I left the hospital at night. It was freezing, and
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I was shivering. As I went to open the door,
the hair on my neck stood up.
In the dim porch light, a figure stood behind
me, holding something high above my head.
“Ah!”
I screamed.
Before I could even react, a snowball
smashed into the back of my head, and snow
poured down my neck.
Through the shock and shivering, I heard Ben
laughing.
He doubled over, watching me beg for mercy.
He even took my picture with the flash on.
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At that moment, I couldn’t hold back the
tears.
Ben didn’t notice I was crying. He opened the
door, still laughing. “Claire, you’re such a
scaredy–cat!”
“Tiffany was right; it’s so much fun to scare
you!”
I was left standing in the dark, realizing that
I’d really messed up.
Once inside, he saw my red eyes and shaking
body. He went to touch me, but I stepped
back.
I went to the bedroom, dried off, but was still
cold.
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Since I had a miscarriage, I couldn’t take a
bath.
When I came out, Ben was laughing at his
phone. I heard Tiffany’s flirty voice coming
from it.
They were saying I was so funny.
They said I was so silly.
I opened my phone and saw that Tiffany had
posted my picture online. Everyone was
laughing at me.
Even I felt that way.
At that moment, I agreed with them.
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I messaged my boss, “I’ll accept that transfer
offer.”
Then, my best friend, Maggie, texted me.
She said the lawyer was ready; they were just
waiting for the evidence.
I took a deep breath, turned off my phone,
and glanced at me. “Always so touchy, right?”
“Tiffany’s never touchy, so you can go find
her.” I said calmly.
That only made him angry.
“What the hell is wrong with you, Claire!”
“You’re jealous about Tiffany’s video! So what
if I took a few pictures with her? Get over it!”
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“Seriously, you’re so small–minded!”
He slammed the door and left.
I didn’t watch him go.
I just made a bowl of noodles, ate them, and
went to bed.
That night, I slept well.
Just woke up with a fever.
Luckily, my friend Maggie knew what was
going on and came to check on me.
Ben didn’t come back for a month, and I was
able to complete my recovery. But somehow,
his buddies were all of a sudden bothering me
