The door opened.
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Justin walked in, followed by Ashley, holding
flowers.
“What are you doing here? Gloating?” I asked
coldly.
Ashley bit her lip, looking sad. “Don’t think
like that. Justin told me about your hands. I
wanted to visit.”
She put the flowers on my bed.
“Really?” I asked, my voice dripping with
sarcasm. “Don’t tell me you didn’t know
Justin broke my hands.”
Justin’s face paled.
He clenched his fists. “You can hate me,
but
Ashley’s innocent. She didn’t know.”
Innocent?
I remembered how Ashley had always taunted
me, telling me Justin had locked me up to
give her an advantage.
She hired people to bully me and warned me
to stay away from Justin.
I lifted my bandaged hands, ignoring the pain,
and threw the flowers on the floor.
Ashley screamed and ran to Justin.
He yelled, “Jenny, you’re a psycho! Ashley
was being nice! She brought you flowers, and
you threw them on the ground!”
“I’m allergic to those flowers, Justin! Didn’t
you know that?”
く
Justin froze, his face flushed with
embarrassment.
He stuttered, “I’m sorry, Jenny. I forgot…‘
I cut him off. “We’re done.”
Chapter 5
Justin’s eyes widened. “Jenny, what?”
“You don’t need to apologize,” I said, closing
my eyes. I didn’t want to see him. “Just break
up with me if that’s how you feel.”
“And please, don’t bring Ashley around to
bother me anymore.”
He was right in front of me, angry. “I won’t let
you!”
“I won’t let you break up with me, Jenny!”
I almost laughed. What right did Justin have
to stand there and tell me what I could and
couldn’t do?
Ashley spoke up. “Jenny, please, don’t
misunderstand. Don’t let me come between
you and Justin.”
He looked torn, but he sighed and said softly,
“Ashley, why don’t you step outside for a
minute?”
A flash of anger went across Ashley’s face.
She clutched her chest, stepping back,
pretending to be in pain. “Justin, I don’t feel
so good…”
“What’s wrong, Ashley?”
Justin rushed to her side, checking her over.
Ashley looked pale and helpless. “Don’t
misunderstand, Jenny. I’m not feeling well,
and Justin is just concerned.”
She was playing the victim.
I watched them act out the scene.
Justin looked annoyed and gave me a glance.
“Jenny, Ashley’s sick, I…”
I cut him off. “Take her to a doctor. And
Justin, we broke up. You don’t need to
explain anything.”
