You’re the one who caused the explosion.”
Janiya grew flustered. Seeing that there was no way out, she ended up throwing her hands up in defeat.
“I did this for your own good!” she explained, biting her lip pitifully.
“My own good? How do you know what’s good for me?” Caleb sneered as though he had heard a big joke.
“am I wrong?” Janiya’s eyes lit up as she latched onto a plausible excuse for her despicable actions.
“With Harlan and Elena out of the picture, Debra won’t have anyone to turn to except you. Just Like me and Adam, she can never leave you again.”
Janiya looked at Caleb expectantly, as though trying to confirm something.
“You’ve been wanting to do this, right? I just did it for you!”
Caleb shook his head with a long face. “You’re wrong. I’m not Like
Adam. I would never hurt someone I love. And Debra is not like you.
Even if she was put in your shoes, she wouldn’t submit herself to Adam.
She would keep being her own person instead of someone’s plaything.”
Caleb’s harsh words delivered a fatal blow. Janiya staggered back a few steps as though he had physically hit her.
Her eyes dimmed and she said dejectedly, “It’s not Like I wanted to be like this. I wouldn’t have let Adam touch me if it weren’t for Debra.𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.𝘤𝘰𝘮
And now, I’ve come this far… There’s no turning back.”
“You did this on your own volition. Don’t blame others for your actions,” Caleb scolded her bluntly.
“No! It’s not my fault
Janiya insisted on pinning all the blame on me. She pressed her palms against her ears and cried loudly, refusing to listen to us.
Debra’s the one who forced my hand!“
“That’s enough! Get out of here!” Caleb knew reasoning with her was pointless, so he ordered her to Leave.
Ignoring Janiya, he quickly walked over to me and gently helped me up from the floor, asking softly, “Now do you believe that I didn’t do it?”
“Yeah…”
I averted my gaze, feeling a little ashamed.
I was so overcome by sadness at that time that I concluded that Caleb was behind all my pain and suffering.
Maybe I should try to trust him from now on.
