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“Thanks, Rhett. I appreciate it, man.” He claps Rhett on the back and smiles, but it doesn’t reach his eyes. Do any of them? I now wonder.
Alex wraps his arm around my waist and pulls me tight to his side. He nuzzles his face into my neck, a move that used to make me weak in the knees but now leaves me cringing.
Rhett runs a hand through his hair as he looks anywhere but at us. He looks uncomfortable as fuck.
This night is a whole-ass disaster.
“Alright, well, have a good night, guys,” Rhett says before he takes off.
Our eyes connect, and he offers a small smile and wave, which I return.
Only to feel Alex squeeze my side.
“Want to go back to my place, babe?” he says, his voice coated with a sugary-sweet tone that I know he’s only using since Rhett’s still in earshot.
“Uh, I think I just want to crash in my bed tonight. I’m not feeling too hot.”
From the corner of my eye, I see Rhett disappear inside, and I wish I was still with him.
Guilt washes over me.
“What’s wrong?” Alex snaps.
“Too much to drink. I’ll text you in the morning.” But Alex’s grip on me only tightens.
“C’mon, babe. Come home with me. I’ll make you feel better. I’ll take care of you.”
I want to say- I’m sure you will. By wanting a blow job or wanting sex. Not caring how I feel.
I want to scream- Why not go home with the girl you were all over at the party?
Instead, I wiggle out of his grip. He tries to keep me in his clutches, but unbeknownst to him, I’ve taken self-defense classes. Anything to keep me busy and away from the orphanage I grew up in.
With a quick defense move, I’m out of his grip and stepping away from him. “I’m sleeping in my own bed tonight. Alone. Good night, Alex.”
“What, Rhett fucked you, and now your slut ass is too tired?”
His words send chills down my spine. But it’s not the first time.
“No. Rhett and I are only friends.”
Alex snorts and rolls his eyes. “Yeah, that’s what all sluts say. I bet he can’t make you come like I can.”
I don’t respond as I walk toward the front door, and tears burn the corner of my eyes.
“You’re lucky to be with me, Maia! Remember that when you finger fuck yourself to sleep tonight! Without me, you’re just another bitchy college slut.”
I unlock the door and slam it shut behind me, making sure it relocks. As the tears leak down my face, I run toward the staircase and collapse into a heap on the steps. Sobs burst free, and I clutch at my chest as the pain rips through my throat and cuts off my airway.
How can he be so cruel?
Who am I even dating?
How did it get so bad?
I cry and cry, the noises echoing around all the empty metal and making them louder. I need to get my sorry ass upstairs and fall apart in my bed, but all my energy is gone, and I don’t move.
“Maia? Are you okay?”
