ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕖 ℂ𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖-
“Welcome back, Candice,”
Candice didn’t know what it was about that statement. Perhaps it was the way she said it, or the fact that it was the first thing she said after Candice confronted her that simply made her… more frustrated. Candice waited - for anything. For the girl to continue with any explanation of validity in the statement that Blue Royalty had revealed to her. Candice never thought she could be in Daniel’s shoes, but for once in her life, she felt what Daniel Parker likely felt when realizing that Jezebel was his sister. Only… her situation was a little different. While Jezebel had done everything to get close with Daniel after realizing. Delilah Hawthorne had done the utter opposite. She pushed Candice away. She made her life a living hell - most of the time CC never understanding what switched the flip on their relationship.
“Yeah, it’s true, so what?”
Candice didn’t know if it was the months without having physical interaction with her friends. Having to pretend that she was something she was not for so long without any sanity. But those words, those words had snapped something within Candice. She couldn’t stop herself from doing what she did next - her hand moved with the force that she didn’t expect, meeting with a loud smacking sound that filled the silent hallway. It took Candice, herself, a moment to realize what she had done. Candice Clarke had slapped Delilah Hawthorne… and for some reason, she didn’t regret it.
“Years. Delilah. You knew for years and what? You decided the moment you found out we were related that it was better just to slowly hurt me throughout the years instead of just tell me the truth? You don’t think I noticed the whispers, the rumors you spread even when you said that I didn’t matter to you and you didn’t have time to waste your breath on me? God Delilah, I’m not that dense.” A slight laugh of hysteria left Candice’s lips as she shook her head, crossing her hands as she looked towards the girl. “It’s funny. Growing up I always wanted a sister, a brother, anything just so I’d have someone there who understood what the hell I was going through. But you? I would never wish that on anyone. Let’s just say I’m glad you never told me because no one would ever want you to be their sister,” Candices whispered, looking at the girl one last time before she started walking away.
@novella (I wouldn’t be surprised if you pulled her back and slapped her back lol!)