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All I wanted was to be left alone, to keep my head down until graduation and quietly leave the country. And go where, I have no idea, but I’m just trying to keep my shit together until then. I’m five seconds away from imploding.
But people keep coming at me and testing me, and goddammit, I’m just one person. I can only take so much.
As often as I say I don’t care, let’s be honest; I care a little bit. I want what everyone wants, which is to be treated like a fucking human being. Is that too much to ask?
When I arrive in the dining hall, the room grows quiet. Heads turn in my direction, examining me from head to toe with indiscernible expressions.
“What the hell are you looking at?” I bark. I’m already in a bad mood, and my patience is wearing thin.
The students turn away, whispering among themselves and typing away at their phone screens like mindless drones.
I make my way through the buffet, though the others in line give me a wide berth. Gripping my lunch tray so tight my knuckles turn white, I make my way to the opposite end of the dining hall to my normal seat.
Passing through the tables is like walking through Antarctica. The sideways glances at me are cold as they pass judgment on me, and I’m tempted to ask what their fucking problem is.
Johanna and Irina are hovering over one of their phones, and when I walk by their table, they glance up at me. The evils twins break out into villainous giggles, and that’s when I know they’re up to something.
Alek is the only one in this room not glued to his phone. No, his gaze is tracking my every step, raking over my body without an ounce of shame.
I hasten my pace and take a seat at my usual spot, but I pick a chair where my back will be to the room. Everyone is giving me the creeps.
Moments later, Prisha scampers in through the door closest to our table, and I lift my head. The look on her face makes my heart drop into my stomach.
Something strange is going on, and I have a sick feeling it has to do with me.
Prisha is breathless as she takes the seat opposite me. Her face is pale.
“What are you doing here?” she whispers. “Why don’t we take our lunch into the closet?”
“I’m not eating my lunch on a toilet paper throne. What’s going on?”
Prisha blinks. “You haven’t seen it?”
“Seen what?” My patience is about to snap.
With shaky fingers, Prisha reaches into the pocket of her blazer and pulls out her phone. She taps the screen a couple of times and sets it on the table to show me. But she hesitates.
“Give it.” I snatch the phone from her hand and look at the display. To my surprise, it’s a porn site, and I quirk my brow at Prisha. “Spicy books don’t do it for you anymore?”
“Just play it.”
Her voice is serious, so I glance down at the title of the video: Hot, horny teen gets railed by entire football team.
The world tilts on its axis. My eyes zero in on the screen while the room spins at the edges of my peripheral.
The video is timestamped from only a couple of days ago, but it’s already racked up two million views. My breathing grows shallow before I press play because I know what I’m about to watch.
I just can’t believe it until I see for myself.
The footage begins to play, and it’s a vertical cell phone video of my living room in Conroe. At the center is a clear shot of me bouncing on Tyler’s lap while another guy stands at my back, choking me.
In the lower left corner, the video shows forty-five minutes remaining, and that’s when I know. Someone at the party filmed the entire thing.
In a few moments, my dress and bra will come off, revealing my naked body to two million strangers on the internet.
My throat is dry when I try to speak. “How did you find this?”
Prisha wrings her hands together. “Johanna sent the link using the school’s listserv.”
