A lie in the church episode 3

🌹A lie in
The church ⛪️

( 💝Love and lie 😔)

BY XONA_2018

_Full book INFO_

🙏 Read till the end 🙏

💘 chapter 3💘

I took a deep breath and exhaled then forced a smile.

“You got this Chloe, you got this.”
I gave myself a pep talk as I approached them. My mom detached herself from my dad’s hold and stared at me as I got closer.

If looks could kill, Ciara would have killed me multiple times with her laser stares.

I stopped one foot away from my suitcases, I tried not to think about the reason it was outside.

“Dad, mom, it’s not true.”
I said slowly.

“Told you she will deny it.”
My sister said immediately I finished my sentence.

I clenched my fist and pretended not to hear her.

“You have to believe me, I don’t know him. I was seeing him for the first time.”
I searched their faces for any sign that they were convinced but when my dad shook his head in disappointment and my mom cried more I knew I had to try h-rder.

“Mom….”

“Stop please,” she said and stared at me with puffy eyes.

“You ruined this family like it’s nothing, why him Cassandra?”
I opened my mouth to explain but she continued.

“You were using Grey all along? Who are you?”
She asked and looked at me like I was possessed.

“It’s me, mom, it’s me, Chloe.”
She shook her head frantically like she didn’t want to believe a word from my mouth.

“Dad?”
I turned to him to say something.

“You are better than this, Chloe.”
He said with a sad tone accompanied by worry.

“Dad, please hear me out.”
He turned away and walked back into the house.
My heart sunk, tears brimmed in my eyes as I watched my dad shut the door.

“You were hell-bent on attending the wedding because you couldn’t stand the thought of him getting married to Sofia.”
Ciara said not helping my situation.

“No, I told you why I wanted to go to the wedding.”

“You lied!”
She yelled, who was this person and what had she done to my sister?

“Grey was a good guy even though I never admitted it, he is much better for you than a billionaire ten years older than you.”
I didn’t know what to say to my mom, if no one was ready to believe me then why was I trying.

“Are you ready to become a mother Cassandra?”
I didn’t answer, tears rolled down my cheeks as I stared at her.

“Do you know what people are gonna say about you? About this family?”
She asked and I whimpered.

“I’m not pregnant mom, I am stilll a vir…”

“You know, I always had a feeling you were hiding something but this wasn’t close to what I thought it’d be.”
She cut in.

“Your sister told us everything. I can’t believe you did all that behind our backs. You fooled us, I don’t wanna know if you’re really pregnant or not. What you did behind our backs is enough to convince me, you’re not the daughter I have been living with.”

“You told her?” I didn’t know what mattered anymore, proving I was not pregnant or convincing my parents I was a different person now.

“Yes, Chloe. Oh, mom, I forgot to also tell you your perfect daughter started dating at fourteen and her fourth boyfriend got her involved in drugs, oh and she snuck out every night to see her sixth boyfriend who tried to rape her.”

She smiled sweetly at me when she was done talking.

My heartbeat stopped and my tears stilled. I turned my head slowly to look at my sister, the person I trusted the most to share my secrets.

All I could see was red, If someone told me the person I was staring at was my sister, I would’ve laughed and called the person crazy.

My sister crossed her heart not to tell anyone especially my parents, it was something I never wanted to recall, I had nightmares for months after that horrifying incident.

But she just spilled it like I didn’t cry my eyes out that night to the point I had a fever.

I heard my mom gasp and I could feel her eyes on me.

“Is it true? Did all that really happen?”
I swallowed and nodded.

She went pale, she covered her mouth with her hand to suppress the sound of her cry.

“Mom…”
I tried to touch her but she stepped back.

“I’m sorry.”

“Before you leave, just know we’ve cut you off. You don’t need us in your life anymore. I don’t even know who you are, leave and never come back.”

“I do mom.”
What about my trust fund? Was she going to take that away too? That was the least of my worries but I wanted to know.

“I hope he makes you happy.”
She said and headed for the door, I ran to hold her back but Ciara got in the way.

“Mom, please.”
I tried to push past my sister

“Mom!”
I s¢ræmed but she shut the door.I stiffened and stared at the door like I could see through it, I wasn’t ready to accept the fact they just kicked me out.

I pulled away from my sister’s hold and stared at her, she looked like a villain.

“Why now? You promised!”

“Why?”
She stepped forward.

“Remember I told you I was dating Sofie’s cousin.”
I knew where this was going.

“He dumped me over the phone immediately he got the news, according to him, he couldn’t date someone related to the person that made his family a source of mockery.”

“You didn’t have to go this far!”
I snapped, I didn’t care if she was five years older than me.
If she hadn’t said that I would have gotten a chance to convince my mom.

“He was going to propose Chloe!”
I went mute.

“Sofie told me he was going to propose when he returns from Australia.”
She sobbed.

“But then he heard what happened at the wedding. You just had to take my happiness for yours.”

She was being ridiculous.

“You really believe I’m pregnant?”
I asked softly.

“I don’t know what to believe anymore, you were never who you said you were from the beginning, pretending to be the perfect daughter in front of mom and dad when behind their backs you’re wild and crazy.”

“If you don’t believe me, we can go to the hospital together and run a pregnancy test.”

“Stop it already! I have my own life to worry about. I lost my best friend today, my four years boyfriend too and now a sister.”

“What?” I mumbled.
She bit her lower lip and stared at her feet.

“Ciara?”

“I hope you’re happy.”
She turned to leave but I held her back.

“Don’t leave me too, please speak to mom and dad.”

“You chose this path right from when you turned fourteen.”

“I changed when I met Grey, you know that.”

“I don’t know you!”
She said and pulled her hand away.

“Ciara, wait.”
And she was gone, I ran to the door and knocked

“Mom! Dad! Ciara! Please let me in.”
I pounded my fists on the door

“It’s not true. I’m still a v-rgin!”
No one came.

“I’m still your daughter, you can’t just kick me out.”
I cried deeply.

“Please.”

I leaned on the door and slid slowly to the ground, I broke down. There was no need for a pregnancy test.

I waited hoping someone would open the door and let me back into the house but no one came.

An hour passed and I was still waiting, my neighbours pulled into their driveway and stared at me when they got down from their car.

I expected them to walk up to me and ask something and maybe help but they walked straight into their house.
They weren’t just my neighbours, I was their babysitter.

I picked my phone from my purse and called my sister but she rejected the call.
I was about calling my mom when a sleek black SUV stopped in front of my house.

A man that looked to be in his middle forties came out of the car.
His bald head was combed to the center and he was short, I guess he was 5,1.

He adjusted his tux and walked toward my house, I cocked a brow at him as he got closer.

He didn’t climb the steps, he gave me a firm smile and stood straight like he was being controlled, I noticed the white gloves in his hands.

“Hi, I’m Morris.”
His accent was hærd to place.

“Can I help you?”

“I’m here for Miss Chloe Simpson.”
I stared at him closely.

“Are you a journalist?”

“No.”
He answered with the same look.

“Then what do you want?”

“Mr. Sanchester sent me to get you.”

“Tristan?”

“I believe that’s his first name.”

“Why?”

“He was informed your parents kicked you out so he sent me to come and pick you.”

I closed my eyes and rested my head on the door. It seemed my parents didn’t plan on letting me back into the house, I could crash at his place for a few days and try to get him to tell everyone the truth. I was not going to place charges or take a pregnancy test until I figure out his reason, and my family won’t take me back even if they knew the truth. They knew what I did, it didn’t matter if Tristan lied or not.

I stood up and faced my house.
“I will be back.”
I whispered.

I turned around and found my suitcases gone, Morris was waiting for me.
Gosh, he was weird.

I walked to the car and took the back seat. I stared at my house as we pulled out of my driveway.
A tear dropped, I saw my sister staring at me from her room.

My phone rang as my house disappeared from my vision, I reached for it quickly wishing it was my sister or my mom or my dad calling me to come back home but I felt disappointed when I saw it was my best friend, Belvina.

“Hey Vina,” I said weakly.

“Are you really pregnant for Tristan Sanchester?”

“No!”
I heard her exhale in relief.

“But is it true? The whole love thing?”

“Of course not.”

“I was telling my parents he was lying but they won’t even listen to me, are you okay?”

“No, my parents kicked me out.”
She gasped.

“They believed that handsome devil? I was kinda convinced at the beginning, wow he is good.”
I could tell she was eating from the way she spoke. I didn’t want to tell her the real reason I got kicked out.

“So what are you gonna do?”

“I’m going to his place and I’m going to try everything possible to make him tell the truth.”

“Do you know why he did it?”

“He won’t tell me.”
To be honest a part of me felt relieved and happy that someone believed it was a lie.

“I love you, Chloe, please don’t go on YouTube, the comments there will lead you to suicide”

“It’s on YouTube?”

“Yup,5M views already.”
I gr0-ned and moved my already messy hair back.

“My parents warned me to stay away from you, can you imagine that?”
She said and chuckled.

“Well, too bad I’m addicted to you.”
I smiled like she could see me.

“We’ll make that shithole pay for what he did, we’ll fix this.”

“Thanks, Vina, I feel better now.”

“Me too, I was so worried about you after I saw the news.”

“Could you try and speak to my parents?”

“Sure, why not?”

“Thanks.”

“I will call you later, my mom is back from the store.”

“Ok.”
I sighed lowly and dropped my phone.

The rest of the ride was silent, I almost fell asleep.
I didn’t know when we arrived till Morris came to open my side of the door…

Tbc.