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She didn’t, please….

“I got my revenge,” she whispers, “I got stronger, and four years later, I snuck up on them and stabbed them in their cocks.”

“They were stabbed in their dicks. The Rebels need Piston’s help. Their Tech, Leads, can’t find any footage, the cameras had been cut, and they just want to make sure it’s a one-off and not a rampage in The Fight.”

The prospect's words echo in my mind. Piston never did find out what happened, and the brothers weren’t saying shit, and now I know why; her dad taught her well….

“No…” I choke, gripping my hair tighter as my eyes tear up, “you should have called me….”

I hear her sniffle and look up as she admits, “I did afterward. You didn’t answer or call me back…. It was then I knew I was truly alone.”

Fuck….

18

Perrie

“Cass, I’m not going to keep having this conversation with you,” I say into the receiver as I pull up outside the gym.

“All I’m saying is to give the guy the chance to explain his side, Perrie. What harm could it do?” my traitor of a sister's voice echoes in my car, and I scoff. I open my mouth to snap at her because, hello, she hasn’t been here for five years to see how much Acid and I have drifted apart, but she quickly continues, “You love him, Perrie; you have since the moment he told you where to go all those years ago, and you put him on his ass. He became your best friend, your everything, but he was struggling with things none of us knew, still don’t know, and he loves you too, Perrie; anyone can see it, including you.”

My eyes tear up as I focus on the steering wheel, hating that she’s right. His reaction last night, when I told him what happened to me, words I didn’t even mean to blurt out, God it killed me.

He broke.

“I do love him,” I admit, “when we first met, he was so angry. I knew his dad was nasty, and I also knew that’s why he didn’t want to go further with me when I kissed him at sixteen, I knew he had feelings for me, but he’s been trying to protect me from himself.”

“Then why not hear him out?” Cassidy hesitantly whispers.

I sniffle and partially tell her the truth, “Because he slept with me, then left me alone, vulnerable, and then slept with Andrea. Even if she is lying about the pregnancy, he still slept with her.”

I lean back against the headrest as Cassidy clears her throat and calls me out, “But that’s not why you won’t, though, and we both know it. That thing with Andrea, yeah, it’s heartbreaking, but it’s also forgivable; he didn’t cheat, he made a mistake.”

Some tears fall, and I beg, “Cass?—”

She cuts me off, “No. What you went through was horrific but I’m not going to sit here and allow you to ruin your chance at love.”

I sob. “What chance, Cassidy? They raped me, tore away my innocence, and ensured I could only have sex from behind while standing up, bent over, so that no one could grip my hair. I can’t even orgasm. I’m ruined, broken….”

Cass snaps, “You’re not broken, Perrie, and you’ve already told me that you slept with Acid after your attack. Did his hand go into your hair? Was it from behind?”

I swallow the lump in my throat as I wipe my tears, and admit, “It was on the counter at the diner. I was sitting on it, and his-his hand was in my hair….”

“And you didn’t panic, only before he came?” she confirms, and I sigh, giving her the answer she wanted, and she continues, “See. He is yourone. You both need to sit and talk, Perrie, and honestly, Acid needs to open up about why he thinks he’s not good enough for you, and yes, that is the vibe he’s giving. He loves you, Perrie, but I think he put you in the friendzone for a reason, and you need to know that reason. Don’t let him push you away, don’t let yourself give in to fear….”

I shake my head and remind her, “He slept with Andrea, Cass….”

She hums, “Yeah, I know, but clearly, that was a mistake, and she’s not pregnant; Piston confirmed that. Don’t let that one little mistake, that bitch, ruin your chance of finally being happy. I want my sister back, Perrie, and right now, you are cold and closed off, and while, yes, you had every right with everything you’ve gone through, I still want my sister back, and I believe Acid is the solution.”

I squeeze my eyes tight. I don’t think I can be happy. I still feel their hands on me, hear their laughter….

Even after I got my revenge, they still haunt me.

A bang echoes in the background, and Cassidy groans as crying can be heard, making me grin. She says, “I’ve got to go. Just think about what I said, alright? Love you, little sister.” She hangs up, and I sigh, dropping my phone.

Why is she so adamant for me to forgive him? So much has just gone on, and I don’t think there’s any overcoming anything.

I notice three texts from Mom asking if we can meet, but instead of answering back, I lock the screen and climb out of the Mustang, grabbing my bag as I go.

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