on a more regular basis.
They kept sending wrong photos or calling by
mistake.
I was annoyed and blocked them all.
When I finished my recovery, I went back to
the doctor. I ran into Ben and Tiffany at a
stop light on the way home.
He was grinning as he bought Tiffany flowers.
Because the salesgirl said his girlfriend was
so pretty.
I pulled my coat tighter and went to leave, but
Tiffany saw me.
“Oh, hi, Claire! Don’t get the wrong idea,‘
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Tiffany said, batting her eyes. “If you’re mad,
I’ll give you the flowers.”
She looked at me with a taunt and a
triumphant expression.
I rolled my eyes and went to pull my hand
back, but then Tiffany fell to the ground.
Ben helped her up, glaring at me. “Claire, can
you cut it out with the jealousy? It’s just a
bouquet! You don’t have any money to buy
flowers?”
“There are cameras.”
I pointed to the security camera above us,
feeling irritable.
The light turned red.
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Tiffany’s face panicked. She grabbed Ben’s
arm. “It’s okay, Benny. Really. Don’t get mad
at Claire.”
“You’re so thoughtful, not like some people.”
Ben scoffed.
I stared ahead, thinking the two of them were
annoying.
As I counted down the seconds until the light
turned green, I heard Tiffany say, “Hey,
Benny, do you think you could get hit by a car
if you run a red light?”
“Let’s make a bet. I bet the cars will stop for
pedestrians.”
Anxiety prickled at me. I started to walk away,
but Tiffany called out. “Claire, what do you
く
“I’m not betting.”
I rolled my eyes and moved to the side, but
then Ben grabbed my clothes.
“Tiffany’s talking to you; can’t you be civil?”
“What’s wrong with a little bet? Is it going to
kill you?”
“Let go of me!” I said, annoyed.
With ten seconds left on the red light, Ben
snorted, “If you won’t bet, then you can be
the wager!”
“Ah!”
He shoved me into the intersection, and a car,
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Il Game Danenny Loward me.
Chapter 2
I was sent flying through the air and crashed
back down onto the ground, bleeding
everywhere.
Every organ in my body ached.
“Claire!”
I heard Ben shouting in a panic. He ran to me, holding me tight. “Claire, hang in there…”
“Ben…”
I struggled to get the words out. “We’re
getting divorced.”
I woke up in the hospital.
く
I woke up in the hospital.
Maggie said I’d been out for two weeks.
When she saw that I was awake, Ben barged
- in. He looked like a mess, hair all over the
place, hadn’t shaved.
“Claire, how are you feeling? Better?”
Smack!
I just turned my head. Maggie knew exactly what I wanted. She slapped Ben across the
face.
Her tears started falling instantly.
“You jerk! You promised me you’d take care of Claire, and now you’ve hurt her this badly?
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“Baby, I didn’t mean to. I was just mad
because you wouldn’t talk to me for so long.
That’s why I pushed her.”
“I was holding onto her clothes. I didn’t
realize…”
“Oh, please! You didn’t realize? You didn’t
realize anything! You’re such a joke, you
