Shifted Fate (Amy) novel Chapter 503

Megan stared at me for a second before she nodded. She ran to the clearing, and I heard the telltale sound of a vacuum. I shut my eyes as I banged my head off the tree, whispering to myself. “So fucking stupid.” I felt the tears burn behind my eyes again and I pushed up from the ground and whirled to face the tree. I punched it over and over, screaming my anger. “So fucking stupid.”

Megan made her way back over to me as I pummeled the tree. “Amy?”

I just kept hitting the tree. But the tree never splintered, never broke, and that pissed me off even more. “FUCK YOU.” I punched harder, waiting for the blood, the pain, but nothing came.

“It won’t.” Megan called out.

I whirled. “WHAT?”

“The pain…it won’t happen.” Megan nodded to the tree. “That tree isn’t real, Amy.”

“W hat the hell are you talking about?” I dropped my hands to my sides. My chest was still heaving from attacking the poor tree.

Megan just stared at me. “You’re mad.” She shifted closer, her words throwing me off.

“Of course I’m mad.” I shook my head. “But what does that have to do with anything?”

“Your dad betrayed your trust. So did your mom.” She changed topics again, and it was confusing my anger addled brain.

“Aren’t you?” I screamed back.

She tilted her head at me. “Is that all you are mad at?”

“YES.” I screamed. “I trusted them and they played me. Everyone played me.”