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He needs to hurt.
Miles grabs my arm hard. "Go wait outside. Now."
No. I need to tell Jared he's the scum of the earth.
"You're not getting in trouble on my watch," Miles says.
"I won't get in trouble," I say.
"The look on your face begs to differ." Miles lowers his voice. "You wouldn't be able to hurt him if you tried. You're not that kind of person."
My expression screws in irritation. What the hell does Miles know about what kind of person I am?
"Trust me." He leans closer. "Hitting him isn't going to make you feel better."
"I want to watch."
"Wait outside or it's not happening."
I grit my teeth. "Fine."
As long as Jared hurts. As long as he pays for what he did to my sister.
I go outside and plant on one of the benches in front of the building. Cool air sends goosebumps over my arms and legs. This outfit is not appropriate for the fall evening air.
Time slows. My excitement twists to panic. What if Miles really does hurt the guy? What if he's doing something illegal? What if he's going to get into real trouble?
I try to calm down, but deep breaths aren't working. I like Miles. We are friends. I don't want anything bad happening to him.
There are footsteps behind me. Miles. He sits on the bench next to me and drops something on my lap.
A wallet. Jared's wallet.
"What am I supposed to do with this?" I ask.
"Return it to the lost and found."
"But...what? Why?"
Miles smirks. "I have his address and credit card number now."
"And?"
"And he's going to send himself a few dozen custom t-shirts about what an awful asshole he is."
The stiffness in my neck relaxes. It's a prank. An illegal prank, but only a prank. It's not like Miles is going to wait outside the guy's house with a baseball bat.
Miles will be okay. He won't get hurt.
He leans close enough to whisper. "Unless you want to do something that will really hurt him."
My breath collects in my throat. "Like what?"
"The possibilities are endless. All sorts of accidents no one could ever trace back to us." Miles plays with the hem of my skirt. "It depends how much he hurt you."
"More than anyone else ever has."
"What happened?"
