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240 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 16, 2015
Zane is the most popular guy in the senior class. Star quarterback on our football team, champion for the last three years in wrestling, and he was also nominated Prom King this year.
“Oh God, Zane, yes! Yes!” Oh. My. God. She’s fucking Zane? I just watched him screw some chick up against a truck? I can’t believe...
Zane turns toward me and takes hold of my hand. “You know I’ll always be here for you, don’t you, Baby Girl? Doesn’t matter how far away I am; I’ll always be there for you.”
He regrets what happened last night. What I thought was a turning point for us was nothing but a mistake for him.
If he was going to wish me a happy birthday at all, he would have by now. Last year I only got a text message, and now I don’t even get that.
“Where’s Zane? I didn’t see him in there.” Looks like whether I want it or not, I’m going to get the answer. “Ah, well, he’s not here actually. He, uh, he’s pretty busy with school right now,” says Mrs. Hendricks.
The ceremony was beautiful and so many people showed up.
Mr. and Mrs. Hendrix, but no Zane. The only person who was really there for me was Jaxon.
“No, you gotta come. It’ll be fun, I promise. You can crash at my place tonight, then tomorrow we’ll spend the whole day unloading your stuff and touring the campus.”
I get up to go to the bathroom, and when I come back, there is a stunning blonde next to Zane where I was sitting a couple minutes ago
When I return to the living room, I don’t see Zane or the blonde anywhere.
“He left? But I came here with him. Why would he leave without even telling me?”
The guy didn’t use a condom when he raped me and I’m not on birth control.
Zane: Jesus fucking Christ! I’m sorry, but I do have a fucking life ya know. I can’t be there for you all the fucking time. You need to learn to take care of yourself at some point. I’m not always going to be around for every little thing you need! I’m turning my phone off. Maybe I’ll talk to you tomorrow. Make sure to leave my keys on the console.
He was the one who told me I should come here to go to school. He was the one that said he would take care of me. I didn’t ask for any of this! Fuck this and fuck him.
He wasn’t there for me when I needed him the most. And when I begged him to answer me and he finally replied, he didn’t even ask if I was okay or what was wrong. He just blew up at me. Well, I’ve had enough. I’m done. Done with him, done with everything.
The old Danielle is dead, and in her place is a girl that I don’t yet know.
I can see Danielle coming back into the room. I give her a look, trying to see if she is okay, but before I can make out her expression, the blonde starts rubbing her hand up my thigh. Fuck, that feels good. Since Danielle arrived today, I’ve had a constant hard-on.
Liam comes up behind me and notices the same thing. “Like I said, you shouldn’t have left her there.”
But he’s also the man who walked away from me when I needed him the most, who fed me to the wolves and broke me beyond repair.
Weak girls get hurt because they can’t handle what destiny throws at them. I need to be strong, powerful, and unbreakable. Destiny can kiss my ass— I’m taking over, writing my own story.
See, when I was younger and life threw me lemons, I just made lemonade because I figured that’s what I was supposed to do. Not anymore. Now when those lemons come my way, I’ll be doing shots of tequila instead.