How could I have been so duped. But I noticed Dane was still standing there.
“I think you’re making a mistake if you think I’m just going to let this go. I wanted the dirt on you, and now that I have what I need, I don’t think you’ll be happy with my next decision,” he said.
“What, you going to try to ruin my life more than you already have?” I muttered.
“Correct,” he simply said.
There was no way in hell this could get worse. I was getting out of here, and the last thing I wanted was to stick around with him. I gave him the middle finger before opening the door and slamming it, noticing that the gate was there.
The fucking bastard left it open because he knew I’d just wend up walking out. Did he want me to find that phone, or was it just another ruse as a part of his plan? I didn’t even know anymore, and I felt the anger grow within me. I had to go back to campus, I had to wash the taste out of my mouth of what had happened.
It was Friday, and there wouldn’t be any classes till Monday. I think I could at least lay low till Monday. When I got to the dorms, I felt hollow. I noticed JJ was sitting in the entryway, reading her book.
“You okay?” she asked.
“No. I’m not. I’m hurt, betrayed, and used. Turns out I was wrong, and maybe, just maybe, The Elites were right,” I said to her.
“How?”
“It’s…it’s a long story JJ. I need some time alone though. At least for now,” I said to her.
“Fair enough. If you need to talk, I’m here for you,” she said to me.
I nodded in thanks, heading up to my room. I closed the door, locking it, and looking around my apartment.
It felt so hollow, especially after realizing how much I was used. I flopped down on my bed, feeling the tears begin to fall down my face. I was angry. I didn’t know what to do. I had to talk to my dad about the phones, but I felt so broken and used that I was just…angry. I didn’t know what to do about any of this, or even what the hell I could do at this point.
What do you do when the one person you thought was on your side turns out to be nothing more than an abusive piece of trash? I didn’t even know, and I felt like Dane was just going to make things worse. Maybe I should’ve stayed oblivious.
If I stayed oblivious, would it have been better? Would it have made this easier on me? That would’ve been debatable. If I stayed oblivious, I wouldn’t have my phone now.
There weren’t any messages from anyone. Thankfully, my contact in Vegas didn’t message me after I told them I couldn’t go back for not, not till Alice got back. But I felt alone. For the first time in a long time, I felt like I was truly alone, and I realized that I was at the mercy of these people. I couldn’t stand up to them. The person who I thought was going to help me face Tabitha turned out to betray me too, and now, it was just myself.
There was a lot on my mind, a lot of questions, but very few answers for me.
I went throughout the Monday after with a scowl on my face, ignoring everyone who was around. I could see the glances on their faces though, the looks of both betrayal, and shock at what I did. I didn’t want to talk about it. I noticed that JJ was keeping her distance from me again, not really talking all that much when I said hello to her in homeroom. But I saw out of the corner of my eye a glare courtesy of Phoenix.
“Hey look, it’s Jules the easy lay. How was your little time with Dane,” Phoenix snapped.
I ignored him, and I saw Phoenix’s look there, a look of pure anger from his face, one that screamed that I had fucked up.
“Come on, don’t talk to that slut man. She messed up, and it’s obvious she has zero desire to fix it,” Luca said.
I couldn’t believe this. They were over here acting like total dicks to me because of what I did.
“Hey, I’m just—”
“Quit trying to justify yourself, slut. We know what you did. Not like word around the school hasn’t gotten around,” Phoenix said.
They were pissed, and I thought about asking them what they meant by that, but soon, they were gone. This left me with no answer to their anger, other than maybe, just maybe, there was something else going on. I didn’t expect them to be so pissed, but here they were, angry at me instead of telling me why they were.
After I finished homeroom, I got up and left, but of course, not before things took a turn. I noticed that a couple of people were talking, and I immediately stiffened as I heard their words.
“Yeah, turns out she’s like really easy. What a gross ass slut,” one of them said.
“Yeah. It seems like Dane was pretty proud of it. She seemed to know all the tricks,” another one of them said. My face burned as I heard those words.
I couldn’t believe this. I thought Dane cared about me. I thought he did truly mean what he said. I thought…I thought he was different.
But, as I went through the hall, all I heard were rumors circulating about me, and rumors about the truth regarding Dane and me. of course, that was also met with looks of pure hatred, and I couldn’t help but feel angry with them, and also
