Chapter 202

I'm Done

The rest of the day passes in a blur while I try my best not to think about my

mother.

Of course it doesn't work. I might not be actively talking about this morning, but it's in my head, regardless.

Jake's still locked away in his office,no sign of him, no word. The only thing we get is a

text around dinnertime.

J: Don't wait for me.

So we don't.

Aiden and I order pizza. We sprawl on the couch, slices on paper plates, a dumb movie

playing on the T.V.. He's laughing at the screen like it's any other night. Like nothing's happened. Like the world hasn't cracked open beneath my feet.

I haven't exactly told him anything, because if I say it out loud, it becomes real.l don't

want to talk about it. He thinks Zaid is feeling sick and Jake is too busy with work things.

His hand rests on my thigh, his thumb brushing soft circles against my skin.

Usually, it's comforting.

Tonight, it makes my stomach twist.

I smile at him once when he looks my way, but it feels thin. Fake. It's a lie I can't quite

keep up.

He fucked me good earlier, and it helped. It numbed me for a while, but now everything is

rushing back in.

Heavier. Hotter.

I feel like I'm suffocating under it. My heart is in my stomach. Everything hurts. I want to

cry, but there are no tears left. Just this dull, hollow ache echoing in my chest.

go check on Zaid," I say quietly, setting my plate

to look at me with a soft smile and kind eyes. He leans over and

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wrong. Like I'm not bleeding under my skin. "Okay,

than I need to, dragging my fingers along the

hand trembles when I

drops. That tiny click feels like a punch

1. it.

I wonder how angry he is from

open a

face blank. His eyes unreadable. And just like

all of this,

say anything. Doesn't move. Just stares at me like he's waiting

doesn't even invite me

rub my arms, suddenly feeling very, very

say no, his dark

point.

a stiff

in his room feels

across

I know he

thick enough to choke on. I realize I'm

first.

I ordered pizza if you're hungry.

kitchen-"

you want, Alina?" he interrupts,

arms around myself and sigh, licking my

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About earlier."

I lift my eyes to

Says nothing. Just slides his hands into his pockets and

missed you,"

a reaction. He frowns. A flash of anger passing through his

can't do this," he

turns cold. My entire

mine, and

Everything

says. "Using sex like a makeshift bandage. Then as a weapon. As a way to show me that you

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