Jake started panicking and put out the flames.
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“Riley, what are you doing!”
After the fire was gone, the photos were ashes.
Jake lost his color.
I looked at him. “I wish you and Brittany the
best.”
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That night, Sarah sent me two videos.
One was of Jake sitting in a corner drinking.
He looked sad.
The other was of Jake kissing Brittany.
They were very close together.
The video was five minutes long.
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Jake even put his hand under Brittany’s shirt.
“Didn’t Jake say Brittany was innocent?
“Why is he feeling her up in front of everyone?
“What will people say about her?
“He’s not coming back tonight.”
I ran to the toilet to vomit.
After I got back to my room, I deleted Jake’s
phone number.
And blocked him.
I was moving tomorrow.
I’d never see him again.
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12
I woke up in the middle of the night.
I felt like my leg was being crushed.
My body ached.
I opened my eyes.
There was a pair of legs crushing me.
I turned and saw Jake.
He was asleep.
He was breathing, his lashes moving.
Wasn’t he with Brittany?
Why was he in my bed?
As I woke up. I remembered all the times Jake
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As I woke up, I remembered all the times Jake
had been in my room.
I started struggling.
“Jake, get off me!”
“Riley, stop it,” he said.
He pulled me closer.
“Go back to sleep.”
I froze.
The way he spoke reminded me of the motel.
I bit down hard.
Jake woke up and looked at the bite marks on
his hand.
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“Riley, what’s wrong with you!”
I stood up, my shoulders shaking.
“Why are you here?”
Jake stood up.
“I was drunk and came to the wrong room.”
He looked me up and down.
“I didn’t do anything.
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“We’ve already slept together, why are you so
surprised?”
I bit down so hard I started bleeding.
I slapped Jake.
“Can you not?
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“You treat me like a sister, and then say it
doesn’t matter that we slept together.
“Are you even human?”
He was slapped, his white face turning red.
“That’s not what I meant.”
I pointed to the door.
“Get out!”
