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My heart stops and it’s as if the floor has fallen out froain is my ex best friend from back ho sex withits way into et , "Does it matter?"

"Of course it matters! Why did you call me?" I ask harshly

"Am I not allowed to kno you are? Or where you are?" She sounds hurt but I don’t care

"No! You lost that privilege when you decided to screw Jake!" I snap

"Huntley I’

"Cut the shit Taylor, why did you call me?"

"I wanted to tell you before you heard it from someone else," she half whispers My skin prickles and ain

When I don’t reply she continues, "I’nant," she pauses, "And it’s Jake’s"

My heart drops to the floor and it feels like it breaks every rib on the way down I want to vo and an audible sob escapes before I can stop it I can’t believe it She told ht them, not that it mattered to me I was done with both of theather the bit of strength I have left, grippinginto ain You Whore!" I shriek

"Huntley wait –"

"No!! Fuck you Taylor!! I hate you!! And Jake!!" I ed inhalation but don’t give her the chance to say anything more "And Taylor, be careful he doesn’t push you down the stairs!!"

I end the call and collapse ontoI feel broken all over again, like I’ve just walked in on the back, a relentless onslaught of et Taylor would no doubt be confused by ; she didn’t knohat Jake was really capable of and I didn’t care to tell her I would keep those dark secrets to myself

Before I can think twice I call De out in rushed, incoherent mumbles I hear her say she’s on her way and disconnect So myself to my room, but crumple just short of the bed I curl into a ball as sobs rattle my body and succumb to the pain and the inevitable darkness