Jenna
I managed to steer Brandon away from conversations about my mother and why I’m scared of her. Although I promised that I would talk to him about it later on.
Can I really tell my best friend’s big brother the truth about my life when I couldn’t even tell her?
What if I tell Brandon, and he confronts my mother?
She would make damn sure I never saw Toby again.
My mother may love me, but if she thought for one moment I had told anybody what she forbade me to, her spiteful side would come out, and who in the end would be hurt by it?
Exactly, Toby.
And I would rather die than hurt that little boy. I just couldn’t cope with losing him completely. I honestly do not think I would survive it.
My mother may think this is best for both Toby and me, and I will admit I once believed that
