ra'

it hard to think, let alone move. Groaning, I lifted a h

vision adjusted to the soft glow of a luxu

asn't

e marble floors, the ridiculous size of the bed I was i

a man lyin

tra

led dark hair framed his face, and the sheet rested dangerously low on his hips,

ecause panic was already cl

the covers, drea

s na

hed. My entire

e hell

gled to rewind, to piece together the last thing I could remember. I had been at

hat was a blur. A

. No memories of him. No

, hoping it was all jus

m again, the luxuriou

had the ma

ss the floor like the remains of a night I couldn't remember, and that made my stomach twist.

n didn

ful not to make a sound. My heart pounded in my ears as I ease

hich led to the exit. Everything was too polished, too silent. Luxur

hard and t

later, I was slipping past the front desk without making

or a moment, dazed. The streets were quiet, the sky a pale gray hinting at dawn. I or

ill there, parked exactly wher

ally exhaled. My fingers gripped the s

hell ha

and still reeling from the blur of last night-on

fr

rve to come he

ed out of the car. My heart beat like a war

are you doing

voice, her eyes red-rimmed and

ld feel the heat of my rage. "We have nothin

cond, then swallowed hard.

nd saw you fucking my fiancé on his couch?" My voice cracked

eyes. "It just... happe

the street. "You're a liar. A backstabbing t

ered, a single tear sl

didn't move me

ow. "You were like a sister to me. And you-" I ch

to hold my hand, like her touch

stantly. "Don

hakily, then turned around and w

e, my body frozen in place, my

t

behind me with a soft click. The silence in

strength in my legs giving out. My chest rose and fell in shall

dn't pause. Debbie's moans. Ethan's face. Their bodies tangled together on

uld they do

was done crying over people who never cared about me. I was done being the

on-no matter how long it took. No matter how m

washing away the stale scent of last night-the bar, the alcohol, the stranger. It didn't

n't even know w

every ounce of pain clinging to me. And when the water finally ran col

wollen eyes and hollow stare, I could see h

a quick breakfast I barely

t me, at least I was g

o work. I was

ybe, I was going t