you going?" I heard him ask. His body slowly coming towards me, like he so desperately wanted to pull me back so I would listen to him. But I couldn't bare the thought of being close to him, anymore I wanted to leave.

Once he reached me, he tried to grab me from my arm but I had reacted quickly and backed away. I turned away from him and started to walk away.

I had my head hung low, so I didn't notice Bruce following close behind me. He gripped my arm and without facing me, he whispered in my ear.

"You better be in the house when I get back" I pulled my arm and glared at him before walking away.

Just as I was about to leave, I heard someone call my name. I stopped when I realized that this wasn't Bruce nor sterling.

I turned towards the person and locked eyes with Rory.

He had a look of pity and just as he was about to take a step towards me, I backed away.

He stopped and just stared at me, confused.

He knew about this but decided to keep it a secret just like sterling. Now I didn't want nothing to do with him.

He stood still, his eyes trying to read mine but without taking a second glance, I walked away from him.

When I walked past the gates, I felt as I could breathe again. I resisted the tears when I noticed Kace inside the car. He looked at me through the glass window and his face grew into a frown when he noticed the state I was in.

He quickly got out of the car, and approached me but he stopped a couple feet away from me. He stood silent, not knowing to do with me but when I let out a soft sob he didn't waste a second before he wrapped his arms around me.

I wasn't sure what went through me when I felt myself letting my emotions out. Without realizing it, I had wrapped my arms around his body, resting my head on his chest.

"I hate him, Kace. I hate him so much" I sobbed out, venom dripping out of my mouth.

He didn't say anything but just held me close in his arms.

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