Burn Those Who Burned Me novel Chapter 61

Chapter 61

Clara’s POV:

I woke at 7am, excited at the thought of leaving this house for good. I texted my friend Christine and told her I would see her before break was over and that I was leaving my father’s house. She responded with a single word.

“Finally!”

I smiled as I gathered the rest of my bags, I didn’t want to take much of the crap in this room, just my books and some more clothing. I was smart enough to remove my mother’s mementos when I first moved to Lexington. Neither my father nor Sophie bothered me for the rest of the evening. I appreciated their ability to be smart enough not to. Around 9am, I began bringing my bags up when Jason met me at the head of the stairs. His expression was filled with hatred, Sophie must’ve called him crying.

“You’re in my way.”

Silence.

“Move Jason, I need to bring my bags to the door.”

Jason let out an exasperated sigh.

“Clara, who the hell do you think you are to lay your hands on Sophie.”

He spoke in a low and menacing tone. I looked at him and scoffed, I was in no need for the Sophie

show. Matching his stare of hatred, I answered.

“I bet she’ll keep my mother’s name out of her mouth.”

Jason’s eyes bulged, and suddenly he gripped my shirt.

“You think just because of some arranged marriage I won’t make your life a living hell! Apologize to Sophie now!”

I was over this conversation, pushing past Jason, I began sitting my bags at the door, Gloria and Casey would be here in 30 minutes. Jason stalked behind me yelling.

“Look at me Clara! I won’t waste not one moment making you suffer if you ever touch Sophie again!”

Suddenly, Sophie came running. Time to fake cry.

“Please don’t yell at Clara for me Jason. She’s the one you’re marrying, she’s the one you care about.”

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Chapter 61

Jason immediately hugged Sophie, I knew what she was doing, she just wanted me to hear Jason

denounce me for her.

“Care, please. You’re the only one I care about Sophie; I’m only marrying her because of my father. I’ll do anything to protect you.”

Not wanting to stick around for the newest episode of Romeo and Juliet on drugs, I grabbed my bags and walked out the door. Both Jason and Sophie turned around stunned that I didn’t react. Jason came running outside still yelling.

“Don’t tell me you’re jealous of Sophie! Ha! I guess I can understand. She has everything you have! You think just because you’ve been labeled some genius, Sophie has everything else!”

His outburst was so hilarious I couldn’t help but laugh hysterically. Did he realize he was actually insulting his precious Sophie. Frustrated by my laughter, Jason began asking what I was laughing at.

“What the hell is so funny!”

“Well, you are. So, she’s got everything except a brain ch. Okay scarecrow.”

Realizing what he was saying, Jason began to fume. Sophie’s eyes looked like she was wishing death on me. No matter how many insults or comparisons they wanted to make, one thing she could never steal was my intelligence.

“Shut up! That’s not what I said.”

Still chuckling, I began looking at my phone to check the time.

“Oh, okay.”

“Leave Sophie alone! Otherwise, I’ll make you beg for death! I won’t care if you’re my wife, it’ll be in name only! My heart belongs to Sophie!”

Sophie walked up to Jason still fake crying.

“You mustn’t say that Jason, Clara is just stressed. Maybe she’s under pressure at Lexington.”

As if a lightbulb went off, Jason grew a smug expression.

“Is that what it is. Finding out you’re not the smartest person in the room! I bet you’re barely surviving in a school like Lexington-”