I nod. “Okay.”
Chapter 68: Theo
ThefirstnightthatAdela was in the hospital, I went home because I had to find my sister.
I fucking hated that she did this to Adela. This is entirely her fault, yet my own, yet Cody Ravenshaw's.
I stormed into my house, and the first face I saw was my mother's.
"What is it, Theo? What happened?" she asked, and I hated that she could see right through me.
"Where is Nessa?"
"In her room." My mom stepped in front of me, blocking me from walking away. "You're going to stop right now and talk tome before you go up there. I can tell something's really wrong, so sit down, Theo. Now!"
I power walked through the house until we were in a room far from where Nessa could hear.
My mom closes the door behind us as I stop in the middle of the room and exhale. "She hit a girl with her car tonight.” I wipe my face, trying to hide my emotions. “I'm going to turn her in."
My mom walked in front of me and said, "What do you mean she hit a girl tonight? What girl?"
I swallowed the lump in my throat. "I haven't been completely honest with you and—"
"It's time to come clean, Theo. You're telling me everything right now. What did you do?"
I ran my fingers through my hair. She always knows. Always.
"I started an OnlyFans."
"A—what?"
"OnlyFans."
She blinked at me.
"Not the good side of it. It got out of hand with one of the guys. He went after Nessa, and that's who she's been infatuated with. Turns out the guy had a girlfriend, and I got involved with her. Nessa saw her with me. Nessa knew it was her boyfriend's girlfriend.” I sigh. “Then she saw her on the side of the road tonight and drove right into her.”
It sounds so fucking dumb when said out loud.
"Are you serious, Theo?"
I nod. "She put the girl in the hospital, and I don't know if she's going to survive. The boyfriend already kicked my ass tonight." I wiped my bloody lip.
"I can see that," she said with furious eyes. "What kind of–– Why would you do this?"
I smiled. "The therapist is speechless."
"What would drive you to go to this extent?"
"You should ask your fucking daughter. She's the one out of her goddamn mind. I had the entire thing under control until she lost her shit when her boyfriend broke up with her."
My mom stepped forward. "You are completely out of control. I will take care of your sister, and then I will handle you."
"The guy I put in a coma will not be pressing charges, Mom. You don't have to worry about me."
She leaned in. "You're proud of that? I can't even believe this right now, Theo!"
I stood as she turned on her heel. "Mom."
