Chapter 94: It's The Truth

Flashback: 8 years ago The door swung open, and there he was. Professor Kingston. The star of my nightmare. His teeth flashed in a wide grin, his laugh filling the doorway. My father was laughing too, deep and hearty, as if the two of them had just shared the best joke in the world. Kingston’s hand clapped my father’s shoulder like they were brothers, not predator and victim’s parent. Back then I was still deluded. I believed my father was a good man. So I wondered what he was doing with Professor Kingston. The devil himself. But now, I knew better. They were birds of the same feather. My father was a horrible man. He was a bad man. Just like his best friend. The world tilted, spinning around me. My knees nearly buckled as I struggled to breathe. My mother’s hand pressed firmly into my back, nudging me forward like I was being pushed onto a stage. I didn’t want to move. I wanted to run. My body screamed at me to turn, to flee, to disappear before his eyes landed on me. But it was too l