Chapter 2: The Fall
Sarah walked out of the house slowly, her legs feeling like they were made of glass. Her heart felt heavy in her chest, and her vision was blurry from the tears that just wouldn’t stop. The night air hit her face, but it did nothing to cool the burning pain inside her.
She opened the car door with trembling fingers and slid into the back seat. The driver looked at her through the mirror but didn’t say anything. Maybe he could already see the heartbreak on her face.
As soon as the door closed, Sarah let herself go.
She covered her mouth and cried.
Hot, heavy sobs tore through her chest. She cried until her throat was sore and her eyes ached. Everything she had believed in, her relationship, her family, and her future was falling apart. Daniel had cheated. With Hannah. Her own sister.
No, not sister. Stepsister.
And worse, they didn’t even look sorry.
Her hands clutched the material of her dress tightly. She had looked like a star just an hour ago. Now she felt like nothing.
"Take me to my father’s house," she whispered to the driver.
"Yes, Miss Sarah."
Her father, even though he didn’t fancy her, would understand. He had always been strict, but he was still her father. He had to care. Hannah had done wrong. It was wrong in every sense.