A slap echoed across the room as the sting of her hit rang through my face. The bruise that was already there hurt worse from the contact, and tears quickly filled my eyes.

I had betrayed her, which wasn't what I had planned to do, but as fate would have it, she found out anyway, and the betrayal stuck.

“Lydia!" Mr. Taylor yelled as he grabbed her and pushed her back. “Don't you dare f*cking strike her."

“She's a f*cking whore!" Lydia yelled. “You're no friend of mine, you f*cking bitch!"

I was at a loss for words about what I was about to do. My heart was breaking knowing...