Revelations

Bella

“Why did you tell him?” I asked again, gently this time.

She didn't say anything, but I knew she was still on the call because I could hear her breathe. Her breaths were slow and lacked coordination which was how she reacted when she was tense and had something heavy on her mind.

“Well, out with it!” I shouted, losing the little patience I had.

“He made me do it,” she finally spoke very quickly. I could tell that she shut her eyes when she did.

“He made you do what?” I said, almost in a whisper.

The way the conversation progressed scared me. My life had been full of more downs than ups and if for anything, I knew this was going to be a ‘down’. I clenched my fist, ready for whatever was coming.

“He threatened me if I didn't do it….”

“Do what? You're not telling me anything, Bern. Help me out! Did he threaten to kill you? Did he molest you? What?!”

“He had been following you around for a long time.

According to what he told me, he's been following you around for about