Page 93 of Devil's Bargain

“Never been jealous, huh?”

“I admit to nothing.”

I sigh, leaning my head on the foggy glass. It’s fully dark now, and my lit-up screen is the only source of illumination out here.

“Whose hair extensions are we ripping out?”

“Madeleine’s.”

“The cheerleader?”

“Yup!”

She hums. “She definitely has hair extensions. There’s no way her hair is naturally that long and lustrous.”

“She probably eats a shit ton of fruit and veggies.”

Nina laughs. “Yeah, that shit is bound to make your hair shine. Shame our parents can barely afford peanut butter.”

“She’s sucking his dick.”

Nina falls silent as I wipe a tear off my cheek.

“What? Like now?”

I nod even though she can’t see. “Yes.”

“How do you know?”

I use the sleeve of my shirt to wipe away the rest of my tears before straightening back up. My hand is barely visible in front of me. “He messaged me.”

“He texted you?”

“Yes.”

“What? He messaged you to say he’s getting a blow job?”

I stretch my legs out between the front seats. “No, I messaged Rick. When I asked him what he was up to, he told me about the blowjob.”

Nina doesn’t know if she should laugh or cry. The strangled noise she makes borders on both. “He told you that?”

“Yeah…”

“At least he’s honest.”

The rain shows no sign of slowing down. It’s beating down on my car roof as if it has personally offended it. “That’s what I told him.”

“What did you say next?”

I laugh weakly. “We had phone sex after that.”

I can hear Josh holler in the background as he enters Nina’s house. She shushes him. “He had phone sex with you while he had his dick sucked?”

“Who had phone sex?” Josh asks in the background.

“No one. Mind your own business.”

“Is that April?”

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