“Where the f**k did you run off to?!” Nick grabbed me by the throat as soon as I got close enough to him. This time he was actually choking me, restricting my airways.
I smacked his hand, clawing a little at it before he finally let go. After coughing so much that I thought I might lose a lung, I looked up into his eyes to explain myself. “If you would have allowed me to talk instead of getting physical, I would have told you the truth! I was in the park, if you must know, crying.”
Nick crossed his arms over his chest. “Crying? You want me to believe that you were gone for over ten minutes to run away and cry?”
“Honestly, I don’t care what you believe, but that is the truth! This entire thing is too much for me to handle, Nick. First Joel’
