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Bad Decision, Great pleasures “Use Me Instead” Chapter 1
“Use Me Instead”1My boyfriend made a reservation for 7:00.By 7:15, I'd already checked my lipstick three times.By 7:30, I started pretending I wasn't looking at the entrance every time someone walked in.By 8:00...I stopped pretending.The candle between our plates had burned almost halfway down. Couples around me were laughing, feeding each other dessert and taking pictures I'd probably end up seeing on Instagram later.Happy Valentine's Day to me!I looked at the empty chair opposite mine, anger flaring in my chest.I unlocked my phone for what had to be the twentieth time, hoping to at least see one text that would stop this fury from threatening to consume me.There was nothing.My fingers darted over the keyboard as I typed,> Where are you?I didn't send it however.Absolutely not.If Jill wanted to embarrass me, he was going to do it by himself, not with my help.He knew today was Valentine's Day.He knew he had booked this restaurant weeks ago.He knew I'd spent over an h
Bad Decision, Great pleasures CHAPTER 8
EzekielMorning sunlight had no business looking that peaceful. It slipped through the curtains in thin golden lines, settling across the bed like nothing had changed.Everything had.I opened my eyes slowly. For one terrifying second, I thought I'd imagined her, until I felt the warmth tucked against my side.Grace.She was asleep with one hand curled around my waist, her breathing slow and even, as though this was the first time in years she'd slept without fear.I smiled before I even realized I was doing it.Carefully, I brushed a loose strand of hair away from her face.The bruise was still there. The sight of it stole every ounce of happiness I'd woken up with.I wanted to remember this morning. Instead, all I could think about was the man who had put that mark there.One day, I promised myself. One day she'd look in the mirror and forget who put it there.Grace stirred.Her eyelashes fluttered before those warm brown eyes found mine.Her gaze was calm and filled with affection,
Bad Decision, Great pleasures CHAPTER 7
Ezekiel A knock sounded on my door sometime around 10p.m. and for some reason, a knot formed in my stomach.I put aside the watering can, took off my gloves and wiped my hands on my shirt before rushing outside. I reached the door as another desperate knock echoed.Somehow, I already knew who it was.By the time I opened the door, Grace was already falling. I caught her before she hit the ground, her breathing rushing out in broken little pieces.Her hair was a mess, one side of her face had already begun to swell. Something inside me went frighteningly still.“Grace…”She didn't answer. She only buried her face against my chest and started crying.I wrapped both arms around her. “It's okay.”It wasn't. Nothing about this was okay.I led her inside without another word. I didn't trust myself enough to say anything that wouldn't show how angry I was. I couldn't show her I was angry at a moment like this. It would freak her out. And I wasn't angry at her. I was angry at the bastard wh
Bad Decision, Great pleasures CHAPTER 6
Grace“My sister used to flinch too.” Zeke's voice drifted through the speaker.I froze, my breath catching on my throat.“She married someone who apologized after every bruise. She forgave him each time and slowly, I watched my sister lose her life while still alive.”I swallowed.There was a long pause, the room felt way too quiet.Zeke exhaled in his voice note, heaviness etched seamlessly into the sound.“I begged her to leave but she wouldn't. Maybe I didn't try hard enough. Maybe she couldn't see what he was doing to her but I did, and I couldn't take it.” He cleared his throat. “He hit her this one time and she called me crying. I lost it. I went over to hers, stopped the asshole from leaving like he always did and I hit him back. I didn't stop even when my sister begged me to. I didn't stop… until he stopped breathing.”My hand around the phone tightened.He clicked his tongue. “Uh… I'm sorry about the gory details. I'm not proud of what I did. Maybe if I had done things diffe
Bad Decision, Great pleasures CHAPTER 5
EzekielI was halfway through watering the hibiscus when my phone buzzed with a text. I glanced at the screen, my lips betraying me before my brain could catch up.Church Grace.«There's a bakery two shops before the church. Pick me there?»I looked at the message for a few seconds before replying. «Thirty minutes.»I regretted the message as soon as I sent it. Thirty minutes was too far for someone who stayed awake all night thinking about this moment.I let out a heave, slipping my phone into my jeans. No need to hurry, I told myself. I would see her eventually.I had already cleaned up my apartment, twice I must add. I even trimmed the flowers for the third time in two days.Call me eager, I'll take it but thirty minutes felt like forever. Eventually, I set out to go get her.She was already waiting when I arrived, like she was just as enthusiastic as I was.Dressed in blue jeans and a loose cream sweater, she looked better than I'd ever seen her. She didn't have on those pearl
Bad Decision, Great pleasures CHAPTER 4
The drive home was painfully quiet.Dad drove. Mum looked out the window. I sat at the back seat, staring at my lap and willing my hands to stop trembling.No one spoke until we reached home.Dad switched off the engine but he didn't get out. We didn't leave either. One of the many unspoken rules of this house.When he looked at me through the rearview mirror, I wanted to sink into the seat.“I don't want to see you around that man again.”The words landed heavily.I frowned. “Why?”“He isn't good company.”“You don't even know him.” I defended, my emotions working faster than logic.“And you do?” He demanded, his eyes darkening with the anger I had gotten so familiar with.I swallowed the words on my tongue.“I know enough, Grace.” He stated. “Stay away from him.”I know I should have stopped talking. I should have let the conversation die but something inside of me could not let this go without defending Zeke.Or trying to, at least.Which was funny because I didn't even know the ma
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