Obsession

17. Karma?

I wouldn't hold my breath if I was you
Cause I'll forget but I'll never forgive you
Don't you know, don't you know
True friends stab you in the front?  

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Ellie's POV

"YOU!" I clutched her shirt in my fists blinded by the rage and painful pang of pain in my chest.

The heartless monster who hurt my mom so badly she's in coma was none other than Julia Adams, my so called best friend.

Julia, the one whom I begged my mom to have her sleep over. The one I stood by when no one was there. The one who I trusted with all my life through all those years of depression.

All the memories of us having fun, laughing, and messing around. We were best of friends. We did everything together, even when I moved we still stayed in touch.

She betrayed me.

"I'm sorry," she choked out as tears flow out of her hazel eyes. I shut my eyes closed in denial. No, it can't be. I shook my head to wake up. To take up from this nightmare. Wake-the fuck-up Ellie!

I flutter my eyes open to see me still pinning her frail torso with my weight. Her red dyed hair scattered everywhere on the pavement. Gallons of tears flowing out of her hazel eyes that I used to trust. She shook as she sobbed underneath me with my fists clamped shut gripping her shirt.

Droplets of my own tears plop down her already pink tinted cheeks. She pauses from sobbing to look up at my broken expression. My heart ached as I realized what an idiot I was for trusting someone like her. All the love and care I had for the one I treated like my own sister dissipated as I stared at the one responsible for my mom's current situation.

I've given her nothing but love and compassion, while little did I know, she lied to me through her perfect set of teeth.

"Why?!" my voice barely comprehensible from it sounding so broken.

"I- Ellie, believe me. I didn't- I didn't mean it," her cold hands held mine in her petty attempts of getting out of my hold.

Anger bubbled up inside me. I want those pearly whites she's seethed lies through knocked out with my own fists. Hit her with all my might, it'll compensate for all the blood and life mom lost that night. I lift my fists up to lift her shirt and slammed her chest back down on the floor earning a gasp of air forced out of her lungs. My right hand gripped her fragile neck to hold her in place as I stretched my other hand balled up in a fist back to land my first blow.

"ELLIE, NO!" Xander pries me off her before my fist touched her tear stained cheeks. I struggle against his hold while Julia choked out of breath. She scrambles up to kneel on the ground and find better footing to fully stand. A ghostly red trail of my hand print evident on her neck.

"P-please let me explain," her voice hoarse from sobbing and momentarily choked by me. I kicked my feet out trying to at least land one on her. Just one.

"Ellie stop it," Xander warned. I looked up to see him staring at me with concern.

"She hurt my mom!" I screamed in frustration.

"And hurting her will wake your mom up?" he reasoned. I huffed and exhaled all the anger built up inside my chest clawing to get out. I lift my eyes back to Julia with a scowl.

"I'm sorry Ellie, please forgive me. I swear it-"

"Don't hold your breath," I spat in pure hatred. Xander let go of me and I stood with my fists balled up on each side.